[For 3-year-olds] Perfect for June! Craft ideas using various expressive techniques
When June arrives, there are so many things that make us feel the rainy season—like rain, frogs, umbrellas, and snails.
Here, we introduce craft ideas that three-year-olds can enjoy at daycare and kindergarten while having fun with the rain.
By making things together, you’ll create more happy memories and kids will gain new skills along the way.
Be sure to dive in with excitement and enjoy these fun crafts with the children.
Since the children’s creations are treated as works, we use the term “seisaku” (creative production) in the text.
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[For 3-year-olds] Perfect for June! Craft ideas using various expression techniques (31–40)
Snail craft
A craft activity perfect for children aged 2 and up is making snails, which you see a lot during the rainy season.
Cut out parts like the snail’s body, shell, and eyes from construction paper.
Adjust who does the cutting—teachers or children—based on the children’s age and developmental stage, or work on it together.
After cutting the parts, add pupils to the eyes and draw a mouth on the body.
For the shell, use paints or colored pens to decorate it with patterns you like.
For example, dab a few colors of paint onto a sponge and move it in circles to create cute patterns in an instant.
Give it a try for inspiration!
Kerokerokeroppi’s Flower Clock
Here’s an idea for making a floral clock decorated with Kerokerokeroppi, the frog character.
Use a paper plate as the base, add floral decorations and other embellishments to make it colorful, and design the clock hands so they can move.
That way, kids can learn to tell time while playing.
Once the base and decorations are complete, add a Kerokerokeroppi made from construction paper.
Using a frog—an animal that represents rainy days—as the theme also gives the piece a seasonal feel.
A rainbow made with torn paper collage
Here’s a craft idea for a rainbow torn-paper collage that will instantly brighten up indoor spaces during the gloomy rainy season.
Try making a collage by reusing colorful origami or scrap paper.
In torn-paper collages, you create pictures using small, torn pieces of paper, which helps develop finger strength through the tearing motion.
You’ll also use glue to attach the pieces, letting children enjoy the texture of the glue and learn how to use it properly.
Make a big rainbow collage to liven up your classroom!
Teru Teru Bozu Pendulum Clock
To mark Time Day on June 10, how about making a teru-teru bozu pendulum clock? First, glue construction paper onto a milk carton to create the clock’s base.
Next, add clock hands and tick marks to a hydrangea flower made from construction paper.
Attach the hydrangea to the top of the milk carton, and a teru-teru bozu made from tissue to the bottom so it swings gently—and you’re done.
There are many steps until completion, so it’s best to spread the project over a few days.
Through the activity, it would be great if children can deepen their interest in seasonal flowers and in clocks.
Mobile water drops
Here’s a craft idea for a mobile with a raindrop theme, perfect for the rainy season.
A mobile is a hanging, gently swaying decor piece suspended from the ceiling.
Use origami paper with colors and patterns to make lots of raindrop-shaped ornaments, connect them with thread, and hang them from the ceiling.
A design that looks like falling rain is very stylish.
For a pop look, use shiny, reflective origami paper or ones with polka dots or stripes.
It will instantly brighten up the room’s atmosphere, making it a great recommendation for the rainy season!
[Age 3] Perfect for June! Craft ideas using various expressive techniques (41–50)
A frog you can make and play with
Here are some craft ideas themed around frogs, which often appear during the rainy season.
Try making projects that are fun both to create and to play with! There’s a wide range, such as castanets that make sounds using paper plates and small glass counters, or pieces that express a frog’s hopping motion with two paper cups.
If you want to make a more realistic frog, you could create one that croaks when you move a straw.
You can also combine a milk carton with a frog to make a snap-and-jump frog.
Try making these items to liven up indoor childcare activities on rainy days!
Origami frog
Would you like to make a frog that’s perfect for the rainy season using just a single sheet of origami paper? Start by adding creases to the sheet you’ve prepared, then fold it step by step.
The key is to imagine the overall silhouette as you fold the legs and arms.
For parts that require fine work, it’s a good idea for a teacher or guardian to assist, or to write out the steps in advance.
Once the origami is finished, draw the eyes, nose, mouth, and other features to complete it.
It’s a cute frog craft idea you can display indoors on a rainy day.