Fun July Craft Ideas for 2-Year-Olds: Summer Wall Decorations

Shaved ice stamping with sponges and bubble wrap

This is a shaved ice craft where you add color with stamps to ice made from construction paper.

If the teacher prepares the shaved ice and the bowl, the children only need to stamp, so even infants can enjoy it.

Using various materials for the stamps—such as sponges or bubble wrap—lets kids appreciate different shapes and textures.

Prepare several paint colors and let the children choose their favorites.

After making them, they’ll also be perfect as wall decorations in the classroom.

Give it a try!

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Perfect for pretend festivals! Pizza and ice cream

[Educational Craft] Let’s make pizza and ice cream while practicing cutting and gluing ♪ — Scissors and glue practice — [For 2-year-olds]

When children move into the 2-year-old class, many preschools begin scissor practice.

This time, it’s a one-snip cutting activity, and we’ll introduce a craft idea that can also be used for pretend festivals or shop play.

First, for prep, cut two beige sheets of construction paper and one red sheet into circles.

Cut them in different sizes so that when stacked, they look like a pizza.

Then glue them together in order.

Next, prepare long, thin strips of construction paper in various colors.

Have the children make one snip to create pizza toppings.

If you have a small container ready, the cut pieces won’t scatter, which is handy.

Glue the toppings onto the pizza base.

These paper pieces can also be used as ice cream toppings.

Give it a try and have fun making and playing!

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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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[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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Peta Peta Ice Candy

Let’s have children aged 0–1 try making ice cream toppings! Please prepare not only the base items—ice cream scoops, cones, and sticks—but also the materials for the toppings.

Recommended topping materials include small pieces of origami, various shapes made with craft punches, stickers, and felt balls.

Encourage the children to freely stick these on and enjoy decorating their ice cream.

Try making a one-of-a-kind, cute, and delicious ice cream!

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Tanabata craft with vegetable stamps

How about making a Tanabata craft while enjoying vegetable stamping? This time we’ll use okra—a vegetable that’s also used in Tanabata somen.

Cut white construction paper into a half-circle and stamp it with okra.

These will become Hikoboshi and Orihime’s kimonos, so choose colors with that image in mind.

Once the paint dries, paste them onto slightly larger blue and pink construction paper.

Roll them to give a kimono-like shape and secure with double-sided tape.

Next, make the faces and attach them to a backing sheet.

Feel free to adjust the steps for the faces and the backing to suit your class’s vibe.

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