[April] Cute spring-themed classroom wall decoration ideas for early childhood education

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: spinning-top tricks.
9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

Exciting spring has arrived!

Here, we’ve gathered some cute wall decoration ideas inspired by April.

There are also ones you can make together with the children.

Simply sticking on colorful flowers and adorable creatures will brighten and enliven the atmosphere of your classroom.

Feel the spring breeze, expand on these fun ideas, and bring smiles to the children’s faces.

Fill the walls with spring so the children can greet the start of their new routines with a bright and cheerful feeling.

Please use these ideas as a reference.

[April] Cute spring-themed nursery wall decoration ideas (91–100)

Cherry blossoms decorated using pillars

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Sakura (Solo) – Rimi Natsukawa

An idea that’s perfect for large spaces like plazas, gymnasiums, and entrance areas is to use pillars to create cherry blossoms.

First, find a pillar to serve as the base.

Then treat the pillar as the trunk of a cherry tree and decorate the top with cherry blossoms made from origami or similar materials.

Add plenty of blossoms to evoke a tree in full bloom.

Because it uses the entire pillar, the piece will have a strong presence even in wide spaces.

As a variation, you could wrap the pillar with wood-colored paper.

This will make it look even more like a cherry tree.

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Cherry Blossoms, Rapeseed Flowers, and a Mole

When you think of spring in Japan, you think of cherry blossoms.

Sakura also helps elevate the atmosphere of graduation and entrance ceremonies.

Let’s create a wall decoration that combines cherry blossoms and rapeseed flowers to liven up the preschool for the new term.

Paper crafts featuring cherry blossoms come in many varieties—from petals made in a single pink color to layered combinations of red, white, and pink.

Choose according to the size of your wall and the time you can spend.

Scattering some three-dimensional petals here and there adds impact.

The bright yellow rapeseed flowers have a presence that rivals the sakura.

Aim to fill the bottom edge of the wall with yellow.

Adding bees and butterflies will enhance the mood even more.

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Giant cherry-blossom wall

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This is Iguchi Lumbini Kindergarten. The oldest class made a cherry blossom tree. It was so much fun! The cherry blossoms were in full bloom—and so were the smiles! The principal joined in too, which made it even more exciting. (For some reason, the principal had blond hair today!)Iguchi Lumbini Kindergarten Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City　Hiroshima City Kindergarten #HiroshimaKindergarten　#LookingForKindergarten Choosing a kindergarten　#Childcare Support Pre-preschool child　Full 3-year-old class 2-year-old class　Open playground (園庭開放)Parent-Child Class　#HiroshimaChildcare older; senior (often used for the oldest age group in kindergarten: 'senior class')　#CherryBlossom　Confetti　#Wall Creation #NewFiscalYearStart　#sakura
Sakuranbo (MP3 catalog number) – Ai Otsuka

Let’s create with our whole bodies! I’d like to introduce a giant cherry blossom wall that everyone can make together.

You’ll need large sheets of drawing paper taped to fit the wall size, brown construction paper, paint, paper cups, brushes, and pink paper cut into pieces.

It’s a wonderful idea to spark children’s creativity.

Painting on drawing paper many times larger than their own bodies is sure to be exciting! It’s also fun to use thinly shredded pink paper as cherry blossom petals.

You can just picture the children’s smiling faces as they dynamically enjoy a flurry of paper confetti! Adjust the paper size to match your classroom or room dimensions.

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Cherry blossom petal stamp

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♬ It Takes Two – Fiji Blue

The gently bleeding paint is beautiful! Let me introduce a cherry blossom petal stamp.

You’ll need: an empty lactic acid beverage bottle, vinyl tape, scissors, cushion foam sheet, a pen, a paper cup, a sponge, paint, drawing paper, and a plastic bottle cap.

First, let’s make the stamp.

Attach the plastic bottle cap and petal-shaped pieces cut from the cushion sheet to the empty beverage bottle, then reinforce with vinyl tape—that’s it! For the stamp pad, use a paper cup.

Cut the sponge into a circle, then add pink-mixed paint and water.

This handmade cherry blossom petal stamp lets you create beautifully old-fashioned-looking sakura, so it’s a highly recommended craft!

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Butterflies made by dyeing with colored water

Let me show you how to make butterflies dyed with colored water.

Prepare kitchen paper towels, construction paper, pipe cleaners, tape, scissors, paint, and empty containers.

Cut the paper towels into four equal pieces, stack them, and tie the center with a pipe cleaner.

Round off both ends of the paper towels with scissors, then unfold them to form the butterfly’s wings.

Dissolve the paint to make colored water in your favorite shades, and dip the paper-towel butterfly in to add color—your spring-like butterfly is complete.

Add a face made from construction paper to create your own cute, original butterfly!

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Butterflies drawn with colored ice water

Also great as a sensory play activity! Here’s an idea for painting butterflies using ice made from colored water.

It’s a highly recommended sensory play activity! The chill of the ice combined with the vivid colors will engage children’s senses, making the creative process fun.

As they watch the ice melt, they can enjoy the way the colors spread, making it a fulfilling activity.

It’s also nice to do on warm days out on the terrace or in the playground.

A wonderful idea to enjoy both coolness and art!

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Rabbits and carrots made with footprints

Let’s preserve children’s growth through crafts! Here are ideas for making a rabbit and a carrot using footprints.

Children grow up in the blink of an eye, don’t they? Many teachers may have heard from guardians that taking footprints at home can be difficult.

This time, let’s create a rabbit and a carrot using children’s footprints—something you can only capture right now! What you’ll need: construction paper, children’s footprints, photos of the children, decorative materials such as stickers, and glue or tape.

It’s sure to become a cute keepsake.

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