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Perfect for January bulletin boards! A collection of Daruma craft ideas kids will love in childcare settings

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.

Many teachers are probably thinking about what kinds of daruma crafts they can enjoy making with the children to brighten up the nursery room in January.

Here, we’ve gathered ideas you can also use for classroom wall displays, from stamp play and wobbling mechanisms made with paper plates to growth records that use handprints and footprints.

Let the children enjoy the feel of paint, freely express themselves with glue and crayons, and try daruma crafts that bring out their “I want to try!” spirit.

Use these ideas as a reference for creating a warm wall display that’s perfect for starting the new year.

子どもたちの作品は芸術作品として扱われるため、本文では「制作（seisaku）」という用語を用います。

I want to decorate the January wall! A collection of daruma craft ideas to enjoy in childcare (11–20)

Daruma craft using handprints and footprints

I’m happy to have a record of the kids’ growth! Here’s a craft you can make using your child’s handprints and footprints.

You’ll need white construction paper, Daruma decorations, red paint, glue or other adhesive, and masking tape.

First, use the red paint to take your child’s handprints and footprints on both ends of the paper.

Then, stick the Daruma decoration in the center with glue.

Add text to the paper, decorate with masking tape, and you’re done! Besides masking tape, stickers are also great for decorating.

How about making this as a New Year growth record for your child?

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Daruma made with paint stamps

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Sponge stamping with paint is so much fun! Here’s a recommended daruma craft for January.

You’ll need construction paper, masking tape, a sponge, paint, and crayons or colored pencils.

Cut out a daruma-shaped template from a sheet of construction paper that’s the same size as your base sheet.

Secure the template to the base at four points with masking tape, then dip the sponge in paint and stamp over it.

Next, make the daruma’s facial parts from construction paper.

Glue them onto the body, then freely draw the face and other details with crayons or colored pencils to finish!

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Daruma doll fukuwarai

[New Year Craft] Let’s make a Daruma ‘Fukuwarai’!

Daruma doll fukuwarai

Here’s how to make a Daruma fukuwarai that lets you enjoy different expressions by cutting colored paper.

You’ll need colored paper, a pencil, and glue.

First, draw the Daruma’s body on red paper with a pencil, and draw a round face on yellow paper.

Cut out the face and body with scissors, then glue them together.

Next, draw the body parts on white paper and cut them out, and draw the eye parts on white paper with a pencil and cut them with scissors.

It’s fun to make eyes in any shapes you like.

Draw a mouth on the red paper with a pencil and cut it out with scissors, and finally make the mustache parts—and you’re done!

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Shichifuku Daruma (Seven Lucky Gods Daruma)

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Shichifuku Daruma (Seven Lucky Gods Daruma)

These wall decorations will enliven New Year’s celebrations by creating auspicious Daruma dolls in the designs of the Seven Lucky Gods, who are also worshipped as deities of fortune and prosperity.

Make each god’s body from seven different colors of construction paper, then attach printed paper with their faces drawn on it to create vividly colored Daruma.

When cutting slits with scissors to add a three-dimensional touch, an adult should assist.

If you also make each god’s signature items—such as a staff or a sea bream—the decorations become even more festive, perfect for starting the new year on a bright note.

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Wobbly Daruma Made from Paper Plates

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

Wobbly Daruma Made from Paper Plates

It’s fun to watch the paper plate wobble! Here’s how to make a Daruma doll.

You will need colored construction paper, gold origami paper, a paper plate, glue, and crayons.

First, cut a circle out of red construction paper to make the Daruma’s body.

Then cut an oval that will be the Daruma’s face to fit on the circular body.

Next, cut decorative pieces from the gold origami paper.

Glue all the parts together, and finally fold the paper plate in half and glue the Daruma onto it—that’s it! Try adjusting the size of the Daruma and the paper plate so it’s easy for the children to make.

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Daruma made with balloon stamps

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Daruma made with balloon stamps

Enjoy balloon stamping! Here’s how to make a Daruma doll.

You’ll need balloons, construction paper, paint, Daruma face parts, gold origami paper, and glue or another adhesive.

First, inflate the balloon to a size a child can hold.

For infants, water-balloon size is recommended.

Dip the balloon in red paint and have fun stamping.

Once the paint is dry, cut along the Daruma body template, then glue on the facial parts.

Finally, cut or tear the gold origami paper and glue it on—and you’re done!

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I want to decorate the January wall! A collection of Daruma craft ideas to enjoy in childcare (21–30)

Crayon Shimenawa

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I made a shimenawa with crayons for New Year! It's pretty fast, so you might want to save it.#oilpastel #OilPastel crayon New Year #NewYearDecorations
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Let’s make a New Year’s decoration using a drawn shimenawa rope and ornaments! All the parts are flat, but by incorporating shading into the drawings, they’ll look three-dimensional.

First, draw the base shimenawa on white drawing paper.

Start by drawing a large circle, then place teardrop shapes along that line.

Next, fill the inside of each teardrop with a light green.

Once filled, add shading with dark green and white, then rub with a cotton swab to blend the crayon.

You’ll create the decorative parts in the same way, so draw your favorite motifs, such as plum blossoms or a Japanese-style ribbon.

Attach the parts to the shimenawa, punch a hole, thread a string through, and it’s complete!

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