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 as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is 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 nursery! A collection of recommended wall decoration ideas (91–100)

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 a snowflake from quarter-size origami paper and stick it to the back of the plastic cup lid.

Next, cut transparent origami into a circle and attach it to the back as well.

Finally, decorate the edge with roll stickers in any design you like, add a ribbon, and you’re done! If the children are around five years old and can use scissors, let them try making the snowflakes.

Since the materials are translucent, we recommend displaying the ornaments where they’ll catch the light!

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Wreath tree

A Christmas tree themed around wreaths filled with various wishes.

By decorating with festively adorned wreaths, this wall display makes Christmas even more exciting.

Gathering wreaths made by the children to complete the piece will give them a sense of purpose and accomplishment.

It’s also recommended to encourage children’s creativity by letting them choose ribbon colors and how to wrap them.

Displaying it on the school’s walls or at the entrance may make the children look forward to seeing the wall decoration every day.

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A snowman made with doilies and paper cutouts

How about making a stylish snowman using lace-patterned doilies? Prepare two roundish doilies and let the children freely draw features like the eyes and mouth.

Then, decorate them with paper cutouts made from origami in various shapes! You can use the cutouts as the snowman’s clothing or as patterns surrounding it—feel free to get creative.

If the children are still at an age where using scissors is difficult, it will go more smoothly if the teacher prepares the parts in advance.

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A Christmas tree made by sticking pieces together

Here’s an idea for a Christmas tree made by assembling individual pieces.

As the name suggests, you combine creations made by individuals to form one large Christmas tree.

First, cut construction paper into triangles to represent the tree, then decorate each piece however you like.

Next, attach the triangles to the wall, fitting them together to form one big triangle, and you’re done.

Try planning the number of pieces as you work.

Beads and stickers are great options for decorating.

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Shishimai (lion dance) with handprints and cardboard stamps

Try making a festive New Year’s shishimai (lion dance) using handprints! You can also enjoy stamp play.

First, make a handprint with green paint on construction paper.

If you spread your fingers wide, it will look more like a shishimai.

Next, use a rolled-up piece of cardboard as a stamp to dab red paint and create the costume’s pattern.

The teacher should prepare the lion’s facial parts in advance, and then work together with the children to glue them on and draw the expressions.

A lively, dynamic shishimai will boost the New Year spirit!

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Christmas art with handprints and footprints

Creating Christmas art with handprints and footprints is a fun, exciting idea to enjoy with children in the lead-up to Christmas! It’s suitable even for infants from 0 years old, so feel free to use it as a reference.

Green handprints can become Christmas trees, red footprints can turn into Santa’s outfit, and brown footprints can transform into reindeer! The decorating step—sticking on round stickers and more—is something even infants can take part in.

Christmas art that children help make themselves is sure to become a cherished memory.

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