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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 play ideas (11–20)

Fun with tissue paper! Crinkle-crinkle playNEW!

This is a dynamic, fun activity using colorful tissue paper.

Just crumpling or rolling the tissue paper lets you enjoy its soft texture.

If you spray it with water, the colors bleed onto your hands so you can play with color as if it were paint! Press your colored hands onto drawing paper to make lovely patterns.

The accidental colors and shapes are fascinating, and kids will be completely absorbed.

It’s a perfect spring activity full of excitement, letting children freely express themselves while enjoying the sensations and changes in color.

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Perfect for walls! A butterfly craft that makes paint play funNEW!

Cut an A4 sheet of drawing paper into the shape of a butterfly, then apply paint on just one side.

Once you’re ready, fold it in half and lift the wing—your design will have transferred beautifully to the other side! You can also enjoy the excitement of seeing what pattern appears the moment you open it.

After that, attach the wings to another A4 sheet for the background, and stick a photo of your child in the center.

You’ll have a one-of-a-kind, adorable butterfly! It will look very spring-like on a wall display and become a wonderful, memorable piece.

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Quick and easy with bubble wrap stamps! Cute beehiveNEW!

For spring crafts! An easy way to make a beehive using bubble wrap stamps

Quick and easy with bubble wrap stamps! Cute beehiveNEW!

This is a fun stamping activity to make a cute honeycomb using bubble wrap.

Roll the bubble wrap to create a stamp, dab it in paint, and pop-pop it onto construction paper to easily make a honeycomb-like pattern.

Using two colors of paint lets you enjoy the contrast and looks very pretty.

Once the pattern is done, make bees and other parts and glue them on.

Since it’s just stamping, even young children can enjoy it and get absorbed in the activity.

After you attach the parts at the end, your adorable honeycomb artwork is complete!

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Making pizza

[Preschool Teacher] Easy Pizza Craft Using Scissors for 3-Year-Olds 🍕 [Daycare/Kindergarten]

Making pizza

This craft project is inspired by a pizza with various toppings scattered across a round crust.

It’s a fun activity that encourages colorful, free-form decoration and is also perfect for practicing scissor skills.

First, cut a piece of cardboard into a circle, then divide it into six equal slices, and decorate each one as if it were a slice of pizza.

Mix glue with paint to create a sauce and spread it on, then sprinkle pieces of cut origami paper as if they were toppings.

Another key point is to think carefully about the design—how to arrange the toppings so the pizza looks delicious.

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Swirly Space

[Scissor Practice] Space-themed craft from around age 3! Ideas for childcare. #ChildcareIdeas #Daycare #craft #DIY #TanabataDecorations #artsandcrafts #indoorgames

Swirly Space

How about a swirly outer space theme for scissor practice? Look at space-themed picture books or encyclopedias with the kids to spark their imagination, then have them express it with paint! Using materials like brushes, cotton swabs, or forks can make the artwork even more interesting.

Of course, bold finger painting is great too.

Once the paint dries, cut out circles from your favorite spots and draw spirals with a pen.

Cut along the lines with scissors, glue on space parts like stars, and it’s done! Attach string and a chopstick to make a pinwheel that spins around when you run—it’s a fun way to play!

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