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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 spring close to you! Fun-to-make recommended craft ideas (11–20)

Make and play! Fun little butterflies

[Nursery Teacher] Super Easy! Spring Craft to Capture Children’s Hearts 🌸 [Daycare/Kindergarten]

Make and play! Fun little butterflies

By attaching a straw as a handle, this is a craft idea that lets you make a butterfly you can flap and play with.

First, we’ll make the butterfly: draw a butterfly on construction paper.

An adult can draw the outline, and let the children enjoy drawing the patterns.

Once the drawing is finished, cut away the excess with scissors and fold the butterfly in half.

Then fold it again 1.5 cm from the crease, open the butterfly back up, and turn it over.

Slip a straw into the section with the creases and secure it, and you’re done!

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Let’s draw cherry blossoms using only a straw!

[Using only a straw] Let’s draw cherry blossoms♪ Just stamp them—simple and cute

Let's draw cherry blossoms using only a straw!

Make five evenly spaced cuts on one side of a straw, then spread that section out into a flower shape.

After that, just dip it in pink paint and stamp it to create a cherry blossom tree.

Beforehand, stick a trunk made from construction paper onto the backing sheet, and have the children stamp over it.

You can stamp to clearly show the flower shape, or layer the stamps to express a tree in full bloom.

After pressing the stamp onto the backing sheet, move the handle in a circular motion as it is.

That will create a clean flower shape!

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Perfect for spring! How to make fava beans

Spring craft: “Broad Beans” – A simple how-to explained by a childcare worker (for ages 2–3)

Perfect for spring! How to make fava beans

This is a cute broad bean craft.

Use glue to stick the prepared broad beans and parts onto construction paper.

When you’re done, use stickers and crayons to draw faces and add expressions.

It’s fun to make while thinking, “What kind of face should I do?” The steps are simple, so it’s an easy project for the beginning of a new school year or right after entering school.

If you stick them on construction paper, they make adorable pieces, and if you make a lot, they’re great as wall decorations.

Please use this as a reference and try your own variations!

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Cotton swab stamping is fun! How to make strawberries

[Spring Craft] How to Make Strawberries with Cotton Swab Stamps! [Ages 2 and up] (ASMR-style video)

Cotton swab stamping is fun! How to make strawberries

Cut construction paper into the shapes of a strawberry and its calyx to prepare the parts.

Next, dip a cotton swab in paint and stamp it onto the surface of the strawberry with a light dabbing motion.

As the tiny dots increase, it will gradually look more like a cute strawberry.

Besides cotton swabs, stamping with paint on your fingertip is also recommended.

Kids will enjoy the sensation of pressing with their fingers and the feel of the paint, and they’ll be totally engaged.

Since it’s made with simple steps, it’s an easy craft even for young children.

You’ll end up with a cute, springlike strawberry.

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A cute idea with butterflies and horsetails

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Making butterflies and horsetails ☘️#April Production #March production Production ideas #Nursery School Craft #Childcare Crafting
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March is the season when plants sprout and insects become active.

How about making “Butterflies and Horsetails,” perfect for welcoming spring? Stamp paint onto butterfly-shaped pieces cut from colored construction paper using water balloons.

On round pieces of brown construction paper, use a fork to draw the horsetail patterns.

Paste each onto a backing sheet, then add the butterfly bodies and horsetail stems made from colored paper to finish.

Display them in your room for an instant bright, cheerful atmosphere.

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Let’s make a butterfly with heart-shaped packing material

@atsumichan774
Spring Craft: Hello! I’m Atsumi, a nursery teacher. Today I made a butterfly using heart-shaped cushioning material I found at Daiso! No glue needed—just thread a chenille stem (pipe cleaner) through and tie it. Super easy idea. Using springlike pink-toned cushioning makes it extra cute. Perfect for spring decorations or wall displays! I think it’ll look even cuter combined with spring flower motifs. Give it a try! ■ Materials: Heart-shaped cushioning material; chenille stems or twist ties ■ How to make: 1) Thread a chenille stem through two heart-shaped cushioning pieces. 2) Tie the stem to create the antennae. Sound effect: MaouDamashii Atsumi-sensei’s Nursery Diary @atsumichan774 Butterfly Daiso Spring Nursery school Kindergarten Craft Project
♪ Original song – Nursery Teacher Atsumi @ Handmade Toys and Kids’ Crafts! – Nursery Teacher Atsumi @ Handmade Toys and Kids’ Crafts!

When you ask a 4-year-old, “What comes to mind when you think of spring?” they’ll likely say “butterflies”—a true symbol of the season.

How about making a butterfly using materials you can buy at a 100-yen shop? Combine two heart-shaped cushion pads with pipe cleaners or twist ties to form a butterfly.

The cushion material is soft, so it’s easy to thread the pipe cleaners through.

Use a pen to curl the ends for a rounded finish.

This cute, tiny butterfly craft is sure to delight your child.

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[Age 4] Feel the coming of spring up close! Fun and recommended craft ideas (21–30)

Great for wall displays too! Origami horsetails

Fold a sheet of origami paper that’s been cut in half vertically, leaving a small margin.

Fold each of the four corners inward to make an octagon.

Fold the other half of the origami paper in half vertically, then combine the two parts.

It’s cute to draw a face with round stickers or crayons and to make the collar part of the stem.

Displaying it together with March-perfect motifs like butterflies or ladybugs will add a touch of spring.

It’s fun and easy even for 4-year-olds, so why not include it in your craft time?

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