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[Childcare] Recommended for March! A Collection of Craft Ideas to Enjoy with 4-Year-Olds
March is a time when, with class promotions and preschool graduations approaching, we can truly feel how much children have grown.
Activities that capture the arrival of spring are perfect for this milestone season.
By age four, children’s fine motor skills have improved significantly, and they can enjoy steps that use glue and scissors.
In this article, we’ve gathered ideas perfect for four-year-olds in March childcare settings.
Each idea incorporates seasonal motifs and lets children feel a sense of accomplishment—“I made it myself!” Please try incorporating them into your daily care activities.
Because the children’s creations are treated as works, we refer to them as “seisaku” (productions) in the text.
[Childcare] Recommended for March! A collection of craft ideas to enjoy with 4-year-olds (1–10)
Spin and Swap! Dress-Up Hina DollsNEW!
This spinning, mix-and-match Hina doll craft is an idea you’ll want to include in March childcare activities.
Use colored construction paper to make the emperor and empress’s faces, hair, and head ornaments.
Combine the parts and draw in the faces.
Cut a paper cup into a cone shape and paint it to color the kimono, then attach an obi piece made from origami paper.
Attach the faces and place them over another paper cup decorated with masking tape to finish.
Stick on various patterns of masking tape and enjoy swapping outfits!
Tear-and-enjoy! Butterfly decorationsNEW!
Let’s try making a cute butterfly decoration.
First, cut paper into the shape of a butterfly and paste it onto a backing sheet.
Then tear pieces of paper and stick them onto the wings to decorate.
Finally, attach the parts for the butterfly’s body and face, and you’re done.
It sounds fun to imagine what kinds of paper to tear, and the very sensation of tearing will be interesting too.
Once finished, it can also be used as a wall decoration.
Your room will be filled with a springtime atmosphere.
A cute idea with butterflies and horsetailsNEW!
https://www.tiktok.com/@chooobo2/video/7478297231720844562March is the season when plants sprout and insects become active.
How about making “Butterflies and Horsetails,” perfect for welcoming spring? Stamp paint onto butterfly-shaped pieces cut from colored construction paper using water balloons.
On round pieces of brown construction paper, use a fork to draw the horsetail patterns.
Paste each onto a backing sheet, then add the butterfly bodies and horsetail stems made from colored paper to finish.
Display them in your room for an instant bright, cheerful atmosphere.
Let’s make a butterfly with heart-shaped packing materialNEW!
https://www.tiktok.com/@atsumichan774/video/7361910991757626625When you ask a 4-year-old, “What comes to mind when you think of spring?” they’ll likely say “butterflies”—a true symbol of the season.
How about making a butterfly using materials you can buy at a 100-yen shop? Combine two heart-shaped cushion pads with pipe cleaners or twist ties to form a butterfly.
The cushion material is soft, so it’s easy to thread the pipe cleaners through.
Use a pen to curl the ends for a rounded finish.
This cute, tiny butterfly craft is sure to delight your child.
Also great for walls! Sakura paper cutoutsNEW!
When people think of spring in Japan, many imagine cherry blossoms.
With that in mind, here’s an idea for a cherry blossom wall decoration.
Fold creases into origami paper and cut it with scissors to make the pieces.
It would be perfect for entrance or graduation ceremonies.
It’s also lovely to add a message and give it as a gift.
When making it, be careful that your fold lines are straight and that the angle of your cuts is correct.
Changing the cutting angle will alter the shape of the petals, so take care.
That said, you can also intentionally vary the angles to add your own creative touch.