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

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.
Nursery Teacher Mom Writertsukada moe
After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

In April, the children move up a grade and spend their days as the oldest five-year-olds.

I imagine their hearts are pounding every day with both anxiety and excitement.

Five-year-olds’ thinking and imagination grow rapidly, so we’d love for them to try crafts that let them be inventive.

Here we’re sharing spring-themed craft ideas perfect for April.

These ideas are packed with activities that make the process of creating fun and let children play with what they’ve made.

Be sure to enjoy making them together with your class.

子どもたちの制作物は作品（ピース）として扱われるため、本文中では「制作」と表記します。

[For 5-year-olds] Let’s make these in April! A collection of craft ideas (41–50) using recycled materials and natural objects

[Origami] Name Tag

[How to Fold a Name Tag 📛] Let's make a name tag with origami!!

[Origami] Name Tag

In nursery schools and kindergartens, April is the season when lots of new friends join.

How about making cute name tags with origami? If you write the names and laminate them, they should last a long time.

First, make crease lines so the paper is divided into 2 squares vertically and 4 squares horizontally.

From there, just fold along the creases.

There’s a step where you open a pocket and flatten it, so it will be easier for the children to understand if you show them a sample.

It will end up looking like a tulip flower.

Try it with your favorite origami paper!

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[5-year-olds] Let’s make it in April! A collection of craft ideas using recycled materials and natural objects (51–60)

[3D] Tulip

[April craft for 5-year-olds] Realistic-looking gradient tulips ♪ Materials included!

[3D] Tulip

Here’s an idea for making tulips, a classic spring flower.

This version is three-dimensional, so once it’s finished it looks just like real tulips! First, cut out the tulip stem and leaves, bricks, and soil pieces from construction paper.

Use a ruler to draw a brick pattern on the brick paper, and tear and lightly crumple the soil paper.

Roll the stem into a tube, then snip one end with scissors and flare the tabs outward.

On calligraphy paper, draw six ovals and stamp them with a sponge dipped in paint.

After stamping, cut them out and connect them in a horizontal row with tape.

Roll this strip up and attach it to the opposite end of the stem (the end without the cuts).

Glue on the brick-pattern paper, then secure everything inside a paper carton to make it look like a potted plant.

Finally, add the leaves and fill in the gaps of the pot with the soil paper to finish!

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