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[Childcare] Fun to Make! February Craft Ideas Collection

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.
9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

February is full of unique delights—like Setsubun, Valentine’s Day, and activities that make the most of the cold, such as ice-making—that children look forward to.

However, when it snows or the temperature drops too low, there will be more days when you can’t go outside.

So this time, we’re sharing craft ideas perfect for February.

We’ve gathered lots of fun projects that will excite children and blow away the winter chill.

Be sure to try making them together with your kids.

Note: Since items made by children are treated as artworks, we refer to them as “creations” in the text.

[Childcare] Fun to make! February Craft Ideas (71–80)

Colorful Oni Made with Balloons

Since Setsubun is coming up, I made an oni (demon) out of balloons.

Colorful Oni Made with Balloons

Here’s an ogre craft idea made by sticking face and horn parts cut from construction paper, plus yarn hair, onto inflated balloons.

Prepare colorful balloons, have an adult inflate them and tie the necks.

After your ogres are finished, you can tie string to the balloon necks and hang them from the ceiling as decorations.

If you treat the hanging ogres like targets, you can enjoy bean-throwing; try making “beans” out of newspaper and have fun.

Use balloons in a variety of colors to express your own unique ogres.

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Winter foods with sponge stamps

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The feeling of stamping is so fun! Here’s a winter food craft idea.

Cut construction paper into a pot shape and glue it onto white paper.

Then add brown tofu pouches, white eggs, and brown daikon radish.

Draw patterns on the daikon and tofu pouches with crayons.

Dab black paint onto a textured sponge and stamp it onto gray paper.

Cut it into triangles, and you’ve made konnyaku! Put the konnyaku in the pot and your oden is complete! Enjoy chatting while you craft, asking questions like, “What oden ingredients do you like?” and “What was in it again?”

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Slide Valentine’s Card

It’s an idea where the design changes when you slide the card.

At first glance it looks like a magic trick, but the design changes by placing two stacked cards into a frame with dividers.

When you pull the card out, the combined design of the two cards appears; when you insert the card into the frame, the dividers reveal only the design on the top card.

Make the card that goes on top from a transparent sheet and keep its design simple.

Create the bottom card in colorful style so that, when pulled out, its design combines with the transparent top card to form the final image.

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A snowman with tissues as the star

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Age-based craft ideas posted daily! Check other crafts from the profile! ▷ @levwell_hoikushi Just crumple tissues, pop them into a bag, and you’ll have a soft, cute snowman⛄️✨ Even 2-year-olds can get absorbed while enjoying hand movements like crumpling and stuffing💡 Add your favorite face and decorations to make your very own snowman❄️! What else could you make using this technique? Share your ideas in the comments😊✨ ⛄️Learning goals for the craft • Enrich fingertip sensations through tactile experiences and hand movements • Enjoy the fun of shaping with one’s own hands • Foster familiarity with the winter season ⛄️Materials (store) • Tissues • Clear bags (Daiso) • Pipe cleaners (Daiso) • Rubber bands (Daiso) • Clear tape (Daiso) • Round stickers (Daiso) • Parts (nose/hat) ⛄️How to make 💁🏻‍♀️: Steps for the teacher 1) Crumple tissues and put them into the bag (up to halfway) 2) When it reaches halfway, tie it off with a rubber band 💁🏻‍♀️ 3) Crumple and fill the remaining half 4) When full, close the bag 💁🏻‍♀️ 5) Fold the bag’s corners and secure with clear tape 💁🏻‍♀️ 6) Twist two colors of pipe cleaners and tie around the middle 💁🏻‍♀️ 7) Attach eyes, nose, hat, etc., to finish✨ ⛄️Recommended age 2 years and up ⛄️Difficulty Medium 🧡 ⛄️Estimated time About 10 minutes 💡Age-based ideas are updated regularly! Follow and check the other posts✨ ▷ @levwell_hoikushi Levwell Hoikushi Childcare crafts Winter crafts For 2-year-olds December craft
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It’s a fun idea that lets you enjoy the process of shaping while moving your hands.

Stuff a transparent plastic bag with crumpled tissues.

Once it’s about half full, secure it tightly with a rubber band, then fill the remaining half with more tissues.

Close the bag firmly and tape it so nothing comes out.

Tape the corners as well to give it the rounded look characteristic of a snowman.

Twist two different-colored pipe cleaners together and wrap them around the spot where you secured the rubber band.

Use round stickers to make the face, and finish by adding a construction paper hat.

Let your child choose their favorite colors for the paper and pipe cleaners to create their very own snowman!

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Chocolate decoration that rolls marbles

February makes you think of Valentine’s Day, doesn’t it? For crafts during this season, we recommend chocolate-themed decorations that you can enjoy like a game.

Prepare a container you don’t mind getting dirty, such as an empty tin or a box lid.

Place a heart-shaped piece of construction paper inside, then add marbles coated with paint.

Roll the marbles around to create patterns.

Use your wrists and upper body to move them so you don’t drop the marbles.

It’s a good idea to let your child choose the color of the paper and the paint.

Enjoy watching the patterns take shape and the process of completing the craft while moving your body.

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Making an ogre through finger-play activities

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Making an oni with finger-play starting around age 1Nursery teacher / Childcare worker #NurseryTeacherDailyLife #NurseryTeacherThings Setsubun Oni of Setsubun #100-yen shop DIY work #OuchiMonte
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Here’s a craft idea for making an ogre using construction paper and tissue paper.

In this activity, you’ll crumple tissue paper and stick it onto a paper base made from construction paper.

Use your hands and fingers well to crumple the paper.

Once the tissue paper is crumpled, attach it to the base with double-sided tape.

Next, stick the eyes, mouth, and horn parts onto the ogre’s face base, add the hair, and you’re done.

Please have an adult cut out the necessary parts in advance.

If you put double-sided tape on the back of the face and horn parts to make them like stickers, even one-year-olds can stick them on by themselves and enjoy it.

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Wobbling snowman made from a paper plate

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February still brings plenty of cold weather, and some areas even see snowfall.

Let’s make the most of the season with a snowman-themed craft! All you need are a paper plate and construction paper—both available at 100-yen shops, so it’s easy to get started.

Fold the paper plate in half to make the body, and cut out a head shape from white construction paper.

Attach the head to the body, then make a hat from construction paper in your favorite color.

Use different colored paper to create mitten shapes and add patterns, then draw the face and body.

This craft looks cute displayed in a room, and it’s also fun to play with by gently rocking it.

The charm of this idea is that you can enjoy not only the making process but also the finished piece afterward.

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