[Today's Craft] Fun craft ideas recommended today that are useful for childcare!

A hedgehog made with masking tape

A hedgehog craft idea made with colorful washi (masking) tape.

First, create a hedgehog base using construction paper.

It’s also fun to paint or draw the facial expression with paints or crayons.

Use masking tape to represent the hedgehog’s quills.

The key here is to let children stick the tape freely without deciding on exact positions or how to apply it.

Have them choose their favorite tapes from a wide selection and create their own designs.

Try this idea in childcare settings as a way to nurture children’s expressive skills and imagination.

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Shichi-Go-San Chitose-ame candy bag

Daruma made with children’s handprints are so cute! Here’s how to make a Shichi-Go-San Chitose-ame candy bag.

You’ll need construction paper, paint, pens, and stickers.

After stamping paint over the entire bag, attach a Daruma made from the child’s handprint.

When stamping the paint, it’s helpful to use tools that are easy for small hands to grip.

Try creating it together with parents or teachers while enjoying the stamping and the feel of the paint! It’s sure to become a memorable craft.

Handprint and footprint stamp production

Handprint and Footprint Stamping Craft for Ages 0–2 [Autumn] [Nursery/Kindergarten]

At daycare centers and kindergartens, it’s common to make crafts using handprint and footprint stamps that let you see children’s growth! If you’re planning autumn-themed projects, how about making mushrooms or squirrels with footprints, and bagworms with handprints? Kids enjoy making handprints and footprints, and if they like stickers, it’s also fun to add patterns with stickers.

Display the finished pieces in the hallway, and parents can see them at pick-up time—they’re sure to be delighted!

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Finger stamp mushroom

[Craft Play] Even 0-year-olds can do it! Let’s make fingerprint-stamp mushrooms

Even children who aren’t confident with crafts or drawing can have fun trying finger-stamp mushrooms.

Finger stamping is an art activity where you dip your fingertip in paint and create patterns.

It’s not just about tapping—there are many variations, like drawing lines or making tiny dots with your nail.

All you do here is add patterns to mushrooms using finger stamps, so it’s easy and helps nurture children’s creativity.

It can also be fun to reproduce real mushroom patterns by looking at a mushroom field guide instead of inventing your own designs.

That way, it doubles as food education, too.

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yamamoto

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Autumn crafts with newspaper stamping

[Autumn Crafts for 1-Year-Olds 🍁] Tensai Kids Club Rakuyukan Tsunashima Campus

Crumpling up a sheet of newspaper instantly turns it into a stamp.

Let the children enjoy crumpling a big piece of newspaper to start.

Pour paint into a large container like a tub, and stamp with the newspaper.

Using brown and yellow is perfect for depicting autumn foliage.

Attach autumn nuts and insects to the finished tree.

If the children are deeply engaged and having fun, it’s important to step back and simply watch over them.

Create an environment that helps them express themselves freely.

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tsukada moe

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Spring snack making

[Kindergarten/Preschool] Spring Craft / Easy / How to Make a Strawberry Cake ♡

Here’s a spring snack-making craft activity.

Gather construction paper, paint, tissue paper, pastel crayons, and paper cups to make a delicious-looking strawberry cake.

Paint the paper cup to serve as the cake base.

Tear, crumple, and glue the tissue paper to look like whipped cream.

Finish by attaching strawberries made from construction paper.

If you glue the tissue paper in a way that adds volume, it creates a three-dimensional effect that makes it look like a real cake.

Cutting and pasting also gives kids practice using glue and scissors!

Making bento for an autumn field trip

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In autumn, many preschools and kindergartens go on field trips.

A must-have for a field trip is a packed lunch, so let’s make one as an art project! Please prepare lunchboxes and ingredients out of construction paper in advance.

This activity will mainly focus on using glue, so be sure to go over glue-use rules and have hand towels ready.

You can have the children create their ideal lunch as a lead-up to the trip, or have them make it afterward as a keepsake—both approaches offer their own kind of fun!

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hiyoko sensei

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