[For 5-year-olds] Let’s Make It! A Collection of Recommended Craft Ideas for February

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: spinning-top tricks.
20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.

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).

[For 5-year-olds] Let's Make It! A Collection of Recommended February Craft Ideas (51–60)

[Bleeding Watercolor] Perfectly Round Oni

Here’s a cute round ogre craft idea that looks great on the wall.

First, paint blue, red, and orange on a sheet of white construction paper.

Once it’s dry, cut out a circle to make the ogre’s base.

Next, on a separate yellow sheet, paint the ogre’s pants pattern with black paint, cut it into a semicircle so it covers about half of the base, and glue it on.

Then glue on the hair and horn pieces cut from other paper, and draw the face using round stickers or pens to finish.

Adding arms and legs would make it even cuter!

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Strawberries with chocolate coating that are fun to make

Let’s enjoy the textures as we create! Here are some fun chocolate-dipped strawberry craft ideas.

Prepare strawberry-shaped cut construction paper, paint, a zip-top plastic bag, a backing sheet of construction paper, and brown paper for the chocolate.

First, put paint onto the strawberry-shaped cutout.

Next, place the strawberry cutout into the zip-top bag and spread the paint by pressing with your fingers over the bag.

Finally, glue on the chocolate-colored paper to finish.

Enjoy the unique feel of working with paint!

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Snow Lease

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The fluffy cotton looks like snow and is super cute! Here’s how to make a snow wreath recommended for 2-year-olds.

Adults should handle the cutting.

First, cut out the center of a paper plate.

Make lots of little cotton balls by rolling cotton.

Apply wood glue to the paper plate, then stick on the rolled cotton balls.

Next, put a little paint on your finger and dab it like a stamp to add color to the cotton.

Finally, attach a string to the back of the snowman parts so it can be hung, and you’re done! It’s also adorable if the children use round stickers or crayons to make the snowman’s face.

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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!

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[For 5-year-olds] Let’s make it! A collection of recommended February craft ideas (61–70)

Heart wreath

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[Valentine’s Craft] A Fluffy, Cute Heart Wreath 💕#Childcare Crafting Nursery teacher / Childcare worker #Drawers of Childcare #NurseryTeacherInTraining #NurseryTeacherThings With children tissue paper flowers Valentine's Day Heart Easy to make paper 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.

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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.

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Ehomaki made by rolling construction paper

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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!

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