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[Childcare] Have Fun in March! Craft Ideas for 3-Year-Olds
Why not enjoy making some seasonal crafts together with three-year-olds? With spring-themed motifs like butterflies, flowers, and ladybugs, the bright colors alone make the process exciting. As they move their fingers and say “I’ll choose this one!” while selecting colors and shapes on their own, children greatly expand the range of their self-expression. Here, we’ve gathered craft ideas perfect for three-year-olds in March childcare settings. Please try incorporating them into your daily activities. Note: Since we treat the children’s creations as art pieces, we use the term “production” (制作) in the text.
[Childcare] Have Fun in March! A Collection of Craft Ideas for 3-Year-Olds (1–10)
Candy fits inside too! Cute tulip origamiNEW!
Let’s use two sheets of origami paper to make a tulip flower and leaves.
First, we’ll make the flower: fold the origami into a triangle.
Once folded, starting from the center of the base, fold the left and right corners upward at an angle to form the petals.
Turn the paper over, then fold the left, right, and bottom corners into triangles, and the flower is done! Next, for the leaf piece, also start by folding it into a triangle.
Fold the top corner down to meet the base.
Flip the paper top-to-bottom, then fold up each half of the base along the center line to create two leaves.
Turn the paper over, fold up the bottom corner, and it’s complete.
Combine the two parts to make a cute tulip.
You can place sweets inside from the top of the flower.
Hinamatsuri coffee filter blot paintingNEW!
Draw on a coffee filter with water-based markers, then float it on water to wet it.
Once the ink has bled, take it out and let the filter dry.
When it’s dry, fold it to make the body of the Hina doll.
Finally, attach the face you made from construction paper, and it’s done! Imagine the filter as a kimono: fold the left and right sides to overlap at the center, then fold the bottom up to the back to finish.
The impression of the bleeding pattern changes depending on which colors of markers you use, so you’ll end up with wonderfully unique creations.
Connect the loops to make a ring caterpillarNEW!
Here’s a craft idea for making a caterpillar using classic loop chains, often used as birthday decorations.
Cut construction paper into long strips, form a loop and glue it; then thread the next strip through that loop, form another loop, and glue it the same way.
Repeat to create the caterpillar’s body.
Draw a face on a circle cut from construction paper, and attach antennae made by wrapping pipe cleaners around a pom-pom.
Once you fix the face to the body with double-sided tape, it’s complete! If you connect a stick with a tied string, you might be able to take it for a little walk around the room.
Let’s play with decalcomania!NEW!
Decalcomania, which means transfer, is a technique of expression often used in early childhood education.
Basically, you put paint on one side of a sheet of drawing paper that has a crease down the center, fold it in half, and transfer the paint to the other side to create the image.
The key is to thin the paint with plenty of water! That way, the colors blend and you can enjoy the accidental patterns that emerge.
This introduces two ideas: one is to make a butterfly with decalcomania and then cut it out with scissors, and the other is to use drawing paper pre-cut into a cherry blossom shape to add patterns.
Bubble wrap beehive makingNEW!
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku_ratty/video/7477493714974248212Bees can be scary, but kids are fascinated by beehives! So let’s make a beehive using bubble wrap, which is often used as cushioning material.
First, paint the bumpy side of the bubble wrap with paint.
Yellow and orange are recommended.
Once the paint is applied all over, stamp it onto white construction paper to transfer the pattern.
After the paint dries, cut the paper into multiple hexagons and paste them onto black construction paper to form a beehive.
Finally, stick on a bee made from construction paper—and it’s complete!