[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)
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.
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!
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.
[Age 4] A collection of April craft ideas that capture the feeling of spring—Easter, cherry blossoms, and more (81–90)
A bookmark made with cherry blossom petals
Let’s try making a bookmark using cherry blossoms.
First, cut a milk carton to the size of a bookmark and freely arrange the cherry blossoms on top.
Stack a towel, the bookmark piece, and a pressing cloth in that order, then firmly press with an iron from above to make pressed flowers.
Be careful not to overheat, as the flowers can scorch—lift and check frequently as you iron.
Once the flowers have adhered to the milk carton, apply packing tape over the top, and glue wrapping paper with your favorite pattern to the back.
Finally, punch a hole at the top and tie a ribbon to finish.
It also looks cute if you try it with other flowers like white clover or dandelions.
Please handle the iron with great care.
Easter Eggs Made with Hole Punch Art
Let’s make it with a hole punch! Here’s how to create cute Easter egg punch art.
You’ll need construction paper, a hole punch, glue, a small container, and some leftover construction paper.
First, punch shapes out of the leftover construction paper and put them in the container.
Then cut your favorite color of construction paper into an egg shape.
Apply glue to the egg in any pattern you like.
Make stripes, polka dots—any pattern kids love.
Sprinkle the punched pieces over the glued areas and tap gently—done! It also looks adorable as a wall display.
No-sew felt cherry blossoms
When a room is decorated with pink cherry blossoms, it feels so festive and exciting, doesn’t it? Here’s an idea for making cherry blossoms out of felt—and you can do it without any sewing! Prepare a piece of pink felt measuring 4 cm by 20 cm.
Mark it at 4 cm intervals along the length to make four sections, then make vertical cuts at each mark, cutting about two-thirds of the way down.
Round the edges of the five frilly sections into gentle arches, then fold each arch in half and cut it diagonally to form petal shapes.
Apply glue to the base of the petal on the side without slits, and glue the ends together as well to finish.
You can customize it however you like, so try adapting the basic shape to create all kinds of variations!
Dumplings over flowers
Why not try making tri-colored dango perfect for spring? You’ll make the dumplings by rolling up kitchen paper.
Prepare three sheets of kitchen paper; roll up two of them and roll them over diluted paint to add color.
On the remaining sheet, draw a face in the center, then roll it up so the face doesn’t get hidden.
On a paper plate, place a piece of origami paper with a skewer drawn on it, then arrange the dumplings you rolled and glue them in place to finish! When it comes to spring tri-colored dango, the classic colors are pink, white, and green, but let the children freely choose whichever colors they like!
