Have fun with one-year-olds! A collection of craft ideas featuring recommended January motifs

Salt painting

Sparkling fun! How to make salt paintings [Nursery/Kindergarten]

How about trying sparkling, adorable salt painting? Since it’s a unique craft that uses real salt, it’s sure to capture children’s interest! First, draw a New Year–themed design on construction paper using white craft glue, then sprinkle plenty of salt over it.

Please have the teacher handle this step.

Next, the children can have fun painting with water-diluted watercolor paints.

Finally, let it dry thoroughly, and it’s done.

The salt painting’s dimensional texture gives it great presence, making it a lovely choice for a January wall display.

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Penguin footprint art

Penguin Footprint Art Project: Perfect for Wall Displays for 1–3-Year-Olds!

Children’s footprints are so cute! Here’s a craft to make penguins using footprints.

You will need construction paper, origami paper, a pencil, glue, round stickers, white paint, and an ink pad.

First, put some paint on the ink pad and make footprint prints.

The key is to use only a little water in the paint.

Stamp both feet onto the construction paper.

Use round stickers to make the penguin’s face and feet parts, then cut the footprints into the shape of the penguin’s body.

Next, have the children tear the origami paper and glue the pieces onto the construction paper.

Tear them into squares to look like ice.

Attach the penguins to the construction paper, and let the children use round stickers to add the faces—done!

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[Paint] Fukuwarai

The feel of the paint is so much fun! Here’s a recommended fukuwarai-style craft for 1-year-olds.

What you’ll need: colored construction paper in your favorite color, white paint, blue round stickers, head and face parts made from construction paper, plastic wrap, and glue.

First, freely place paint on the colored paper.

Cover it with plastic wrap, then spread the paint by pressing and moving your fingers on top of the wrap.

The texture of the paint is really enjoyable.

Spread the paint all over the paper.

Finally, just like playing fukuwarai, stick on the head and face parts while having fun—and you’re done!

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[Paper Plate] Wobbly Daruma

[Nursery/Kindergarten] Wobbly Daruma Craft with Paper Plates! [New Year]

This is a fun project to make wobbling daruma dolls that are perfect as New Year’s decorations! Cut out the daruma parts from construction paper, glue them together, and have the children draw the faces.

It’ll be exciting to see what unique expressions they create! After that, simply stick the daruma onto a paper plate folded in half.

As an added twist, before cutting the daruma into a circle, let the children scribble freely to create patterns—this makes for a lovely, decorated daruma! The gently wobbling dolls are sure to capture the children’s curiosity.

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Snowman in a plastic bottle

[Easy Winter Craft] Let’s make and display it♪ A plastic-bottle snowman ⛄️ #PreschoolCraft #NurseryTeacher #TeachingIdeas #AspiringNurseryTeacher #TeacherLife #WithKids #PlasticBottleCraft #PlasticBottle

We’re introducing a super cute snowman craft you can make with a plastic bottle! Even 1-year-olds can enjoy making it.

Here’s what you need: a plastic bottle with a rounded top, cotton, a pen, round stickers, felt cut into a thin scarf shape, and wood glue.

First, stuff the bottle with cotton.

Pack it tightly, put the cap on, and draw the eyes with a pen.

Use round stickers for the nose and the buttons on the body.

Finally, wrap the felt scarf around the neck and glue it with wood glue to finish! If you use round stickers for the eyes, it’s even easier for kids to make, so we highly recommend it.

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