[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 decor special (21–30)
Carp streamer decoration made with Japanese-style origami!
Carp streamers swimming through your room! This is a garland you can make just by cutting and pasting origami.
Overlap and glue a 2 cm × 7.5 cm piece of origami (for the face) onto the left side of a 7.5 cm × 8 cm piece (for the body).
Fold it in half, then cut the right side to create the tail fin.
After that, attach the parts for the eye, pectoral fin, and dorsal fin to finish.
The inside of the carp streamer is hollow, so thread twine or similar through to connect them and complete the garland.
It looks cuter if you pinch the top and bottom slightly to give it a bit of a three-dimensional shape rather than leaving it flat!
Easy to display! How to make a 3D carp streamer
This is a carp streamer decoration made with washi-pattern origami.
Place the origami with the colored side up and fold the left edge 1.5 cm inward.
The white part that appears on the front will be the carp streamer’s face.
Roll it into a tube to make the body, then cut slits on the side opposite the face to create the tail fin.
Attach a round sticker for the eye on the face, and it’s done.
Make several and connect them vertically with a strip of paper to create a lovely May-themed wall decoration.
Instructions for making smaller carp streamers are also included, so you can represent a whole carp family.
Garland-style koi nobori (carp streamers)
@ashumama_kosodate ▶︎Ashu-mama, nursery teacher and mom to 1- and 3-year-old sisters🧸 Please save and follow🧡 –୨୧– Garland-style Koinobori –୨୧– Children’s Day is almost here❣️ I made a cute garland-style koinobori that you can whip up with your kids as soon as inspiration strikes🎏 Give it a try and make one too😊 ✂️Materials & tools✂️ ・Origami paper ・Round stickers (for the koinobori eyes) ・Double-sided tape or tape glue ・Scissors ・Permanent marker ・Twine 🖍️Tips for making🖍️ ・Mix patterned and solid origami, go all patterned, or use any combo you like! ・Kids around age 3 can start from the step of folding the origami into a triangle! (Help if it’s tricky!) ・For the koinobori eyes, you can layer a large and small round sticker, or let your child draw their favorite eyes on a white round sticker with a permanent marker—super cute💕 ⚠️I skipped it in the video, but I did the step of attaching triangle to triangle for the other six pieces too💡 After that, I connected each paired set along the back! If you have any other questions or uncertainties, feel free to ask in the comments or DMs! If this post made you think “I want to make it!” or “I made it!” a like, save, or comment would really encourage me☺️💗 I post a lot more on Instagram, so please come check it out!! You can jump there from my profile♪ ———୨୧———୨୧——— Thank you for reading to the end! ＼Mom of 1- and 3-year-old sisters × Nursery teacher🧸／ ▶︎ Crafts that make you want to create with your kids✂️ ▶︎ Ways to boost kids’ play with a single item🫧 That’s what I share♪ To make every day with your children happy…💛 Please feel free to follow☺️ Likes and comments make my day! ———୨୧———୨୧———#ParentingHackLifehack#ParentingTips Parenting Childcare Life with children #ParentingMom #ParentingMom#DaycareMom#ParentingConcerns Parenting Tips Parenting hacks Play ideas Parent-child craft Simple HandmadeAt-home play #AtHomePlay work Simple craft #Parent-Child Crafting origami Origami Nursery teacher / Childcare worker #Koinobori Children's Day #GW
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Perfect for May origami too! Let’s decorate your room with a garland-style carp streamer.
You’ll need eight 7.5 cm sheets of origami paper.
Fold each sheet into a triangle twice, then choose two and insert the overlapping corners into each other to make one unit.
Do the same with the remaining sheets to make a total of four units.
Next, stack and glue these four units in the same direction to form the carp streamer.
Add an eye, thread a string through the inside, and your garland-style carp streamer is complete! Try making it colorful by deliberately changing all the colors and patterns of the origami paper.
Wiggly, wriggling carp streamer
When you sway its body from side to side, it looks just like a snake! This is a fun, wiggly carp streamer.
First, cut the construction paper in half and connect the pieces vertically to make it longer.
Fold it accordion-style into four sections to make it long and narrow, then snip slits with scissors to create the scales.
Open the paper and make mountain-and-valley folds between the scales to turn it into a wiggly carp streamer.
Draw eyes on the face area, then trim part of the lower section to form the tail fin.
Add patterns to the scales, and it’s done!
Craft punches are cute! Easy Koinobori (carp streamers)
Here’s a cute craft idea: attach an origami carp streamer to a base and decorate around it with flowers made using a craft punch.
To make the carp streamer, fold 1 cm along the left edge so the white side faces out, flip it over, and fold it into thirds.
For the tail fin, crease it first, then cut it off in a triangle.
Add scales and an eye to finish.
Once the carp streamer and a pinwheel are attached to a round backing, scatter the craft-punched flowers to make it festive.
Punch a hole at the top, thread a string through, and you can use it as a wall decoration.
Koinobori made with drawing paper
Just cut and paste construction paper! Here are ideas for making a carp streamer (koinobori).
Prepare a 14.5 cm × 10 cm sheet of construction paper for the body and a 14.5 cm × 6 cm sheet for the tail fin.
First, roll the body sheet into a tube and glue it.
For the tail fin, draw two adjacent semicircles along one side of the 14.5 cm edge, cut along those semicircles with scissors, then overlap and glue it to the body.
Cut scales from construction paper in the same color as the tail fin and glue them evenly over the body, then add an eye to finish the koinobori.
Attach the finished koinobori to a thick straw to complete it.
Carp streamers on a paper-plate wreath
Perfect for Children’s Day crafts! This is a carp streamer wreath made with a paper plate and colored construction paper.
First, cut out the inside of the paper plate so only the rim remains, and paint it in any color you like.
Next, cut out three carp streamers from colored paper and use a cotton swab and white paint to draw the scales.
Decorate the edge of the plate with paper clouds, then glue some jute twine slightly to the left of center.
Attach the carp streamers onto the jute twine, add a pinwheel made with two colors of round stickers, and you’re done! Don’t forget to draw cute faces on the carp streamers.