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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 Craft Activity Ideas for 3-Year-Olds (31–40)

Mittens made by threading yarn

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Mittens made by threading yarn

Gloves are familiar, everyday items for three-year-olds that keep their hands warm on cold days.

They’re often told, “Let’s put them on before we go outside,” so they easily evoke a winter image.

In this activity, we make playful gloves using construction paper and yarn.

Threading yarn through holes is simple, and even just choosing colors is satisfying.

You can clearly see the pattern forming bit by bit, and if you line up everyone’s gloves and put them on the wall, the display becomes lively.

It’s a perfect winter wall decoration idea that sparks conversations like, “Whose is this?” as children look at the gloves lined up together.

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Paper Plate Deco Tambourine

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Paper Plate Deco Tambourine

Create your very own special instrument! Here’s an idea for a paper-plate decorated tambourine.

You’ll need paper plates, small bells, double-sided tape, glue, origami paper in your favorite colors or patterns, and round stickers.

First, fold a paper plate in half and place the bells inside.

Next, apply double-sided tape along the rim and seal the plate shut.

Finally, decorate freely with origami paper and round stickers—and you’re done! It’s a charming idea that’s safe and easy to make without any tools.

Be sure to let your creativity shine and make it your own!

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Fireworks with stamps

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Fireworks with stamps

Use a toilet paper roll core to create fireworks! As a guideline, this activity is suitable for ages 3 and up—let the kids help from the stamp-making stage.

First, make many fine cuts around the toilet paper roll, from the edge partway up the tube.

The length of the cuts will change the size of the fireworks.

Making stamps in various sizes makes it even more fun.

Once the stamps are ready, dip them into paint poured into a tray, then stamp onto black construction paper.

Combine different colors, stamp a lot, and create beautiful fireworks!

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Spring paintings made from natural materials

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Weeds and fallen leaves become art! Here are some ideas for spring paintings made with natural materials.

You’ll need parchment paper, a frame cut out of construction paper, clear tape, and natural items you’ve collected.

Outdoor activities let you feel the vibrancy of nature firsthand—they’re exciting, aren’t they? How about turning that excitement into a craft? Pick up your favorite weeds, fallen leaves, flowers, and petals, and sandwich them between strips of clear tape! The construction paper frame looks just like a picture frame, and you’ll have your very own artwork.

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Colorful fish made with scissors

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Colorful fish made with scissors

Let’s make colorful fish—perfect for practicing single snips with scissors! Prepare plenty of fence-like sheets of construction paper with lines drawn so that each cut becomes a square.

Have the children choose their favorite color of fence-like paper and cut along the lines with scissors.

It helps to have a box or bag handy to keep the pieces from scattering as they cut.

Once they’re done, have them glue the pieces onto a sheet with a fish drawing, arranging them like scales—then it’s complete.

Reading the picture book “The Rainbow Fish” as an introduction can help spark their imagination during the activity.

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