[Childcare] For 4-Year-Olds! Fun December Craft Ideas

A cute paper-clay snowman

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Here’s a craft idea for making a three-dimensional snowman.

On a base made by attaching black construction paper to thick cardstock, shape a snowman out of clay.

Once the snowman is formed, decorate its body with any beads you like and add eyes, a nose, and a mouth.

Next, attach paper mittens to pipe cleaners and stick them into the snowman.

Finally, decorate the base with snowflake stickers and more, and you’re done! You can also put a hat on the snowman if you like.

If you prepare a variety of beads and pipe cleaners, each child will be able to create a snowman full of their own personality.

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How to make a fluffy, fuzzy snowman

[Snowman] 'How to Make a Fluffy Snowman' Winter craft, February wall decoration, preschool craft, senior care recreation, How to make a fluffy snowman

Stick double-sided tape onto a strip-cut piece of white construction paper, then place cotton on top.

Roll it into a ring and secure it! Connect two of these, add a hat and facial features, and you’ll have a fluffy snowman! Since attaching the hat on top of the cotton is tricky, it’s best to glue it to the paper base before adding the cotton.

For the facial features, bend and twist pipe cleaners to make them.

Depending on the child who makes it, each snowman will have a different expression, resulting in a set of unique, characterful creations.

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Snowman Marionette

[How to Make a Snowman] “Snowman Marionette” for childcare: winter craft, easy DIY, indoor play

It’s a fun idea where the snowman dances when you move the disposable chopsticks.

Make the snowman by gluing two paper plates vertically to form the base and attaching facial parts.

For the snowman’s hands, use long, thin ribbons and add gloves made from construction paper.

Next, fix two chopsticks together at their centers by wrapping a rubber band, then open them into a cross.

Tie the snowman’s hands to two points on the chopstick cross with string.

Attach the ribbon “arms” to the sides of a vertically positioned tissue box.

Glue the paper-plate snowman to the front of the box, connect the center of the chopsticks to the box, and you’ve got a cheerful marionette!

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Cute! How to make mandarin oranges

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One of the classic winter fruits, mikan (mandarins), can also be made using familiar materials.

Crumple up some newspaper and wrap it with two or three sheets of orange tissue paper.

Put the tissue-wrapped newspaper into a small plastic bag, add a leaf, and you’re done.

Even four-year-olds with their small hands should be able to crumple the newspaper and wrap it with tissue to make a mikan.

They’ll probably enjoy squeezing and crumpling the newspaper tightly.

With a slight change of shape and color, you could even turn it into a strawberry.

It also sounds fun to try making various fruits by changing the tissue paper colors and more.

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Let’s tear and make it! Shishimai-kun

[Kindergarten/Daycare] January: Tear-and-Paste Craft! Shishimai (Lion Dance) Artwork & Craft Part 1

Don’t children also have chances to see the lion dance during the New Year? Some kindergartens and nursery schools put on lion dance performances, too.

Some kids even get scared and cry.

But if you make a lion dancer using torn origami, you’ll end up with a cute little lion-dance friend.

Cut origami paper into strips and tear them by hand.

These torn pieces will be the lion’s body.

Paste the torn pieces and the lion’s face onto a backing sheet, and it’s done.

It’s also fun to draw pictures around your little lion dancer.

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A hat with a resist painting

Crayon-resist Art: Perfect winter crafts for 4- to 5-year-olds! A preschool teacher explains how to make hats and mittens.

This is a piece created using crayons and watercolor paints, depicting items like hats and gloves.

It’s a resist painting technique: you draw with oily crayons and then paint over it with watercolors.

The paint repels the crayon areas, allowing you to color while leaving the crayon lines clear.

In January, many places experience true winter cold.

Even then, many children still energetically play outside.

This artwork features warm items—like hats and gloves—worn for outdoor play on chilly days.

By changing the crayon patterns and designs, as well as the watercolor colors, you can create a variety of different designs.

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Winter oden shop pretend play

Winter Oden Shop Pretend Play 🍢 – Handmade Yarn Toys [Nursery/Kindergarten]

On cold days, some families might gather around a pot of oden.

So let’s make oden ingredients that look just like the real thing and have fun playing pretend shop.

By cleverly using materials like yarn, toilet paper rolls, and felt, you can create delicious-looking oden pieces.

The key is to add small touches, such as coloring them to look like the flavors have soaked in, or giving them a soft, fluffy finish.

Kids will likely enjoy dabbing on color with a sponge, too.

Put them in a toy pot, and when you lift the lid, you’ll have oden that looks good enough to eat.

The children are sure to be delighted by pretend play with such realistic oden ingredients.

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