[For 3-year-olds] Winter craft activities and bulletin board decoration ideas for use in childcare

How to make handprint reindeer and Santa

[Handprint Christmas Craft] How to Make a Reindeer and Santa (For Ages 0–2)

Here are some craft ideas for making Santa Claus and a reindeer using handprints.

For Santa, use a handprint to create his beard, and for the reindeer, use a handprint to form the face.

Since Santa’s beard uses an upside-down handprint, make sure to pay attention to the direction when stamping.

The faces are made with round stickers, so the children can also enjoy sticking the stickers.

Once Santa and the reindeer are finished, glue them onto a base with a construction paper Christmas tree attached.

Be sure to decorate the tree with round stickers as ornaments, too!

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Perfectly round and cute! Threading Santa

Santa Claus’s big belly is the cutest feature! This is a unique lacing craft.

What you’ll need: a paper plate, scissors, a hole punch, red yarn, red tissue paper, glue or double-sided tape, and Santa’s face and body parts.

Cut out the center of the paper plate and punch holes around it, then lace red yarn through the holes.

Next, attach crumpled tissue paper around the rim of the plate.

Finally, glue on Santa’s face and body parts, and you’re done!

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This is a Santa Claus wall decoration idea that children can enjoy at different difficulty levels, from infant to preschool classes.

In the infant class, children can aim to complete their work by drawing or pasting Santa’s face on a paper plate with crayons, while in the preschool class, they can start from cutting the paper plate with scissors and work through to completion.

Using cotton, white decorative balls, and googly eye stickers adds a three-dimensional effect.

The wall will look festive, and it might make children look forward to coming to school.

An ornament that can also be hung on the tree! Star decoration

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You can easily make this using simple materials from a 100-yen shop.

First, roughly cut colored construction paper in your favorite colors.

Place a star-shaped template on top of parchment paper and secure it with tape.

Peel off the star together with the tape, then freely stick on the small pieces of the cut paper.

Add another layer of tape over the top, and cut along the star shape with scissors.

Finally, punch a hole and thread a string through it to complete the star ornament.

Using cellophane makes it translucent and more festive in the light, perfect for Christmas trees or wall decorations.

It’s a simple yet eye-catching craft that you can enjoy making with children.

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Make it with toilet paper rolls! Nordic-style Santa Claus

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[Make It with a Toilet Paper Roll! How to Craft a Scandinavian-Style Santa Figurine] You can make this cute Scandinavian-style Santa figurine using construction paper and a toilet paper roll! Here’s how. <What you need> ・1 toilet paper roll ・Construction paper (B5 red x1, B6 gold x1, B6 white x1) ・Santa figurine template (available on minne) → https://minne.com/items/38394007 ・1 red pom-pom, 2.5 cm (available at Daiso) ・Ruler, craft knife, scissors ・Wood glue, glue stick, rubber bands ・Black pen <Instructions> 1. Print the template and roughly cut it out. 2. Glue the template onto construction paper in the specified colors and cut out the pieces. 3. Arrange the cut pieces in the same orientation as shown in the images. 4. Apply glue to the skin-colored circular piece. 5. Stick it onto the white circular piece. 6. Apply glue to the white beard piece and attach it as shown in the image. 7. Glue the small white circle to the top of the red piece. 8. Glue the toilet paper roll in place. 9. Roll it up, apply glue to the edge, and secure. 10. Now you have Santa’s body and face pieces as shown. 11. Apply glue to the back of the face piece and attach it to the body. 12. Hold it in place with a rubber band until the glue dries. 13. Use wood glue to attach the red pom-pom to Santa’s face. 14. Secure with a rubber band and wait until it is fully bonded. 15. Meanwhile, draw Santa’s eyes with the black pen. 16. Once Santa’s nose is fully attached, you’re done! ⬇️ For a detailed walkthrough, watch the video here.https://youtu.be/NUt3fq8KLoI⬇️ Reindeer version is herehttps://youtu.be/uhwaT-iGaNQChristmas decorationsSanta ClausSimple craftSimple HandmadeChristmas craftsToilet paper roll core#SantaSanta Claus#Christmas decorationsSimple Santa dollSanta dollChristmas DollChristmas decorationsHandmade ChristmasPapercraftPapercraft makingChildcare#ConstructionPaperArtPoster Board CraftChildren's crafts#xmascraft#handmadexmas#Nabechin

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Crafts made using familiar materials and scrap are a great experience for both children and adults.

Instead of buying something new, using items that would otherwise be thrown away can also contribute to the SDGs.

The items you’ll need are: a toilet paper roll, construction paper cut into parts, glue, double-sided tape or paste, red pom-poms, a black pen, and rubber bands.

When attaching the pom-poms, it’s a good idea to secure them with rubber bands while they dry.

Swing Santa

It’s a unique idea to cut construction paper into a fluffy wreath shape and imagine it as a swing! Using water balloons to dab yellow-green and green paint onto the paper adds a sense of dimension.

Once the paint dries, try decorating the wreath with stickers and holographic origami paper.

Making it with children will create a wall display that really showcases their individuality! If you seat a Santa Claus made from construction paper, round stickers, and pipe cleaners on a tree-themed base, it looks like he’s riding on a wreath swing—so cute!

A stylish Santa made with lace paper

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By adjusting the steps, this is a wall display idea that children from infants to preschoolers can enjoy.

For the infant class, you could include steps like coloring lace paper with a sponge and attaching Santa’s facial parts.

For the preschool class, children could use scissors to freely complete elements like Santa’s eyebrows and even the shape of his face.

It’s an idea that seems likely to help children engage enthusiastically with seasonal events and dive into making activities, so please try incorporating it into your program and displaying the results on the wall.