[For 5-year-olds] Let's make it in April! A collection of craft ideas using recycled and natural materials

[Paper Plate] Ladybug with Moving Wings

[Paper Mechanism] Wings Open and Move! How to Make a Cute Ladybug! #shorts

Let me introduce a craft project where you can enjoy a mechanism that makes a ladybug take off.

This is made almost entirely from construction paper.

Cut out parts for the ladybug, leaves, and flowers from construction paper.

Once you have a base sheet, decorate it with the leaf and flower parts.

Using another piece of construction paper, cut a strip and fold the center so that when you pull it, it extends, creating a pull-and-stretch mechanism.

Then, attach the ladybug’s head to the top of the strip and draw the antennae; attach the body to the lower part, and the wings to the movable mechanism section.

Stick the whole piece in the center of the base sheet, and you’re done! Decorate the ladybug’s wings with stickers or draw patterns with crayons.

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[Magnet] Wobbly/Fluttering Butterfly

Magnet Butterfly Craft with Magnets: A Spring Project Explained by a Preschool Teacher (For 5-Year-Olds)

Here’s a craft idea using construction paper and magnets.

You’ll make a flower field base, flowers, and a butterfly.

First, draw a flower field on construction paper and mount it onto thick cardboard.

Next, take a rectangular piece of construction paper, fold it in half lengthwise, and make slits at 1 cm intervals starting from the folded edge.

After you’ve made the slits, place a magnet on the uncut top section, then roll the paper up tightly.

Once rolled, secure it with tape, and flare out the slit sections to the outside.

That completes one flower; make about three in the same way and attach them to the base.

Finally, cut out a butterfly from construction paper and fold it in half; secure a magnet and some string inside.

Tape the butterfly’s head so it doesn’t open, and you’re done!

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[Paper Cup] Cherry Tree

[Graduation Ceremony & Entrance Ceremony] Recreating Cherry Blossoms! Paper Cup Tree [Spring Craft]

Let’s make a perfect cherry blossom tree for April using a paper cup and tissue paper! First, draw a net of the paper cup’s side on brown construction paper.

An adult should prepare this step.

Have the children cut out two of these with scissors.

Prepare two paper cups, apply double-sided tape to the sides, and stick on the cut-out construction paper.

Glue the bottoms of the two paper cups together.

From the rim toward the bottom of one cup, make vertical cuts all the way around.

Gently flare the cuts outward, then glue on crumpled bits of torn tissue paper to create blossoms—done! Adding cherry blossoms made with a craft punch makes a cute accent, too.

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Twisting Soap Bubbles

[Preschool Teacher] Easy Handmade Toy! How to Make a Spinning Bubble Wand [Daycare/Kindergarten]

Make and play! Here’s an idea for unbreakable, twirling soap bubbles.

You’ll need holographic origami paper, round stickers, a straw, scissors, reinforcement ring stickers, a bamboo skewer, and tape.

First, cut the holographic origami paper into 5 mm strips and attach eight strips to a round sticker.

Cut four slits in the straw and apply a reinforcement ring sticker.

After adhering the straw and holographic paper together, thread them onto the bamboo skewer.

Tape the top in place, and you’re done!

Hanging weeping cherry (branch)

Kimie Gangi: “Weeping cherry blossoms” made with tissue paper and a vinyl umbrella #hangable #tissuepaperart #goshikizuru #shidarezakura #cherryblossom #sakura #diycrafts #seasonaldecor

Great for events too! Let me share an idea for a hanging weeping cherry blossom decoration.

You’ll need a clear plastic umbrella, string, tape, glue, a stapler, scissors, pink tissue paper, and light pink tissue paper.

First, use the two colors of tissue paper to make cherry blossoms.

If you trim them into a forked shape with scissors, you can capture the characteristic look of cherry blossom petals! Next, glue the tissue paper blossoms onto the string.

Finally, tape them to the clear umbrella and you’re done.

It’s portable too, so give it a try!

Broad beans you make by sticking (pieces) on

Spring Craft: “Broad Beans” Easy How-To Explained by a Preschool Teacher (for 2–3-year-olds) #shorts

Broad beans, which are said to be in season from April to June, are perfect for spring crafts.

This time, we’ll introduce a project that uses these broad beans.

Prepare by pre-cutting the pod and bean shapes out of construction paper.

If the children are old enough and comfortable using scissors, it’s also great to let them cut the pieces themselves.

Glue the pod and beans onto a base sheet of construction paper, draw faces on the beans, and you’re done.

The steps are very simple, so even younger children can enjoy making this.

The vivid green of the broad beans is sure to energize the kids even more.

Give it a try!

handmade pinwheel

[For 5-year-olds] Making Pinwheels

Here’s an idea for making a pinwheel using a straw and construction paper.

Cut a square sheet of construction paper into a circle with scissors, make a single slit in it, and then cut another smaller circle out from the inside.

To make it easier for kids to work, draw guide lines on the paper beforehand.

Make four of these, and punch a hole near one edge of each piece.

Next, prepare one straw and cut four slits about 1 cm long at the drinking end, then bend the cut sections outward.

Finally, slide all the paper pieces onto the straw—and you’re done! Hold it up to a fan or run outside with it in your hand to enjoy the pinwheel spinning around.

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