Ideas for crafts that 1-year-olds will enjoy in June
Here are some June craft ideas to enjoy with one-year-olds.There are plenty of colorful, cute motifs unique to the rainy season, like snails, umbrellas, and hydrangeas.We’ve gathered activities that let children enjoy using their fingers—crumpling tissue paper into balls, dabbing stamps with sponges, and more.Working together with a teacher helps even one-year-olds become fully engaged.Precisely because this is a stretch of rainy days, try incorporating crafts that let children feel the season while indoors.Here, we treat what the children make as “artworks,” so we use the term “seisaku” (制作, production/creation) in the text.
Ideas for Crafts Recommended for 1-Year-Olds to Enjoy in June (1–10)
[Sponge Stamp] Hydrangea Flower
![[Sponge Stamp] Hydrangea Flower](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e397uspchPQ/sddefault.jpg)
Here’s a craft idea using a hydrangea stamp.
First, as preparation, make a stamp by wrapping rubber bands in a cross around a sponge cut into a square.
Also, cut out a hydrangea base and leaves from construction paper.
Have the children stamp the hydrangea base using the sponge dipped in paint.
Because the rubber bands are wrapped in a cross, it creates a shape that looks just like four petals.
Once the hydrangeas are finished, glue them onto another sheet of construction paper.
It’s also cute to add raindrops or snails in the empty spaces.
[For Ages 0–1] Crinkly Tissue Paper Snail
![[For Ages 0–1] Crinkly Tissue Paper Snail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yReMaf-mYdg/sddefault.jpg)
A great craft for children aged 0 to 1 is making snails using tissue paper.
First, the teacher should cut out the snail’s body, eyes, and other parts from construction paper.
Have the children crumple up lots of tissue paper in their favorite colors and stuff it into a plastic bag.
Once it’s filled to a certain point, seal the bag and shape it into a round form.
It’s best if the teacher handles the shaping step as well.
When it’s ready, attach it to the snail’s body to finish.
You’ll have a colorful, adorable snail!
Crumpled tissue-paper snail
Would you like to make a snail—often seen in June—using tissue paper? Have the children crumple tissue paper in their favorite colors and pack it into a bag.
Once it’s filled, close the bag and shape it into a shell using tape.
Please make sure an adult handles tying the bag or securing it with tape.
Cut the snail’s body and eyes out of construction paper, attach the bag, and you’re done! Using several colors of tissue paper makes it nice and colorful, so it’s recommended.
Be sure to use a transparent bag so the tissue paper inside is visible.
Wet-on-wet painting: Raindrops
Would you like to create raindrop art using a bleeding technique? All you need is a coffee filter.
Draw patterns on the filter with water-based markers, then mist it with water to let the colors bleed.
Using several marker colors will create a beautiful blend.
The original patterns will blur and become indistinct, so don’t worry about making them precise.
Once the filter dries, cut it into teardrop shapes and you’re done.
You can use them as craft accents or make larger ones for wall decorations.
Coffee filters can be a bit tricky to cut, so take your time and proceed carefully.
Hydrangea torn-paper collage art
The rainy season can feel damp and muggy, and the overcast skies can make it seem dim, so it may carry a strong negative image.
Hydrangeas, however, might be just the thing to brighten that gloomy image of the rainy season, even if only a little.
Let’s enjoy and get through the rainy season with a torn-paper collage featuring hydrangeas—an essential motif for this time of year.
It’s a simple activity: color construction paper with crayons and cut it into small pieces, then paste them onto a hydrangea-shaped outline so the flowers appear to bloom.
Being mindful of finger movements is important—the light coloring process and the fine motions of cutting and pasting help exercise dexterity.
[Sponge Stamps] Hydrangea Craft
![[Sponge Stamps] Hydrangea Craft](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sGAFsk-bRKo/sddefault.jpg)
Let’s make June’s flower, hydrangeas, using stamps.
Cut a sponge into a square and wrap two rubber bands around it in a cross.
Now the hydrangea stamp is ready.
Next, cut out the hydrangea base and leaves from construction paper.
For 2-year-olds, it’s better for an adult to do the cutting.
Have the children use the stamp to add patterns to the hydrangea.
Dip the stamp in paint and dab it on.
Finally, attach the leaves and it’s complete.
Pom-pom fun! Hydrangea stampNEW!
These hydrangeas are made by pressing a stamp onto colored construction paper cut into a circle.
You can create hydrangea petals just by wrapping rubber bands in a cross around a square sponge.
If you fit the sponge onto the mouth of a small lactic acid drink bottle to make a handle, even little kids can use it easily.
It’s a stamp that you wouldn’t expect to turn into a hydrangea until you press it, so it might be fun to ask, “What do you think it will be?” as a quiz.
As an adult, I was amazed to learn that hydrangeas can be represented with such a simple method—my eyes were opened!