[Childcare] February Setsubun Bean-Throwing! A Fun Collection of Oni Craft Ideas
As Setsubun approaches, creating oni-themed crafts becomes one of the fun activities at nurseries and kindergartens.
For two-year-olds, the experience of making something with their own hands is a very important time.
Coloring, sticking on parts, enjoying the feel of different materials—through these kinds of activities, their interest in seasonal events deepens significantly.
Here, we’ve gathered plenty of oni craft ideas perfect for Setsubun, from masks and bean containers to unique play items.
Make this year’s Setsubun even more fun together with the children! Note: In this article, we use the term “seisaku” (制作) to refer to children’s creations as “works.”
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[Childcare] Setsubun in February: Fun Oni (Demon) Craft Ideas (41–50)
Make it with an envelope! Oni (demon) mask/hat
@chooobo2 New for this year! Making an Oni (ogre) headpiece. Using a No. 2 (long) envelope, you can wear it and have fun—perfect for Setsubun. Stamp paint onto the envelope with a water balloon in any colors you like. (Using multiple colors looks beautiful.) For the hair, just crumple up tissue paper and glue it on. Draw the horns and eyes however you like. Note: Once the paint dries, the envelope’s opening can curl. We recommend folding the opening inward and gluing it down. Also, be sure to cut out the oni’s mouth only after the paint has fully dried. If you stamp with paint before it dries or after cutting it out, the envelope can wrinkle easily. Tip: You can adjust the steps to suit ages 2–5. Try it in a way that fits your class and developmental levels!Setsubun craftDemon maskMade in FebruarySetsubunSetsubun Festival
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Let’s make an ogre (oni) headpiece using a Kaku-2 size envelope as the base! First, cut along the fold on just one side edge of the envelope.
Once cut, seal the flap, place the envelope horizontally with the cut side facing down, and draw a half-circle where the face opening will be.
Next, fold both corners on the uncut side into triangles and secure them with tape, then color the entire envelope in your favorite color.
After coloring, cut along the half-circle line.
Attach the oni face and horns made from construction paper, as well as the hair parts made by gluing crumpled tissue paper onto a cloud-shaped base.
Finally, punch holes on both sides of the half-circle, thread an elastic cord through, and you’re done!
[Childcare] February Setsubun Bean-Throwing! Fun Oni (Demon) Craft Ideas (51–60)
Ehomaki
Perfect for wall decorations! Here are some ideas for making ehomaki using construction paper.
To make the ehomaki, first create the sushi roll with black and white paper, then attach small pieces of colored paper as the fillings on the white rice section.
This alone expresses Setsubun well, but to make it feel even more festive, why not make some oni (ogres) too? You could have an oni eating ehomaki, or holding it instead of a spiked club—feel free to create whatever image you like.
It’s a good idea to have the children draw the oni’s facial expressions themselves.
Setsubun balance game toy
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Let’s try playing the “Setsubun Balance Game,” which helps kids develop their sense of balance while having fun! It’s easy to make: add two fold lines to a paper plate to create a wobbly base.
It’s a good idea to tape the plate so it doesn’t open back up.
Decorate the paper plate with construction paper and crayons, and make the pieces to place on top using printed oni (demon) materials.
You can also use bottle caps or sponges as substitutes, or draw your own illustrations on construction paper.
This game trains fine motor skills and balance, making it a great educational activity for children!
Oni Mobile
This is a mobile featuring an ogre hanging from a holly-and-sardine frame.
You can make it with wooden sticks or chopsticks, string, and construction paper.
Let’s start by making the holly-sardine frame.
Tie string to both ends of a wooden stick, leave some length, and knot the strings together into one.
Attach a sardine head made from construction paper to either the left or right side, and decorate the remaining length of the stick with holly leaves cut from construction paper at equal intervals.
Hang about three strings down from the stick, and attach ogres and beans made from construction paper to those strings to finish.
Oni Wreath
Here’s a craft idea for a wreath that uses a paper plate to resemble an ogre’s (oni) pants.
Cut out the center of the paper plate, paint it, and glue on thin, torn strips of black construction paper to create a tiger stripe pattern.
For decorations, make Okame and Oni faces, as well as a tanzaku (paper strip), by cutting out parts from construction paper and gluing them together.
Attach a holly-and-sardine (hiiragi-iwashi) charm to the tanzaku and write any text you like.
Once you’ve arranged and glued the Okame and Oni onto the paper plate in a balanced way, hang the tanzaku in the center of the plate to finish.
Oni pants are traditionally yellow, but they’ll also look cute if you switch it up and make them pink or orange.
Setsubun wreath made with origami
Here’s an idea for a Setsubun wreath made entirely from origami.
You’ll make it in parts: the wreath base, the oni (demon), ehomaki roll, plum blossoms, and a bean holder.
For the wreath base, fold an origami sheet into a triangle, then align the right corner with the top corner to make one part; make eight of these parts and assemble them into a circle.
For the oni, use two sheets of origami and make the face and body separately.
Don’t forget to make the horns and clothing.
For the ehomaki, use the zabuton fold, color the edge black, and draw the fillings.
For the plum blossoms, fold the paper into a triangle, then fold the left and right corners up to meet the top corner; open and squash the folded parts to shape the petals.
For the bean holder, fold the top left and right corners down diagonally, fold the top corner down again, then fold the two bottom corners up diagonally to finish.
Glue all the parts onto the base to complete a cute wreath.
Bean-throwing play with empty boxes
How about a bean-throwing game idea that turns an empty box you’d normally throw away into a fun toy? It’s perfect for indoor play in February.
Fix the box lid upright with duct tape or similar so it stands vertically.
Line the bottom of the box with colored construction paper, and stick a paper-made oni (demon) face and pants on the inside of the lid.
For hair, use small pieces of colorful origami paper for a fun look.
Using shiny, reflective origami will also get kids excited.
Make paper balls by crumpling origami, then throw them at the oni.
If they land inside the box, you win!