December craft ideas! A collection of childcare activities to enjoy with Christmas and winter themes

Santa Claus with handprints

[Kindergarten/Daycare] December Handprint Santa with a Beard – Art/Craft Project

Here’s a craft idea for making a handprint Santa Claus that captures the adorable handprints of little children.

In this project, the beard of an illustrated or cutout Santa is expressed using the child’s handprint.

Being able to turn their child’s one-of-a-kind, moment-in-time hand shape into a keepsake is a delightful point for parents.

It’s also easy to get creative—besides Santa’s beard, you can use handprints to make a reindeer’s antlers, and more, which is highly recommended.

You can even create handprint art regularly and display them side by side at graduation as a special exhibit.

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Handprint and footprint ornament

[Christmas Craft] Easy and cute! Handmade ornaments using only items from the 100-yen shop!

Children grow up in the blink of an eye.

If you preserve their tiny handprints and footprints as ornaments, parents and guardians will surely be delighted.

Knead the air-dry clay beforehand to soften it.

Roll it flat, place the child’s hand and foot on it, and trim around the edges.

Once the handprint and footprint have dried, flip them upside down and draw a face or add a beard: the handprint becomes a Santa Claus ornament, and the footprint transforms into a snowman! Simply painting them is cute too, so try making them together with the kids and have fun.

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Snowflakes made with origami

[Origami/Craft] Snowflakes [Parent and Child / Can be made from ages 3–4]

Let’s make 3D snowflakes using origami.

It requires focus and perseverance, so try it with a five-year-old who enjoys crafting.

Fold the origami paper into a triangle, then make six cuts.

Unfold the paper and glue together every other cut strip to form a circle.

Once you’ve glued from top to bottom, flip it over and glue the remaining unglued ends into circles as well.

Make six of these parts, then tidy them up and glue them together.

It’s a big project, so it’s great to work on it together as a team!

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Climbing Santa

[Craft Play] Christmas Project: Let’s Make a Climbing Santa

This is a craft featuring a Santa Claus who adorably climbs up.

Cut out the bottom of a paper cup and attach two short pieces of straw to the inside.

Thread kite string through the straws to complete the mechanism.

Then finish by either attaching a Santa Claus to the side of the cup or drawing one directly on it.

The key point is that you can not only display it but also move it yourself and play with it.

Why not make reindeer and snowmen too, and have everyone play together?

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Simple snow globe

Make Your Own Snow Globe! A Preschool Teacher Explains a Christmas Craft Kids Can Do (For 5-Year-Olds)

Let’s make a handmade snow globe using a plastic cup! Roll paper clay to make a snowman that fits inside the cup.

Fold origami paper several times and cut it into a tree shape; make two trees, cut slits in each, and slot them together in a cross.

Cut a piece of thick paper for the base so it fits the rim of the cup, then glue on cotton to look like snow.

Fix the snowman and tree onto the cotton.

Sprinkle glitter, draw patterns on the plastic cup with a pen, and place the cup over the base to finish!

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