[For 2-year-olds] A collection of craft ideas useful for winter childcare
Winter is full of events like Christmas and New Year’s, and it’s a season children in daycare look forward to.
When the cold of winter arrives, many of you may be looking for craft ideas that kids can focus on indoors.
In this article, we introduce many winter craft ideas recommended for two-year-olds.
Try making projects that cover a wide range of themes—pasting construction paper and stickers, drawing pictures, and trying fun techniques.
Because the children’s creations are treated as works (sakuhin), we refer to them as “seisaku” (productions) in the text.
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Craft Ideas for Winter Childcare for 2-Year-Olds (61–70)
Daruma made by sticking pieces on
This daruma origami is perfect for two-year-olds who enjoy sticking pieces of paper.
Paste a face illustration onto a daruma-shaped piece of construction paper.
Let the children have fun drawing facial expressions and coloring the cheeks.
Finally, freely stick on pieces of cut chiyogami to finish.
The step of pasting paper onto the backing is best done together with the children.
It’s an origami idea with a traditional Japanese feel, perfect for winter childcare.
Give it a try!
Christmas art with handprints and footprints
Creating Christmas art with handprints and footprints is an exciting project you can enjoy with children! It’s suitable even for infants from 0 years old, so please feel free to use it as a reference.
Take green handprints to make a Christmas tree, red footprints to become Santa’s outfit, and brown footprints to transform into a reindeer! The decorating step—sticking on round stickers and more—seems like something even very young children will enjoy.
Christmas art that the children help create themselves will surely become a cherished memory.
A Christmas garland with just four folds
A Christmas garland to brighten your walls—each piece is amazingly simple to make with just four folds.
First, fold the origami paper in half into a triangle and open it.
Fold each side halfway toward the center crease, then fold the other side the same way, and fold up the excess to finish.
Thread the last folded section onto a string or cord, and secure the end with cellophane tape so it won’t slip off easily.
It looks adorable when made with Christmas-patterned origami paper.
You can also draw on the origami or decorate it with stickers—highly recommended.
origami
Introducing how to fold a beautiful spinning top you can make with three sheets of origami! It’s perfect for making and playing with friends.
You’ll create each part with one sheet and assemble them at the end.
There aren’t many difficult steps, and you won’t need glue or scissors, so kids can easily give it a try.
You can also freely customize it by changing the color combinations or adding patterned paper, letting you show off your originality! It would make a delightful handmade gift, too!
Mittens made by threading yarn
These are gloves you can make by threading yarn—perfect for kids to enjoy using their fine motor skills.
Cut colored construction paper into the shape of a glove, then punch holes along the edge with a hole punch.
After that, have fun threading yarn through the holes! Kids can explore by weaving through this hole and that one, imagining where to thread next.
Changing yarn colors partway through can make the piece even more unique.
It’s a great February craft for cold winter days, letting children work with their hands indoors—give it a try!
Snowman made with tissue paper
Since tissue paper is very light and soft, I think it’s suitable for crafting and decorative work.
It’s also thin enough that a single sheet is almost transparent, so you can use that quality to make various things.
How about using white tissue paper to make a cute snowman? The simple steps are as follows: First, tear the tissue paper lengthwise.
Put plenty of it into a plastic bag.
Shape it into a snowman, then stick on eye and nose stickers, buttons, and you’re done.
Prepare a variety of stickers for the facial parts—eyes and mouth—so you can create your favorite expression.
Henshin Mitten
If you’re playing outside in winter, gloves are a must.
For two-year-olds, many might have mittens that are easy to put on by themselves, right? These “Transforming Mittens” are a craft that lets you enjoy different designs on the front and back.
On one side, stick on small pieces of cut origami paper; on the other side, draw a face with round stickers and crayons, then decorate with washi tape.
Teachers should pre-cut and assemble the mitten bases.
Glue them so the inside is hollow, and size them to the children’s hands so they can actually wear them and have fun.
