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 (21–30) to make with three-year-olds featuring spring events and creatures
Let’s decorate with springtime natural items!
@hoikushisatomi Capture spring: Try preserving flowers and plants as a piece while they’re still beautiful! Note: They’ll last on display for about 2–3 weeks. If you want them to last longer, press the flowers first and then create your piece!work#LifeWithKids#NurseryTeacherDailyLifeCute#crafts#diyNursery teacher / Childcare workerTranslation
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Let’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!
Let’s paint spring with fluffy paints.
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Introducing fluffy paint for drawing springtime art that makes you want to touch the puffy parts.
Prepare shaving foam, liquid laundry glue, paint, plastic cups, plastic spoons, and drawing paper.
Sketch your picture on the paper beforehand.
In a plastic cup, combine shaving foam and liquid glue in a 1:1 ratio and mix.
Add paint to color it, then use a plastic spoon to place the foamy paint onto your sketched drawing.
When it dries, you’ll have a cute, puffy spring picture! Once dry, you can touch it, so enjoy the fun texture—give this charming and magical craft a try!
Easter egg maracas
April has Easter, right? Here’s a perfect craft for April festivities: making egg-shaped maracas that make a rattling sound.
Prepare two bottle caps, beads, newspaper, aluminum foil, a permanent marker, and vinyl tape.
Put beads into one cap, place the other cap on top, and secure them tightly with vinyl tape so the beads don’t spill.
If you add too many beads, the sound can become muffled, so a moderate amount is recommended.
Wrap the capped beads with newspaper to create volume and shape it into an egg.
Finally, color the aluminum foil with a permanent marker in any colors you like, carefully smooth it into an egg shape, wrap it around, and your maracas are complete!
Sensory Bottle Made with Cherry Blossom Petals
When you think of spring, many of you probably picture cherry blossoms.
Cherry trees in full bloom are dazzling, but their petals fall quickly, giving them a fleeting, ephemeral charm.
This time, I’ll show you how to make a sensory bottle that lets you enjoy the beauty of cherry blossoms for a longer period.
The method is very simple: put liquid laundry starch and cherry blossoms into an empty bottle, then secure the cap with glue, and you’re done.
Adding cotton balls or beads is also recommended.
As you watch the cherry blossoms gently drift and sway, take your time to relax and feel soothed.
Cherry blossoms made with hand painting
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Let’s make memories together! Here are some hand-painted cherry blossom ideas.
You’ll need poster paper, paint, a roller, and scissors.
Spring is a season of meetings and farewells, so how about making cherry blossoms with the whole class? Paint the cherry tree trunk using a roller, and create the cherry blossom petals using the children’s handprints.
When decorating, it’s also lovely to display the children’s photos next to the cherry blossoms.
Just looking at it is enough to make you excited!
Easter Eggs Made with Hole Punch Art
Let’s make it with a hole punch! Here’s how to create cute Easter egg punch art.
You’ll need construction paper, a hole punch, glue, a container, and leftover scraps of construction paper.
First, punch shapes out of the leftover paper and put the pieces into the container.
Then cut your favorite color of construction paper into an egg shape.
Apply glue to the colored paper in any pattern you like—stripes, polka dots, or whatever patterns kids enjoy.
Sprinkle the punched pieces onto the glued areas and tap them down—finished! It also looks adorable as a wall display.
Cherry blossoms made by sputtering
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoikushi_bank/video/6943067583113465089Let’s paint using the delicate motion of watercolor! Here are some ideas for creating cherry blossoms with the spattering technique.
You’ll need drawing paper, a paper stencil cut into a cherry blossom shape, a blending mesh (screen), a toothbrush, and paint thinned with water.
Spattering is great because you can depict your motif without using pens or crayons.
No two large or small paint splashes are ever the same, so each person’s individuality will shine! Give the spattering technique a try and paint beautiful cherry blossoms.