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[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!

[Children's Day] Make and display! Children's Day wall decorations special (41–50)

Kashiwa-mochi motif

[Easy craft with drawing paper and origami♪] I tried making kashiwa-mochi wall decorations! Free template, Children’s Day, May Boys’ Festival
Kashiwa-mochi motif

Kashiwa-mochi—something many kids look forward to eating on Children’s Day! Cut white construction paper to make the mochi pieces, sandwich them with dark green leaf pieces, and add light green veins to create the oak leaf pattern—your kashiwa-mochi motif is complete! Decorate the wall together with other Children’s Day and Boys’ Festival motifs like carp streamers, iris flowers, and animals wearing samurai helmets.

Seeing these tasty-looking decorations might just make kids want to beg at home, saying, “I want kashiwa-mochi!”

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Braided Koinobori (carp streamer)

Koinobori Craft for Five-Year-Olds: How to Make It Using a Weaving Technique
Braided Koinobori (carp streamer)

Grow focus! Here’s an idea for woven koinobori (carp streamers).

You’ll need colored construction paper, glue, scissors, a pencil, a ruler, and a compass.

Make the base of the koinobori with your favorite color paper and cut a slit down the middle.

Take long, narrow strips of paper and weave them through the slit, alternating back and front to complete the first row.

From the second row onward, the key is to adjust the strips so the colors alternate.

Because it involves lots of fine finger movements, this is a stimulating craft idea for children.

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koinobori (carp streamers)

[Easy craft with drawing paper & origami] I made a large carp streamer wall decoration! Free template — Children’s Day, May Boys’ Festival
koinobori (carp streamers)

Large koinobori (carp streamers) are a popular spring motif among children.

Since you can make big ones for the classroom wall, let those dynamic carp swim across the wall.

Because the shapes are simple and large, it’s best to use bold pieces of colored construction paper or origami paper.

There are ready-made templates online for cutting and pasting, so if you think creating one from scratch might be difficult, try looking for existing templates.

Also, if the children draw patterns on the scales with crayons, you can create a one-of-a-kind, original koinobori.

Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)
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Connected/decorative carp streamers you can string together

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Connected/decorative carp streamers you can string together

These are origami carp streamers that you can make in quantity, line up, and display.

Apply glue along one edge of the origami paper, roll it into a tube, and stick it together.

Gently flatten it, then cut the tail fin into a triangle.

Next, attach the eyes and scale pieces made by cutting origami paper.

Connect thin, folded strips of origami to make a string, thread it through holes you’ve punched at the ends of the streamers, and you’re done—carp streamers swimming side by side! If you make them in different sizes and line them up, they’ll look just like a family.

It’s also fun to do the rolling and pasting of the parts together with children.

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In conclusion

We introduced lots of ideas for making carp streamers to brighten up your Children’s Day wall displays. It’s fun how the look changes dramatically depending on the materials and techniques—like paper dyeing, sensory materials, and paper chains. Through Children’s Day wall displays, enjoy the seasonal festivities together with the kids and create wonderful memories.