September: Autumn crafts! Ideas you can use in childcare

Flying dragonfly

Here’s a craft idea for making a dragonfly out of construction paper that you can throw and play with.

Fold a sheet of red construction paper in half and draw half of a dragonfly along the folded edge.

Cut along the lines with scissors and unfold to reveal the dragonfly shape.

Next, decorate it with stickers or crayons, and insert a paper clip halfway onto the head.

Now your flying dragonfly is ready to play with! It’s very easy, so give it a try as an autumn craft.

For children who can’t use scissors yet, let them enjoy creating patterns using a variety of techniques.

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Mushroom with a balloon stamp

Would you like to try making mushrooms by stamping with balloons? Have an adult inflate the balloons.

The key is to blow them up a bit smaller so they’re easy for children to hold.

Dip the balloon in paint and stamp it onto construction paper in the color of your choice.

It’s more fun if you use several colors of paint.

Finally, attach the stem pieces and your mushroom is complete.

You can draw patterns on the stem or add a face to create a unique mushroom all your own.

Perfect for autumn wall decorations, too.

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Autumn fruits with balloon stamps

Let’s use balloons like stamps to make delicious autumn fruits! On white drawing paper, dab paint onto the paper using a paint-covered balloon.

Once the paint dries, cut the paper into the shapes of your favorite fruits to match the paint colors.

Prepare separate paper to make stems and leaves, then combine them with the fruit shapes to finish! Have the children do the balloon stamping, and let the teacher handle any tasks that involve using scissors.

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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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Warm cream stew

[Autumn Wall Decorations] Cream Stew Edition! Ideas for childcare workers, plus arrangement examples and how-to for ages 3 and up

When it gets cold, you start craving it—and kids love it too—so let’s make cream stew as an art activity! Prepare a big pot full of stew by cutting out a pot from colored construction paper and attaching white paper inside for the stew base.

Tear colored paper or origami and stick the pieces onto the white area as ingredients.

It’s a good idea to tear orange and brown paper to represent carrots and meat.

You can also use round stickers to mimic green peas and corn.

This delicious-looking cream stew makes a perfect wall decoration, too.

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Grape painting

[Kindergarten/Daycare] September—Autumn appetite! Grape-loving art and crafts

Let’s create a painting inspired by a delicious autumn treat: grapes.

There are many ways to make it—try drawing a giant bunch of grapes that fills the whole sheet of drawing paper, or assemble grapes by combining circles cut out of paper.

To capture the grape texture, it’s also recommended to roll paint over your drawing using bubble wrap shaped like a roller.

You can also use stampers, finger stamps, or even footprints and handprints creatively.

Choose methods suited to the children’s ages and make some delicious-looking grapes!

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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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