Get kids excited for September! A collection of ideas to enjoy autumn events and activities

Dragonfly’s glasses

[Nursery/Kindergarten] Dragonfly craft ideas you can make and play with! How to make see-through glasses toys

How about making colorful, cute dragonfly glasses as a craft activity at daycare? You can use colored clear file folders from the 100-yen shop for the wings and colored cellophane for the lenses.

It’s fun to let the kids draw patterns on the wings with permanent markers or decorate them with sparkly stickers to create designs they like! The feel of cutting a clear file—something they don’t usually handle—might also feel fresh and interesting to them.

And after making them, they can have lots of fun playing with the see-through dragonfly glasses toy!

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Acorn picking

Middle preschoolers: collecting fallen leaves and acorns

In places where there are oak trees, acorns fall in such numbers in autumn that they cover the ground.

Children are great at finding acorns because they’re closer to the ground.

The weather is pleasant in autumn and it’s easy to play outside, so how about going for a walk and picking up some acorns while you’re at it? Acorns are edible, and there are fun toys you can make with them, too!

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Popping Bubble Wrap Mushroom

Perfect for autumn wall displays! 'Bubble Wrap Mushrooms' (recommended for 3-year-olds)

Why not make cute mushrooms using bubble wrap? First, the teacher draws the shapes of mushroom caps and stems, as well as autumn leaves, on construction paper.

Cut out the mushroom cap to use as a template, and trace the outline onto the bubble wrap as well.

Have the children cut out each part with scissors.

Since bubble wrap can be difficult to cut, consider assisting the children or cutting it yourself, and adjust the task accordingly.

Next, glue the bubble wrap onto the construction paper with the bubbles facing up.

Then use a permanent marker to draw patterns on the bubble wrap.

Draw a cute face on the mushroom stem, too.

It’s a fun idea to see what kinds of mushrooms the children will create!

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A dragonfly made from rolled origami

[Preschool Craft] Make it with origami! Cute autumn dragonflies

Why not enjoy autumn by making a semi-3D dragonfly using origami and construction paper? First, draw your favorite patterns with crayons on construction paper cut into dragonfly wing shapes.

Next, attach the wings to a long, thin strip of construction paper.

Fold a sheet of origami paper in half, then cut along the crease.

Fold again into strips a few centimeters wide and cut them out.

After cutting several colors of origami paper, roll each piece and glue it to hold its shape.

Finally, arrange and glue the rolled origami pieces onto the dragonfly’s body section, add the eye parts, and you’re done! Try making colorful dragonflies with the kids.

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Colorful dragonflies with your favorite origami

[Kindergarten/Daycare] September Origami: Choose and Make Colorful Dragonfly Art/Crafts

Let’s all have fun making colorful dragonflies.

First, take two long, narrow origami sheets and make one set; prepare two sets in total.

Origami with patterns will give you a nicer finish.

Next, glue the origami sheets together in an X shape.

Then, attach the origami (as the wings) and the eyes to the dragonfly’s body made from construction paper.

Since the areas to glue aren’t very small, it’s perfect for practicing gluing.

Finally, stick the dragonfly onto a background in autumn colors and make it look like it’s flying, and you’re done! I can’t wait to see how they turn out.

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Off to enjoy the flavors of autumn!

[For 2-year-olds] Let's go autumn taste hunting!

Speaking of autumn, there are so many delicious things, aren’t there? Persimmons, grapes, sweet potatoes… Let’s enjoy an autumn harvest experience by gathering these tasty treats! Children carry baskets or paper bags, dig up sweet potatoes made of newspaper, and pick grapes hanging like a garland, putting them into their own bags.

It’s also fun to make the fruits and other items as crafts to “harvest.” It helps kids learn about seasonal autumn foods and makes for an indoor activity that builds practical life knowledge!

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Autumn Origami: Acorns, Mushrooms, and Fallen Leaves

Let's fold seasonal origami♪ Acorns, mushrooms, and fallen leaves

We’ll make classic autumn items—acorns, mushrooms, and fallen leaves—out of origami! For the acorn, first fold the paper into a triangle twice, then unfold.

Fold one corner toward the center twice.

Flip it over and fold both sides in so they go a little past the center line.

Fold the bottom corner up slightly, and it’s done! Next, for the mushroom, fold the paper into a square twice, then unfold and fold one edge up to the center.

Flip it over and fold both sides toward the center, then fold the bottom up, leaving about 1 cm uncreased at the bottom edge to create a flap.

Fold the corners of that flap inward and open them, then fold all four outer corners in; the mushroom is complete! For the fallen leaf, fold once into a triangle, then make accordion folds from one end and unfold.

Lightly fold along the initial triangle’s crease at a slight diagonal.

Open it up while keeping the diagonal fold section, then round off the corners with small folds; your leaf is finished!

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