Brighten up your winter daycare room! A collection of recommended wall decoration ideas

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: spinning-top tricks.
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.

Here are some recommended ideas for winter wall displays that will create a cheerful atmosphere in your daycare classroom.

From portraits of children snuggled in blankets and cute stenciled snowmen to traditional motifs like the shishimai lion dance and Mt.

Fuji, these projects are full of memories unique to the season! Using materials like cotton and tissue paper for fluffy textures, and lily-of-the-valley tape for added dimension, the decorations make the classroom feel warm and inviting.

With winter wall displays filled with teachers’ care and creativity, enjoy the changing seasons together with the children!

Brighten up your winter daycare room! A collection of recommended wall decoration ideas (71–80)

[Handprint/Footprint Art] Snowman Family

How about expressing a cute little snowman craft using handprints? First, make the children’s handprints with white paint.

The key is to have them spread their fingers wide.

Once the paint dries, attach hat pieces to the fingertips.

It might be fun to let the kids decide the colors and designs to some extent.

Then draw facial expressions on the finger parts.

Finally, use a cotton swab to stamp white snow onto the background paper, and it’s complete.

You’ll end up with a collection of pieces, each with a different expression that reflects the children’s unique handprints.

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Socks with various patterns

Introducing ideas that will get children excited as they create for Christmas! Let’s make socks with various patterns—perfect for lively wall decorations.

Cut construction paper into the shape of a sock, and let the children draw patterns on the socks or have fun decorating them with vinyl tape, washi tape, cotton, and more.

Using photos of the children would also make a lovely finish.

If teachers join in the decorating with the kids, it will make everyone look forward to Christmas Day even more!

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New Year hanging decorations

This is a New Year’s hanging decoration made by adorning a ribbon with auspicious items.

You create New Year’s motifs like kagami mochi, sea bream (tai), battledores (hagoita), and spinning tops (koma) by cutting and pasting construction paper.

You can also add accents such as pieces made from tissue paper or small fans.

By changing the overall color scheme, you can give it a calm or a pop look, so feel free to adjust it depending on where you’ll display it.

If you’re making it with children, you can enjoy the process together by cutting the construction paper and gluing the pieces in place.

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Brighten up your winter daycare classroom! Recommended wall decoration ideas (81–90)

Fluffy kagami mochi made with tissue paper

A fluffy tissue-paper kagami mochi you can make together while playing with the children! It’s a perfect craft for infants, too.

Just crumple tissue paper or facial tissues, put them into a plastic bag, tie the opening, and shape it into a ball.

Make two of the same, stick them onto a backing with double-sided tape, add a mandarin and some chiyogami decorations, and it’s done! Crumpling the tissue paper or tissues to resemble mochi and pressing them on to stick helps develop children’s fine motor skills.

Adjust the number of steps to suit their age, and create a seasonally themed wall display full of charm!

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A three-dimensional tree made with tissue paper

As a winter wall decoration idea, I recommend a three-dimensional Christmas tree made with tissue paper! Arrange tissue paper flowers in the shape of a tree and display them on the wall.

It’s perfect for making together with children in a lively, collaborative way, so be sure to include it in your December crafts.

Adding origami Santas, bells, and stockings will make it even more festive.

If you let the children try the origami, their unique creations will turn into delightful pieces that are fun just to look at.

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Penguins and igloos

Making a cute penguin in an igloo is a perfect idea for children who are starting to express themselves in their own way.

All you need to prepare in advance are the penguin parts.

Let the children take on tasks they can handle, such as gluing, drawing the penguin’s facial expressions, and cutting out the igloo frame.

Even when using similar parts, the placement and the details they draw create different expressions—that’s the fun of children’s crafts.

Encourage them to make penguins with all sorts of expressions and display them!

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Christmas sweater

Why not make Christmas sweaters that spark kids’ creativity? Prepare sweater-shaped cutouts from construction paper, and let the children glue on Christmas motifs or paint sweater patterns with paint! Recommended colors are the classic Christmas palette of red, green, and white.

For the motifs, you can either provide pre-made templates or have the kids cut them out of construction paper themselves.

You can also add materials like felt pom-poms and sequins to make the pieces even more lively.

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