For three-year-olds: A collection of craft ideas featuring spring events and creatures that you’ll want to make with your three-year-old
When spring comes, flowers bloom and living creatures become more active.
Three-year-olds are probably discovering many signs of spring through outdoor activities, too.
So this time, we’ve put together craft ideas perfect for three-year-olds to try in spring.
We introduce many ideas that use fun techniques, a variety of materials, and even recycled items.
Please consider incorporating activities that let children experience satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment.
Because we treat what children make as works of art, we refer to them as “seisaku” (productions) in the text.
[Age 3] A collection of craft ideas (1–10) to make with three-year-olds, featuring spring events and creatures
Colorful Strawberry
If you’re looking to incorporate lots of spring vibes into your crafts, this is a must-see.
Here’s a cute, colorful strawberry craft.
First, cut red construction paper into the shape of a strawberry.
Next, use about three paint colors of your choice to paint a bubble wrap sheet.
Finally, place the painted bubble wrap on top of the strawberry-shaped paper to stamp the pattern, then glue on a strawberry calyx made from green construction paper—and you’re done.
You’ll end up with plenty of colorful strawberries full of personality that feel just like kids’ creations.
It’s easy to make, so give it a try!
cardboard camera
Let me introduce a cardboard camera that’s perfect for a walk.
Prepare cardboard, cellophane, a paper cup, and double-sided tape.
Cut two pieces of cardboard to the size of the camera you want to make.
Take a paper cup that’s cut in half horizontally with slits cut vertically, place it against the cardboard, then cut out a lens shape and fit it in.
Stick colored cellophane over the top, glue the cardboard pieces together, and you’re done! Try adding a yarn strap for walks or changing the cellophane colors and decorating it as you like!
wiggly inchworm
A wiggly caterpillar you can make with construction paper! It’s perfect for spring crafts.
First, stick double-sided tape onto the construction paper and cut it with scissors.
Try to keep the strips as even as possible, cutting up to just before the tape.
After you peel off the tape backing, make loops with the cut strips and attach them.
Put double-sided tape on the caterpillar’s face section as well, and make a loop there in the same way.
Finally, attach the facial features, and you’re done! For the face parts, it’s cute to have the kids draw them themselves, adjusting to their age.
Ladybug origami for spring wall displays too!
Seeing a ladybug makes you feel that spring has arrived, doesn’t it? So let’s try making a ladybug out of origami.
First, fold the origami paper into a triangle, then fold both side corners up to meet the top corner.
Leave the bottom single layer as is, fold the top corner downward, and then tuck the tip slightly to the back.
This will be the ladybug’s face.
Take the top corner you left as a single layer, match the shape, and fold it to the back.
Fold the remaining three corners into small triangles to round out the shape of the origami.
Slightly fold the edges on both sides of the top corner to the back, and add black round stickers for the body’s spots.
Draw the face, and you’re done!
Let’s make and display it! The Very Hungry Caterpillar
How about making the famous Very Hungry Caterpillar? First, take five sheets of construction paper and cut them into oval shapes to form the caterpillar’s body.
Prepare the antenna pieces as well, then arrange the body segments and stick them onto the backing paper one by one.
After you’re done gluing, use round stickers to decorate freely.
Simply adding stickers in your favorite colors will give you a colorful, cute caterpillar.
Next, draw the face with crayons and add drawings to the background too.
Finally, write your name and you’re done.
Each child’s individuality will shine through in their one-of-a-kind caterpillar.
Cute and fun to play with! Flapping butterfly
You can wear it on your finger and play with it! Let me introduce the Flappy Butterfly.
Prepare a sheet of construction paper cut into a rectangle, origami paper or stickers for the wing patterns, and antenna parts.
First, fold the rectangular construction paper in half to make a mountain fold crease.
Then, leaving about 1 cm of space, add valley fold creases on both sides.
After folding along the creases, draw half of a butterfly shape and cut it out with scissors.
Also make two evenly spaced slits along the folded section.
If you reverse the creases at both ends of the fold that’s now divided into three sections by the slits, you’ll create openings for your fingers.
Attach the wing patterns and the antennae, and you’re done!
Let’s decorate with springtime natural items!
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoikushisatomi/video/7230039986727423234Let’s decorate with spring’s natural treasures! We’ll introduce a perfect spring craft you can make by collecting fallen flowers and weeds on a walk.
First, place a sheet of cooking parchment under a frame-shaped piece of construction paper, and apply OPP (clear) tape over the opening.
Peel the tape backing, flip it over so the sticky side is up, and arrange your collected flowers on it.
Seal with another layer of OPP tape, trim the excess, and you’re done! It will look nice for about 2–3 weeks; if you want it to last longer, press the flowers first and then make it.
Decorating the paper frame is cute, too—give it a try!