[Childcare] Let’s make things with various materials! A collection of recommended craft ideas for April
April is the season for starting nursery and moving up a grade.
It’s an exciting time with new classes, but it can also feel a bit unsettled.
Here are some craft ideas that children can enjoy in April.
We’ve gathered everything from activities they can really focus on to ideas they can make and then play with.
When we draw out children’s sense of fun, crafting becomes an exciting time.
We’re sharing a variety of ideas so you can choose based on children’s interests and curiosities—please find projects you can incorporate.
Because children’s creations are treated as works, we use the term “制作” (seisaku: production/work) in the text.
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[Childcare] Let's make things with various materials! A collection of recommended craft ideas for April (31–40)
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Let me introduce tulips made with a bleeding-painting technique that lets you enjoy how colors blend.
Prepare a coffee filter, water-based color pens, a spray bottle, construction paper, glue, and scissors.
Draw on the coffee filter with the color pens.
When you spray water over it, the water-based ink will bleed and blend.
Once it’s dry, cut it into a tulip shape and glue it onto a backing sheet to finish.
If you like, adding eyes made from round stickers to the tulip could be cute too!
Fold-Only Tulip
Let me introduce an easy “fold-only” tulip that also works as a three-dimensional wall decoration.
Prepare patterned origami paper, construction paper, crayons, glue, and scissors.
Cut the construction paper into circles in pairs and fold each circle in half.
By using construction paper in different colors, you can enjoy variations in the tulip’s flower color.
Glue the tulip’s center piece cut from the patterned origami together with the pair of folded petals, and your tulip flower is complete.
Draw leaves with crayons to create a springlike tulip!
Tulip wall decoration
Make use of paper plates! Here’s an idea for a wall decoration made by attaching tulips.
It’s perfect for those who want to create small decorations due to the size of the classroom or limited display space.
You can also hang them not only on walls but on doors, lockers, or shoe racks.
You’ll need: decorative paper plates, origami paper, ribbon, glue or tape, tissue paper, twist ties, and scissors.
Displaying colorful tulip creations in the room will brighten up the space!
Tulips Painted with a Fork
Let me introduce a spring-themed tulip art project you can paint using a fork.
Prepare a disposable fork, construction paper, crayons, and cotton swabs.
Dip the fork in paint, then press it firmly onto the paper, following the fork’s curve to stamp and create the tulip flowers.
It’s best to have about three colors of paint ready.
Finally, use the cotton swabs to draw the stems and leaves, and you’re done.
It’s a craft that lets you enjoy exploring paint colors as you work.
Give it a try!
Tulips made from flower paper
Cute tulips with a gentle, calm vibe! Here are some ideas for making tulips with flower paper.
Flower paper is a material often used in crafts; it has a soft, delicate texture and comes in a wide range of colors.
It’s lightweight and easy to work with, so kids can make things without needing much strength.
What you’ll need: flower paper, wire, double-sided tape, scissors, green masking tape, and a straw.
Take this opportunity to give it a try!
[Childcare] Let's make things with various materials! Recommended craft ideas for April (41–50)
Tulips made with quilling
Enjoy a special feel with curly patterns! Here are some tulip ideas you can make with quilling.
These are recommended for those who are tired of flat wall decorations or want to create tulips with a touch of humor.
Quilling is an art technique where you roll and bend thin strips of paper to create three-dimensional designs and patterns.
Cut paper into long, thin strips, roll them up, and shape them.
By combining designs like tulip flowers, butterflies, and leaves, you can create a striking wall display.
Tulips made with teardrop-shaped stamps
Here’s how to make tulips using a teardrop-shaped stamp.
Prepare a plastic bottle cap, sponge sheet, cardboard, paint, drawing paper, tissue paper (for crafts), and crayons.
Cut the cardboard and sponge sheet into teardrop shapes and stick them together with double-sided tape.
Glue the caps together to make a handle for the stamp, then attach it firmly to the teardrop so it won’t come off.
Dip the teardrop stamp in paint and start stamping.
Stamp three times to complete the tulip shape.
Try changing the angle to make cute tulips!