Perfect Summer Craft Ideas to Try in July for 4-Year-Olds

Paper cup rocket you can play with indoors

[For 4-year-olds] Easy rocket craft using paper cups!

Let’s make a rocket you can play with indoors using a familiar material: paper cups! Since it’s made with paper cups, you don’t have to worry about getting hurt when you launch it.

First, prepare two paper cups and cut four slits into one of them.

Next, cross two rubber bands, tie them together, and attach them to the slits on the paper cup.

Your rocket is ready! Place this ‘rocket’ over the other paper cup and release your hand to make it fly.

It’s also fun to draw freely on the paper cups with markers or decorate them with construction paper and stickers.

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Plump Wind Chime

[Easy ✨ Origami] How to Make a Wind Chime 🎐 Plump and 3D [Summer Wall Decoration] Sways in the Breeze for Extra Refreshment!

How about making a wind chime out of origami that captures the feeling of summer with its cool tone and a strip of paper swaying in the breeze? First, fold the origami paper in half into a square twice.

Next, draw lines on the square as if shaping flower petals, then cut along the lines with scissors.

Snip off a tiny bit in the center so there’s a small hole.

Open the paper; once it looks like a flower, gather the tips of the petals toward the center, overlap them, and glue them down.

Finally, thread a string through and attach a tanzaku (paper strip) to the string to finish.

If you thread a small bell onto the string, it will make a sound and feel even more like a wind chime.

This softly rounded, cute wind chime is perfect to make and display by your window!

Paku-Paku Goldfish

For the hot summer, a great recommendation for preschoolers is the “Munch-Munch Goldfish” origami.

Fold it, open it up, and move its mouth, and it looks just like a goldfish from a scooping game swimming around.

Use cool-colored origami paper for a fresh look that instantly boosts the summer vibe.

Once finished, kids can show their goldfish to friends or use them for pretend play—the possibilities are endless.

Many children get hooked and say, “I want to make another one!” fostering imagination while using their fingertips.

Display them on the wall to instantly create a nostalgic atmosphere.

It’s an origami idea full of seasonal charm—fun to fold, delightful to display, and memorable too.

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Penguin you can make with two sheets of origami paper

I will show you how to make a cute penguin that feels cool for summer.

Prepare two sheets of origami paper, round stickers, and glue, and let’s get started.

We’ll begin with the penguin’s face.

Take one sheet of origami and fold one corner by about one third.

Flip it over, then fold the left, right, and bottom edges to form the shape of the penguin’s face.

For the body, fold the left and right sides of the origami diagonally, flip it over, then fold up the tip of the bottom section to finish.

Attach the face and body together, then add the beak, eyes, and facial expression to create your cute penguin.

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Sunflower folded from a single sheet

[Origami] How to easily make a sunflower from a single sheet! A method kids can do too

Let me introduce a brightly shining summer sunflower.

Prepare one sheet of origami paper and start making the creases.

Fold the corners toward the center along the central lines.

This is an important step to set the base of the origami.

Open it once, then use the crease lines to create the sunflower’s petals.

Flip it over, adjust the shape of the sunflower, round it out, and you’re done.

It’s also a great idea to draw a pattern in the center of the sunflower with a felt-tip pen.

Choosing your favorite colors of origami paper to make colorful sunflowers could be really cute, too.

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How to fold a rhinoceros beetle origami for children aged 4 and up

[Origami] How to Fold a Rhinoceros Beetle [Yoshimoto Comedian span! Makoto]

Let’s fold a rhinoceros beetle, a big favorite among children.

Prepare one sheet of origami paper and fold it into a triangle.

Fold both sides toward the center line.

Then, fold toward the center line again, leaving a gap about the width of 3–4 toothpicks, and make a crease by folding the corner up toward the tip.

Following the creases, make step folds, and also fold the corners so the beetle’s shape becomes nicely rounded.

Once the shape is set, make a small cut with scissors on the beetle’s horn area and twist it to create a cool-looking horn.

When you’re done, display it on a wall or elsewhere and enjoy!

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Easy shaved ice

The summer-filled “Easy Shaved Ice” is an origami idea that even preschoolers can enjoy: with just one sheet of paper, you make both the cup and the ice, then finish by drawing syrup with a pen.

Coloring while imagining your favorite flavors—red for strawberry, green for melon, blue for Blue Hawaii—is a huge hit with kids.

Even with the same shape, each piece shows personality depending on how it’s colored, sparking lively chats like, “What flavor should mine be?” Hang them on the wall and they instantly become a refreshing display! It’s the perfect origami for creating summer memories and expanding children’s imagination.

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