[Children's Day] Let's make and display! Children's Day wall decoration special
As Children’s Day approaches, many teachers at daycare centers and kindergartens may be wondering how to decorate their walls.
Decorations featuring motifs perfect for the Boys’ Festival, such as carp streamers (koinobori) and Kintaro, create a seasonal atmosphere and make children’s eyes light up.
Here, we introduce ideas that are perfect for Children’s Day wall decorations.
You’ll find plenty of ideas to choose from to suit your facility’s vibe, from those using familiar materials to colorful and festive designs.
We hope you’ll find them helpful!
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[Children’s Day] Let’s make and display! Children’s Day wall decoration collection (1–10)
sensory koinobori
Fun to make for both kids and adults! Here’s a recommended carp streamer (koinobori) craft.
First, put transparent origami or any parts you like into a clear plastic bag.
Next, pour in liquid laundry starch (or glue) and seal the opening with clear tape.
Roll it up into a tube and tape both sides to secure.
Attach a koinobori frame with the center cut out onto the plastic using tape.
Add double-sided tape around the edge, then stick another sheet on top to seal it.
Finally, add the eyes and it’s done! Using stickers or illustrations of your favorite characters inside also looks cute.
Handprint carp streamer
How about making a wall decoration that uses children’s handprints as the scales of a carp streamer (koinobori)? Cut colored construction paper into scale shapes, stamp the children’s handprints on them, and then write their names or add decorations.
If you turn the handprints sideways, they kind of look like fish, don’t they? If you treat the handprints as fish or as mini koinobori and draw eyes and other details on them, you’ll get a fun wall decoration with a little gimmick—small koinobori inside a big koinobori!
Carp streamers swaying in the wind
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Let me introduce carp streamers that sway gently in the wind.
Prepare washi-pattern origami paper, felt-tip pens, paper, scissors, and tape, and let’s get started.
Fold the origami paper about a quarter of the way and draw the eye.
Use tape to join both ends and form the paper into a tube-shaped carp streamer.
Make cuts at the end, fold the pieces inward to shape the tail fin, then do the same on the opposite side to finish the carp streamer.
When connecting them, attach thin strips of paper to both ends and link the streamers together.
The sight of the carp streamers swimming as they sway in the wind is truly lovely.
[Children’s Day] Let’s make and display! Children’s Day wall decorations (11–20)
Preschoolers wearing samurai helmets and carp streamers
An idea for a wall decoration: cute children peeking out from a carp streamer, each wearing a samurai helmet.
How about having the kids make the carp streamers themselves? Using colored construction paper, they can cut out the shape of a koi nobori and add details by sticking on eye and scale stickers or drawing them.
Then, place each child’s photo onto the koi nobori on the wall and top it with an origami samurai helmet! The children will likely be delighted to see themselves riding on the streamers they made.
a carp streamer with a helmet on top
Must-have decorations for Children’s Day are carp streamers and samurai helmets.
Here’s an idea that combines both: display a carp streamer wearing a helmet.
Carp streamer decorations have a certain cuteness, while helmets give off a strong, heroic vibe.
A carp streamer with a little helmet perched on its head looks both cute and cool—something kids are sure to love.
It would also be great for each child to make their own carp streamer and helmet in any colors they like.
It’ll turn into a colorful and wonderful wall display.
Koinobori garland
When we think of big events in May, Children’s Day comes to mind.
Many places use carp streamers (koinobori) as wall decorations.
Instead of just making koinobori and sticking them on the wall, how about turning them into a garland? Cut colorful construction paper into the shape of koinobori, draw the eyes and scales, connect them with raffia ribbon (suzuran tape), and hang them on the wall.
For the scales, you can draw them, paste on cut pieces of origami, or use a sponge to stamp them.
It would be great to make them together with the children and create a garland of many koinobori!
A carp streamer made by combining everyone’s scales
This is a wall decoration idea where each child makes a scale for a carp streamer and then attaches it to a large carp streamer.
Give each child a scale-shaped piece of construction paper and have them color the scale in their favorite colors.
They can use crayons or colored pencils, or dab on colors with stamps.
Once the scales are finished, stick them onto the large carp streamer base one by one to complete a big carp streamer!