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[For 1-year-olds] Fun to make! A collection of winter craft activity ideas for use in childcare

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.

Winter is full of exciting events for children, like Christmas, New Year’s, Setsubun, and Valentine’s Day.

Many teachers are probably looking to enjoy winter-themed crafts together with their children.

In this article, we’ll introduce winter craft ideas for one-year-olds.

Along with ideas tied to seasonal events and holidays, we also feature motifs unique to winter—like snowmen and mittens—that are rich in seasonal atmosphere.

We’ve gathered craft ideas that use unique techniques to keep one-year-olds fully engaged, so we hope you enjoy creating together this winter.

Since the children’s creations are treated as works, we refer to them as “seisaku” (productions/crafts) in the main text.

[For 1-Year-Olds] Fun to Make! A Collection of Winter Craft Activity Ideas for Use in Childcare (71–80)

Santa with a handprint beard and a sticker-decorated tree

[Kindergarten/Daycare] December Handprint Santa with a Beard – Art/Craft Project

Santa with a handprint beard and a sticker-decorated tree

Let’s try a craft that uses children’s cute handprints as Santa’s beard.

First, prepare an oval piece of construction paper for Santa’s face and a sheet of origami paper folded into a triangle.

The origami will become Santa’s body, so patterned paper is recommended.

Next, use white paint to make the children’s handprints on the construction paper.

Once the paint is dry, the teacher should cut out the handprints with scissors.

Then, glue the Santa parts together with the children.

If you also prepare construction paper cut into a tree shape and let the children enjoy placing stickers on it, you’ll have a festive Christmas craft all finished.

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[Hanakami] Smiling Snowman

[Preschool Craft] Winter craft! A cute snowman made with tissue paper ♪ | Cute Snowman Made of Floral Paper

[Hanakami] Smiling Snowman

This is a smiling snowman made with tissue paper, charming for its simple method.

First, tear the tissue paper lengthwise into many strips, put them into a plastic bag, and tie the tip of the bag.

Next, round both ends of the bag to shape it into a snowman.

Tie the center with a pipe cleaner, and finish by sticking on round stickers for the eyes and mouth! The steps of tearing and crumpling the tissue paper seem great for developing children’s fine motor skills.

The finished snowman can be displayed on a surface or used as a wall decoration, helping children feel the season.

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In conclusion

We introduced winter craft ideas you can make with one-year-olds.

There were various techniques that support development, such as activities that help train fine motor skills and ones that let children enjoy different textures of materials.

Let’s watch over these curious one-year-olds so they can freely enjoy expressing themselves through crafting.

Enjoy the winter together with the children and try creating wonderful works of art.