Recommended in July! Summer craft play ideas

Orihime and Hikoboshi

[Nursery Craft] First installment of Tanabata crafts made by daycare teachers: the basics. Adorable Orihime and Hikoboshi that are a huge hit with parents of children ages 0 to 5! We’ll share tips and methods for having fun crafting together with kids. The practical demo and explanation start now.

How about making Orihime and Hikoboshi before Tanabata so they can safely meet once a year? Cut construction paper to prepare a large star as the base, and pre-assemble parts like Orihime and Hikoboshi’s faces and hair.

For their bodies, use the children’s adorable handprints! Add patterns to the backing paper using tools like sponge daubers, then attach the prepared parts on top.

Finally, staple on some paper streamers and adhere that piece to the bottom of the base to complete a perfect craft for Tanabata.

If you share the Tanabata story beforehand with a picture book, the children may enjoy the activity even more.

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Colorful-sticker fish

Sticker play suitable from age 1: Let’s make colorful fish with paper plates!

Why not make colorful fish with sticker pasting? Round stickers are easy for little hands to peel and stick, so they’re sure to be captivated! If you’re incorporating this into a July craft, turn paper plates into summery fish motifs.

To let the children go all out with sticker pasting, portion the stickers into small amounts and put them in cases so they’re easy to use.

The colorful polka-dotted fish look cool and give an early taste of summer.

Each child’s individuality will show in how they place the stickers, so once they’re finished, it’ll be fun to display their creations!

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The Rainbow-Colored Fish

[Kindergarten/Nursery] July “Rainbow Fish” Painting and Craft

This is a colorful fish craft made with origami paper, construction paper, crayons, glue, and scissors! Cut colored construction paper into shapes for the fish’s body, tail, and face, then glue them together.

Next, cut various colors of origami paper into strips and glue the inner ends together to form loops.

After that, stick the loops onto the fish’s body to resemble scales, and you’ll have a rainbow fish.

It’s also super cute to combine origami parts to look like the fish’s fins before gluing them on!

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Origami crab

How to fold a crab with origami

Let’s try folding a crab with origami.

It’s suitable for ages 4 and up, and it’s a versatile piece you can use as an accent in crafts or as a motif in collaborative projects.

While crabs are often imagined as red, children’s creativity knows no bounds—let them fold with any color they like.

For the eyes, using googly-eye stickers helps create the look of cute, round, protruding eyes and enhances the overall feel.

Crabs are great for all kinds of scenes, from ocean-themed crafts to aquarium displays.

Make lots of them with the kids and have fun together!

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Blurry Painting Ice Cream

[Preschool Crafts] Perfect for summer wall displays! Easy blot-painting ice cream

When you think of summer, it’s the perfect season for delicious ice cream.

Let’s express the sweet ice cream that kids love using a wet-on-wet painting technique.

For preparation, cut white drawing paper into circles.

Then lightly moisten them with water.

Have the children drop their favorite paints onto the paper and enjoy watching the colors bleed and spread.

If there are too many colors, they may blend too much during the bleeding process and not finish neatly, so it’s best to limit the number of colors in advance.

Once the ice cream circles are dry, stick them onto a cone—and it’s done! Enjoy making original ice cream art with the children.

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