[For 4-year-olds] A collection of April craft ideas that capture spring, such as Easter and cherry blossoms
April marks the start of a new chapter with preschool entry and class promotions.
Many children may feel a mix of excitement and anxiety as they face new environments.
So this time, we’ve gathered craft ideas perfect for April that will brighten children’s feelings like the cheerful spring weather.
These ideas are full of spring-themed motifs like tulips, cherry blossoms, butterflies, and ladybugs!
By the time children turn four, they’ve developed basic daily habits and can do more things on their own.
We encourage you to enjoy making crafts by incorporating a variety of materials and trying new techniques.
Since the children’s creations are treated as artworks, we use the term “seisaku” as “creation” throughout the text.
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[Age 4] A Collection of April Craft Ideas that Feel Like Spring—Easter, Cherry Blossoms, and More (71–80)
Butterflies made with paper cores
In spring, as if drawn by the beautifully blooming flowers, lots of butterflies appear, don’t they? Let’s make the butterflies that kids love using a toilet paper roll.
After covering a toilet paper roll with origami to create the body, use colorful construction paper for the wings and pipe cleaners for the antennae.
Sticking on round stickers one by one is an activity that even little children can enjoy.
The finished butterflies will be three-dimensional and vividly colorful—sure to elicit cheers from the kids.
A mobile made with your favorite characters
Why not decorate the room with your children’s favorite characters? You can use characters from anime or games as materials, or—if characters aren’t allowed at your school—use animals or picture books they love instead! Once you’ve chosen the materials, print them out on a computer.
Also print one reversed copy so you can glue the front and back together.
Laminate the finished pieces and cut them out, then punch holes so you can attach strings.
Try decorating them like a mobile, using branches the children found in the yard or during outdoor activities.
Swaying gently in the pleasant spring breeze, they’ll look absolutely lovely.
Ladybug made of origami
Ladybugs made from origami are perfect for spring crafts, when all kinds of creatures wake up.
Because you can make them without using scissors, even younger children can easily join in.
It’s fun to personalize them—add the ladybug’s spots with black round stickers or draw the face however you like.
Combine them with other insects or flowers made from origami to make it even more vibrant! A simple craft idea that’s great for early childhood education.
[Age 4] A collection of April craft ideas that capture the feeling of spring—Easter, cherry blossoms, and more (81–90)
Tulip made with origami
Tulips, loved for their cute shape and beautiful colors, are one of the flowers that represent spring.
How about trying to fold such tulips with origami? It’s fun to make them in various colors like red and yellow.
You can paste the folded tulips into a picture or stick them directly on the wall as decorations.
You can also pin one to your chest like a corsage, or use them as embellishments for origami accessories.
First, let’s all master how to fold them together!
Origami cherry blossom garland
Why not decorate your room with a garland of cherry blossoms made from origami? Here’s an idea for a sakura garland created by cutting and linking pieces of origami paper.
Just like when you make an origami star, fold the paper into a pentagon, draw the shape of sakura petals, and cut it out with scissors.
When you unfold it, you’ll have five petals with the same pattern.
Feel free to draw any petal design you like—the surprise when you open it is part of the fun.
To connect them into a garland, make a single cut on one part of each blossom and link them together.
You can connect them horizontally or vertically to create a delightful garland!
Cherry Blossom Torn-Paper Collage
Torn-paper cherry blossom collages made with flower paper are a recommended craft that even children who can’t yet use scissors or tools can enjoy! Tear pink paper into small pieces and stick them onto construction paper where you’ve drawn a tree trunk.
If you prepare two shades and mix them as you glue, the result will look even more luxurious.
If you have the time, try using brown paper to make the trunk as a torn-paper collage too, or color the background to look like the sky for added effect.
Display the cherry trees you’ve made side by side on the wall, and your room will instantly be wrapped in the feeling of spring.
cherry blossom arch window
Cherry blossoms made as papercut art from folded origami.
By changing where you use scissors or a craft knife, you can create cherry blossoms in many different designs.
Try displaying the cherry blossom papercuts in an arched window made from origami.
If you make the window with blue origami paper, it will look like cherry blossoms blooming under a blue sky.
The blue sky seems to bless the children’s upcoming life at the kindergarten.
If you also make cherry blossom petals from origami and decorate the wall, it will look even more beautiful.
This is a craft you can adapt to flowers of other seasons as well, not just cherry blossoms.
