Craft activity ideas for 4-year-olds
By the time children are four, their fine motor skills become more refined—they can use scissors and glue more smoothly—and as their language develops, their imaginative world expands, greatly broadening the range of crafts they can do.
Let’s actively incorporate a variety of craft activities using different materials in daily childcare to stimulate their five senses more and more!
This time, we’re introducing craft play ideas recommended for four-year-olds.
We’ve gathered a wide range of ideas—from event-themed crafts like Halloween and Christmas, to toys they can make and play with, to wall decorations that reflect the seasons.
Use these as a reference and, while drawing on the children’s free ideas, try creating wonderful, personality-filled works together.
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[4-year-olds] Craft Activity Ideas (41–50)
Spring hanging scroll
We’ll introduce how to make a spring hanging scroll that brightens up your room with a spring-like touch.
Prepare branches, construction paper, tissue paper, tapioca straws, glue, and scissors.
After choosing the color of the construction paper for the base of the hanging scroll, glue a branch onto white construction paper to set the center of the cherry tree.
Glue tissue paper onto circles cut from construction paper, then attach them around the branch.
By using pink for the cherry blossoms and green for the leaves as they start to appear, you can express the changing of the seasons.
Glue tapioca straws to the top and bottom of the hanging scroll, thread a string through, and it’s complete! It’s also great for spring wall displays.
Let’s paint spring with fluffy paints.
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Introducing fluffy paint for drawing springtime art that makes you want to touch the puffy parts.
Prepare shaving foam, liquid laundry glue, paint, plastic cups, plastic spoons, and drawing paper.
Sketch your picture on the paper beforehand.
In a plastic cup, combine shaving foam and liquid glue in a 1:1 ratio and mix.
Add paint to color it, then use a plastic spoon to place the foamy paint onto your sketched drawing.
When it dries, you’ll have a cute, puffy spring picture! Once dry, you can touch it, so enjoy the fun texture—give this charming and magical craft a try!
A bag made with yarn and paper plates
https://www.tiktok.com/@n.annlee321/video/7339453715717410050Let’s make an original bag where you can enjoy your favorite design! I’ll introduce an idea for a bag made with yarn and paper plates.
Prepare two deep, sturdy paper plates, spring-colored yarn, double-sided fabric tape, fabric glue, decorative parts like ribbons, pipe cleaners, bead parts, a stapler, and an awl.
It’s an idea that stimulates children’s creativity, isn’t it? By arranging the colors of the yarn and the decorative parts, each child’s individuality will shine! Enjoy that sense of excitement and give it a try.
Infinite spin
Let’s make an “Infinite Spinner,” a toy you can keep turning round and round like an origami kaleidoscope! Prepare six paper strips from construction paper.
Using two colors with three strips each makes it look extra cute.
Overlap the ends at a 90-degree angle and glue them, then fold the papers alternately.
When the strips get short, connect the remaining strips and repeat the steps.
Once everything is connected, trim any excess with scissors.
Glue the end faces together, and you’re done! The process is very simple, so why not make one as a toy for your child?
Spring paintings made from natural materials
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Weeds and fallen leaves become art! Here are some spring painting ideas using natural materials.
All you need are parchment paper, a frame cut out of construction paper, clear tape, and natural items you’ve collected.
In spring, outdoor activities are full of lively natural materials, and just taking a walk can be exciting, right? How about turning that excitement into a craft? Pick your favorite weeds, fallen leaves, flowers, and petals, and sandwich them between strips of clear tape! The frame you make by cutting out construction paper looks just like a picture frame, and you’ll have your very own artwork.
train
Let me introduce an idea for a train made with a coin case.
When it comes to toy trains, “Plarail” is the classic choice, but this time let’s try making one with felt! Cut out a train base the same size as the coin case, along with parts like windows and lights, all from felt.
Sew them together, then slip the felt over a coin case wrapped with magnetic tape.
After sewing it closed, you’re done! This toy can connect with magnets, so try making trains in various colors and types.
It might be fun to make a playmat with tracks to go with it, too!
Figure-eight wind turbine
It’s so fun to watch it spin in the wind! Here’s an idea for a figure-eight pinwheel.
Pinwheels are delightful to watch as they whirl with the power of the wind.
If you color them brightly, they look especially captivating when they spin in a breeze.
How about making one together with kids? You’ll need two paper plates, scissors, a hole punch, double-sided tape, beads, craft glue, a bamboo skewer, masking tape, and your choice of stickers and pens.
It’s a good idea to have the kids handle the decorating with stickers and pens!