[For 2-Year-Olds] Craft Ideas to Enjoy in August! Incorporate Summery Motifs and Techniques

3 summer wall decoration ideas

[For Nursery Teachers] 3 Summer Wall Decoration Ideas — Great for Infants and Toddlers, Perfect for Finger Play ♪ Montessori-Inspired

Here are three summer craft ideas for infants.

The first is a refreshing-looking fish made with a clear bag and tissue paper.

The second is a whale made with flat plastic ribbon (suzuran tape) and construction paper.

The third is a wall decoration of a rabbit made with a paper plate and construction paper.

Crumple tissue paper, stick on stickers, and draw patterns and designs with crayons… These are all wonderful ideas that help little ones use their fingers a lot.

With a few adjustments, toddlers can enjoy them too, so feel free to use these as references and give them a try!

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[Ages 0–2] “Let’s Play Aquarium”

Here’s a fun pretend-aquarium activity that lets you feel cool during the hot and humid days of July.

Use blue plastic bags as a stand-in for the ocean and make your fish swim through it.

Create your favorite sea creatures—like whales, fish, starfish, and jellyfish—and you’ll encounter all kinds of ocean life.

If you also hang plastic bags from the ceiling and stick the sea creatures on them, the whole space will feel like an aquarium.

The best part is that people of any age can enjoy it!

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[Footprint] Parasol and Flip-Flops

Let’s enjoy a summery craft using children’s footprints to make a parasol and flip-flops.

First, have fun with decalcomania on white drawing paper.

Since it will become the parasol’s pattern, choose bright colors to create a lively feel.

Once the paint dries, cut it into the shape of an umbrella.

Take the children’s footprints, and after they dry, cut them into the shape of flip-flops.

Glue yarn over the footprints to represent the flip-flop straps.

Finally, attach the parasol and flip-flops to a backing sheet, and you’re done!

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Refreshing Ramune in Watercolor Bleed

When you think of drinks that evoke summer, some of you might picture ramune soda.

Using a wet-on-wet painting technique, you can enjoy making ramune art with children.

First, wet drawing paper with water and have fun creating a bleeding effect with paints like blue, light blue, and purple.

Once the paint dries, cut out the shape of a ramune bottle and use construction paper to make the cap.

For the marble inside, let the kids stick on round stickers.

You can also make a ramune-style label out of construction paper.

It’s a refreshing craft idea.

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Handprint: Morning Glories in Watercolor (Bleeding Technique)

Here’s a cute craft idea using a wet-on-wet painting technique to make morning glories.

You can also incorporate handprints, making it perfect for recording children’s growth.

First, dampen drawing paper with water and enjoy creating bleed paintings using paints like pink and light blue.

Once the paint is dry, the teacher cuts the pieces into ovals and pastes a white star-shaped piece of paper in the center to represent hydrangea blossoms.

Next, use green paint to take the children’s handprints.

Using a yellow-green backing sheet will make the leaves look even more realistic.

Finally, combine the hydrangea flowers and the handprint leaves and paste them onto the backing sheet to complete the hydrangea craft.

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[Cotton Swab Stamps] Transparent Jellyfish

Let’s make a cool, breezy jellyfish using a cotton swab stamp.

First, cut a clear file into the shape of a jellyfish head and stamp on it.

Use white acrylic paint and enjoy stamping freely.

Add round stickers for extra patterns to make it cute.

Prepare a border for the jellyfish head with construction paper and attach it to the clear file using double-sided tape.

Then cut cellophane (raffia) tape to a suitable length, stick it on as the jellyfish’s tentacles, and have the children split the tape—done!

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[Footprint] Cute Watermelon Decoration

Here’s a slightly unique watermelon craft idea that uses children’s footprints.

First, make footprints using red paint.

Overlap two footprints slightly to form a triangle shape, then add seeds with black finger-stamp dots or round stickers.

Attach green construction paper along the bottom to create the rind.

Decorate with paper tape or origami, and you’ll have an adorable footprint watermelon! It’s a perfect summer craft and a great way to record your child’s growth.

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