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[Childcare] Winter Projects You’ll Want to Try! Recommended Craft Ideas

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.
Nursery Teacher Mom Writertsukada moe
After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

Winter is packed with events like Christmas and New Year’s.

With one fun event after another, children are surely full of excitement.

Plus, winter-specific activities and warm, cozy motifs add color to everyday life.

In this article, we’ll introduce craft ideas to enjoy during the winter season.

If your ideas have been getting repetitive or you’re looking for a hint, please use this as a reference.

Since the things children make are treated as works, we use the term “seisaku” (production) in the text.

[Childcare] Winter Projects You’ll Want to Try! Recommended Craft Ideas (51–60)

Handmade milk carton battledore

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When it comes to New Year’s games, hanetsuki comes to mind.

Let’s try making this hagoita using a milk carton.

Open the carton and remove the bottom section.

After removing it, turn it inside out and fold it in half.

If you fold the spout area, it will resemble the shape of a hagoita.

Put a wooden chopstick inside some newspaper, fold the newspaper, and it will become the handle of the hagoita.

Set that into the milk carton and secure it with tape.

Once secured, tape the top and bottom as well as the seam of the carton.

You can also glue some cute patterned origami paper on the outside.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Fluffy snowman made by threading yarn

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While enjoying lacing, let’s make a snowman perfect for winter.

In this idea, you punch holes into a circular frame cut from white construction paper and thread yarn through the holes.

Once you’ve threaded yarn through all the holes, the snowman’s body is complete.

Then cut a slightly smaller circle from construction paper and glue it on as the head.

Finish by attaching a scarf, hat, arms, and facial features.

Some yarns come in colorful multicolors, so using one of those will give it a bright, festive look.

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Let’s make it by sticking! Uma-Daruma

Let me introduce a craft idea for a horse daruma with an adorable pose of a horse looking up at you.

First, cut four strip-shaped pieces from red construction paper.

Arrange them in a radial pattern, glue them together at the center, then bring all the ends together and glue to form a sphere.

Attach a horse face made from another piece of construction paper to the top of the sphere, place the sphere on a square base, and glue it down to finish.

I’m presenting it as a horse daruma this time, but you can adapt the idea to match each year’s zodiac animal.

You could also add a piece on the base with the characters for “Welcoming the New Year.”

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Daruma origami that even 3-year-olds can make!

[Origami] New Year’s “Daruma” ornament made together with a 3-year-old child

Daruma origami that even 3-year-olds can make!

Let me introduce an origami daruma that even a three-year-old can make.

It’s great as a New Year’s decoration, and carefully following the folding steps is beneficial for brain development, so I highly recommend it.

First, fold a red sheet of origami paper into a triangle.

Unfold it, then fold the corner on the creased side twice, and slightly fold the left and right sides.

Next, fold three corners toward the center.

Of those three corners, fold the middle edge upward, then flip the paper over and fold both corners into triangles.

Turn it face up, draw the daruma’s face on the white area, and you’re done.

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How to make cute Seven Lucky Gods daruma dolls!

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How to make cute Seven Lucky Gods daruma dolls!

Perfect for wall decorations! Let’s make some cute Seven Lucky Daruma.

You’ll need construction paper cut to 6×15 cm and white paper for the face base.

First, create a glue tab along one of the short edges, then fold the construction paper in half to make a crease.

Next, align the crease with the glue tab fold and fold the paper again, then cut slits from the folded side with scissors.

The slit section becomes the body, and the remaining section is the head.

Glue the tab at the boundary between the body and head, draw a face on the white paper, cut it into an oval, and attach it.

Finally, fold in the corners of the construction paper to round them off, and you’re done! Make seven of them inspired by the Seven Lucky Gods and display them.

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Daruma’s Mayudama Rolling

[Easy!] Daruma Doll Mayudama Rolling [New Year’s Craft]

Daruma’s Mayudama Rolling

A mysterious toy with a marble inside that moves as if it’s alive when you roll it: the Mayudama Roller.

In this idea, it’s made with a daruma motif.

First, cut three strip-shaped pieces measuring 1.5 × 10 cm from red construction paper.

Layer the three strips radially and glue them together at the center.

Gather all the ends, place a marble inside, and glue the ends together to form a sphere.

Then stick on a white round sticker with a face drawn on it to finish.

Try rolling it down a slope and have fun!

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Daruma doll made from a toilet paper roll core

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Daruma doll made from a toilet paper roll core

The Daruma doll, which gets back up no matter how many times it falls, is displayed at New Year’s to pray for a year of health, safety, and good fortune.

This Daruma, perfect for the New Year, can be easily made from a toilet paper roll.

Cut the roll in half, then trim the four corners with scissors to round the shape.

Cover it with origami paper from the top, and snip the corners to fold them inward as you go.

Make the eyes, mouth, and patterns with origami paper and stick them on—using round stickers is also recommended.

Display your finished Daruma and welcome a wonderful New Year!

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