[For 4-year-olds] Enjoy February! A Collection of Craft Ideas

Choco box-style scratch card

Scratch-off chocolate is so cute! Here’s how to make a heart-shaped card that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day.

First, fold construction paper in half and draw a heart so that the top parts of the heart connect along the fold.

Draw the same shape on red construction paper and cut it out.

Inside the white heart, draw small hearts to represent chocolates.

Cover it with plastic wrap, then mix dish soap with acrylic paint and apply it over the chocolate area.

This creates the scratch-off surface.

Add decorations to the chocolates and the card with a pen, and you’re done!

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Gloves made with decalcomania

Decalcomania is a technique where you place paint between two sheets of paper, press them together, and enjoy the patterns created by chance.

The excitement of not knowing what pattern will appear until you open it can be a great experience that stimulates children’s imagination.

If you want to enjoy it as a winter craft, we recommend incorporating winter-themed motifs like mittens.

Drop colorful paints onto one half of a sheet of paper, and fold it in half before it dries.

Open it up, let it dry thoroughly, then cut it into the shape of a mitten and paste it onto a backing sheet to finish.

If you decorate around it with cotton to evoke snow or with glittery stickers, it will be even more fun.

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Heart stamp

[By Age] 4 Cute Heart Crafts 💝 [Daycare/Kindergarten]

Creative activities using fingertips help nurture the senses of two-year-olds and enhance their concentration.

For example, how about trying a “heart stamp” craft for Valentine’s Day on February 14? As shown in the reference video, it’s easy to make with simple materials, so it’s an approachable activity.

Finger-pressed stamps become even more fun just by changing the colors.

Plus, when teachers join in and use handprints to form hearts, the children create memorable, lovely pieces.

Let’s bring a warm atmosphere to everyday childcare through heartfelt creative activities.

bag-shaped bean holder

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Recommended for Setsubun! Here’s a heart-shaped bean holder you can make from colored construction paper that also doubles as a bag.

First, fold two square sheets of black and yellow construction paper in half.

Round off the open edges, then stack the two so they form a heart shape and draw cutting lines on both sides.

Mark the top and bottom, and make four vertical cuts on each side, stopping where the lines will no longer be visible.

Weave them together to create a checkered pattern by inserting the yellow strips into the black and the black into the yellow.

Attach a handle, add parts like an origami oni (demon), and you’re done!

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Making chocolates for Valentine’s Day

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When it comes to big events in February, Valentine’s Day—giving chocolate—is the highlight! Enjoy making chocolate with an easy recipe that just involves melting and arranging.

Line pink and white chocolate bars on parchment paper and melt them, then place store-bought cookies, candy-coated chocolates, and the like on top.

After that, chill until set and break into pieces of any size, and you’ll have colorful, stylish chocolate bark.

Some children may want to give a present to someone they like.

Since many preschools don’t allow bringing items from home, it would be nice to think together about a way for them to give it to the other child.

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Valentine’s chocolate wall decoration

Easy winter/February wall decorations: Complete your display using only children’s artwork! Two ideas introduced [Nursery/Kindergarten]

This is a perfect craft idea for Valentine’s Day that covers the wall with heart-shaped chocolates! Prepare construction paper cut into heart shapes and have the children freely draw patterns with crayons and other materials.

If coloring inside the heart is difficult, they can draw patterns on the paper first and then cut it into heart shapes.

Finally, write the names of the people they love on stickers—based on whom the children tell you—and stick them in the center of the heart chocolates to finish.

Just imagining a display of such unique chocolates lined up is enough to make you feel happy, isn’t it?

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Snowy world of friendly penguins

Since when did they pick up “more or less”? Winter/February craft journal: “Friendly Penguins in a Snowy World” – for 4- and 5-year-olds [Nursery/Kindergarten]

In February, when the cold wind still tingles the skin, the perfect way for children to have a blast is through hands-on crafts.

Why not try activities that spark the creativity of five-year-olds while incorporating winter elements like the cold and snow? In this “Friendly Penguins’ Snowy World,” children use origami to create penguins and glaciers, and complete the scene with hand-drawn snowflakes to build a single, cohesive world.

There’s fun in folding penguins by following set steps and in tearing origami by hand to represent icebergs.