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

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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 (1–10)

Make it with hanshi paper! How to make colorful butterfliesNEW!

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Here’s an idea for making butterflies using calligraphy paper, paint, and pipe cleaners.

Prepare two sheets of calligraphy paper and paint each with your favorite colors.

Using several spring colors will make it nice and colorful.

Once the paint is dry, cut the paper into circles.

These will become the butterfly wings, so cut them to whatever size you like.

Lightly accordion-fold the center of each circular sheet, then place the two together and tie them with a pipe cleaner.

Leave the ends of the pipe cleaner long, and curl the tips to create the antennae.

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Let’s play with decalcomania!NEW!

Creation: “Let’s Play with Decalcomania” [Art Activity · Easy Craft · Decalcomania]

Let's play with decalcomania!NEW!

Decalcomania, which means transfer, is a technique of expression often used in early childhood education.

Basically, you put paint on one side of a sheet of drawing paper that has a crease down the center, fold it in half, and transfer the paint to the other side to create the image.

The key is to thin the paint with plenty of water! That way, the colors blend and you can enjoy the accidental patterns that emerge.

This introduces two ideas: one is to make a butterfly with decalcomania and then cut it out with scissors, and the other is to use drawing paper pre-cut into a cherry blossom shape to add patterns.

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Make and play! Fun little butterfliesNEW!

[Nursery Teacher] Super Easy! Spring Craft to Capture Children’s Hearts 🌸 [Daycare/Kindergarten]

Make and play! Fun little butterfliesNEW!

By attaching a straw as a handle, this is a craft idea that lets you make a butterfly you can flap and play with.

First, we’ll make the butterfly: draw a butterfly on construction paper.

An adult can draw the outline, and let the children enjoy drawing the patterns.

Once the drawing is finished, cut away the excess with scissors and fold the butterfly in half.

Then fold it again 1.5 cm from the crease, open the butterfly back up, and turn it over.

Slip a straw into the section with the creases and secure it, and you’re done!

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Blow painting with straws! Drawing flower artNEW!

Blow painting with straws! Spring craft flower drawings

Blow painting with straws! Drawing flower artNEW!

Blow painting with a straw is a craft that you can enjoy while seeing how the paint spreads.

It’s perfect for the spring season! Let’s try painting flowers with blow painting.

First, use crayons to draw the stems and leaves on drawing paper.

Next, dilute your favorite paint with water and drop a few drops onto the flower area.

Use a straw to blow and spread the paint to create the flowers.

Mixing colors can look beautiful, too.

Once the paint dries, it’s also recommended to draw insects or other creatures in the blank spaces to complete a spring-like scene!

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Ladybug origami for spring wall displays too!NEW!

Origami 'Ladybug' [Easy] [Ages 3 and up] [Craft]

Ladybug origami for spring wall displays too!NEW!

Seeing a ladybug makes you feel that spring has arrived, doesn’t it? So let’s try making a ladybug out of origami.

First, fold the origami paper into a triangle, then fold both side corners up to meet the top corner.

Leave the bottom single layer as is, fold the top corner downward, and then tuck the tip slightly to the back.

This will be the ladybug’s face.

Take the top corner you left as a single layer, match the shape, and fold it to the back.

Fold the remaining three corners into small triangles to round out the shape of the origami.

Slightly fold the edges on both sides of the top corner to the back, and add black round stickers for the body’s spots.

Draw the face, and you’re done!

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