DIY autumn crafts for kindergarten and school: new ideas 2022!

Autumn is not only a bright, but also fruitful time. Nature itself gives us the resources to create masterpieces. Cloudy autumn evenings can be spent fun and usefully with your children, exploring the world and creating beauty with your own hands. You will find autumn crafts from a variety of materials, photos and descriptions of ideas in our article.

Leaf Crafts

An ornamental material that can literally be found under your feet in the fall are leaves of unusually bright, varied shades. There are also green ones, but there are already yellow, orange, crimson and even purple ones!

Ideas for what you can do with children:

• applications;
• toys;
• voluminous decorative items;
• bouquets and compositions (with the addition of flowers, fruits, toys).

Advice! To ensure that the leaf blades in the finished product do not become deformed or curled, they must be prepared. Iron the collected leaves between two layers of paper. It is better not to use newspaper, because newspaper ink can print on the leaves.

From individual leaves you can create interesting toys, in the making of which even kids can participate. Select a sheet of suitable shape and use permanent markers or acrylic paint to draw the faces of birds, animals, and fish scales. You can draw different facial expressions and discuss with your child the emotions that the drawn characters express.

A new hit that will conquer the most picky jury at a competition in a school or kindergarten will be an elegant umbrella that will save you from the autumn blues. For our creation, a frame from an old, used umbrella will be useful. Open the umbrella and stick overlapping leaves onto the fabric canopy. You can take leaves of one shade, or you can make a complex smooth color transition, stretching from red to green shades.

For the little ones, you can draw the outline of the animal with a bright felt-tip pen on a sheet of paper. Then the child will be able to independently fill it with colored fragments from natural materials at his own discretion.

A vase of leaves can become not only a decoration for a themed holiday, but also a household item if you cover it in several layers with water-soluble acrylic varnish and dry it thoroughly. To create a vase (stand):

1. Wrap the outside of a bowl (glass, ceramic) with cling film;
2. Cover with leaves in several layers, gluing them together with PVA glue or hot glue from a gun. Please note that the outer layer of leaves should be laid out with the right sides facing you so that the vase looks beautiful and neat;
3. wait until it dries completely and carefully remove the vase from the bowl.

New for the latest season are spectacular, elegant bouquets of roses. They are made from brightly colored leaves neatly twisted in a spiral.

Origami

You can create many interesting creations from colored paper and cardboard:

• postcards;
• garlands and pendants for interiors in kindergartens and at home;
• applications;
• voluminous toys on stands.

To make a garland that will become a bright decorative element of a holiday on the theme of “Golden Autumn”, you will need a minimum of time.

1. Using the template, cut out leaves from thick colored paper.
2. Start stitching on the machine, gradually adding leaves. If you don’t have a sewing machine, you can fasten the leaves together with a needle and thread manually using decorative stitches.

Also, to make a garland, the leaves can be tied in thread or twine. You can add other elements to the leaves: flowers, fruits, figures of animals and birds.

Pumpkin is a bright, elegant fruit. Decorative pumpkins will serve as an excellent decoration for a kindergarten or elementary school class. And then they can be used for Halloween crafts. To quickly and beautifully make a pumpkin, cut out several identical oval-shaped parts (4-10) from thick paper or cardboard and glue their halves in pairs so that the result is a closed ring. All that remains is to add a tail made of blue wire (brush) or brown cardboard. Ready!

A postcard with confetti glued on from red, yellow, orange paper is quickly and beautifully obtained. You can make confetti yourself - using an ordinary stationery hole punch.

You can make a beautiful postcard for school with three-dimensional elements.

How to make a postcard with an umbrella step by step

1. Cut out a circle from colored paper. Divide it into 3 sectors, twist a cone (bag) from each sector and glue it together.
2. Attach the cones to a cardboard base of contrasting color, connecting the cones in the shape of an umbrella (triangle).
3. Cut out a handle from black or blue paper and glue it on.
4. Decorate the postcard to your taste in an autumn theme: leaves, rowan berries, bugs. Can be complemented with ribbon, beads, rhinestones.

Making a Christmas tree

To make it we stock up on:

• cotton pads;
• cardboard;
• stapler;
• scissors;
• safety pins;
• glue;
• various elements with which the finished Christmas tree can be decorated.

Next comes the creative process.

1. We prepare a cone from cardboard. To prevent its ends from diverging, we fix them with glue.
2. Take a cotton pad, fold it in half, then in half again. As a result, the disk will be folded in four.
3. We secure the folded disk to the corner with a stapler.
4. We repeat this procedure with all other cotton pads.
5. We begin to attach the disks to the cone using pins.
6. It is better to start attaching disks from the bottom. Having made the lowest circle, we make a second circle above it, then a third, a fourth, and so on.
7. We decorate the finished product according to our own taste.

Again, it should be clarified that making such a Christmas tree takes quite a lot of time. But, at the same time, no difficulties arise, from which it follows that any kindergarten child can cope with the work, not to mention older children.

Well, to avoid any difficulties at all when making such a craft, watch this video. It shows step by step the creative process of making it.

From cotton pads

Cotton pads are an environmentally friendly, inexpensive raw material for beautiful children's crafts. They must first be painted in suitable colors. Watercolor paint is suitable for this - it gives smooth color transitions, dries quickly and is safe for children. How to color cotton pads:

1. Wet a cotton pad. You can dip it in a container of water and squeeze it lightly to remove excess moisture. Follow. So that the disk does not lose its round shape.
2. Next, use a brush to pick up paint from the cuvettes and drip onto the disc. The drops will spread picturesquely, forming streaks and patterns. Can be painted in one tone.
3. Leave the discs to dry (on the battery or just in the air).

By the way, ready-made painted disks can be layered, thus obtaining 2.

Already painted discs can be glued entirely, making, for example, apples (you need to add a tail to them - draw, for example). Or cut out the necessary shapes with sharp scissors.

Sun

The simplest option for crafts made from cotton rounds is the sun. It is interesting because you can hold it by the tube and twist it in your hands.

To work you will need:

• two cotton pads;
• cotton buds;
• cocktail straw;
• PVA glue;
• yellow paint, brush.

The step-by-step action plan is very simple:

1. Place one round piece on the table;
2. Place a large drop of PVA glue in the center and spread in a circle;
3. Cut the cotton swabs in half (does it for an adult);
4. Place cotton swabs in a circle like rays of sunshine;
5. Add a little more glue to the tips of the rays that are inside the disk;
6. Add a tube at the bottom of the sun;
7. Place a second cotton pad on top, press down so that the structure sticks well;
8. When the future sun dries, paint it with yellow paint, draw eyes and a smile.

The funny toy is ready. The toy evokes positive emotions in the child precisely because he made it himself, with his own hands.

Felt crafts

Autumn crafts from felt are easy to make. It is easy to cut, threads and dust do not fly off it. A huge color palette allows you to embody the most unexpected author's ideas. It is absolutely safe for children.

You can make a garland using the method described above, or you can create an unusual wreath on the theme of “Golden Autumn” to decorate the interior. We will need:

• wreath base. If you can’t buy a foam blank, you can twist a ring from a newspaper, wrapping it with tape for strength;
• felt of suitable shades;
• scissors for cutting;
• glue;
• threads for embroidery and warping;
• decor: braid, lace, buttons, beads, etc.

How to make a beautiful seasonal wreath:

1. Wrap the base tightly with threads so that there are no gaps.
2. From felt, cut out leaves of different shapes (oak, maple, birch, etc.). If you have the skill, embroider veins on them using a stem stitch.
3. Glue the leaves to the base.
4. Decorate to your taste. You can add mushrooms and berries sewn from felt. You can cut out flowers from felt to complement autumn motifs.
5. Tie a ribbon so you can hang the wreath on your door or wall.

Experienced craftswomen can make educational toys on the theme of golden autumn. Cut out shapes of a hedgehog, berries, and mushrooms from felt. Decorate as your imagination dictates: with embroidery, beads, buttons. Glue or sew one piece of Velcro tape onto the back of the small pieces. Attach the second half of the Velcro to the body of the hedgehog. You can play with a homemade toy!

Crafts from pine cones

Cones are an amazing natural material, the uses of which are very diverse. You can decorate one cone, make a composition from gifts of nature of different shapes and sizes. Or you can make an interesting thing in a new way.

We suggest you decorate a vase or jar with individual scales. To do this, disassemble the cone into separate scales - “petals”. Attach them to the jar using hot glue. For small children, you can smear the base with plasticine, onto which you can stick the scales.

Each cone can become a unique beautiful toy if you add a little imagination and love. Legs made of pipe cleaners and several pairs of ready-made eyes - here is a spider in front of us. Large simple round eyes made of felt and a pair of wings - already an owl. Beady eyes and a small black paper nose will help you create a prickly hedgehog.

You can make a basket from small cones of the same size. For fastening, use a glue gun or super glue. Be sure to wait until the product is completely dry.

You can create an autumn interior composition from pine cones, moss, and dried forest flowers.

Daisies

For this craft you will need the help of an adult. Toddlers do not yet know how to use scissors and cut dense objects. You also need help in laying out the petals in an even line.

At the beginning of the work, the adult cuts off the ends of the cotton swabs with soft material. These will be chamomile petals.

Cocktail tubes are glued onto a sheet of colored paper to form a flower stem. Three small circles (2-3 cm in diameter) are cut out of yellow paper. Yellow cores are glued to the ends of the stem, and soft petals are attached around them along the contour. You can use another option and glue the core on top of the petals. In both cases, the daisies turn out equally charming.

Autumn crafts from nuts

Walnut shells just beg to be made into a flotilla of boats and sent sailing through the stormy autumn puddle seas. Attach a piece of plasticine to the bottom of the shell. Stick a toothpick or a twig into it - this is the mast.

The sail can be made from a piece of fabric, scraps of felt, or just blades of grass. Complete with a small paper flag. Even if you don’t play with boats on the street, you can float on the waves in a basin or bathtub. Or create a composition on a cardboard base.

With the help of paints, plasticine, threads, a simple shell is transformed into cute little mice, ladybugs, deer and even exotic fruits. The most important thing is that these natural raw materials are very easy to handle, and even the smallest craftsman can create toys with his own hands.

We make chickens for kindergarten for children 5-6 years old

For some reason I associate chickens with Easter. We usually prepare these yellowwings for this holiday. But, of course, you can not tie this type of craft to any holiday, but simply spend time with the kids doing a useful activity.

It couldn't be simpler. Suitable for little ones too.

Did you see what the bows are made of? Yes, you're right - from pasta! We use everything we have on hand!

Disposable tableware will also work.

What do you think of these round pieces? Bright, sunny and easy to do.

I think it's still a duckling, because chicks don't swim. But it fits perfectly into our theme.

Make the missing parts from plasticine and feed your chick millet or grains.

Shish kebab skewers are used for the stand. It is interesting to play puppet theater with such figures.

Any of these crafts can become a greeting card if you fold the base in half and write your wishes inside.

Crafts from foamiran

Foamiran - or foam cardboard - is a pliable, soft material that holds its shape well. This is a relative newcomer to the creative goods market. You can cut figures of various configurations and complexity from it. Foamiran is used to make jewelry that looks indistinguishable from real gifts of nature. Craftswomen can make beautiful headbands, brooches, hairpins, and boutonnieres. These attributes will be useful, for example, for an autumn holiday in a kindergarten or school production.

Little creators themselves can make the following out of foam:

• applications;
• wreaths;
• volumetric creations;
• toys
• add it to postcards.

We'll tell you how to make a pumpkin with your own hands. It will become a decoration and a gift for the autumn birthday of the birthday boy. Cut out 10 identical circles from orange foamiran and fasten them like a book on one side. On top add a ponytail from a rolled piece of brown color and a green curl.

Original ideas on a winter theme (for the New Year)

We've talked about the spring topic, let's move on to the winter one. Of course, here we do everything related to snow and the new year. The first idea that comes to mind is to depict snowmen, because our consumables are already round!

Or you can give the disks different sizes and you will get such a cutie.

Option with a funny broom.

The Christmas tree is also made in an unusual way. Look how original it looks.

Notice how much neater high-quality stitched wheels look. There are no extra lint anywhere.

And here is the whole composition!

Also the idea with cotton wool. The legs can be replaced with thread pompoms. The result will be a craft made using different techniques.

Now let's find out how to make Santa Claus.

Another applique with plasticine and felt snowflakes.

Funny pendants from which you can make a garland. We made this little frosty last holiday and put it under the tree.

And this one is generally very unusual and funny! Acts as a New Year's toy.

Let's move on to the Christmas trees.

Use beads or plasticine balls as decoration.

The toys themselves can also be made of cotton wool.

Or like this.

The winter bird always accompanies blizzards and blizzards. Therefore, without a bullfinch, the winter theme will not be complete.

Trees in a fur coat and snow caps on the roofs of houses.

Children create entire panoramas.

There are a lot of ideas for creativity, I think that you won’t get away with just one pack of cotton pads))

Autumn applications from different materials

Bright autumn creations can be made with children from a completely different variety of products:

• cereals and seeds, having previously painted them in the appropriate colors;
• curled and torn paper;
• fabrics;
• plasticine.

You can do this kind of creativity with kids on a cloudy day. On paper, draw a simple pattern of twigs. Along the way, children knead red plasticine in their fingers, roll balls and stick them where an adult will show them - these will be “rowan” berries.

You can draw figures of men or animals. Then the child makes hair, outfits, etc. with his own hands from dried flowers, colored paper, threads.

You can make a picture from the “Seasons” series from disposable cardboard plates. Draw the outline of the tree. Let the child tell you what the same tree looks like and how it differs in different seasons. Then, together, make the tree “outfits” for each season: buds in the spring, bright greenery in the summer, falling leaves, and finally, a sleeping tree wrapped in snow.

Praise your child more often - even for the very first, inept autumn crafts. The baby will be glad to receive praise from adults and will begin to explore the world without fear. Little creators, as a rule, grow into adults who are able to see the beauty of the world around them and create it themselves.