Ideas for Winter-Themed Crafts and Bulletin Board Projects for 5-Year-Olds
By the time children are five, they handle scissors and glue more smoothly, and the range of craft activities expands dramatically.
Why not enjoy some winter-themed crafts together with your five-year-olds?
We’ve gathered plenty of ideas inspired by events like Christmas, New Year’s, and Setsubun, as well as winter-specific items like snowmen and mittens.
Encourage projects that let children freely express the worlds they imagine and experience a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
Since we treat what the children make as works (art pieces), we refer to them as “seisaku” (creations) in the main text.
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Ideas for Winter-Themed Crafts and Wall Decorations for 5-Year-Olds (101–110)
Christmas sweater
Spark your kids’ creativity.
How about making Christmas sweaters? Once you’ve prepared sweater-shaped cutouts from construction paper, have the children paste on Christmas motifs or paint sweater patterns with paints.
Recommended colors are classic Christmas shades like red, green, and white.
You can prepare motif templates in advance, or let the kids cut their own shapes from construction paper—either works! Adding craft pom-poms, sequins, and other materials will make the pieces even more festive and lively.
Ornaments made from plastic cup lids
Why not use plastic cup lids to make Christmas ornaments? Enjoy creating dreamy ornaments with children using familiar materials! First, make snowflakes from quarter-size origami paper and stick them to the back of the plastic cup lid.
Next, cut transparent origami into circles and attach it to the back as well.
Finally, decorate the rim with your favorite roll stickers and add a ribbon to finish.
For five-year-olds who can use scissors, let them try making the snowflakes.
Because the materials are translucent, we recommend displaying the ornaments where light can shine through!
Yarn-Wrapping Tree
We’re introducing a Christmas tree you can make by wrapping yarn—using simple, everyday materials! Try making it with your kids.
First, cut a triangle out of thick paper (cardstock) and snip small notches around the edges.
Next, hook the yarn into the notches and wrap it around the triangle.
Decorate by gluing on beads, then finish by combining it with a base made from a cut toilet paper roll wrapped in origami paper.
It stands up on its own, so it makes a nice accent for your room and will surely boost the holiday spirit.
Resist Painting: Hat and Gloves
Let’s enjoy a crayon-resist painting activity using crayons and watercolor! Prepare two sheets of white drawing paper.
On one sheet, draw the shape of a hat; on the other, draw two glove shapes.
Have the children freely draw patterns on the hat and gloves with crayons.
Once they’re done, have them paint over the drawings with watercolor.
By keeping the paint watery, the crayon won’t be covered and will resist the paint, making the patterns stand out.
Finally, use yarn to make and attach the pom-pom on the hat and the string connecting the gloves, and it’s complete!
Warm Bear
There are lots of children who love drawing, right? But simply drawing pictures doesn’t always feel special.
That’s why I recommend making a “Warm Bear” artwork.
This uses the effect where, when you paint over a crayon drawing with paint, the crayon lines stand out and appear.
You can also adapt it so that the teacher draws the illustration, and the children reveal it by painting over it—great fun! A tip: press firmly with the crayons when drawing.
For 5-Year-Olds: A Collection of Winter-Themed Craft Activities and Wall Display Ideas (111–120)
Shishimai Lion Dance in Torn-Paper Collage
This is a cheerful lion-dance torn-paper collage, perfect for 5-year-olds.
First, fold a red piece of origami paper so that the white and red sides are each half visible.
Prepare parts like the shishimai’s nose and eyebrows in advance.
With the red side facing up, glue on the parts, then draw the eyes and mouth with crayons to complete the face.
Next, prepare a backing sheet.
Apply glue in an area sized to match the lion’s body, and stick on colorful origami strips—cut into narrow ribbons—by tearing and placing them onto the glued area.
Finally, place the lion’s face on top and draw any pictures you like in the blank spaces to finish!
Christmas tree and gloves
Combining a Christmas tree with red stockings is a creative idea that boosts the festive mood.
Why not try various ways to express both the tree and the stockings? For example, for the tree, you could thread yarn, stamp with toilet paper rolls, or use a toothbrush to brush on textures that look like wood.
For the stockings, try threading yarn or coloring bubble wrap for a pop-style finish.
You can even make red stockings with origami.
By changing the techniques for the tree and the stockings, you can create a piece where the combinations are fun.
