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Let’s make it at nursery school and kindergarten! A special collection of handmade New Year’s card ideas

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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 as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
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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.

Welcoming the New Year at nursery school or kindergarten—how about making heartfelt New Year’s cards together with the children? We’ve gathered lots of ideas full of handmade warmth: the soft hues of pastel art, the fun of dabbing and spreading color with sponge daubers, and keepsakes like footprint records of growth.

From simple steps to puffy, three-dimensional finishes, every design lets each child’s individuality shine! Create one-of-a-kind New Year’s cards with the children—cards that will warm the hearts of those who receive them.

Let’s make it at daycare and kindergarten! A special collection of handmade New Year’s card ideas (21–30)

Pote Saburō’s horse-drawing song

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It’s a very unique drawing song where you end up completing a horse while making rice cakes.

The first thing you draw is the shape of a grilled, puffed-up mochi.

That becomes the horse’s face and nose.

From there, decorate with black beans for the eyes and use black sesame seeds to represent the nostrils.

Pour sauce to draw the mane, and finally, stick in two pieces of chikuwa for the ears to complete the horse.

The lyrics are unforgettable once you hear them, so children might memorize them after just one listen.

Enjoy the song and try drawing a cute horse illustration!

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A horse made with marble art

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Art sparks children’s creativity! Kids’ ideas and perspectives can sometimes reveal things adults might overlook or fail to notice.

This time, let’s use marbles, paper, and paint to create a dynamic, free-form horse face.

First, roll marbles dipped in black paint across the paper to make patterns.

Next, color in the areas that look like the horse’s face and mane with colored pens or paint to finish.

It looks like it’ll become a one-of-a-kind, original New Year’s card—no two pieces will be the same.

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Handprint art horse

Let’s send a lovely New Year’s card that captures your child’s growth with their handprints.

It’s a unique idea that uses children’s handprints to create the body of “Bullseye,” Woody’s trusty steed from the hugely popular film Toy Story, loved by kids and adults alike.

You can adapt it for babies through toddlers, making it perfect if you’ve been stuck for New Year’s card ideas.

You can also tailor it to your children’s ages by adding parts, sticking on pieces, or writing text, and the result is sure to be wonderful!

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Fun to stick! Horse face

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Drawing a horse illustration can be quite challenging… If you feel that way, here’s a great idea for a horse you can complete by simply sticking pieces together! Parents or teachers can lightly sketch on construction paper, cut out the parts, and then stick them on with double-sided tape or glue to finish.

Use round stickers for the eyes, and draw the nose with a pen or crayon.

It’s a lovely project that can be adapted so infants to preschoolers can enjoy it.

Layering the construction paper also creates a 3D effect, making it a striking New Year’s card.

Give it a try!

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A horse you can draw in 5 steps

The 5-step way to draw a horse is way too funny lol

A horse you can draw in 5 steps

A New Year’s card that lets kids’ individuality shine is sure to warm the recipient’s heart! This is an idea we highly recommend for preschool classes.

Many children may not know where to start when they begin drawing.

The key here is that the drawing order is predetermined, making it easy to get started.

Plus, it’s a wonderful idea that still brings out each child’s unique personality.

In step 5, try adding your own touches—like coloring and lettering.

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The little horse from the drawing song

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The little horse from the drawing song

This is a horse drawing song that even toddlers will find easy to try, using circles, squares, diamonds, straight lines, and wavy lines.

Use squares for the body and legs, and circles to represent the head and ears.

Draw a long neck with a straight line and the mane with a wavy line.

Surprisingly, the diamond shape is used for the tail! Finally, add the eyes and nostrils as black dots to complete it.

It’s a simple horse that can also be enjoyed as a coloring page, so feel free to use it in your New Year’s card design.

By changing the angle of the legs, you can depict a standing horse, a running horse, and many other poses!

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Cute horse! How to draw a unicorn

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Cute horse! How to draw a unicorn

If you want to make a cute Year of the Horse New Year’s card, how about drawing a unicorn? The illustration introduced here shows a unicorn’s profile from the neck up.

Start by drawing the outline of the face, then the front of the neck; draw the ear, then draw the back of the neck and connect it to the front.

After drawing the nose and mane, add a splendid horn so it’s clearly a unicorn.

For the eye, include long eyelashes to make it look cute.

Although horses are typically brown, since this is a unicorn, try coloring it mainly with purple and pink.

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