Craft activity ideas for 4-year-olds

straw airplane

[For 4-year-olds] Let’s make a straw airplane!

Let me introduce a straw airplane.

Prepare a straw, a shorter sheet of construction paper, a longer sheet of construction paper, and cellophane tape, and let’s make it.

Roll up each of the short and long pieces of construction paper and tape them into rings.

Attach a strip of tape horizontally to one end of the straw, then stick the smaller paper ring to that end; do the same on the other end with the larger paper ring to complete it.

When flying and playing, make sure no one is around and use a wide, open space.

It could also be fun to race by launching multiple airplanes against each other.

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How to fold an easy uchiwa (paper fan)

[Origami] How to Fold a Uchiwa Fan – Easy Tutorial – Summer Origami – Kids Can Make It [Origami]

Here’s a fan craft idea you can also use for summer wall decorations.

Place the origami paper with the colored side up, fold it into a triangle, then open it.

Fold the two left edges in to meet the crease.

Rotate the paper so that the folded corner is at the bottom.

Fold the two corners at the center of the paper outward to form triangles.

Tuck the corners slightly to the back to round them, and do the same to round the top corner.

Fold up the lower corner of the white area, then fold it back down leaving about 1 cm to create a pleat (accordion fold).

While flattening the corners of the pleated section into triangles, fold the left and right edges toward the center line.

Tuck the bottom corner to the back, and your fan is complete.

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Play with tissue paper flowers

[At-Home Play] Indoor activities using tissue paper that you can enjoy with your child

Here’s a rainy-day activity using tissue paper that kids can enjoy.

Prepare light-colored construction paper, tissue paper, and a spray mister.

Tear the tissue paper by hand.

Let the children choose their favorite colors.

Tearing the tissue into thinner pieces helps the colors bleed more easily and makes the tissue fluffy—highly recommended.

Gather the torn tissue pieces on the construction paper, then mist them with water.

As the tissue becomes damp, the colors blend together so kids can enjoy the color changes, as well as the tactile sensation of the paper transforming.

Once it’s completely dry, the tissue pieces stick together, creating a single, very colorful sheet.

It’s an activity with tissue paper that’s fun right to the end.

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[Age 3] 3D Umbrella with Sponge Stamps

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Here’s an idea for making an umbrella using a paper plate and pipe cleaners.

First, attach a sponge to a chopstick to make a stamp.

Next, cut a paper plate in half and use the paint-covered stamp to add color.

Prepare a few paint colors and finish it in your favorite colors and patterns.

Finally, glue a pipe cleaner to the inside of the paper plate as a handle, then roll the plate into a cone shape so it looks like an umbrella, and you’re done! If you curl the end of the pipe cleaner that sticks out from the top of the umbrella, you can hang it with thread as a decoration.

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Swaying Creation

[Kindergarten/Daycare] Rainy season craft / Hydrangea / How to make a fun June craft that gently sways ♡

Things that sway gently—lately, I feel like there are more seasonal advertising pop-ups hanging from the ceilings in supermarkets and convenience stores.

Not only children but adults will find their eyes drawn to them.

Making a gently swaying craft like that sounds fun too.

If you imagine a small mobile, the creation process should go smoothly.

For the hanging pieces, don’t just draw illustrations on paper—using cellophane or metallic gold and silver paper could spark even more imagination! Using yarn for the hanging thread will make it colorful as well.

Be sure to include motifs that evoke June, like hydrangeas and snails!

Twisting Soap Bubbles

[Preschool Teacher] Easy Handmade Toy! How to Make a Spinning Bubble Wand [Daycare/Kindergarten]

Make and play! Here’s an idea for unbreakable, twirling soap bubbles.

You’ll need holographic origami paper, round stickers, a straw, scissors, reinforcement ring stickers, a bamboo skewer, and tape.

First, cut the holographic origami paper into 5 mm strips and attach eight strips to a round sticker.

Cut four slits in the straw and apply a reinforcement ring sticker.

After adhering the straw and holographic paper together, thread them onto the bamboo skewer.

Tape the top in place, and you’re done!

Let’s draw a picture using rain.

[For 5-year-olds] Let's paint using rain!

Rain during water play or swimming makes children look even more delighted.

Maybe it’s that sense of invincibility that comes from thinking, “It’s okay to get wet.” It can also be fun to create using the properties of pens—oil-based pens don’t bleed in water, while water-based pens do.

That opens up lots of inventive ways to plan in reverse: “It’s okay if this part bleeds a bit,” or “I don’t want this section to bleed.” You could even wait for a rainy day and let it actually get wet.

If you’re thinking about health considerations, a spray bottle or watering can is a good substitute.