[Nursery/Kindergarten] New Year Craft Ideas: A Collection of Projects You Can Enjoy Even After Making Them

A horse made with marble art

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.

Recommended for childcare! January’s shishimai (lion dance) craft

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Let me introduce an idea for making a shishimai (lion dance) craft, which is said to ward off bad luck when it bites your head.

You’ll use construction paper and crayons, and you’ll cut the shishimai parts out of the paper.

The parts to cut are four: the body, head, ears, mouth, and hair.

Glue the parts onto a base sheet of construction paper to create the shishimai, then draw the face, teeth, body patterns, and feet with crayons.

Once you decorate the blank areas of the base however you like, it’s complete! You can use New Year’s-themed stickers for the decorations, or simply draw with crayons—both are great.

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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!

Fun with threading! Daruma-san

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Let’s make a Daruma decoration with a lovely yarn texture.

First, cut a circle out of the center of a paper plate.

Then use a hole punch to make evenly spaced holes around the inner rim.

Thread red yarn through one of the holes and tie a knot so it won’t slip out, then enjoy lacing the yarn through the holes as you like.

When you finish lacing, glue on the Daruma face and body pattern pieces made from construction paper over the yarn, and decorate the plate with stickers or plum blossoms to complete it.

Add a string for hanging, and it can be displayed like a wreath!

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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!

Recommended in January! Make feathers and hagoita (battledores)

[Made in January] Hagoita and Hane (battledore and shuttlecock)

Speaking of games famous for the New Year, it has to be the traditional hagoita (battledore) game.

Let’s prepare milk cartons, bottle caps, raffia tape (suzuran tape), construction paper, scissors, and glue, and make one together.

For the paddle part, cut the milk carton into the shape of a hagoita and double it up to increase strength.

If you make the handle even sturdier, it will be easier to use.

For decorations, it’s recommended to cut shapes from construction paper or origami paper.

For the shuttlecock, place two bottle caps together and insert shredded raffia tape between them, then secure it firmly with tape.

Once it’s finished, try playing with your friends and have fun.

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Easy one-sheet horse origami

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For someone who’s far away, a child’s growth can feel incredibly fast, right? Here’s an idea for a New Year’s card: attach a horse made from origami.

Origami is said to nurture not only fine motor skills but also thinking skills and the ability to plan ahead.

The recipient will likely be delighted to see that the child can now create such a lovely piece with origami.

You only need one sheet of origami paper, and adding eyes with a pen or round stickers gives it a cute finish.

Recommended for preschoolers in the middle to older age range.