[For 5-year-olds] Crafts to try in July! Ideas that capture the season

Paper cup lantern ghost

Craft a Paper Cup Lantern Ghost! A Preschool Teacher Explains the Easy How-To

Also great for summer decorations! Here’s an idea for a paper-cup lantern ghost.

Summer often brings more talk about ghosts and yokai, right? This lantern ghost idea is perfect to make with kids who are interested in ghosts! You’ll need three sheets of origami paper, tape, chopsticks, scissors, glue, round stickers, two paper cups, rubber bands, vinyl tape, and so on.

Not only can you display it, but it’s portable too, so try making it and playing with it together with the kids.

Cute origami of Orihime and Hikoboshi

[Origami★Tanabata] Easy and cute Orihime and Hikoboshi folding instructions ◇ Origami Orihime and Hikoboshi, Star Festival, July event, Milky Way ◇

Let’s make cute, rounded Hikoboshi and Orihime figures with origami.

Since the body and head are made from separate sheets, prepare a total of four pieces of origami paper.

For the body, create creases and fold the corners inward to form an egg shape.

For the head, fold it into a shape that’s half the size of the body, then tuck it into the top of the body.

Glue the body and head so they don’t come apart, add round stickers for the eyes, and draw the mouth with a pen to finish.

If you want to recreate Orihime’s hairstyle, fold a strip of origami paper thinly, shape it into a heart, and attach it to the back of her head.

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Creation of rain clouds

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Find lesson plan tips in the Instagram comments 👍🏻 Feel the June sky with this craft: fluffy clouds, sparkling rain, and smiling frogs! It’s a “Rain and Clouds” project featuring adorable puffy clouds made with shaving foam ☔️✨ Splitting cellophane ribbon (suzuran tape) is great fine-motor practice, too. The fold-and-repeat frog can be enjoyed by toddlers through kindergarteners! If rain feels a bit gloomy… this kind of craft might turn it into a fun feeling 🌈✨ Enjoy the June season while creating pieces that shine with individuality. Save this for your craft ideas this month, and comment “I want to try it!”—we’d love to hear it♪ Materials: shaving foam, liquid glue, construction paper, cellophane (suzuran) tape, double-sided tape, OPP tape (clear packing tape), origami paper, scissors, glue.#RainCloudProductionProduction ideas for JuneRainy season childcareShaving Foam ArtLily of the valley tape#Frog OrigamiSeasonal craftChildcare ideas#IWantToConnectWithChildcareWorkersRainy season wallFinger trainingToddler CraftsEducational playChildcare student#CraftsWithKidsCreative activitiesProduction in June

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Clouds that change their shapes over time.

Some people even fall in love with clouds and aim to become weather forecasters—their charm is truly unfathomable, isn’t it? I think kids also love that fluffy cloud vibe.

If you add raindrops using plastic strips to a white cloud, it really brings out the mood.

Imagine a jellyfish and you’ll have the general form down.

Don’t forget decorations like raindrops and frogs.

To get that soft, puffy cloud texture, use a mix of shaving cream and liquid glue.

White wood glue should work as a substitute, too.

Swaying Creation

[Kindergarten/Daycare] Rainy season craft / Hydrangea / How to make a fun June craft that gently sways ♡

Things that sway gently—lately, I feel like there are more seasonal advertising pop-ups hanging from the ceilings in supermarkets and convenience stores.

Not only children but adults will find their eyes drawn to them.

Making a gently swaying craft like that sounds fun too.

If you imagine a small mobile, the creation process should go smoothly.

For the hanging pieces, don’t just draw illustrations on paper—using cellophane or metallic gold and silver paper could spark even more imagination! Using yarn for the hanging thread will make it colorful as well.

Be sure to include motifs that evoke June, like hydrangeas and snails!

Summer Memory Pretend Play

[For 2-year-olds] Summer memory pretend play! Pretend BBQ, pretend fishing, pretend bug catching

Here are some pretend-play ideas for making summer memories indoors during the hot season.

Try handmade barbecues, bug-hunting searches, and goldfish scooping—create them together with the kids and have fun.

For the barbecue, talk with the children about what ingredients they want to make, then create them together.

For the bug-hunting search, the key is to think about where to stick photos or illustrations of insects at the children’s eye level and get creative with placement.

For goldfish scooping, rescue origami fish carefully so they don’t fall.

Competing to see how many you can catch also sounds fun! These are great activities for enjoying play indoors even on hot summer days.

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Fireworks made from scrap stamping

Let me introduce a super fun stamping firework craft using recycled materials.

Get a toilet paper roll, paint, and aluminum foil ready, and let’s make it! Use scissors to cut thin vertical slits into one end of the toilet paper roll, then flare the strips outward.

Squeeze some paint onto the aluminum foil, and dab the cut end of the roll into the paint.

Stamp it onto construction paper to create beautiful fireworks.

Layering a few colors can make the fireworks even more striking.

Stamping on black construction paper is recommended!

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strips of transparent film

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Tanabata craft 🎋 / A meteor-shower-themed Tanabata tanzaku decoration. If you stick a single sheet of colorful transparent color film on each star, it turns out colorful and cute ♡Crafts for 5-year-oldsCrafts for 4-year-olds　#3-year-old crafts　#2-year-old's craftCrafts for 1-year-olds　Crafts for 0-year-oldsProduction　Wall decoration#Nursery school　 Simple craft　Production ideas　 #Nursery School Craft　　Kindergarten craftPoster Board Craft　Nursery teacher / Childcare worker　Early childhood education materials　 #Kindergarten　　Production in JulyMade in August#Making Play　　#HomeMakingTanabata craft　#Tanzaku　Summer Festival

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Here’s how to make cute transparent film tanzaku decorations for your wall.

First, take a white sheet of construction paper and punch holes in it using a star-shaped craft punch.

Once you’ve made lots of holes across the sheet, use a sponge with paint to add color.

Navy, blue, yellow—any colors you like are fine.

Cut the paper into the shape of the Milky Way, then attach yellow transparent film to the back.

Trim off any excess.

Glue a larger star—made from a different colored sheet of paper—at the top of the Milky Way, write your wish on the star, and you’re done! It’s also cute to make Orihime and Hikoboshi from construction paper and stick them on.

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