Get kids excited in winter childcare! A collection of fun game and craft ideas for children

New Year’s games that infants and toddlers can enjoy!

New Year’s Play for Ages 0–2

Let me introduce some New Year’s activities that infants can enjoy.

First up is the shishi-mai lion dance! It’s said that having the lion lightly bite your head drives away evil spirits.

Children might feel scared, but gently reassure them by saying, “It’s not scary—something good will happen,” and encourage them to give it a try.

Next are traditional New Year’s games like spinning tops, kite flying, and fukuwarai (a face-building game).

There are plenty of great ideas, such as kites made from plastic bags, tops with longer spindles that are easier to spin, and fukuwarai themed around characters infants love.

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Fun for childcare! Indoor winter activities

[For 2-Year-Olds] Winter Asobi-Comi

Let me introduce some winter indoor activities that include crafts.

You can roll up cotton to look like fake snow, or put it into a plastic kiddie pool and play dynamically as if it were a bubble bath.

Use stamps on black construction paper to represent snowflakes, then glue origami penguins on top to create a winter-themed wall display.

A glowing tunnel made by sticking phosphorescent stickers onto cardboard is a space where kids will want to stay forever.

Why not fully enjoy winter indoors while incorporating children’s free ideas along the way?

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Newspaper Rip-Rip! Eurhythmics with a Snow Song

[January Eurhythmics: Tearing Newspaper + Snow Song Eurhythmics] 🎵 A eurhythmics session that includes a snow-themed craft set, all doable while seated ✨ Parent–child eurhythmics and rhythm play

Here’s a eurhythmics activity that starts with a newspaper play element.

Give each child a sheet of newspaper and, at the cue of “1, 2, 3,” have them tear it into pieces.

Once it’s torn into small bits, pretend they’re snow and have fun letting it fall from above to the tune of the children’s song “Yuki” (Snow).

After the eurhythmics session, pack the used newspaper pieces into a clear bag to make a snowman.

It’s a winter-themed idea from start to finish, so please enjoy it with the children.

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Let’s make a Fukuwarai and play!

[For 4-year-olds] Laugh together! Let’s make and play Fukuwarai!

How about enjoying a classic New Year’s game, fukuwarai? Have the children draw and make the base sheet and facial parts however they like using construction paper and crayons.

By creating them themselves, the kids can grasp what the finished face should look like, and after playing fukuwarai they won’t be able to stop laughing! It might be even funnier if you make it as a self-portrait.

It’s perfectly fine if the fukuwarai face doesn’t turn out “well,” so why not encourage the kids by saying, “Make a funny face on purpose!”

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Christmas target game!

6th Christmas Guessing Game: Easy Crafts You Can Make and Play as a Parent-Child Pair!

How about making a ring toss game you can use at parties? Using colored construction paper, you’ll make a Christmas tree and hats as the targets, plus the rings.

First, to make the tree, prepare a square sheet of origami paper and fold it in half to make a rectangle, aligning the left and right edges.

Next, open the fold, then fold the two bottom corners in toward the center.

Fold the new edges so they overlap at the center, tuck in any excess paper, and shape it into an isosceles triangle to finish.

The hat is made the same way, so decorate it with stickers or pom-poms to complete it.

For the rings, take two strips of construction paper, fold each in half lengthwise, twist them together into one strip, and then connect the ends to form a circle.

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Fun for toddlers and up! Find-the-friend game

[For Kids/Toddlers] Find-the-Matching-Group Game ~Christmas Edition #2~ [Spot the Difference/Educational]

In the Matching Friends game, one sample illustration and multiple candidate illustrations are shown.

Once the game starts, look through the candidates and find the one that matches the sample illustration.

If you find it, you clear the game! If not, please try again.

The candidate illustrations are very similar to the sample, so you’ll need to pay close attention to the details.

Do your best to find the matching friend for the sample illustration!

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Easy! Torn-paper Christmas tree

Let’s create a Christmas tree with torn-paper collage! Prepare a base with the tree trunk already glued on, and have the children tear several sheets of origami paper into small pieces.

If tearing is difficult, you can prepare pre-torn origami paper.

Apply glue in a triangle above the trunk, then attach the torn paper on top to form the tree.

Finish by decorating with round stickers as ornaments.

Mixing patterned origami with solid colors will make it look more festive.

Choose sticker colors that won’t be overpowered by the origami colors.

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