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[Childcare] August Crafts: Cute Ideas to Make in Summer

In hot August, children in daycare and kindergarten often spend more time indoors.

Water play and pools can help them cool off, but they don’t stay in the water all day.

So here, we’re introducing crafts and activities perfect for summer that give a refreshing feel.

There are lots of fun ideas kids will love.

Many materials can be found as recyclables or at 100-yen shops, so feel free to incorporate them easily into your childcare activities.

Please use this as a reference and enjoy cool summer creations with the children! Since the things children make are treated as works, we use the term “seisaku” (production) in the text.

[Childcare] August crafts: 111–120 cute ideas to make in summer

Watermelon lantern

Introducing how to make a Tanabata decoration lantern! We made a watermelon lantern out of construction paper! Why not try making it as a decoration for summer festivals in July and August? [Tsukuru-mon]
Watermelon lantern

How about making a watermelon-themed lantern that’s perfect for summer? First, use a black pen to draw seed patterns on red construction paper.

Next, make slits in green construction paper.

Since it’s a delicate task, please have the teacher pre-cut it in advance.

Then, tear black construction paper into vertical strips to create the watermelon’s pattern.

Glue the torn patterns onto the green construction paper.

After that, attach the red and green sheets together.

Make sure the green paper bulges into a rounded shape.

Once the glue dries, roll the red paper into a tube, and the green paper will transform into a lantern shape! Finally, add navy blue bands to the top and bottom to finish.

tsukada moe
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Sunflower with bubble wrap stamps

Many children are fascinated by bubble wrap in packaging and love popping it! Let’s use that bubble wrap to make sunflowers.

First, wrap bubble wrap around a piece of cardboard to make a stamp.

Paint the stamp with paint, then dab it onto paper to stamp away! Imagine the bumpy pattern as the center of the sunflower.

Besides sunflowers, you can also pretend it’s fish scales or a honeycomb—encourage kids’ free imagination and have fun exploring different ideas!

miyabi
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A painting of hide-and-seek gliding between the waves

Preschool/Kindergarten: August ‘Hide-and-Seek in the Waves’ Painting/Craft
A painting of hide-and-seek gliding between the waves

First, use a sponge dauber to stamp white paint onto blue construction paper.

Next, dab on more paint with your fingertips.

Fold the top edge slightly, cut the bottom edge in a wavy line with scissors, and paste it onto another sheet of blue construction paper to make the base.

Then, prepare pieces of colored paper cut into fish shapes and seaweed shapes.

Stick the fish and seaweed onto the base however you like, and you’re done.

When you move the waves back and forth, the fish appear and hide.

Enjoy a cute game of hide-and-seek under the sea!

hiyori
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In conclusion

How did you like the August craft ideas? They’re all packed with cute concepts that make you want to try them out.

There are projects perfect for summer too, so the kids are sure to enjoy them.

If you’re unsure what to make in August, be sure to use this list!