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

Snowman made with wax-resist painting

[Kindergarten/Preschool] The snowy December background is so cute! Snowman Art and Crafts!

Introducing an easy-to-make, cute snowman wall decoration! It’s perfect for 4-year-olds.

Materials: large construction paper (half-sheet size), two circle templates, snowman parts, paint, crayons, and glue.

First, draw snow with crayons on the construction paper, then paint over your drawing with your favorite paint to create a crayon-resist effect.

Next, cut out the snowman circles and glue them onto the background.

Finally, glue on the snowman parts and you’re done! It’s also cute to draw the snowman’s face with crayons—highly recommended.

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Snowman made with paper cutting

[Winter Bulletin Board] Stylish Snowman Craft by Preschool Teachers (for 4-year-olds)

Let’s make a snowman with scissors! Here are some ideas for creating a snowman using paper cutouts.

You’ll need two sheets of white origami paper, scissors, glue, crayons or colored pencils, a compass, and construction paper.

First, use one sheet of white origami paper to make the cutout design.

When cutting stacked paper, some parts can be tough, so it’s best to work together with a parent or teacher.

Next, use the other sheet of white origami paper to make the snowman’s face.

Drawing the eyes and nose with crayons makes it extra cute! Finally, glue everything onto the construction paper and you’re done! You can also cut the construction paper into a hat shape and put it on the snowman—it looks great.

Cute wreaths made with twigs

[Handmade with Kids] Easy! Christmas Wreath with Twigs 🎄 [December Craft]

Here’s how to make a twig Christmas wreath that’s perfect for the holidays.

You’ll need five twigs, yarn, chenille stems (pipe cleaners), a ribbon, a pinecone, white paint, sequins, and nylon fishing line.

First, arrange the twigs into a pentagon to form the wreath, and secure the overlapping points with chenille stems.

Next, wrap yarn around it for decoration.

Add metallic chenille stems to decorate the top, then wrap green chenille stems around the wreath.

Tie a red ribbon, paint the pinecone with white paint, and stick sequins onto the pinecone using double-sided tape.

Finally, use fishing line to attach the ribbon and pinecone to the wreath—and you’re done!

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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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