[Childcare] Ideas for January wall decorations
In this article, we introduce January wall decoration ideas that are useful both in childcare settings and at home! For children, January is full of fun—New Year’s Day otoshidama gifts, traditional New Year’s games, playing in the snow, and more.
Let’s create an original wall display that incorporates all the fun events of January! We’ve gathered New Year–themed ideas like ema wishing plaques, hanetsuki paddles, and shishimai lion dances, as well as wall art projects you can make together with children.
Create a bright, festive display that’s perfect for welcoming the New Year!
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[Childcare] January Wall Decoration Ideas (21–30)
Just stick them on in layers! New Year’s kagamimochi
This is a flat kagami-mochi craft using layered cutouts that you can safely do even in schools where 3D projects aren’t allowed.
Just cut out circles in gradually different sizes and stack and glue them to create a kagami-mochi with a three-dimensional feel, so it’s easy for children to make.
This example uses four layers, but adding more layers will give it more presence, and making it smaller as a mini kagami-mochi is also an adorable variation.
Since simply gluing the pieces together makes it look polished, it’s a project where children can easily feel a sense of accomplishment.
Arranged on a wall as New Year’s decorations, it looks festive—definitely a New Year’s craft to try.
Crayon Shimenawa
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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!
Stamping Shishimai (Lion Dance)
This is a New Year–themed craft activity that kids can enjoy by stamping away.
Through making it, they can naturally learn that the furoshiki cloth of the shishimai (lion dance) often features auspicious patterns, such as the swirling karakusa arabesque and the powerful ke-manji motif.
The shishimai is a beloved traditional performing art for warding off misfortune and praying for good health, and it’s said that being “bitten” on the head will keep you lively for the year.
As children create patterns with stamping, sharing this background story alongside the activity will greatly deepen their understanding.
Kadomatsu decoration made with Japanese-pattern paper plates
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This is a simple craft that lets you create festive New Year’s decor using only familiar materials.
By using paper plates with traditional Japanese patterns, just cutting and pasting instantly brings out a seasonal feel, and simply hanging it on the wall elevates the New Year’s mood.
The steps are very straightforward: use a paper plate as the base, attach kadomatsu parts made from doilies and construction paper, and finish with a ribbon.
Since you can put it together quickly with double-sided tape, it’s perfect for making with children.
You’ll have an adorable, elegant, Japanese-style kadomatsu decoration in no time—an ideal New Year’s craft that brightens up your entryway or room.
Twisted paper streamer made of decorative tissue paper
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku.labo/video/7449999414690630919A perfect New Year’s craft activity where you can make an authentic shimenawa just by twisting tissue paper.
The steps are simple: roll two colors of tissue paper into thin strands, twist them together, make two of the same, and form a ring.
The twisting process is great fine-motor practice as kids learn to control their strength, and they’ll also enjoy choosing the colors.
Showing a real shimenawa or a photo beforehand helps them visualize the result and complete the project smoothly.
Add New Year-themed decorations like pine or snakes at the end to instantly create a festive, eye-catching shimenawa.
It’s easy yet full of seasonal charm—highly recommended for parents and children to enjoy together over the New Year.
Make it with tissue paper! Extra-large plum blossom
Perfect for New Year wall decorations too! Here are some ideas for making plum blossoms with tissue paper.
You’ll make two parts: yellow stamens and red petals.
For both, accordion-fold the tissue paper, staple it in the center, then open it up sheet by sheet.
For the stamens, make fine cuts on both sides; for the petals, round both sides with scissors before opening.
Create two types of flowers—one fully open and one bud.
It’s also recommended to make bamboo and pine with green tissue paper; adding them to the wall display will make it look more festive.
Lovely translucence! Easy New Year’s decoration
This is a beautiful seasonal craft that showcases the glossy shine and clarity unique to resin.
The video carefully demonstrates the process of tinting resin and pouring it into plum blossom shapes, and it also discusses tips for coloring and suggestions for substitute materials, making it approachable even for beginners.
As an educational element, it introduces how mixing colors nurtures color sense and how fine finger movements can promote brain development—resulting in a project that’s “fun to make and delightful to display.” A cute New Year’s craft with a satisfying sense of accomplishment.