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

[Ages 1 and up] Easy Hedgehog with Fork and Sponge

Hedgehog Craft: Easy to Make Even for Infants Using a Fork or a Sponge

Let’s have fun making a hedgehog that squeaks “peep-peep,” using a fork and a sponge.

Prepare disposable plastic forks, sponges, a base sheet of construction paper, a hedgehog template, paints, and a palette.

Apply paint to the entire back side of the fork and press it onto the hedgehog template as you paint.

A rubbed, scratchy-looking texture helps create a more three-dimensional effect—this is a key point.

When dabbing paint with a sponge, the strength of the pressure you apply to the paper will change how the color appears.

This craft is perfect for one-year-old children who are exploring textures—give it a try!

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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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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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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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Cute little fox

[Preschool Crafts] Autumn Craft! Cute Fox with Origami ♪ | Origami Fox

Let’s make a fox out of origami—a creature that often appears in fairy tales and folk stories set in autumn.

This time, we’ll use two sheets of origami paper.

First, fold the first sheet into a triangle.

Lift and fold only the top layer at the largest corner so that a small white part shows.

Turn it over, then fold both side corners up toward the center to form the ears.

Draw the eyes with a pen.

Next, fold the second sheet into a triangle, then fold it in half again, slightly offset.

Finally, glue the face piece from the first sheet to the body piece from the second sheet, and you’re done.

There aren’t many steps, and it’s very easy to make, so give it a try!

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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