[Childcare] A collection of ideas you’ll want to use for July wall displays!
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!
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[Childcare] Special Feature: Ideas to Use for July Wall Decorations! (41–50)
Sea creatures
If you want to create a lively ocean scene, the best tip is to include lots of sea creatures! The easiest way is to cut out ocean animals directly from construction paper.
You can also repurpose materials like empty instant noodle cups or candy boxes.
To add a magical, underwater feel, try using raffia ribbon, glittery origami paper, or tissue paper.
It’s also a good idea to ask the children about their favorite sea creatures and incorporate those into the wall decorations.
[Childcare] Special feature: Ideas you’ll want to use for July wall displays! (51–60)
Underwater exploration by submarine
Many children may associate summer with the beach, but it’s not often that we get to take a good look at the scenery under the sea.
So how about creating a wall decoration that shows an underwater exploration in a submarine? Put cute animals or the children themselves aboard the submarine, and arrange lots of colorful fish and sea creatures around it.
For the fish patterns, we recommend adding cut-paper pieces, doing finger painting, or using stickers.
Let’s let the children enjoy the rare undersea views that they don’t often get to see!
A sea of paint and transparent film
Let’s try painting a magical ocean scene using paint and a transparent film.
On a large sheet of paper, like poster board, dab paint onto the surface at random.
It’s best to use quite a generous amount of paint.
After applying the paint, cover it with a transparent film.
Then, focusing on the areas with paint, tap gently with your hands on top of the film to spread the paint.
You’ll end up with a beautiful, dreamlike ocean! If you add various sea creatures on top of the finished ocean, you’ll create a lively and delightful marine scene.
ringed crown jellyfish
Let’s make a jellyfish using paper chains, like the ones you often see as birthday party decorations! First, make the jellyfish’s head using construction paper or a paper plate.
If you’re using a paper plate, you can paint it your favorite color.
Next, make paper chains using origami in colors you like.
It’s fun to mix different kinds, such as glittery origami or transparent origami.
Unlike party decorations, you don’t need to make the chains very long—just create several strands with about 4–5 links each.
Use these as the jellyfish’s tentacles and attach them to the head you made earlier—that’s it! If the teacher prepares thin, pre-cut strips of origami paper, all that’s left is for the kids to paste them into chains, making it an easy activity for them.
Dyed shoji paper fireworks painting
If you add color to shoji paper using the dye-painting technique, you can create calm, very elegant fireworks! Dye-painting is done by folding shoji paper several times and applying watercolor paint dissolved in water.
When you unfold it, softly blurred colors appear, and it looks so beautiful! I recommend applying several colors together on a single sheet.
After the paint dries—or before applying the paint—if you make various cuts with scissors as you would for kirie (paper cutting), you can also create fireworks patterns.
You can do this with washi calligraphy paper (hanshi) as well, so please give it a try.
Guri and Gura’s Seaside Swim
Let’s try making a craft inspired by the picture book “Guri and Gura’s Seaside Adventure.” First, use blue and white paint on light blue construction paper to create waves.
Prepare the environment so the children can freely express themselves.
Make Guri and Gura using origami—don’t forget their trademark red and blue hats.
Next, cut out two swim rings from construction paper.
Finally, glue all the parts onto the paper, and it’s complete! Just looking at it will make you feel like you’re at the beach.
You know, Mr. Corn…
Corn, known as a summer vegetable.
How about making the corn character that appears in the picture book “Tōmorokoshi-kun ga ne”? This corn character actually has a fun mechanism: its arms and legs dangle and move, and the husk can be peeled.
Cut the main body of Tōmorokoshi-kun out of colored construction paper and use finger stamps to represent the kernels.
Draw the leaf patterns using a toothbrush, then attach the leaves to the body with a paper fastener.
It would be nice to read the picture book aloud and play with your finished Tōmorokoshi-kun together.
