Craft ideas for 1-year-olds to enjoy in spring: flowers and koinobori (carp streamers)

Easter wreath

Here’s how to make an Easter wreath using a paper plate.

Prepare a paper plate, yarn, glue, scissors, round stickers, and construction paper.

Cut out the center of the paper plate to create the wreath base.

Cut construction paper into egg shapes and glue them onto the plate to form the wreath.

Using colorful egg cutouts will give it a stronger Easter feel.

Attach chicks and bunnies to the yarn and add a loop for hanging, and you’re done.

Making an Easter wreath is a great way to liven up April festivities.

Strawberries made with sticker pasting

Let’s have fun sticking stickers with our fingertips! Here are some strawberry craft ideas you can make with sticker pasting.

For one-year-olds, sticking stickers is a wonderful activity that nurtures fine motor skills and concentration.

Placing stickers helps them practice using their fingertips and learn precise movements and pressure control.

Completing a craft also gives them a sense of accomplishment and boosts their confidence.

You’ll need a craft paper plate, construction paper, and round stickers.

Give it a try!

Skeleton flower

Introducing how to make a skeleton flower with a charming glossy shine.

Prepare transparent origami paper, a flower template, round stickers, glue, scissors, crayons, and clear tape.

Use the flower template to trace the shape onto the backing paper and cut it out.

Apply clear tape to the back of the construction paper so you can attach transparent origami paper to the flower area.

Have the children stick the cut transparent origami pieces from the front.

Mixing different transparent origami colors when sticking them makes the colors blend and look adorable.

Draw the stem with a crayon, and it’s complete.

Give it a try!

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Dandelion fluff made from raffia tape (Suzuran tape)

It looks like the fluffy seeds could float away! Here’s an idea for making dandelion fluff with raffia tape.

You’ll need white raffia tape, scissors, and vinyl tape.

After wrapping the raffia tape, bundle it together, split it finely with your fingertips, and secure it with vinyl tape—this simple method is the charm of the idea.

The more finely you split the tape, the fluffier it turns out, which is really fun! Be sure to try it for a spring craft project.

Koinobori made with stamps

Let’s make use of scrap materials we’d usually throw away! Here’s an idea for making koi-shaped streamers using stamps.

What you’ll need: construction paper cut into a koi streamer shape, brushes, a palette, paints, koi streamer parts made from construction paper, glue, rubber bands, an empty lactic-acid drink bottle, and bubble wrap.

Bubble wrap makes a fun “pop-pop!” sound when you press it with your fingers, but this time, let’s use it for crafting without popping it! Attach a piece of cut bubble wrap to the empty drink bottle with a rubber band to make a stamp.

Dab your favorite paint colors onto the construction paper and have fun! You’ll get patterns that look just like scales on a koi streamer.

Dandelion made from a straw stamp

Let’s make lots of tiny, cute dandelions using a straw stamp! Once you have your straw, snip small slits into the end with scissors.

The length of the cuts will change the size of the flowers, so try different lengths.

Then dip it in yellow paint and stamp it onto paper to make a bunch of adorable dandelions bloom! You can draw stems and leaves with crayons, and using paper cups, origami paper, or wrapping paper to create vases or bouquets would also look lovely.

How about decorating your room with these simple and super cute dandelions?

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Dandelions Made with Sponge Stamps

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Have fun stamping with a pop-pop rhythm! Here are some dandelion craft ideas you can make with sponge stamps.

Many kids don’t like getting their hands dirty, but these sponge stamps are perfect even for them.

Attach a piece of sponge to the tip of a disposable chopstick with a rubber band, soak it in paint, and pop-pop stamp onto construction paper! The dandelion flowers you make from paper will look even more vibrant.

Be sure to try this for your spring crafts!