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[Childcare] Recommended for 3-year-olds! Craft activity ideas

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
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Around the age of three, children develop a sense of self, their imaginative world expands, their vocabulary increases, and their fine motor skills improve—there are so many signs of growth.

We hope they continue to grow significantly as they receive plenty of stimulation in their daily lives.

In this article, we’ll introduce craft activity ideas recommended for three-year-olds.

We’ve gathered fun ideas that will spark the curiosity of three-year-olds: perfect for wall displays, toys they can make and play with, projects that use unique techniques, and activities that can be used for pretend play!

There are also ideas ideal for practicing with scissors and glue, so choose activities that match the children’s developmental stage and give them a try!

[Childcare] Recommended for 3-year-olds! Craft Activity Ideas (81–90)

Art project using tissue paper

[For Ages 3–4] Easy at Home! Tissue Paper Art to Nurture Sensitivity

Art project using tissue paper

How about some creative play using tissue paper? Enjoy the soft texture of the tissue paper, the fun of how it lets light pass through, and its colorful hues.

Prepare various sizes of tissue paper, water, a spray bottle, plastic bottles filled with colored water, a funnel, construction paper, glue, and so on.

First, have fun with the sensations by dropping, grabbing, and crumpling the tissue paper.

Next, mix tissue paper with colored water in a plastic bottle, shine light on it, and observe how the light passes through.

Finally, it’s also fun to stick dampened tissue paper onto a window or other glass surface.

You can then paste those pieces onto construction paper to make a lovely wall decoration!

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Ice cream for 3-year-olds

[3-year-olds] Origami “Ice Cream”

Ice cream for 3-year-olds

Let me introduce a cold and tasty ice cream craft.

Prepare one sheet of origami paper, construction paper, crayons, and glue, and let’s get started.

Fold the origami paper in half.

Fold the left and right corners toward the center line.

Glue the finished ice cream cone onto the construction paper, and have the children draw the ice cream with crayons to complete it.

It’s also recommended to prepare round stickers or fruit stickers for toppings.

Be sure to try making this delicious-looking ice cream!

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Shaved ice you can make with a single sheet of origami paper

[Origami] Shaved Ice: Easy one-sheet method, simple enough for a 3-year-old; August origami, summer origami [Origami]

Shaved ice you can make with a single sheet of origami paper

Perfect for three-year-olds! Here’s an idea for making shaved ice using just one sheet of origami paper.

In summer, colorful shaved ice lines the shops and festival stands—it’s so icy-cold that you can’t help craving it on hot days.

This time, let’s make that shaved ice with a single sheet of origami.

All you need is one sheet of origami paper in your favorite color and a pair of scissors.

The key is to use the scissors to cut it so it looks like syrup is poured over the ice! This is where kids’ individuality will really shine through in their creations.

Give it a try!

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Easy and cute bear origami method

Here’s an origami bear idea that’s finished in seven folds! First, fold down the top edge of the paper about 4 centimeters.

Then, fold the left and right corners of the folded section diagonally upward to the outside to make the ears.

Fold both sides of the ears slightly inward, then tuck the bottom left and right corners inward.

Flip the paper over, and the bear’s face will appear.

Add the finishing touches by drawing the face with stickers or a pen.

By changing the color of the paper and the facial expression, you can create lots of different bear variations.

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The easiest way to fold an origami bear

[Origami] How to fold a bear ★The easiest to understand★ Origami How to make a Bear — simple, cute animal paper craft (Korean: paper folding bear, Chinese: origami)

The easiest way to fold an origami bear

Let’s make a bear with a simple folding method.

First, fold the origami paper into a triangle.

Then fold the left and right corners up to meet the top corner.

Flip the paper top to bottom, and fold the left and right corners you just folded downward up diagonally toward the outside.

Fold them with bear ears in mind.

Fold the top, bottom, left, and right corners inward, and also fold the ear tips inward to round them off.

This part requires some fine work, so please give them a little help.

Turn the origami over to the front, and draw the face using stickers or a pen—done!

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