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

Making sea creatures

Sea creatures crafts: Perfect for summer wall displays in daycare, too! (For 4- and 5-year-olds)

Let’s make some sea creatures that can also be used for summer wall displays.

First, draw sea creatures on white drawing paper.

Make them fairly large; since these lines will be the outlines, you can use crayons that resist paint.

Once the drawing is done, use water-based color pens to draw random patterns on aluminum foil.

Place the foil on top of your sketch paper and rub; the pen colors will transfer onto the drawing, creating beautiful hues.

When it’s finished, cut around the outside of the picture.

The slightly blurred colors make for a very pretty and fun artwork.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Fireworks crafting activity

Craft: Fireworks [Nursery school craft play / classic / summer craft]

When you think of summer, many people probably think of fireworks.

How about drawing a picture of fireworks? We’re going to try a unique way of using paints.

First, prepare some paints, brushes, black construction paper, and a cup of water.

Using a brush dipped in water, drop paint onto the black paper so it looks like fireworks.

Once you’ve placed a good amount, blow through a straw to spread the paint.

If you blow in different directions, it will look like the fireworks are bursting outward.

The colors blend together beautifully.

Give it a try!

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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goldfish

[Origami] Easy Goldfish Folding Method | A Cute, Summer-Perfect Design Even a 3-Year-Old Can Make! It looks like a samurai helmet partway through.

Let’s try folding a goldfish with origami.

Origami goldfish look colorful when made in various colors, and they give a very cool, refreshing impression.

As for how to fold this goldfish, the steps are the same as the origami samurai helmet up to a certain point.

Flatten the helmet sideways and fold back the tail section, and a goldfish will appear.

The horn parts of the helmet become the goldfish’s fins.

If you put lots of colorful goldfish in a glass bowl or add paper that resembles aquatic plants, it will look even more refreshing.

Try getting creative and see what you can make.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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cute watermelon

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How about making a summery watermelon out of origami? You can use it for summer wall displays, Tanabata, festival decorations, and many other scenes.

It’s very easy to make! First, fold a red sheet of origami paper in half, cut a green sheet into a long thin strip, and glue the green strip along the bottom of the red paper to create the watermelon rind.

Next, accordion-fold the red paper and tape one side to hold it in place—that’s it! Use a black pen or stickers to add the seeds.

You can also thread string or ribbon through it to make a cute decoration.

Give it a try!

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Easy! Let’s make watermelon you’ll want to eat in summer 🍉＾＾ Our eldest son in 2nd grade starts summer vacation tomorrow 🌻 We don’t have any long trips planned for now, but we’re thinking of enjoying lots of classic summer activities like catching stag beetles, going to a nearby pool, playing in the river, watermelon splitting, and getting shaved ice＾＾ I was so happy that so many people checked out yesterday’s post on how to make a stag beetle 🥰 Thanks to your lovely requests, today I posted how to fold a “watermelon 🍉”! Half-cut watermelon, quarter-cut watermelon. Red watermelon, yellow watermelon—please make your favorite versions ❤️ I think they’ll look super cute displayed together with yesterday’s stag beetle! I also tried making a yellow watermelon, and it turned out really cute 🥰 For the yellow watermelon, I used check-pattern origami for the rind. Note: You can find this at DAISO＾＾ Lately I’ve been getting messages from followers saying, “I tried making it!” and it makes me so happy and motivated! Please feel free to DM or comment, “I made it! 🙌” I’m waiting to hear from you🥰 +———————————————+ I’m Sachi-mama, raising three boys ages 7, 5, and 1—chaotic mom life in full swing ❀´- I share play ideas and easy crafts with kids using 100-yen items, nature finds, and recycled materials. Feel free to like, follow, and DM! +———————————————+How to Grow Watermelons　How to make watermelon#AtHomePlay　#AtHomePlayworkPlay with children#I love crafts　Handmade　 Childcare　#Summer Craft　 OrigamiSummer　extreme heat　Insect　#BugLoverIndoor play　origami　 #origamiEducational　#EducationalPlay#StagBeetle　watermelon　Watermelon#How to fold a watermelon　# How to fold a watermelon#Watermelon Craft　Watermelon craft#watermelon

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Here’s an easy watermelon idea you can make with origami.

Prepare green and red origami paper.

First, let’s make the rind with the green sheet.

Fold the paper in half twice to form a smaller square, then open it up and use the creases to fold all four corners toward the center.

Open the folded parts again, then fold each corner along the crease lines and make a second, tighter fold (a wrap fold).

Repeat for the remaining three corners.

Next, fold the four remaining white corners inward to match the width of the wrap folds.

Now use the red origami paper.

Up to folding all four corners to the center, the steps are the same.

From there, fold each of the four corners inward by about 2 cm.

Layer the two pieces and glue them together, and your watermelon is complete.

Try different shapes like a half-cut or quarter-cut and have fun!

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Easy cicada

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So nostalgic! Let’s make an origami cicada! 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 My boys love bugs—how about you? ☺️ This season we go looking for rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles, catch cicadas, and then taking care of them keeps us busy. 😂 It’s so hot during the day that we can’t stay outside for long, so we made cicadas out of origami at home. 🥰 I used to make them a lot when I was a kid too. ✨ My boys were thrilled. ☺️ It’s easy, so definitely try it with your bug-loving kids! +–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––+ I’m Sachi-mama, raising three rambunctious boys ages 7, 5, and 1. ❀´- I share play ideas and simple crafts using 100-yen items, nature finds, and recycled materials. Feel free to like, follow, or DM! +–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––+#BugLover　I want to connect with people who like insects.#AtHomePlay　#AtHomePlayworkPlay with children#I love crafts　Handmade　 Childcare　#Summer Craft　 OrigamiSummer　extreme heat　Insect　#BugLoverIndoor play　origami　 #origamiEducational　#EducationalPlaycicada　Semi-Origami　How to make a semicrease

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Here’s how to make a cicada—the quintessential summer creature—that almost sounds like it might start chirping.

When folding the wings, tilt your folds slightly so they angle diagonally.

At the end, when bending the left and right sides, make diagonal folds while keeping a good balance between the cicada’s body and its wings.

Finish by drawing the face with round stickers and a felt-tip pen! Cicadas made with checkered origami paper are adorable, too.

It’s also fun to create a big tree on the wall and have the children stick on the cicadas they made.

Enjoy the activity while feeling the season!

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corn

How about making corn—one of the summer vegetables that grows under plenty of summer sunshine—out of origami? For this, stack two sheets of origami paper, light green and yellow, with the white sides facing inward.

First, keep the papers stacked, fold them into a triangle, and open it.

Then fold both side corners and edges toward the center line.

Open both corners outward and fold them, then make small folds inward.

Flip it over and, imagining the shape of a corn cob, fold the top, bottom, left, and right corners.

Turn it over again, draw a face and the kernels, and you’re done! It’s an easy and cute craft, so give it a try!