Recommended Craft Ideas for 1-Year-Olds to Enjoy in Daycare in December

Let’s make a big Christmas tree!

[Ages 0–2] Let’s make a Christmas tree!

This is an idea where you put a big Christmas tree made from construction paper on the wall and let the children freely decorate it with ornaments.

Since it’s for infants (0-year-olds), please prepare the ornament bases in advance by cutting them out of construction paper.

Let the children draw on the bases with crayons or stick on stickers to create lovely ornaments.

Once the ornaments are finished, decorate the tree with them! If you prepare bases in a variety of motifs, the tree will look even more festive.

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How to make handprint reindeer and Santa

[Handprint Christmas Craft] How to Make a Reindeer and Santa (For Ages 0–2)

Here are some craft ideas for making Santa Claus and a reindeer using handprints.

For Santa, use a handprint to create his beard, and for the reindeer, use a handprint to form the face.

Since Santa’s beard uses an upside-down handprint, make sure to pay attention to the direction when stamping.

The faces are made with round stickers, so the children can also enjoy sticking the stickers.

Once Santa and the reindeer are finished, glue them onto a base with a construction paper Christmas tree attached.

Be sure to decorate the tree with round stickers as ornaments, too!

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Santa Claus and reindeer made with handprints

Here’s a Christmas craft that uses children’s handprints to make Santa and reindeer decorations! If you put paint on their hands and let them stamp them onto construction paper, you’ll likely see some adorable reactions from the infants as the colors appear on the paper.

It’s also fun to see how the mood changes depending on how the paint is applied and how much pressure they use.

Once you have the handprints, add a hat to Santa and antlers to the reindeer.

You can glue on noses made from construction or origami paper, and draw the eyes and mouth for an extra cute touch.

These make wonderful ornaments that preserve the growth of those little hands!

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A cute Christmas tree made with stickers

[Christmas Craft] Easy Sticker Fun! Let’s Make a Christmas Tree ♪ [For Ages 0–1]

Let’s make it colorful! Here’s a cute Christmas tree idea using stickers.

You’ll need green construction paper, brown construction paper, yellow construction paper, background paper, colorful round stickers, scissors, and glue.

To make it, simply stick the round stickers freely onto a tree-shaped piece of green paper—and you’re done! If you use black or indigo for the background, it will give the impression of a nighttime Christmas tree.

Try experimenting with the background color, too! You’ll end up with a wonderful piece.

3D snow globe sun catcher

[Winter Craft☃️] Sparkly 3D Snow Globe Suncatcher Made with Paper Plates / How to Make a 3D Snow Globe Suncatcher

You won’t be able to resist peeking inside! Let me introduce a 3D snow globe sun catcher.

Here’s what you’ll need: a paper plate, a clear protective sheet, a clear OPP bag, translucent materials, cotton, ribbon, snowflake stickers, a craft knife and cutting mat, scissors, craft glue, a compass, and colored pens or paints.

The steps are a bit complex, but it will become a memorable project to make together with a teacher or a parent/guardian.

Display the finished piece by a window, and it will sparkle beautifully in the sunlight.

Give it a try!

Wreath made with crumpled tissue paper

Here’s a Christmas wreath themed around the Adventkranz, where you light one candle each week starting from the Sunday four weeks before Christmas.

Glue crumpled tissue paper onto a paper plate with the center cut out.

The crumpling step is fun and easy even for infants.

Add round pom-poms for decoration, then attach an illustration of a candle in the middle to finish.

Displaying them in the room lets children enjoy seeing both their own creations and their friends’, making Christmas even more exciting!

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Stained-glass-style tree made with aluminum foil

Even stained glass, which might seem challenging, can be a fun craft for kids if you use aluminum foil! In this article, we’ll show you how to make a beautiful, shiny stained-glass-style tree.

First, crumple the aluminum foil to create wrinkles.

Then smooth it out, place it inside a clear file, and cut it into a triangle.

Put masking tape around the edges of the file, decorate it with your favorite stickers, and you’re done! You can also draw a stained-glass-style frame on the clear file with a black permanent marker and add color to enjoy a different look.

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