[For 2-year-olds] Feel the warm spring! Fun April craft ideas collection
The new school year is an exciting season for both adults and children.
Our hearts are full of anticipation about the fun that awaits with the teachers and friends we’ll be spending time with.
For April, why not choose creative ideas featuring bright, spring-like motifs?
This time, we’ve gathered ideas that are easy for 2-year-olds to try, as well as projects that use recycled materials and various textures.
We hope children can build many joyful experiences while we stay close to their needs.
If you’re unsure about what to make, please use these ideas as a reference.
Because the children’s creations are treated as works of art, we refer to them as “seisaku” (productions/creations) in the text.
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[For 2-year-olds] Feel the warm spring! A fun collection of April craft ideas (61–70)
“Decalcomania” – Butterfly and Caterpillar
Here’s a craft idea for making a butterfly and a green caterpillar using the decalcomania (paint transfer) technique.
Fold one wing of a construction paper butterfly in half and drop a few colors of paint on just one side.
Fold the wing again and open it—the paint will transfer to the other half, creating beautiful, symmetrical wings! Then simply attach the face, body, and antennae to finish.
For the green caterpillar, glue together parts cut from construction paper and have the children draw the face.
You can use them as wall decorations, or mount them on a backing sheet to enjoy a small spring scene.
rabbit
How about making the Easter bunny, a character from the spring holiday, out of origami? After folding the paper into a triangle twice, open the pockets on both sides and flatten it into a square.
Place it with the flaps at the top, then fold the top corner down to the bottom corner.
Flip it over and do the same—doesn’t it start to look like a bunny? The two triangles become the ears, so fold them in toward the center line on the left and right.
Shape the chin and ears to complete the face.
The body is a bit more complex to fold, so please work on it together with an adult or teacher.
Once you glue the face and body together, your cute bunny is complete!
Drawing transforms into tulips!
Introducing an original wall display where kids’ drawings transform into tulips.
Gather construction paper, crayons, glue, and scissors, and let’s get started.
Have the children draw freely on the construction paper.
Then cut the drawn paper into tulip flower and leaf pieces.
It’s also recommended to first cut the paper into flower and leaf shapes and then have the children draw on them.
Glue the tulip flowers onto a sheet where the stem and soil have already been attached, and it’s complete.
For children aged three and up, try letting them make the stem and soil parts too, according to their developmental stage.
Finish it off by drawing clouds and butterflies with crayons or making them from construction paper and gluing them on!
flower field mobile
Let’s make it with a paper cup! Here’s an idea for a cute flower-field mobile with fluttering butterflies.
You’ll need a paper cup, scissors, colored construction paper, round stickers, pens, tape, thread, decorative materials, and ribbon.
First, cut six slits evenly around the paper cup.
Open the slits, turn the cup upside down, and round off the tips of the slit sections.
Next, use the colored paper to make butterflies and flowers, and add patterns with round stickers and pens.
Finally, connect the paper cup and the paper motifs with thread, decorate the paper cup, and you’re done!
Strawberries made with torn-paper collage
Let’s create using our fingertips! Here are some ideas for making strawberries with torn-paper collage.
You’ll need red origami paper, patterned origami paper, a backing sheet, glue or double-sided tape, scissors, flower-shaped cut paper, and strawberry calyx-shaped cut paper.
Use your fingertips to boldly tear the origami! It’s fun that the sound changes depending on how fast you tear.
Even things that seem obvious to adults can deepen the activity when you enjoy children’s discoveries as you work together.
Paste the torn pieces onto the backing sheet, then have a caregiver or teacher cut the sheet into a strawberry shape with scissors to finish.
It’s also great if the children can glue on the strawberry calyx themselves.
horsetail
When spring arrives, horsetail shoots pop up above the ground.
Horsetail is one of the plants that signal the coming of spring.
When you go out for a walk, try looking for them along riverbanks and embankments.
Let’s make this familiar plant, horsetail, with origami! There are quite a few slightly complicated steps, so be sure to fold along with an adult or a teacher.
Horsetail often grows in clusters, so make lots of them and decorate! If you display them together with spring creatures like butterflies and ladybugs, it’s a fun idea that will let you feel spring indoors, too.
Easter Bunny made of fluffy cotton
A plastic bag that’s often used for crafts.
This time, let’s use this plastic bag to make a bunny that children love! We’ll also use cotton, so before you start, let the kids enjoy the feel of the cotton.
After they’ve explored the texture, pack the cotton into a white plastic bag with handles, and once it’s filled, tie the handles together.
The tied part will look like bunny ears, so you might hear the kids exclaim, “Bunny!” Hide the knot with a ribbon, draw the eyes and mouth, and it’s complete.
It’s fluffy and looks like a little doll.