[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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[Age 2] Feel the warm spring! A collection of fun April craft ideas (71–80)
Easter garland
Let’s make the venue festive for the Easter event! Here are some ideas for Easter garlands made with construction paper.
Prepare construction paper in your favorite colors, decorative materials like stickers and washi tape, jute twine, a pencil, a ruler, double-sided tape or tape glue, scissors, and a hole punch.
Cut the construction paper into egg shapes and decorate them however you like! Using sparkly materials and patterned washi tape will make the finish even more vibrant.
Cherry tree made with stamps
Cherry blossoms blooming in the schoolyard and outdoors—their delicate pale pink color is so beautiful, isn’t it? Let’s try making them easily with paint stamping.
Once you’ve prepared drawing paper with branches and a trunk drawn on it, have the children use pink paint to stamp the blossoms.
They can go bold using their fingers or palms, but stamping with the bottom of a plastic bottle is fun too! Depending on the bottle’s shape, the stamp can look like a flower, so it might be interesting to try different bottles and wait for the children to notice the patterns themselves.
Straw-blown painting flowers
Let’s make it with a simple process! Here are some ideas for blow-painting flowers using straws.
Blow painting with straws is an art technique where you blow through a straw onto paint thinned with water to create beautiful patterns and images on paper.
By blowing the paint with a straw, you get unique results.
It’s fun for both kids and adults, so try making it together with children.
What you’ll need: drawing paper, crayons, paint, and straws.
The key is the simple process—just place some watered-down paint on the paper and blow gently through the straw!
Smile Flower
Spring is the season when it gets warmer and insects and plants come to life, isn’t it? Among the flowers that show us their cute faces in spring, this time I’ll show you how to make a smiling “Smile Flower.” First, fold the paper in half both ways to make creases, then open it.
Fold all four corners toward the center point.
Once that’s done, repeat the same step one more time.
Next, fold down each of the corners gathered at the center one by one.
Try folding as if you’re opening flower petals.
Fold down the inner corners in the same way, and you’re finished.
Lastly, draw a cheerful smile in the center of the flower!
Flappy butterfly
Arranging is fun! Here are some fluttering butterfly ideas.
Speaking of butterflies, you might see them often this season when you go for a walk or an outing.
They also appear frequently in fingerplay and picture books, so they may be an insect familiar to children.
This time, let’s make a butterfly you can wear on your finger and flap to play.
What you’ll need: construction paper in your favorite colors, origami paper, round stickers, scissors, glue, and a pen.
The best part is that you can enjoy decorating the wings with paints or crayons.
Customize it to suit your child’s growth and interests!
Movable dandelion doll
Let’s make something with familiar materials! I’ll show you an idea for a movable dandelion doll.
You’ll need a straw, two yellow food cups, a craft paper cup, decorative materials like stickers, craft glue, felt, and round stickers or construction paper.
First, punch a hole in a food cup and insert a straw with slits cut into its tip.
Draw a face on a round sticker or a piece of construction paper and stick it in the center of the flower.
Decorate the craft paper cup, make a hole, and insert the straw—then it’s done.
Adding felt leaves makes it even cuter.
fabric garland
Reusable and delightful! Here’s an idea for making a fabric garland.
You’ll need a 30 cm-long piece of fabric, yarn or jute twine, and scissors.
You can use leftover fabric from home or school, too! First, cut the fabric into long strips about 2 cm wide.
Next, take three of the cut strips and tie them onto the yarn or jute twine.
Finally, trim the length and snip off any loose threads, and you’re done.
This is a great idea when you want to make a cute garland with a natural vibe!