Get kids excited in winter childcare! A collection of fun game and craft ideas for children
As December begins and the Christmas spirit rises in nursery schools and kindergartens, both children and adults want to make the most of this special season.
Here are fun ideas everyone can make and play together with, while cherishing the unique excitement of Christmas.
From crafts and games inspired by Santa Claus and Christmas trees, these activities will spark children’s imaginations! All of the ideas are useful for events and performances, so find your favorite activities and create wonderful winter memories! Since the children’s creations are treated as works, the term “seisaku (制作)” is used in the text.
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Get Kids Excited About Winter Care! A Collection of Fun Games & Craft Ideas (91–100)
Santa and Reindeer Wreath
Let’s make a Santa and Reindeer wreath together with children who are excited for Christmas! This wreath is easy to create—just make the Santa and reindeer parts and connect them into a circle.
Since you won’t need scissors or glue, you can enjoy making it together with peace of mind.
Have fun adding originality by drawing Santa’s and the reindeer’s eyes and noses, or use round stickers for a quick and simple look.
It’s sure to capture children’s anticipation for Christmas and become a fun craft that brightens up the winter season!
Tree and Presents
If you like a pop style of decoration, this tree and these presents are recommended.
The presents look great on their own, but if possible, it’s nice to have decorations made by cutting construction paper to resemble a Christmas tree.
The method is very simple: cut construction paper into rectangles to mimic gift boxes and fold them.
Then fold inward and attach any picture you like inside.
After that, add small embellishments to the construction paper that forms the box, and you can easily make a present.
The tree is just as simple—just combine the cut pieces of construction paper.
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December brings a flurry of fun events like winter break, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve.
Many kindergartens and daycare centers probably host Christmas parties, too.
Try decorating the walls with a festive, party-like Christmas theme to lift everyone’s spirits.
Even simple paper bunting strung with thread in red and green Christmas colors creates a great atmosphere.
Paper wreaths and paper balls are also eye-catching decorations.
Adding illustrations of snowmen and reindeer is the key to finishing it off with a lively touch.
art exhibition
Perfect for the autumn art season! We’re excited to introduce our art exhibition event.
Here, we display works where children express themselves through art they’ve actually experienced.
They learn how to create colors and present pieces using various techniques like painting and color bleeding, life-size self-portraits, knitted yarn creations, cotton dyeing, paper-clay toys, and many more fun works.
Since December is the last month of the year, we also recommend showcasing everything they’ve made so far—encouraging children to share their thoughts while viewing each other’s works, and inviting parents and guardians to come and see them too.
Giant Christmas Tree
When it comes to Christmas, a Christmas tree is essential, right? Here, we’ll show you how to make a giant Christmas tree that’s perfect for the holiday! You’ll need colored construction paper, a stapler, tape, and so on.
To make it, bring the corners of a sheet of construction paper together and staple them.
Make as many of these as you need for the size of tree you want.
It seems you can make a tree about 170 cm tall with 21 pieces.
Attach the pieces to the wall with tape, then make a trunk and a star from colored paper and decorate the tree—done! Enjoy creating trees in whatever size suits your needs and decorating them in various ways.