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.
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[Age 3] A collection of craft ideas (11–20) for things you’ll want to make with three-year-olds, featuring spring events and creatures
Skeleton cherry tree
A child’s hand turns into a cherry tree trunk! Let me introduce a skeleton-style cherry blossom tree craft.
You’ll need colored construction paper, a pink clear file folder, origami paper, paint, flower petals made with a craft punch, a permanent marker, glue, and scissors.
First, paint the child’s arm up to the elbow and make a handprint.
Next, draw petals on the cut clear file with a permanent marker and attach the craft-punched petals.
Finally, combine the decorated blossom section with the handprint cherry tree trunk, and it’s complete!
Skeleton Sakura
I’ll show you how to make beautiful, translucent skeleton cherry blossoms.
First, fold and cut origami paper to create a cherry blossom–shaped frame.
Next, trace the cherry blossom shape onto a clear plastic sheet and stick on small pieces of transparent origami.
Finally, layer the frame over the clear sheet and trim the excess with scissors to finish.
Hang them by a window or from the ceiling, and you’ll get colorful light shining through.
If you’re looking for a stylish and cute craft, be sure to give this a try.
Cherry blossoms made with lace paper
Recommended for infants! Here’s a cherry blossom craft idea using lace paper.
You’ll need lace paper, construction paper cut into a tree shape, paint, glue, construction paper, round masking tape stickers, and scissors.
First, color the lace paper with paint diluted with water.
Once it’s dry, attach the tree-shaped construction paper.
Next, cut slits into the round masking tape stickers to create cherry blossom petals and stick them on.
Finally, cut the backing paper along the silhouette, and you’re done!
Three-color dango made with origami
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Speaking of spring, cherry-blossom viewing comes to mind.
Here’s a perfect spring craft: how to make three-color dango with origami.
You’ll need three colors of origami paper for the dango and some bamboo skewers.
First, fold a balloon using the basic balloon base in origami.
Once you’ve made all three colors, simply skewer them one by one to finish.
You can enjoy the origami process itself, and then use what you’ve made for pretend play.
Taking a spring walk with the dango you made together with the kids could be fun, too.
Spring hanging scroll
We’ll introduce how to make a spring hanging scroll that brightens up your room with a spring-like touch.
Prepare branches, construction paper, tissue paper, tapioca straws, glue, and scissors.
After choosing the color of the construction paper for the base of the hanging scroll, glue a branch onto white construction paper to set the center of the cherry tree.
Glue tissue paper onto circles cut from construction paper, then attach them around the branch.
By using pink for the cherry blossoms and green for the leaves as they start to appear, you can express the changing of the seasons.
Glue tapioca straws to the top and bottom of the hanging scroll, thread a string through, and it’s complete! It’s also great for spring wall displays.
Spring flowers made with blow painting
We’ll introduce a spring craft using a blow-painting technique to make spring flowers.
Prepare drawing paper, crayons, paint, brushes, and water.
Draw the leaves and stem of the flower on the paper, and decide where the flower will go.
Slightly above the crayon-drawn stem, drip your chosen paint color with a brush, then blow through a straw.
The paint will spread out, creating petal-like shapes and delightful, unexpected patterns.
When blowing through the straw, hold it a little away from the paint and blow with some force—that’s the key.
Give this a try for your spring art project!
[Age 3] A collection of craft ideas (21–30) to make with three-year-olds featuring spring events and creatures
Pill Bug Made with Paper Plates
Pill bugs are one of the most popular insects among children.
Their habit of curling up into a ball when touched is part of their charm that fascinates kids.
Let’s make a pill bug using a paper plate.
First, draw patterns on the paper plate with crayons, then paint over it with black paint.
Enjoy how the crayon resists the paint.
Next, cut the paper plate into six equal pieces, stack all the small triangles, make a hole at the tip, and insert a split pin (paper fastener).
Finally, add the face and legs to complete it.
Since this craft even reproduces the pill bug’s distinctive movements, it’s sure to captivate children.
Give it a try!