[Childcare] Handmade New Year’s cards with a horse motif: a collection of ideas to enjoy with kids
How about putting your heart into New Year’s greetings by making handmade horse-themed New Year’s cards? In childcare settings, many people look forward each year to creating New Year’s cards together with the children.
There are plenty of ideas tailored to their ages and interests, such as cute origami horses, unique designs using handprints and footprints, and warm, hand-drawn horse pictures made with paint or colored pencils.
The time spent crafting together nurtures creativity and builds excitement for the coming year.
Enjoy getting ready and deciding what kind of horse-themed New Year’s card you’ll make this year!
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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!
In conclusion
Handmade New Year’s horse postcards are a warmhearted way to share the joy of welcoming the new year with children in early childhood settings.
The time spent making them together will surely become a cherished memory.
Each piece, brimming with individual personality, is sure to bring a smile to whoever receives it.
May the new year be peaceful and fruitful for all of you.


