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[For 4-Year-Olds] Feel the Spring Up Close! Fun and Easy Craft Ideas You’ll Love

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.
9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

Spring is when colorful flowers bloom and insects begin to move about energetically.

Many teachers may be thinking, “I want children to feel the charms of spring!”

So this time, we’ve gathered spring-themed craft ideas recommended for four-year-olds.

Packed with fun projects that incorporate spring motifs familiar to children—like cherry blossoms, dandelions, butterflies, and ladybugs!

These ideas focus on enjoying self-expression while expanding their imaginations, as well as experiencing a variety of techniques and materials, so be sure to check them out.

Because the children’s creations are treated as artworks, the term used in the text is “制作” (seisaku), meaning “art/craft production.”

[For 4-year-olds] Feel the arrival of spring up close! Fun-to-make recommended craft ideas (91–100)

Dandelion with straw stamps

Let’s try making dandelions using a straw stamp.

First, make fine vertical cuts on one end of a straw.

Open out the cut sections, and your stamp is ready.

Dip the stamp in paint and press it onto drawing paper to create dandelions.

Once the paint dries, use a pen to color in a round center for each dandelion and draw the stems.

Next, cut a paper cup in half vertically and attach a ribbon made from a pipe cleaner.

Glue this to the stem area to finish.

Instead of a paper cup, you can also fold origami paper into a triangle and stick it on to turn it into a bouquet.

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Movable dandelion doll

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Movable dandelion doll

Let’s make something with familiar materials! I’ll show you an idea for a movable dandelion doll.

You’ll need a straw, two yellow food cups, a craft paper cup, decorative materials like stickers, craft glue, felt, and round stickers or construction paper.

First, punch a hole in a food cup and insert a straw with slits cut into its tip.

Draw a face on a round sticker or a piece of construction paper and stick it in the center of the flower.

Decorate the craft paper cup, make a hole, and insert the straw—then it’s done.

Adding felt leaves makes it even cuter.

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Units that can be applied to fit the size of the wall

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Units that can be applied to fit the size of the wall

Here’s an idea for units you can arrange to fit the size of your wall.

You’ll need light green construction paper, brown construction paper, dandelion flowers made from tissue paper, buds, leaves made from construction paper, craft glue, and scissors.

First, cut the brown construction paper to create the ground.

Next, arrange and glue the leaves, flowers, and buds.

Finally, attach the stems cut from the light green construction paper, and you’re done.

Adjust the arrangement by adding leaves and buds as needed to keep the balance.

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A mobile made with your favorite characters

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A mobile made with your favorite characters

Why not decorate the room with your children’s favorite characters? You can use characters from anime or games as materials, or—if characters aren’t allowed at your school—use animals or picture books they love instead! Once you’ve chosen the materials, print them out on a computer.

Also print one reversed copy so you can glue the front and back together.

Laminate the finished pieces and cut them out, then punch holes so you can attach strings.

Try decorating them like a mobile, using branches the children found in the yard or during outdoor activities.

Swaying gently in the pleasant spring breeze, they’ll look absolutely lovely.

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Sakura mobile made of origami

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Sakura mobile made of origami

Here’s an introduction to making a hanging cherry blossom ornament with origami.

You fold it the same way as when making an origami star to create a five-petaled cherry blossom.

Make four blossoms with the same pattern, stack them, and glue them together at the center.

When you gently open it up, the cherry blossom becomes three-dimensional and looks adorable from every angle! The key is to make four identical pieces, so when you cut patterns into the petals, create a template and use it to make four matching petals.

Decorating with clear fishing line or spring-colored yarn will brighten up your room.

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Origami cherry blossom garland

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Origami cherry blossom garland

Why not decorate your room with a garland of cherry blossoms made from origami? Here’s an idea for a sakura garland created by cutting and linking pieces of origami paper.

Just like when you make an origami star, fold the paper into a pentagon, draw the shape of sakura petals, and cut it out with scissors.

When you unfold it, you’ll have five petals with the same pattern.

Feel free to draw any petal design you like—the surprise when you open it is part of the fun.

To connect them into a garland, make a single cut on one part of each blossom and link them together.

You can connect them horizontally or vertically to create a delightful garland!

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Origami and paper tape garlands

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Origami and paper tape garlands

Here’s a softly three-dimensional flower garland.

The petals are made to pop out, and it’s super cute! Cut your favorite colored origami paper to make eight strips.

You’ll roll each of the eight strips, but be careful: if you glue the colored side to the back edge, it will just form a ring.

To make petals, glue the colored sides together where they meet.

That way, you’ll get adorable petal shapes! Make eight of these loops.

Then, cut a yellow circle from origami paper and glue the petals around it—that’s it! You can also have fun customizing it by changing the flower colors or making the yellow center a shape other than a circle.

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