These January crafts for kids are the perfect addition to several preschool themes. Create them during your craft time, turn them into a winter station, use them as fun morning work, or create them at home.
January Crafts For Kids
January crafts usually highlight winter themes. The Christmas decorations are coming down and it’s too soon for all the heart crafts.
The winter months seem to last forever. Which makes them the perfect time for some indoor activities.
Pair them with your favorite January themes. Create fun winter stations. Or enjoy some relaxing coloring time while the snow falls outside.
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January Preschool Themes
Winter is such an obvious theme for January. But there are several other fun themes you can explore in your classroom.
- Winter
- Snow
- Snowmen
- Snowflakes
- Snow Globes
- Ice
- Icicles
- Igloos
- Winter Clothing (hats, mittens, sweaters)
- Winter/Arctic Animals
- Penguins
- Polar Bears
- Owls
- Pinecones
- Hot Chocolate
- Hibernation
- Football
- Calendars
- Five Senses
- Opposites
- Day and Night
- Holidays
- New Years Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our Favorite Craft Supplies
When creating these cute winter crafts, you are probably going to want to stock up on some cotton balls and white paint.
These craft supplies are perfect for crafting with young kids. While not each of them is used in the crafts below, they are all staples in our craft bin. If you don’t have any on hand, that might be ok. Take a look at the craft first to see whether or not you need them.
- Construction Paper – One of our favorite craft supplies. These crafts are a great way to use up that stash of black paper.
- Cardboard – Perfect for using up all those boxes you get in the mail!
- Craft Sticks or popsicle sticks – A classic staple, use them in your craft or to mix paint.
- Kid-Friendly paint – Kids love to get messy! Check out our favorite tips for painting with young children.
- Googly Eyes – You can literally add them to any project and it instantly becomes cuter.
- Tissue Paper – We always have this on hand. Buy it new or use or save it from birthday parties and holidays.
- Toilet Paper/Paper Towel Rolls – A great way to recycle your paper tubes is to use them in crafts!
- Paper Plates – Grab this party supply to create fun crafts.
- Contact Paper – We use this a lot to create suncatcher crafts
- Pipe Cleaners – Their bendy and hold their shape, which makes for some fun creating!
- Coffee Filters – This inexpensive item is fun to create with.
- Pom Poms – Fluffy and always fun.
- Egg Cartons – Recycle these into fantastic crafts!
- Puffy Paint – Makes great snow!!
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List of January Crafts for Preschoolers
These January activities are perfect for the classroom or a snow day at home.
A fun craft for older kids.
Theme:
Snowmen
Main Supplies Used:
Yarn
Washers
Skills:
Fine Motor Skills
This winter art project is great for kids of all ages.
Theme:
Snowflakes
Main Supplies Used:
Paint
Wooden Snowflakes
Skills:
Process Art
This easy snowflake craft has a different result every time.
Theme:
Snowflakes
Main Supplies Used:
Paint
Wooden Snowflakes
Skills:
Process Art
A simple winter craft idea that has plenty of wow factor!
Theme:
Snowflakes
Main Supplies Used:
Paint
Crayons
Skills:
Process Art
A great craft for little hands to assemble.
Theme:
Snowflakes
Main Supplies Used:
Paint
Twigs
Skills:
Process Art
This classic winter craft is perfected for kids.
Theme:
Snowflakes
Main Supplies Used:
Paper
Markers
Skills:
Cutting Practice
The classic craft stick puzzle with a winter season twist.
Theme:
Snowflakes
Main Supplies Used:
Paper
Craft Sticks
Skills:
Cutting Practice
Puzzles
Coloring pages are the perfect winter activity for a snow day.
Theme:
Snowflakes
Main Supplies Used:
Printable
Skills:
Coloring
Create a winter wonderland inside a container with these snow globe crafts.
Painting with snow is so much fun!
Theme:
Snow
Main Supplies Used:
Snow
Chalk
Salt
Skills:
Process Art
Snow Science
Sometimes the simple ideas are the best ones!
Theme:
Snow/Ice
Main Supplies Used:
Paint
Snow
Skills:
Process Art
Snow Science
These clay icicles are so much fun to create.
Theme:
Icicles
Main Supplies Used:
Air Dry Clay
Paint
Glitter
Skills:
Fine Motor Skills
Penguins are fun to make during the winter months.
Main Supplies Used:
Construction Paper or any crafting paper
Craft Sticks
Additional Skills:
Cutting Practice
Fine Motor Skills
Find more penguin cuteness with this collection of crafts for kids.
Polar bears are great to create during January. Add some snow for added fun!
Main Supplies Used:
Construction Paper
Paint
Additional Skills:
Basic Shapes
Cutting Practice
Fine Motor Skills
Choose your favorite polar bear from this collection of cue crafts.
This easy winter craft is perfect for kids to make.
Theme:
Winter
Main Supplies Used:
Construction Paper
Skills:
Fine Motor
Cutting Practice
Combine numbers with coloring in this fun activity.
Theme:
Winter
Main Supplies Used:
Printable
Skills:
Coloring
Numbers
Decorate your classroom with these alphabet coloring pages.
Theme:
Winter
Main Supplies Used:
Printable
Skills:
Coloring
Alphabet
Forts are the perfect way to build in the colder months.
Theme:
Hibernation
Main Supplies Used:
Blankets
Furniture
Skills:
Gross Motor
Building
What better way to enjoy football season than with this fun craftivity.
Theme:
Football
Main Supplies Used:
Craft Sticks
Paint
These placemats are covered in fun activities.
Theme:
Football
Main Supplies Used:
Printables
Skills:
Coloring
Printable winter fun.
Theme:
Football
Main Supplies Used:
Printables
Skills:
Coloring
More monthly preschool crafts
Enjoy more fun holidays and monthly theme ideas.
- December Crafts – Holidays, Winter, and more!
- February Crafts – Friendship, Hearts, Presidents, and more!
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