[Childcare] Playful craft ideas to enjoy with 5-year-olds

straw wrapper

Let's make a straw wrapper and paper whistle!

Let’s incorporate a fun, blow-and-play straw trumpet into childcare activities.

First, prepare a sheet of construction paper cut into a semicircle with a diameter of 25–30 cm.

If possible, ask the children what colors they want and have their favorites ready.

Roll the construction paper into a trumpet shape and secure it with tape.

Next, cut both sides of the tip of a straw at an angle, and also cut off the tip of the paper trumpet.

Slowly insert the straw, starting from the cut end, through the trumpet’s opening, and secure it with tape at the end.

Flatten the cut end of the straw and blow into it… See if it makes a sound and have everyone play together!

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Slinky

[Playable Origami!] How to Make a Slinky 💙 Easy and Cute Origami | 종이 접기 슬링키

It’s fun to make and play with! Here are some ideas for a slinky.

A slinky is typically a springy toy made of metal or plastic with a unique spiral shape.

When you hold it and tilt it, it’s captivating to watch it descend down stairs or a slope.

This time, let’s make a slinky with origami! You’ll need quarter-sized sheets of origami paper, cardstock, and glue or double-sided tape.

Since you’ll be repeatedly folding the same parts and need to follow the steps carefully, it’s a project that encourages focused, attentive crafting.

Paper cup rocket making

[For 4-year-olds] Easy rocket craft using paper cups!

Here’s a paper-cup rocket that’s perfect for indoor play.

Prepare paper cups, rubber bands, construction paper, pens, scissors, and glue.

Cut four slits into one of the paper cups.

Leave the other paper cup as is.

Take two rubber bands, stretch them, and attach them to each other in a crisscross shape.

Hook the connected rubber bands onto the slitted parts of the paper cup.

With the cup that has the rubber bands on top and the other cup as a base underneath, press down; the rubber band’s force will launch the cup upward like a rocket.

You can decorate the paper cups with colored pens, origami paper, or stickers to make them even cuter.

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Role-play! Cardboard Crafts

Role-play! How to Make a Cardboard Craft “Horse Headpiece/Helmet”

This is a piece sold as a horse headgear kit, but since you can see a rough unfolded pattern in the video, I think it’s possible to make it yourself.

The official purchase page also offers a free template for the mane, so make use of that as you build.

Prepare some thin cardboard, draw the unfolded pattern, cut it out, and use a ruler or a scoring tool on the parts that will be mountain folds.

Have fun painting it with paints and expressing your own unique horse.

Once it’s finished, put it on your head and play by fully becoming a horse.

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Ideas for making horses out of clay

Clay Kids: “Uma”? “Horse”? Anyway, I tried making a “horse.”

When children move up to the preschool class, they tend to play with clay more often.

So this time, I’d like to share an idea for making a horse out of clay.

The steps are: roll a large piece of clay into an oval to form the body, then stretch and shape the clay to create the neck and legs.

Add the head, mane, and tail by building them up with additional clay.

This idea uses oil-based clay, but if you’re using paper clay, you can let it dry and enjoy painting it with colors.

That way, it can also be used as a decoration.

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You can make it with a plastic bottle! A cute little horse

[Summer Vacation Crafts] [Plastic Bottle] How to Make a Cute Horse and Unicorn [Easy Craft]

This is a craft idea for making a horse by using tissue-stuffed plastic bottles as the head and body.

For the horse’s neck and legs, use construction paper rolled into tubes.

Create the mane with slitted construction paper and the ears with paper cut into triangles.

Wrap some construction paper around the tip of the head to represent the horse’s distinctive nose.

Use tape for most of the assembly; instead of clear tape, which can look too plain, we recommend using brightly colored tape.

It will act like a pattern and give the piece a festive finish.

Finally, draw the eyes with a pen to complete your horse.

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Make it with pipe cleaners! Chigaya horses

I tried making a Chigaya horse using pipe cleaners! [Nerima City Kitamachi Children's Center]

Chigaya horses, a traditional Tanabata decoration often made before the war.

They are made from chigaya, a type of kaya grass, and are typically displayed as a male-female pair.

This idea is to make those chigaya horses using chenille stems (pipe cleaners).

Fold a pipe cleaner in half, twist and secure it as you shape it into a horse.

Use pipe cleaners in your favorite colors to create a vibrant finish.

Since it’s a Tanabata decoration, you could also write a tanzaku (wish strip) and adorn it with a chigaya horse as an accent.

It’s a wonderful idea that also lets you learn about Nerima’s traditions.

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