21 Easy January Crafts for Kids
Arts and crafts projects are a great way to keep kids busy, teach them about a subject, and improve crucial motor functions. Finding arts and crafts for January is great when the weather’s too icky to be outside, and you want some kids’ decor to replace the Christmas stuff you’ve put away.
These easy January crafts for kids require minimal materials and provide hours of fun for kids of all ages and their parents, too. And all of these crafts have easy assembly instructions.
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While this roundup focuses on crafts for January, we’ve got plenty of other projects for other occasions. Be sure to browse our other fun kids’ crafts projects for more inspirational creativity.
21 Easy January Craft Ideas
Here are 21 wintery January crafts to entertain the little ones this season. These activities are perfect for children ages 3-8, from snowman decorations to paper plate penguins.
1. Terracotta Pot Winter Bug
Terracotta pots are perfect bases for fun crafts, and they’re easy to convert into various characters. These simple projects use minimal supplies to create adorable winter bugs. You’ll need pipe cleaners, googly eyes, paint, pom poms, and snowflakes.
2. Paper Plate Snowman Puppet
Paper plate crafts are perfect for preschool kids because they’re often easy to do and require minimal supplies. Puppets are great because kids can have fun with the project after assembly. You’ll need popsicle sticks, paint, construction paper, and basic craft supplies.
Also, be sure to check out these fun paper plate crafts:
3. Paper Plate Penguin Playland
This adorable penguin project is great for teaching kids about these birds that love winter. It’s easy to create, making it perfect for younger crafters. You’ll need a paper plate, paint, cotton balls, a paper egg carton, construction paper, and your crafting trio.
If you love penguins, be sure to try out these penguin crafts as well!
4. Ice Bowls
Playing with these colorful and bright ice bowls is the perfect winter activity! Children will have so much fun exploring all the possibilities these bowls have to offer.
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5. Winter Stick Tree Craft
This winter tree craft uses sticks and yarn, making it super fun for little ones to explore creativity using nature elements and develop their fine motor skills. It’s a win-win!
6. Frozen Bubble Craft
If you live somewhere that gets cold come January, this frozen bubble project is perfect for teaching your kids about the properties of water. And what preschooler doesn’t love blowing bubbles? If you have corn syrup, sugar, straws, and some Dawn dish soap, you’ve got all you need to make these frozen bubbles.
Be sure to check out our homemade bubble recipe here!
7. Pinecone Bird Feeder
This homemade pinecone bird feeder is an ideal project to tackle with your kids during wintertime. It’s incredibly easy to make and a hands-on way for kids to learn about birds!
Also, check out our DIY paper roll and apple bird feeders!
8. Ice Ornaments
My, oh my! Isn’t this ice ornament just gorgeous? You can make one of these dreamy ornaments with your kids with just a few nature finds and the help of this easy-to-follow tutorial. Give it a try!
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9. Assemble Paper Snowman
What busy parent wouldn’t love easy arts and crafts for January that only needs a printed picture, scissors, and something to color the template? It’s excellent on a cold, dreary day when you need to occupy your kids but don’t have the time to supervise and assist.
Related: 100 Snowman Names (Good, Funny, Cute, & Holiday-Themed)
10. Olaf Popsicle Stick Preschool Project
If your kids love the goofy snowman from Frozen, they’ll have fun with creating this easy Olaf craft. You’ll love that these cute Snowmen only need popsicle sticks, googly eyes, paint, colored paper, and a hot glue gun. You can glue the popsicle sticks together ahead of giving them to your preschooler for them to customize.
11. Sparkly Popsicle Stick Snowflake
These shiny snowflakes turn basic wood craft sticks into sparkly decor that you can hang around the home for January. You also need white paint, glitter, sequins, a paper plate, and glue (hot and clear). Younger crafters may need help assembling the snowflake shapes and adding the sequins.
12. Printed Paper Plate Wreath
This January-themed paper plate wreath is the ideal project for preschoolers to practice cutting and pasting. You can be as hands-on or off as you want since this project only needs the printed template that your kids color, scissors to cut out the images and the center of the plate and glue to paste the pieces to the plate.
13. Printable Ice Skate Picture
This printable ice skate picture is the easiest craft to give kids of all ages, as early as two. The options for decorating the ice skate are endless, from crayons to glitter to paint. It’s great to explore how different coloring methods differ and learn colors.
14. Snowflake Printable Sheets
These four printable snowflake coloring sheets are the easiest crafts for January for preschoolers and their parents. Use your home printer to print the images, and give your kids their favorite coloring utensils. Then, hang their masterpieces on the fridge for easy viewing.
15. Printable Snowmen Worksheets
These two sweet snowmen coloring pages are another easy craft for preschoolers. As with the other printable sheets, you just print and color. It’s a great craft to take with you when you need something to keep your littles quiet and entertained while you do stuff.
Additionally, be sure to pick up my favorite oversized winter poster for your little one!
16. Simple Painted Snowmen
This easy snowman craft lets you get creative with what you use to apply the paint to create the snowmen. You can use various items to make the circles, like paper towel rolls, lids, jars, or containers. You can also use odds and ends to decorate the snowmen, like sequins or buttons. Construction paper or felt works for the hat and scarf.
17. Penguin Painted Rocks
Kids will love this painted rock project because it’s too cute. You’ll need some flat stones and paint – black, white, and orange. You can put the rocks in a flower bed, turn them into paperweights, or use them for January-themed decor. Have your kids put their initials on the back of the stones to make them personal keepsakes or gifts.
18. Homemade Snow Dough
Knowing how to make snow dough – homemade playdough – can save you money and a trip to the store. And homemade snow dough doesn’t need much in the way of materials. This fun recipe gives you snow that has the best qualities of slime and playdough without the mess.
To get the exact look, you’ll need gel food coloring, glitter, instant snow, and cream of tartar, along with flour, veggie oil, salt, and cornstarch.
19. Fork Painted Snowflakes
These simple, fork-painted snowflakes are the perfect December or January project for preschoolers. Forks are an excellent painting tool because they create ideal symmetry. You’ll need a paper plate, white paint, blue paper, glitter, and a fork. Glitter will make the snowflakes glisten like real snow.
20. Cute Popsicle Stick Snowflakes
These decorative popsicle stick snowflakes will look fabulous when placed around your house for the winter season. You can use anything you have on hand to decorate them. But they look great when you use gems and other embellishments like beads, foam accents, painted rice, or dry pasta. Glue dots or self-adhesive tokens are great for mess-free applications.
21. Painted Cardboard Snowflake Craft
This creative January craft converts a leftover cardboard paper towel tube into a snowflake template your kids can use to dip into paint and press onto cardboard. An adult may want to use hot glue to assemble the cardboard pieces into the snowflake shape. Puffy paint makes a better application than flat paint. Kids can create unique designs by overlapping the snowflake template.
Try These Simple Kids Crafts for January
Once Christmas has come and gone and the gloom of winter has set in, kids can start to get antsy from the winter blues. Keeping your kids busy is crucial for everyone’s sanity and the sake of your home.
We’ve chosen easy January crafts for kids to help you fight away the seasonal ick. Don’t forget to check out our other cool projects and let us know in the comments which was your favorite.
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