Ideas for crafts that 1-year-olds will enjoy in June

[Newspaper Stamps] Hydrangea Craft

Let’s make a June flower—hydrangeas—using newspaper stamps.

First, cut out the hydrangea and leaf bases from construction paper.

An adult should handle the cutting.

Create a stamp from newspaper, apply paint, and stamp onto the hydrangea base.

Color the leaf base in the same way, but using a real leaf as a stamp instead of newspaper is also recommended.

Once you’ve glued the hydrangea and leaf bases together, it’s complete! Try attaching it to a background with painted rain or use it as a wall decoration.

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[Paint and Glue] Frog on a Rainy Day

[2-year-olds] Frog Crafting

June is the rainy season, so we often get to see rain.

Today, we’re introducing a perfect craft for June: “Rainy Day Frog.” First, use watered-down paint to create rain on construction paper.

Let the children use brushes to draw lines and dots—have them paint the rain however they like.

Next, glue the eyes, mouth, and belly pieces onto the frog base cut from construction paper.

Finally, stick the frog onto the rainy background paper—and it’s done! When attaching the parts, have the children use their fingers to apply glue to the back side.

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[Collage] Hydrangea Craft

[June Project] Hydrangea Collage (Paper-Pasting Art)

Let’s make a hydrangea collage that’s perfect for the rainy season.

First, prepare origami paper in several colors and cut it into small squares.

Next, either cut out a rough, round hydrangea shape from construction paper and paste it onto another sheet, or draw the shape directly on the paper.

Depending on the children’s age, teachers may need to handle the step of cutting the squares and cutting out the hydrangea shape.

Once the prep is done, start pasting the square pieces of origami randomly onto the round hydrangea base! By letting the children work freely, you’ll end up with a wonderfully unique, one-of-a-kind hydrangea.

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Rain art made with colored water

[Rainy Season Craft] Colored Water Rain Art

On rainy days when you can’t play outside, why not take your time enjoying art indoors? Here’s a rain-themed art activity using colored water.

First, draw a rainy-day picture on construction paper with crayons.

People holding umbrellas, snails, frogs, and hydrangeas are great ideas.

Next, prepare blue, red, and yellow colored water, and use a dropper to place drops of your chosen colors across the paper.

Finally, lift the paper vertically, and the colored water will run down as if rain is falling.

It’s fascinating to watch the water flow downward and see the colors blend together—what an interesting piece of art.

I can’t wait to see how the children react.

[Sponge Stamps] Colorful Umbrellas

[Rainy Season Craft] Make Cute Umbrellas! Perfect for Rainy-Season Projects! Easy with Sponges! [For 1-Year-Olds]

Here’s a fun umbrella craft idea where kids can dab paint like stamps using a sponge.

Cut construction paper into the shape of an umbrella, and prepare a sponge for applying paint plus one chenille stem (pipe cleaner).

An adult should handle the prep.

Put paint on a palette, dab the sponge in the paint, and have the children stamp it onto the construction paper.

If you provide a variety of colors, you’ll get cute, colorful umbrellas.

Once the umbrella is decorated, attach the chenille stem to the back of the paper to finish!

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[Paper Plate] Mini Mini Umbrella

Rainy Season Craft: How to Make a Simple Mini Umbrella with a Paper Plate

Let’s make a little umbrella using a paper plate.

First, let the children scribble freely on the paper plate.

They can use crayons, paint—whatever they like.

Once the scribbling is done, an adult can assemble it into an umbrella shape.

Draw lines to divide the plate into eight slices like a pizza, then cut the plate in half.

Fold along the lines to form a cone, thread a pipe cleaner through to make the umbrella’s handle and shaft, secure the tip to the paper plate, and curl the end to form the handle—umbrella complete! It’s cute as a standalone decoration, but if you make several and string them together into a garland, they make a lovely wall decoration too.

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[Footprint Art] A Gift of Gratitude

[Father's Day Craft] Adorable Footprint Art ♪ How to Make an Origami Dress Shirt ♪ Try making it at preschool or at home!

Here’s a craft idea that makes a great gift for someone special.

In this project, you fold an A4 sheet of paper into a shirt and use a child’s footprint as the necktie.

Paint the child’s foot with paint and have them stamp their footprint; let them decorate the shirt with stickers or scribbles to create patterns.

Attach the shirt to a folded card base, then glue the necktie on top to finish.

Add a message like “Thank you for everything” at the end.

For one-year-olds, writing the message themselves can be difficult, so an adult should write it on their behalf.

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