[Nursery/Kindergarten] New Year’s wall decorations! A collection of craft ideas to enjoy with children

The Wall of the Twelve Zodiac Signs

[Wall Decorations] How to Make “The Twelve Zodiac Animals All Together!” Easy with Free Templates! New Year Zodiac: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Boar Wall Decor for December/January, Preschool, Kindergarten, Elderly Care

The twelve zodiac animals are said to have been brought over from China.

In Japan, they’ve become an essential New Year’s custom! Creating wall decorations with the twelve zodiac as a motif could be a great way to help people learn about traditional Japanese customs.

Since the twelve zodiac include many different animals, children are sure to enjoy them too! If making all twelve is difficult, you can feature the zodiac animal of the year as the main character and combine it with other New Year motifs to create a lovely wall display.

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miyabi

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Three-dimensional plum blossom

Kimie Gangi New Year wall decoration: How to make three-dimensional plum blossoms

A wall decoration of plum blossoms perfect for the New Year.

Prepare plum blossom templates and cut colored construction paper to match them.

Make a roughly 1 cm slit between each petal.

Next, cut yellow construction paper into thin strips, attach a round piece to each end of a strip, and combine three of these so that their centers intersect to create the stamens.

Glue the stamens to the center of the prepared flower, then press a crumpled piece of paper onto the stamen area and wrap it around to form a three-dimensional plum blossom.

For the final step—gently wrapping and shaping—be sure to try it together with the children!

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A spinning top made from a paper plate

[Childcare Craft] Perfect for New Year's wall decorations! Spinning tops made from paper plates | Frames made from paper plates

With the spirit of celebrating the New Year, many people may try traditional New Year’s games that have long been cherished.

How about incorporating a spinning top—one of those games—as a motif for New Year’s decorations? It’s a simple project: use a paper plate cut in half as the base, then attach a rim and an axle.

The design is up to you—such as the colors of the parts other than the paper plate and how you paint them—so it might be nice to let each person express their individuality while coming up with a design that looks like it will spin well.

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ema (votive wooden plaque)

[Wall Decorations] How to Make a New Year Ema! Ema, winter, December, January. Easy with free templates! Construction paper craft, wall decoration, papercraft, paper craft.

For New Year’s first shrine or temple visit, many people go to a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple.

Many children have probably seen the sight of ema (wooden votive plaques) displayed there.

Because ema are auspicious motifs with wishes for the new year depicted along with drawings, they’re perfect for New Year decorations.

The fact that just having a roof-like shape and a hanging string immediately conveys that it’s an ema means you can be creative with the rest of the design—another nice point.

It sounds fun to include designs like the zodiac animal of the new year or flowers, and then write your wishes or draw freely.

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[Origami and Newspaper] Snow Rabbit

[Craft Idea] Snow Rabbits (January–February, Winter) (Wall Decorations) (Elderly Recreation/OT/Day Services) (Childcare/Educational) (DIY)

Let’s make a fun New Year’s decoration using everyday materials.

This time, we’re making a snow rabbit.

It’s a three-dimensional New Year’s ornament in the shape of a rabbit, made by crumpling newspaper or other paper into a ball.

Prepare white, red, and green colored paper, plus some newspaper.

Since we want to create a plump, round rabbit like a snowball, start by crumpling the newspaper into a sphere to give it volume.

Next, wrap it with white paper, then make red eyes and green ears using the colored paper.

Attach them to the body in a balanced way, and your snow rabbit is complete.

Add a sprig of nandina, and it will look even more festive.

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nikki

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3D daruma

[Craft Idea] Daruma Doll (New Year’s decorations for January) (wall decorations) (recreation/OT/day service for seniors) (childcare) (origami) (DIY) Japanese New Year’s Decorations

These are cute, round daruma decorations perfect for New Year’s wall displays and word art.

Prepare crumpled balls of plain white construction paper, then wrap them with triangular pieces of colored paper.

Next, attach the facial features and other decorations to complete each daruma.

Since it involves crumpling paper and drawing any facial expressions you like, it’s perfect for making together with children.

We also recommend gathering the finished pieces and using letters or words to express gratitude and joy for the New Year.

Give this simple, easy-to-make New Year’s wall decoration a try!

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