[Childcare] A collection of ideas you’ll want to use for July wall displays!

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By July, the children have gotten used to their new environment and are full of energy as they play.

Here, we’ll share wall display ideas you can use for July in childcare settings.

Speaking of July, the first thing that comes to mind is Tanabata.

To create a summery feel, the key is to use simple materials and small parts.

For example, making and putting up decorations like tanzaku strips, stars, flowers, and sun shapes will make the space feel lively.

A fun wall display brightens the atmosphere of the center.

Enjoy arranging the decorations and try creating a wonderful wall display together with the children!

[Childcare] Featured ideas to use for July wall displays! (31–40)

Whale and Swaying Jellyfish

How about making a big whale with jellyfish swimming around it? For the whale, cut out the shape from construction paper and add various patterns as you like.

For example, you could paste on flowers made from construction paper, origami, or tissue paper, or create patterns by flicking paint with a toothbrush through a mesh.

If you want jellyfish that gently sway, it’s best to make them three-dimensional and hang them as decorations.

The way they sway in the breeze looks very refreshing and gives the feeling of swimming in the sea.

Try making good use of items like plastic raffia (suzuran tape), too.

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Sticker fireworks

How about making fireworks by combining stickers? If you put together multiple stickers of the same type, you’ll create a cohesive pattern, while mixing different stickers at random makes for bold, explosive designs.

You could use round, square, and triangular stickers, star-shaped ones, or even cut masking tape into small pieces.

For nuances that stickers alone can’t convey, it’s a good idea to add details with a white colored pencil, for example.

By using stickers of various colors and shapes, you can create a work full of originality.

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Swimmy

Do you know the story of Swimmy? It’s about a little fish named Swimmy, the only one left after a tragedy, who goes on an adventure across the vast ocean, meets many wonderful friends, and regains his sense of self and energy.

This picture book teaches the importance of friendship, so please try reading it together with children.

If you create while expanding the imagery of the story, the kids will surely come up with lots of ideas.

Use a large wall space to depict a grand ocean, and post many colorful fish that showcase the children’s individuality.

Making one big fish together is a lovely idea that can foster a sense of unity in the class.

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A banana dancing hula

Let’s create a very unique wall display of bananas dancing hula by the seaside! It’ll be an eye-catching and fun piece at a glance, sure to bring smiles to the children’s faces.

Cut yellow construction paper into banana shapes, then draw eyes, attach eyes made from other paper, or stick on craft eyes.

Drawing a mouth or adding a ribbon is also recommended.

Next, make hula skirts using plastic raffia (suzuran tape) and combine them with the bananas, and your hula-dancing bananas are complete! Make lots of hula “bananas,” not hula girls, and set the scene of a tropical ocean.

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Penguins and colorful fish

How about a design where penguins swim together with colorful fish? You can make the penguins by cutting their shapes out of construction paper.

There are many ways to make the fish colorful: place small pieces of origami paper on fish-shaped construction paper; use techniques like wet-on-wet painting or wax-resist; add patterns with stampers, handprints, or finger stamps.

Another idea is to fill a clear plastic bag with tissue paper in various colors, shape it into a fish, and use that.

Create a lively, colorful ocean scene in whatever style you like!

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[Childcare] Special Feature: Ideas to Use for July Wall Decorations! (41–50)

Fireworks of foil origami and mirror tape

Let’s make fireworks that showcase the vibrant shine of foil origami and mirror tape.

A recommended approach is to use both as parts of the fireworks’ light.

Take a round-cut sheet of construction paper, a paper cup opened into a circle, or use construction paper or poster paper as a canvas, and stick finely cut pieces of foil origami or mirror tape directly onto it.

You can arrange them neatly into shapes, or place them randomly—either works well.

If you combine other sparkly items like glittery origami or shimmering pipe cleaners, your fireworks will look even more dazzling, so be sure to try them together.

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The Mermaid and the Jellyfish

Mermaids like Ariel from The Little Mermaid are such aspirational figures for children, aren’t they? Let’s bring some adorable mermaids and softly drifting jellyfish into an ocean-themed wall display.

If you decorate the mermaids’ tail fins with sparkly origami paper and add patterns to the jellyfish heads using finger stamps or finely cut origami pieces, you’ll end up with a dazzling piece.

Also, using raffia tape (suzuran tape) for the jellyfish tentacles is recommended, as it creates the look of gently floating jellyfish.

The cute ocean scene is sure to delight the children.

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