[January Childcare] Rabbit-Themed Wall Display Ideas
Rabbits often appear in picture books and songs, making them one of the animals most familiar to children.
They’re also frequently used as motifs in crafts.
So for teachers who are looking for January wall display ideas, how about creating a wall display that features rabbit motifs?
If you combine them with New Year–themed items like snow bunnies, fukuwarai, or daruma, children can also learn about New Year’s traditions.
We’re also sharing ideas you can make together with the children, so please use them as inspiration for your wall displays.
Because the children’s creations are treated as “artworks,” we use the term “seisaku (制作)” in the text.
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[January Childcare] Wall decoration ideas with a rabbit motif (1–10)
New Year wreath made with paper chain links
Let’s make a New Year wreath inspired by a shimenawa (traditional sacred rope).
We’ll use rings made from construction paper cut into short strips and looped.
Thread a string through the rings to form the wreath base.
Stick small pieces of washi-pattern origami or chiyogami onto the rings.
Add decorations like those used on shimenawa, and attach a rabbit made from construction paper to finish.
You could also make a larger wreath and have children stick on the parts.
It’s also a great idea to swap the rabbit for the zodiac animal of the year.
Rabbit daruma made with balloon stamps
Here’s a fun wall decoration featuring rabbits made with balloons.
You’ll add color to construction paper by stamping—using balloons as the stamps.
The balloons’ soft texture is enjoyable, and the feeling of squeezing and pressing them is fun too.
Kids are likely to be excited and really enjoy making balloon stamps.
You could also try using a wider variety of paints for the stamping.
Once the paper is colored, cut it into a daruma shape and attach the rabbit parts.
Fluffy Snow Bunny
This is a wall display of snow bunnies with a cute, plump look.
You’ll make the snow bunnies’ bodies by crumpling tissues into balls.
Using tissue-paper flowers (ohana-gami) instead is also recommended.
With flower paper, you can create snow bunnies in various colors.
Real snow bunnies use leaves like yuzuha (Daphniphyllum) or mokkoku (Ternstroemia) for ears, and nandina berries for eyes.
For this craft, try using origami and round stickers instead.
If you make plum or camellia blossoms with round stickers and add them beside the snow bunnies, they’ll turn out beautifully.
These days there’s less snowfall, so there are fewer chances to make real snow bunnies.
How about making crafted snow bunnies with the children instead of using real snow?
[January Childcare] Rabbit-Themed Bulletin Board Ideas (11–20)
Rabbit Mittens
How about a mitten wall decoration that’s perfect for chilly January? First, cut your favorite color construction paper into the shape of a mitten, and separately cut out shapes of a rabbit and a carrot from other sheets.
Punch holes around the edge of the mitten.
Thread your favorite yarn through these holes to make it look like a knitted mitten.
Then just glue the rabbit and carrot shapes on as the mitten’s pattern—done! Attach a piece of yarn to connect the two hands, and it’s complete.
Besides rabbits and carrots, it’s also fun to choose New Year–themed or wintry motifs for the mitten’s design!
Rabbit’s first calligraphy of the year
The New Year wall display featuring rabbits doing kakizome is a perfect activity that lets each child’s individuality shine.
By letting the children draw freely within the limited space of the paper, a one-of-a-kind piece is created.
It’s also great that the finished works reflect each child’s stage of growth—from the age when they enjoy scribbling to the age when they think about and depict people and objects.
Tearing origami paper in various colors and pasting it around the drawing adds an even more original touch, resulting in a warm, inviting wall display.
Rabbit Footprint Ema
How about a project that lets you see children’s growth at a glance using their footprints? First, have the children stamp their footprints on construction paper.
Once that’s done, cut along the outline of the footprints.
On a separate piece of construction paper, pre-cut the shapes for an ema plaque, rabbit eyes and ears, and decorations like plum blossoms and pine.
After that, all you have to do is assemble the parts.
Place the footprint with the heel at the top, then attach the pre-cut ear and eye pieces to turn it into a rabbit.
Leave a bit of space inside the ema so the children can write their resolutions or things they want to do this year!
A rabbit sweater made with wet-on-wet painting
How about a wall decoration featuring a rabbit wearing a warm and cute sweater? First, cut out the rabbit’s head and body from construction paper.
It’s fine for the teacher to prepare up to this step.
Have the children create wet-on-wet paintings on white construction paper.
Brush the paper with water, then dab on their favorite paints.
They can combine multiple colors, but be careful—mixing too many can make the colors muddy.
Once the wet-on-wet painting is done, cut the paper into a sweater shape that fits the rabbit’s body, glue it onto the rabbit, and it’s complete.
You’ll end up with artworks that showcase each child’s individuality!