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

Let’s paint spring with fluffy paints.

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Introducing fluffy paint for drawing springtime art that makes you want to touch the puffy parts.

Prepare shaving foam, liquid laundry glue, paint, plastic cups, plastic spoons, and drawing paper.

Sketch your picture on the paper beforehand.

In a plastic cup, combine shaving foam and liquid glue in a 1:1 ratio and mix.

Add paint to color it, then use a plastic spoon to place the foamy paint onto your sketched drawing.

When it dries, you’ll have a cute, puffy spring picture! Once dry, you can touch it, so enjoy the fun texture—give this charming and magical craft a try!

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Hanging decorations of the Sakura Dome

Introducing a hanging Sakura dome decoration, perfect for spring with its gently swaying pink hues.

Prepare a dome-shaped paper plate, tissue paper, curling ribbon, ribbon for hanging, origami paper, glue, and tape.

Glue torn pieces of tissue paper onto the paper plate, making sure there are no gaps.

Cut the curling ribbon and attach the strips to the inside of the paper plate, leaving small spaces between them.

Punch a hole in the center of the plate and thread the hanging ribbon through it.

Cut sakura shapes out of origami paper and stick them onto the front of the plate.

Your soft, spring-like hanging decoration is complete!

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A bag made with yarn and paper plates

Let’s make an original bag where you can enjoy your favorite design! I’ll introduce an idea for a bag made with yarn and paper plates.

Prepare two deep, sturdy paper plates, spring-colored yarn, double-sided fabric tape, fabric glue, decorative parts like ribbons, pipe cleaners, bead parts, a stapler, and an awl.

It’s an idea that stimulates children’s creativity, isn’t it? By arranging the colors of the yarn and the decorative parts, each child’s individuality will shine! Enjoy that sense of excitement and give it a try.

Sakura tree made with transparent origami

I want to decorate a sunny windowsill! Here’s an idea for making a cherry blossom tree using transparent origami paper.

You’ll need brown construction paper, scissors, glue, transparent origami paper or colored cellophane, a clear file (plastic sleeve), and a cherry blossom-shaped frame made from construction paper.

Traditional-style cherry blossom crafts are lovely, but why not use this idea to create bright, stylish blossoms? Displayed by the window, they’ll sparkle in the sunlight and give off a different, delightful vibe.

Twisting Soap Bubbles

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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!

Cherry Blossoms Made with Paper Quilling

Cherry blossom petals made with paper quilling

It’s fun to twirl with your fingertips! Here are some cherry blossom ideas you can make with paper quilling.

You’ll need pink construction paper, a toothpick, scissors, and glue.

First, cut the paper into 1-centimeter-wide strips to make long, thin quilling paper.

Next, use the toothpick to roll the quilling paper into tight coils.

Finally, pinch and shape the coils to form petals, and your parts are complete! Keep making more parts and assemble them to finish your cherry blossoms.