[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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[For 4-year-olds] A collection of April craft ideas that feel like spring—Easter, cherry blossoms, and more (21–30)
Butterflies drawn with colored ice water
Also great as a sensory play activity! Here’s an idea for painting butterflies using ice made from colored water.
It’s a highly recommended sensory play activity! The chill of the ice combined with the vivid colors will engage children’s senses, making the creative process fun.
As they watch the ice melt, they can enjoy the way the colors spread, making it a fulfilling activity.
It’s also nice to do on warm days out on the terrace or in the playground.
A wonderful idea to enjoy both coolness and art!
Fluffy Tissue Paper Butterflies
Gorgeous and beautiful! Here are some ideas for making fluffy butterflies with tissue paper.
Let’s use tissue paper—often used for crafts with a soft, elegant look—to create butterflies that look ready to flutter away.
Tissue paper comes in a wide range of colors, so it’s great that you can combine your favorite shades.
When spreading the wings, gently and lightly fluff them out for a more beautiful finish.
Give it a try!
[For 4-year-olds] April craft ideas that feel like spring—Easter, cherry blossoms, and more (31–40)
Cherry blossoms for indoor hanami (flower viewing)
How about making a wall decoration so you can enjoy cherry blossom viewing indoors? Let’s fill an entire wall with flowers and have fun.
All you need is tissue paper you can buy at a 100-yen shop.
Stack five sheets and fold them accordion-style.
After folding, staple the center, then gently separate the layers so they don’t tear.
Once all the layers are fluffed out, you’ll have a large, round flower base.
Next, make sakura blossoms from origami and stick them on top.
Create the tree trunk with brown paper, attach the flower section, and you’re done.
Making a few in different colors will add depth.
Weeping cherry blossom arch
Here is an arch of weeping cherry blossoms that you can make using only origami paper and bubble wrap (packing material).
Just set it up at your entrance or room doorway to create a gorgeous, festive look.
The main arch is made simply by rolling up the bubble wrap, but it also looks cute hanging directly from the top of an entrance or window.
First, make one cherry blossom to use as a template.
Once that’s done, connect sheets of origami with double-sided tape to create a continuous chain of blossoms.
After connecting them, place half of the template blossom on top and cut along it to finish.
Honeybees and a flower field
Shall we make a spring-themed wall decoration of a flower field with bees flying overhead? First, create a template, place it on yellow origami paper, and make the bee’s body.
Draw the black stripes and face with a black colored pencil or felt-tip pen.
Use the template to make the wings all at once as well.
For the flowers, fold the paper into a circle shape and cut; to add a three-dimensional look, use a pencil to gently curl them.
Vary the cutting style and colors for different flowers to create a rich, varied flower field.
Arrange and glue everything neatly onto a colored construction-paper backing to finish.
Colorful Eggs of Little Bunny
A warm, cozy finish using yarn! Here’s a colorful bunny-egg idea to try.
This is a great recommendation if you’re thinking of making Easter crafts this year using materials other than paper.
Using yarn gives it a soft, gentle look and feel.
You’ll need construction paper, yarn, a craft punch, and craft glue.
Cut the construction paper into an egg shape, then cut out a bunny silhouette from the center, and use the craft punch to add a decorative border.
On a separate backing sheet, lightly sketch the egg shape, apply craft glue, and lay the yarn side by side.
Finally, glue the two sheets of paper together, and you’re done!
Tulips made with teardrop-shaped stamps
Here’s how to make tulips using a teardrop-shaped stamp.
Prepare a plastic bottle cap, sponge sheet, cardboard, paint, drawing paper, tissue paper (for crafts), and crayons.
Cut the cardboard and sponge sheet into teardrop shapes and stick them together with double-sided tape.
Glue the caps together to make a handle for the stamp, then attach it firmly to the teardrop so it won’t come off.
Dip the teardrop stamp in paint and start stamping.
Stamp three times to complete the tulip shape.
Try changing the angle to make cute tulips!
