Recommended for 5-year-olds’ September crafts! A collection of ideas to enjoy autumn

A fingerprint stamp painting of autumn delicacy apples

[Kindergarten/Preschool] Handprint Stamps! September’s Autumn Delicacies! Let’s Put Apples in the Basket! Art & Craft

How about some autumn-themed art using children’s handprints? Let’s make apples by stamping with handprints to celebrate the flavors of fall! First, use a sheet of construction paper as the base, imagining it as a basket.

Paint red on the palm and green on the middle finger, then press to stamp.

Not only red apples—stamping in yellow-green or yellow, and adding leaves or seeds, will look adorable too! You can also add a little green caterpillar with fingertip stamps—there are so many fun possibilities depending on your ideas.

Children will enjoy making this, so give it a try in your childcare setting!

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Colorful Fallen Leaves: Fun with Wax-Resist Painting

Creating an autumn wall display with fallen leaves! Explained by a preschool teacher (for 4- and 5-year-olds)

When you run a brush loaded with watercolors over white drawing paper…

mysteriously, all kinds of leaves and nuts appear! This is a resist-painting project: draw an outline on the paper with a white crayon first, then let the children paint over it with their favorite colors—the paint beads up on the crayon lines.

Try dabbing on autumnal reds, yellows, and browns to create a colorful fall-themed piece! It’s perfect for autumn, as kids can enjoy and discover how neighboring colors blend and change where they meet.

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Moon-Viewing Crafts While Playing Games (For 5-Year-Olds)

[Daycare Craft] 'Moon Viewing on the Night of the Harvest Moon' Demonstrated by a Nursery Teacher. Mid-Autumn Full Moon = Tuesday, September 21

For five-year-olds, we recommend a Moon Viewing craft they can enjoy as a game.

First, the teacher prepares yellow construction paper cut into a circle with the center removed, yellow cellophane cut to match the size of the paper, and other pieces of construction paper cut into shapes for Moon Viewing decorations.

Tell the children, “Let’s find yellow things and decorate the moon!” and have them decorate the moon while playing a ‘yellow item’ scavenger hunt.

Good yellow items to prepare include yellow round stickers, star-shaped stickers, and yellow-patterned masking tape.

As the children search for yellow items, let them stick them on the cellophane however they like.

When they’re done, combine it with the construction paper that has a cut-out center to complete the moon! Then add the other decorations to finish the Moon Viewing display.

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Cosmos flowers stamped with a dab-dab technique

[Craft Activity] Wall Mural Cosmos Made by Dabbing Color with a Sponge

Let’s try making autumn flowers—cosmos—using paper plates and a sponge.

As preparation, cut the center of a paper plate into the shape of a cosmos flower.

After that, simply use a sponge to dab the cosmos shapes onto construction paper.

You can reflect the real colors of cosmos, such as pink and yellow, or choose any colors you like for a fun twist.

Layering the flowers little by little will create a more vibrant finish.

You might also enjoy looking at real cosmos flowers before starting.

Have fun making lots of cosmos blossoms!

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Making a three-dimensional origami grape cluster

[Nursery Craft] Grape Craft: How to Make a 3D Version with Origami!

How about an autumn craft inspired by grapes that kids love? Here’s how to make 3D grapes using toilet paper rolls and origami paper! Cut toilet paper rolls and glue the pieces together in the shape of a bunch of grapes, then attach them to a circle cut from construction paper.

Next, crumple origami paper into small balls and tuck them inside the roll segments.

For the grape stem, you can draw it directly or cut it from colored or construction paper—either works.

It’s a simple method that’s easy even for five-year-olds, so enjoy making it together with the children! Since it has a three-dimensional finish, it’s also great as a wall decoration.

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Origami dragonfly using scissors

Let’s make a dragonfly—often seen in autumn—using origami.

Prepare origami paper, round stickers, and scissors.

First, fold the origami paper into a triangle twice.

Fold it down along the center line, then unfold to create crease lines.

Make the dragonfly’s body and use scissors to make small cuts—be careful not to cut too much.

Fold to form the wings and the body separately.

Finally, add the eyes with round stickers, and it’s complete! Give it a try.

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Maron-chan with arms and legs

[Autumn Origami] How to fold a chestnut (Marron-chan) with arms and legs, with voice instructions ☆ How to make paper chestnuts with arms and legs / Tatsukuri

Let’s make Chestnut Maron-chan! Here are some ideas for a Maron-chan with arms and legs.

Autumn brings all kinds of nuts and seeds—acorns, horse chestnuts, pine cones, walnuts, and more.

Activities that help children learn about these natural treasures sound fun too, don’t they? This time, among the many kinds of nuts and seeds, why not make Chestnut Maron-chan out of origami? You’ll need one sheet of origami paper, one quarter-size sheet of origami paper, and a pen.

With arms and legs, Chestnut Maron-chan looks so cute!