[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 spring around you! Fun, recommended craft ideas (101–110)

Colorful Tulips Made from Scrap Materials

Let me introduce colorful tulips made from upcycled materials, featuring adorable, multicolored flowers.

Prepare a toilet paper roll, colored pens, paints, and brushes.

Gently flatten the toilet paper roll and draw the outline of a tulip.

Cut it into the tulip shape with scissors, then paint it.

Once the paint is dry, draw patterns on the inside to finish.

You don’t have to paint the inside, but doing so makes it look even more spring-like, so it’s recommended.

After adding patterns on the inside, your tulip is complete!

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Cherry blossoms made with newspaper stamps

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Let’s make use of familiar materials! I’ll show you an idea for creating cherry blossoms using newspaper stamps.

You’ll need drawing paper, crayons, newspaper, paint, and a paper plate.

First, use the crayon to draw the cherry tree trunk on the drawing paper.

Next, put some paint on the paper plate.

A single color looks nice, but I recommend using two colors so you can enjoy how they blend.

Finally, pick up paint with a crumpled piece of newspaper and dab it onto the paper—stamp, stamp—and you’ll have a tree in full bloom!

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A frame-style wall decoration made with real cherry blossom petals

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Let’s make a collage using real cherry blossom petals.

First, draw a tree trunk on a square, board-like piece of cardboard and cut it out as a silhouette.

Then attach clear film to both the front and back, and arrange the collected cherry blossom petals sandwiched between the films.

This way, it will look as if cherry blossoms are truly blooming from the cardboard trunk.

A palm-sized, portable version is great, and creating a larger, more dramatic piece also sounds fun.

Place the petals wherever you like and make a one-of-a-kind collage.

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A bag made with yarn and paper plates

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Let’s make an original bag where you can enjoy your favorite design! I’ll introduce an idea for a bag made with yarn and paper plates.

Prepare two deep, sturdy paper plates, spring-colored yarn, double-sided fabric tape, fabric glue, decorative parts like ribbons, pipe cleaners, bead parts, a stapler, and an awl.

It’s an idea that stimulates children’s creativity, isn’t it? By arranging the colors of the yarn and the decorative parts, each child’s individuality will shine! Enjoy that sense of excitement and give it a try.

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A bed for Little Broad Bean made of cotton

The picture book Sora Mame-kun’s Bed is hugely popular even among two-year-olds.

Here’s a craft activity using that book as a theme: making Sora Mame-kun’s bed out of cotton.

Prepare green construction paper, cotton, glue, and a piece of construction paper cut into the shape of Sora Mame-kun.

Cut the green construction paper into the shape of a pod to create the base.

Apply glue to the pod, then attach the cotton so it has a nice, fluffy volume all over.

Have the children draw Sora Mame-kun’s facial expression with crayons and stick him onto the cotton bed to finish.

It’s best to adjust the amount of glue together with the teacher as you go.

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