Would you like to enjoy some fun December crafts together with one-year-olds? December is a season full of beloved events for children.
This time, we’re sharing Christmas crafts you can make with familiar materials like clear cups, kitchen paper, and cotton.
Children can explore by using their hands and fingers, enjoy colors and shapes, and feel the joy of completing something.
It’s sure to be a wonderful activity that nurtures their sensitivity and creativity.
These are easy ideas you can try at daycare, kindergarten, or at home! Make happy memories together while feeling the children’s growth.
Note: Since the children’s creations are treated as works, the term “seisaku” (制作) is used in the text.
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[For 1-year-olds] A collection of recommended craft ideas to enjoy in childcare in December (1–10)
Tree made with finger painting
Introducing a finger-paint tree you can make without getting your hands dirty.
Let’s create a Christmas tree that looks different every time you make it, together with infants as young as 0 years old.
Squeeze colorful paints—using plenty of green—onto construction paper.
Cover it with plastic wrap, then spread the paint and cut it into a tree shape.
After decorating with a tree base and star pieces, finish by adding pom-poms.
It’s a lovely craft idea that lets children choose paint colors and enjoy the feel of the paint through the plastic wrap.
[Decalcomania] A Fun Paint Christmas Tree
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Why not try making Christmas trees with children using the decalcomania technique? Decalcomania is a method where you fold a painted sheet of paper in half to transfer the paint.
After dabbing paint with your fingers onto one half of a Christmas tree shape cut from colored construction paper, fold it in half and press firmly.
When you open it, you’ll have an adorable, symmetrical tree! For one-year-olds, the feel of paint on their fingers and the sensation of pressing it onto paper are completely new and exciting.
It’s also fun to decorate with round stickers or star-shaped stickers.
Snowman and Gloves
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Since babies under 1 year old develop differently depending on their month age, you need to get creative with the craft content.
The activity we’re introducing this time is a snowman craft that everyone can enjoy making together.
As preparation, make the base snowman and the gloves for the children to draw on out of construction paper.
Make the gloves larger so they’re easy for the children to draw on, and place them where the snowman’s hands would be—that’s the key point.
Create lots of cute snowmen! Please watch over the children and proceed in a way that ensures there are no hazards, so they can enjoy the activity safely.
A tree made by stuffing tissue paper into a bag
Here’s a Christmas tree craft made by stuffing tissue paper into a bag that’s perfect for little kids.
It’s great for using their fingers—crumpling the tissue paper, tearing it, and putting it into the bag is all part of the fun.
After playing, pack the tissue paper into a plastic bag and tape it while shaping it into a triangle to transform it into a tree.
Finish by adding your favorite stickers and a star! If you’re hanging it on a wall, attach a ribbon.
You could also make a design where Santa is peeking out, or swap Santa’s face with the children’s photos for a lovely result.
Christmas boots for drawing and sticking stickers
If you’re looking for ideas for Christmas crafts at preschools or daycare centers, how about Christmas boots decorated with drawing and stickers? Children as young as infants can enjoy making them by drawing with crayons and sticking stickers onto Christmas boot shapes cut from colored construction paper.
Grasping crayons and pressing stickers on helps develop fine motor skills in little hands and fingers.
Be sure to decorate your classroom or center with the children’s creations to boost the Christmas spirit!
Making a Santa with scribble drawing
When it comes to Christmas, Santa is indispensable! So, let’s have our 0-year-olds make a scribble Santa.
Cut Santa’s parts out of construction paper, and let the children freely scribble with crayons on the triangular piece that will be the body.
Then simply glue on the parts and draw Santa’s face to finish! Cutting out and gluing the parts are difficult for 0-year-olds, so teachers should do those steps for them.
Use crayon colors that stand out well against red.
Making Christmas boots with scribble drawing
Let’s make Christmas boots you can display and enjoy! Please have the teacher handle cutting out the base parts and gluing them together.
For the 0-year-olds, have them scribble on white paper using pens or other drawing tools.
Using several colors will make it look cuter.
Once they’re done, the teacher can use scissors or a hole punch to cut the drawings into star shapes, put double-sided tape on the back to make them like stickers, then give them to the children so they can stick them onto the boot section.