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[For Age 3] Let’s make it in April! A collection of craft ideas to feel spring events and nature

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.
Nursery Teacher Mom Writertsukada moe
After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

It’s April, and the children have moved up to the class for three-year-olds.

The preschool class brings a different kind of excitement than before.

At this age, they’re also getting used to handling scissors and glue during craft activities.

Here are some April craft ideas that three-year-olds can tackle with a sense of accomplishment.

There are plenty of familiar motifs for children, such as spring flowers and animals.

It’s also great to observe spring flowers and creatures outdoors alongside the craft activities.

Because the children’s creations are regarded as works, the term “seisaku” (制作) is used in the text to refer to them.

[Age 3] Create in April! A collection of craft ideas (41–50) to feel the spring season and its events/nature

Cherry blossoms made with hand painting

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Let’s make memories together! Here are some cherry blossom craft ideas using hand painting.

All you need is poster paper, paint, a roller, and scissors.

Spring is the season of hellos and goodbyes—how about making cherry blossoms with your whole class? Paint the cherry tree trunk with a roller, and use the children’s handprints to create the blossoms.

When decorating, it’s also lovely to display the children’s photos next to the cherry blossoms.

It’s an idea that’s exciting just to look at!

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[For 3-year-olds] Let’s make it in April! A collection of craft ideas (51–60) to feel spring events and nature

Three-color dango made with origami

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Speaking of spring, cherry-blossom viewing comes to mind.

Here’s a perfect spring craft: how to make three-color dango with origami.

You’ll need three colors of origami paper for the dango and some bamboo skewers.

First, fold a balloon using the basic balloon base in origami.

Once you’ve made all three colors, simply skewer them one by one to finish.

You can enjoy the origami process itself, and then use what you’ve made for pretend play.

Taking a spring walk with the dango you made together with the kids could be fun, too.

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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.

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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!

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Hanging decorations of the Sakura Dome

Introducing a hanging Sakura dome decoration, perfect for spring with its gently swaying pink hues.

Prepare a dome-shaped paper plate, tissue paper, curling ribbon, ribbon for hanging, origami paper, glue, and tape.

Glue torn pieces of tissue paper onto the paper plate, making sure there are no gaps.

Cut the curling ribbon and attach the strips to the inside of the paper plate, leaving small spaces between them.

Punch a hole in the center of the plate and thread the hanging ribbon through it.

Cut sakura shapes out of origami paper and stick them onto the front of the plate.

Your soft, spring-like hanging decoration is complete!

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Spring flowers made with blow painting

Blow painting with straws! Spring craft flower drawings

Spring flowers made with blow painting

We’ll introduce a spring craft using a blow painting technique to make spring flowers.

Prepare drawing paper, crayons, paint, brushes, and water.

Draw the leaves and stems of the flowers on the paper, and decide where the blossoms will go.

Just above the crayon-drawn stems, drop some paint with a brush, then blow through a straw.

The paint will spread out, creating petal-like forms and delightful, unexpected shapes.

When blowing through the straw, hold it slightly away from the paint and blow with some force—that’s the key.

Give this a try for your spring craft project!

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Perfect for decoration! Tulips

[Origami] Spring Tulip (Second Version) made together with a 3-year-old child

Perfect for decoration! Tulips

Here’s an idea for making a tulip using two sheets of origami paper.

You’ll make the flower and the stem/leaves separately, and each part takes only five folds.

For the flower: fold the paper into a triangle twice, then unfold one fold.

With the image of crossing the left and right corners along the center line, fold them up and overlap.

Tuck the bottom corner slightly to the back to finish the flower.

For the stem and leaves: take the other sheet, fold it into a triangle once and open it.

Fold the two left edges along the crease you just made.

Fold the paper in half along the first crease, turn the narrow pointed end upward, and fold up the bottom part to complete the stem and leaves.

Glue them together and use as wall decorations, etc.

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