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[For 4-year-olds] Enjoy February! A Collection of Craft Ideas
February is still chilly, but it’s full of fun events like Setsubun and Valentine’s Day! For 4-year-olds, this is a great time to enjoy fine-motor activities like wrapping yarn and weaving paper.
If you incorporate seasonally themed ideas—such as snowflake and heart ornaments or ogre-themed bean holders for Setsubun—the children’s eyes are sure to sparkle with excitement.
Here, we’ve gathered craft ideas perfect for 4-year-olds in February.
Kids can also experience the joy of displaying their finished pieces or giving them as gifts.
We hope you find these ideas helpful! Note: In this article, we use the term “production” (制作) to refer to children’s creations as finished works of art.
[For 4-year-olds] Enjoy February! A Collection of Craft Ideas (1–10)
Heart-shaped woven basket
Let’s make a heart-shaped basket using soft, textured reversible crepe paper.
It’s a fun idea that lets you experience a bit of weaving! First, cut the parts from the reversible crepe paper: two pieces measuring 24 cm × 9 cm for the basket, one piece measuring 24 cm × 2 cm for the handle, and one piece measuring 24 cm × 1 cm for the decorative ribbon.
Fold each 24 cm × 9 cm piece in half so the two sides show different colors, then make cuts from the fold at widths of 3 cm and 1 cm, respectively.
Leave the top 3 cm uncut.
Weave the slits over and under alternately, layering them to create a lattice pattern and form the basket.
Once woven, round off the corners to shape it into a heart, attach the handle and ribbon, and you’re done.
Easy! Origami Snowman
This is an origami snowman you can make with simple steps.
Choose the color of your origami paper based on the hat you want the snowman to wear.
Once you’ve decided, place the paper with the colored side facing up and fold it in half by bringing the left and right edges together.
Next, fold it again by matching the top and bottom edges.
Then, using the second crease, make a step fold (accordion fold), and fold the two ends of the stepped section inward, opening them into triangles.
This creates a waist, giving you a two-tiered snowman.
Finally, tuck the remaining corners at the top and bottom inward to round the shape, and you’re done.
One corner will become the hat, so fold only one layer inward so that a triangle of the colored side appears on the snowman’s surface.
Easy! Heart Stick
When you shake the stick, the beads inside the heart jingle and look adorable.
If you bring this to a Valentine’s event, something wonderful might happen! You’ll need construction paper, beads, an OPP bag, and a straw.
First, cut the construction paper into a heart shape and cut out the inside as well to make a frame.
You’ll need two of these frames, one for each side.
Put the beads into the OPP bag and seal it, then attach it to the heart frame.
Next, glue a straw to the bottom of the heart as a handle and place the remaining heart frame on top.
Tie a ribbon around the straw for an even cuter finish.
How to make a fluffy, fuzzy 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.
Snowman Marionette
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!
Picture-book-style heart message card
This is a heart-shaped message card made with origami.
It has multiple surfaces to write messages on, so you can flip through them and enjoy it like a picture book.
The method is very simple: fold the origami paper into a triangle three times, then cut it into a heart shape with scissors.
Open the paper and, following the crease lines, alternate mountain folds and valley folds to collapse it.
When folding, place the colored side of the origami facing up before folding into a triangle.
Also, when cutting the triangle into a heart shape, you’ll trim off two corners, but be careful not to cut the corner that is the center of the origami.
A bubble art snowman
https://www.tiktok.com/@levwell_hoikushi/video/7587300923865648405Soap-bubble art creates unique patterns.
This time, let’s use the technique to make a snowman.
First, prepare some colored bubble solution.
Just mix soap solution into white paint thinned with water.
Dip a toilet paper roll core into the bubble solution and use it as a stamp so that two circles connect.
These will be the snowman’s head and body.
Once it’s dry, draw the face, hands, and a scarf with pens or crayons to finish a cute snowman.