For 2-year-olds! Fun craft activities and indoor play ideas

Skeleton flower

Display them by the window when they’re finished! Here are some ideas for skeleton flowers.

It’s the season when warm sunlight streams in through the windows.

How about decorating the windowsill with your children’s creations? You’ll need: a backing sheet, colored cellophane or transparent origami paper, flower-shaped cut construction paper, round stickers, glue, scissors, crayons, and clear tape.

Let the kids freely stick on the cut pieces of colored cellophane or transparent origami paper! The colored shadows they cast will surely delight them.

A flower field made with fork stamping

Let’s create using familiar utensils! Here are ideas for making a flower garden with fork stamps.

For children, utensils are important tools used for eating.

For example, they probably use spoons and forks every day, right? This time, let’s try making a craft using those utensils.

What you’ll need: disposable forks, tissue paper in colors like green and light green, glue, paint, and white drawing paper.

It’s a good idea to adjust the paint used for stamping by adding a bit of water!

Color Play Game

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A colorful floor makeover! Here are some play game ideas that use colors.

They’re fun activities that nurture color sense and attention.

Cut five colors of tape into short pieces and stick them on the floor; as children look for and step on each specified color, they can develop their ability to distinguish colors and follow rules.

The game is simple yet helps train reflexes and balance, and it’s perfect for group fun.

Try incorporating it as an activity in your after-school day service.

Pasta Twirling Race

[After-school Day Service] Pasta Wrapping Race! 🍝

Here’s a perfect indoor activity: the Twirling Pasta Race.

Prepare some “pasta” by attaching yarn to a paper plate with tape.

On the free end of the yarn (the side without tape), attach an empty plastic wrap core.

To race, hold the core and twist it to wind the yarn around it.

It’s a fun competition to see who can wind the yarn—pretend pasta—onto the core the fastest.

To make it even more exciting, place a cutout of an animal with its mouth open between the paper plate and the core, and set up a little sign showing it “eating.” You could also time each round to add a competitive element.

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Copycat game

Let's try it with the teacher! Copycat Game♪

Let’s have fun with body mimicry! Here are some ideas for a copycat game that’s sure to make everyone smile.

While copying the teacher’s movements, strike unique poses like animals or heroes and play together.

You’ll find yourselves laughing and saying, “What is this?!” as you move your bodies.

While playing, kids build flexibility and balance, and the best part is learning through fun—“Can you really do this pose?” You might even discover some unexpected moves!

Paper Copter

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♬ Nerd Strut (Instrumental) – Gen Hoshino

A simple mechanism that’s so much fun! Here’s a paper helicopter idea.

All you need is origami paper cut to half size and a pair of scissors.

It’s an origami idea with a fascinating, mysterious way of flying! Cut the origami paper in half, then make slits with scissors as you fold.

The finished paper helicopter twirls and flutters as it falls, which is really entertaining.

Instead of flying high, you enjoy watching it drift down slowly, so it’s safe and suitable even for two-year-olds.

It’s simple, yet the movement is very unique, making it something you’ll want to play with over and over again.

Playing with empty boxes

[For 2-year-olds] Playing with empty boxes!

Let’s make the most of scrap materials and play freely! Here are some ideas for playing with empty boxes.

It’s a wonderful activity to enjoy with two-year-olds while bringing out their creativity.

You can add dividers to a box to roll small balls through it, or stack and line up boxes to make tunnels to play with.

Children will expand their own imaginations and come up with many ways to use the boxes.

Through this activity, they can develop fine motor skills and spatial awareness, while enriching their creativity!