[For 5-year-olds] Let’s Make It! A Collection of Recommended Craft Ideas for February
February is packed with exciting events like Setsubun and Valentine’s Day! For projects with five-year-olds, there are plenty of ideas that make clever use of fine motor skills, such as making oni horns by wrapping yarn and creating items with scratch-card-style surprises.
It’s wonderful to nurture that special “I want to make it myself!” spirit unique to senior kindergarteners, while also giving them time to show their creations to friends and play with their finished works.
Here, we introduce craft ideas perfect for February’s seasonal events.
Enjoy the season together with the children as you create! Note: In this article, we use the term “seisaku (制作)” to refer to children’s creations as works (artworks).
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[For 5-year-olds] Let’s make it! A collection of recommended February craft ideas (61–70)
Topping Chocolate Stick
Let’s make original decorations! Here are some ideas for toppings that look like chocolate sticks.
What you’ll need: straws, construction paper cut into heart shapes, tissue paper, double-sided tape, ribbon, pipe cleaners, yarn, craft glue, and decorative materials.
How about decorating heart-shaped “chocolates” made from construction paper together with kids who are increasingly eager to do things on their own? It’s perfect for Valentine’s Day crafts, too! Give it a try!
Heart wreath
@hoiku.labo [Valentine’s Craft] A Fluffy, Cute Heart Wreath 💕#Childcare CraftingNursery teacher / Childcare worker#Drawers of Childcare#NurseryTeacherInTraining#NurseryTeacherThingsWith childrentissue paper flowersValentine's DayHeartEasy to makepaper plate
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Perfect for February! Here’s how to make a fluffy, cute heart wreath.
First, fold a paper plate in half and cut it so that, when opened, it forms a heart shape.
Cut out the center of the plate as well.
An adult should handle the cutting.
Next, wrap two colors of tissue paper vertically around the paper plate.
After spreading glue over the entire plate, crumple small pieces of tissue paper and stick them on.
Add a ribbon and a loop for hanging, and it’s done! The sticking and crumpling steps are especially fun for two-year-olds, so be sure to try making it together with your child.
Creating the demon that cuts and tears
Perfect for Setsubun crafts! Here’s a wall display idea recommended for 2-year-olds.
Prepare construction paper parts for the ogre’s face, head, and horns, along with origami paper, glue, and crayons.
First, apply glue to the head piece and stick torn pieces of origami paper onto it.
Then, glue the head and horn pieces onto the face piece.
Finally, draw the ogre’s face with crayons to complete it! You can also prepare parts like the ogre’s eyes in advance so the children can enjoy sticking them on.
Be sure to try making it together with the kids.
Ehomaki made by rolling construction paper
@atsumichan774 Setsubun CraftGood evening! I’m Atsumi, a nursery teacher. Today I made a perfect craft for Setsubun: an ehomaki/rolled sushi craft. It’s fun to roll up the ingredients! It’s super easy but looks pretty real… You can even use it for pretend play! Use construction paper in your favorite colors and try expressing your favorite fillings and foods!Materials- Construction paper- Toilet paper roll core- Kitchen paper (paper towels, etc.)How to make1) Cut the construction paper to about the same width as the paper roll core.2) Crumple the “ingredients” and roll them into stick shapes.3) Stack a suitable number of sheets of kitchen paper and roll them up.4) Thread them through the toilet paper roll core.5) Wrap black construction paper around the paper roll core.Sound effects: Maou DamashiiMusic: SUMMER_BREEZE/close spring (DOVA-SYNDROME)Atsumi-sensei’s Nursery Diary @atsumi18Tags: Setsubun, nursery school, kindergarten, craft, DIY, ehomaki, makizushi
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Here’s a very cute Ehomaki craft that’s perfect for two-year-olds.
Prepare a toilet paper roll, colored construction paper cut into squares, and paper towels.
First, roll the colored paper into thin strips to look like fillings.
Next, stack several layers of paper towels to resemble rice, then roll the colored paper up inside them.
Place the roll into the toilet paper tube, spread glue on black construction paper, and wrap it around the tube to finish.
It also works great for pretend play, so give it a try!
Oden wall decoration
Craving something warm for the cold season? Here’s a craft project to make oden using construction paper.
Prepare construction paper cut into oden ingredient shapes, a soup shape, a pot shape, and a spoon shape.
When it gets cold, we all start longing for hot oden, don’t we? Some children may have already tried oden at home.
It could be fun to ask, “What’s your favorite oden ingredient?” before starting the craft! Try this oden-making activity with construction paper—give it a go!