For 4-Year-Olds: January Crafts! A Collection of Fun Ideas with Winter and New Year Themes

A plump, cute long-tailed tit (Shima-enaga)

Origami: How to fold a plump long-tailed tit

Let’s make a cute long-tailed tit (shima-enaga) from Hokkaido with origami.

You’ll need 7.5 cm square origami paper, round stickers, a black pen, two strips cut lengthwise from a 15 cm square sheet of brown origami paper (each 1/4 the width), scissors, glue, and so on.

The step for folding the long-tailed tit’s wings is a bit complex, so children will likely feel more comfortable working carefully together with a teacher or guardian.

The finished long-tailed tit can stand on its own, so it looks adorable as is, but if you make a branch out of the brown origami and combine them, you can bring out even more charm.

Let’s roll and make a snowman!

[January - Craft Activity] Crumple-and-Tear Snowman ☃

Crumpling tissue paper and sticking on stickers is so much fun! How about making a snowman craft that’s perfect for winter? First, have the children crumple white tissue paper into balls in whatever size they like.

You’ll also use tissue paper torn into strips; if that step is tricky, an adult can prepare it in advance.

Put the crumpled tissue paper and the torn strips together into a clear plastic bag, then shape it into an oval.

Tie the middle with a chenille stem (pipe cleaner) to form a snowman shape.

Use round stickers for the face, make a bucket hat from construction paper, and attach it with double-sided tape.

If you want to hang it, punch a hole in the bucket, and thread a string through.

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A spinning top you can make and play with!

[Preschool Teacher] Easy New Year’s Activities You Can Make and Play! How to Make Spinning Tops and Kites ✨ [Daycare & Kindergarten]

Let’s make a spinning top for New Year’s games using scrap materials.

First, make cuts at the corners of an empty milk carton and open it out so the sides lie flat.

Then cut the side panels at a point 10 centimeters up from the bottom rim.

Trim the corners to make them rounded.

After decorating the milk carton by drawing pictures or adding stickers, glue a plastic bottle cap at the center on the front, and attach a piece of straw (cut to 5–10 millimeters) to the center on the back.

Your top is now complete—pinch the cap and give it a spin!

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Fun for childcare! Indoor winter activities

[For 2-Year-Olds] Winter Asobi-Comi

Let me introduce some winter indoor activities that include crafts.

You can roll up cotton to look like fake snow, or put it into a plastic kiddie pool and play dynamically as if it were a bubble bath.

Use stamps on black construction paper to represent snowflakes, then glue origami penguins on top to create a winter-themed wall display.

A glowing tunnel made by sticking phosphorescent stickers onto cardboard is a space where kids will want to stay forever.

Why not fully enjoy winter indoors while incorporating children’s free ideas along the way?

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Winter craft! Rolling snowman

[Preschool Craft] Winter Craft ♪ Cute Rolling Snowman | Snowman with Toilet Paper

Snowmen made from toilet paper rolls are round and adorable.

Cut a toilet paper roll in half, then glue colored origami paper on top.

Glue the two prepared roll pieces together to form a snowman shape.

Attach a triangle hat made from construction paper, draw the face with colored pens, and your snowman is complete.

Since cutting the round toilet paper rolls can be difficult for children, it’s a good idea to prepare pre-cut pieces in advance.

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Also great for walls! Paper plate spinning top

[Childcare Craft] Perfect for New Year's wall decorations! Spinning tops made from paper plates | Frames made from paper plates

Let’s make a festive spinning top that you’ll want to display on the wall.

First, cut a paper plate in half.

Then, attach a strip of construction paper along the straight edge of the plate and decorate it with round stickers on top.

Use crayons to draw patterns for the top on the remaining white part of the plate.

Finally, attach the axle piece made from construction paper to the back of the plate, and you’re done.

Spinning tops are a New Year’s classic, and even little ones might look at this wall display—or watch older kids playing with tops—and feel inspired to try it themselves.

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On the walls too! Cute winter crafts

Cute winter crafts (also great for wall decorations!)

When you open it, a cute wall display featuring fir trees and snowmen appears.

Gather washi paper, water-based markers, scissors, water, a brush, and a pencil to get started.

Fold the washi paper in half twice and draw your guide lines.

It’s easier to cut if you follow the guide lines as you cut toward the tip.

Color the fir tree and snowman areas with water-based markers, then blur them with water on your brush and let them dry thoroughly.

Finally, gently open the washi paper, paste it onto construction paper, and you’re done.

Try changing the colors or the expressions to create your own original wall decoration.

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