[Childcare] For 4-Year-Olds! Fun December Craft Ideas
December is shiwatsu, the month when even teachers are on the run.
Nursery school.
In kindergartens, there are plenty of fun crafts not only for Christmas.
Why not enjoy winter-only December crafts and feel the season together with the children? Here, we introduce December craft ideas recommended for four-year-olds.
Try making warm, cozy pieces using yarn and tissue paper, or create wonderful works while having fun with stamping activities.
Because we treat the children’s creations as artworks, we use the term “制作 (seisaku: creation/production)” in the text.
[Childcare] For 4-year-olds! Fun December craft ideas (1–10)
Cute on the wall too! Christmas wreath

Prepare two sheets of origami paper and cut each into four equal squares.
Take each cut piece, fold the top two corners toward the center, then fold it in half by bringing the left and right edges together.
That completes one part; repeat the same steps for the remaining seven pieces.
After that, simply assemble and glue the parts together to form a wreath.
It’s a very simple wreath, so add a ribbon or draw your favorite patterns with a pen to make it more festive.
It would also look cute decorated with a Santa or snowman made from different origami paper.
Let’s make a snowman with a single sheet of origami!

Many kids want to make snowmen in winter, don’t they? Here’s an idea for an origami snowman.
First, fold the top corner of the origami paper into a small triangle and fold it down about 1 cm.
This will be the pom-pom on top of the hat.
Next, tightly roll-fold the right corner twice to create the hat’s white brim.
Fold the paper in half by matching the left and right edges, then fold the brim section back outward to match the width of the rolled folds.
Align the top and bottom to make the paper a square, then lift the top-left corner (two layers) and fold it to the opposite corner.
With the pom-pom at the top, turn the paper over, and fold the lower left and right edges toward the center line.
Open the pocket on the right side and squash-fold it, shaping it into a snowman.
Also great for Christmas! Easy way to fold a star

This idea starts with making creases.
By making firm, precise creases first, the following steps will be easier, so proceed carefully.
After creasing, fold the origami twice to make a small square, then squash the pocket to form two triangles.
Take only the top layer of the triangle and fold the right edge to align with the center line.
Turn the paper over and fold the other side the same way.
In this state, hold the remaining right corner and slowly pull the left corner; the folded sections will swap sides, creating the two bottom points of the star.
Finally, adjust for balance and make step folds with the remaining corners to finish.
Snowflake paper ornament

Here’s an idea for making a papercut design with origami.
First, fold the paper into a triangle by bringing the top and bottom corners together.
Then rotate the paper and flip the top and bottom.
Cross the two triangle corners inward and fold where they overlap neatly.
Draw a crystal-like pattern and cut it with scissors.
Open the paper to reveal your design.
The crystal’s look changes depending on how you make the cuts, so try different variations.
The moment you open it and wonder, “What pattern will it be?” is so exciting and fun.
Easy way to make oden
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoikusi1/video/7333363523050917122Let’s add oden ingredients to a paper pot filled with soup! For children old enough to use scissors, draw only guide lines on construction paper and have them cut out the ingredient shapes themselves.
Then they can glue the pieces onto the soup and draw patterns or details.
For younger children who can’t use scissors yet, prepare the ingredient parts in advance and stick double-sided tape on the back so they can enjoy placing them like stickers.
In addition to classics like daikon radish, konnyaku, eggs, and mochi pouches, it’s also fun to think about what other ingredients to include.
Cute mittens origami

Here’s an idea for making mitten gloves out of origami.
First, fold the paper in half twice to create a square and make crease lines.
Place the paper with the colored side up, then fold the bottom edge up to align with the central crease.
Fold the left corner of the folded-up section downward to form a triangle, then unfold the bottom edge once and make a roll fold along the crease.
Turn the paper over, and fold the left and right edges diagonally so they align just outside the center line.
Next, fold the top left and right corners toward the center line.
Finally, fold down the top corner to finish.
When making the second mitten, reverse which corner you fold into a triangle so you get the opposite hand.
Let’s try folding a mikan (mandarin orange)!

Let’s express sweet, delicious winter mandarins with origami.
We’ll make it with two folds to create creases and four folds to give it a round shape.
Place the origami paper with the white side facing up, and first fold it into a triangle twice by matching the diagonals.
Open it after making the creases, then fold each of the four corners inward by about 3 cm along the crease lines.
Finally, attach a green round sticker as the stem to finish.
It’s also fine to cut a stem out of origami paper.
Drawing dotted patterns with a pen will make it look even more like a mandarin.


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