[4-year-olds] Craft ideas to enjoy with children in June

A teru teru bozu you can make with a single sheet of origami paper

[Made with a single sheet of origami] Easy! How to fold a teru-teru bozu (sunshine doll) Origami doll made of white paper or cloth, rain, cute, doll, June

Make it with a single sheet of origami! Here are ideas for crafting a teru teru bozu.

These suggestions are perfect for anyone wanting to make one.

Use stickers and pens to draw expressions and create your very own teru teru bozu.

You’ll need one sheet of white origami paper, a black pen, a white pen or correction fluid, and a pink pen.

You can attach a string and hang it by the window, or stick it onto light-blue construction paper and display it together with motifs like umbrellas and hydrangeas—it looks lovely either way.

Give it a try!

Simple hydrangea

[Easy ✨ Origami] How to Make Hydrangeas 💐 [Quick and Simple] June Decorations | How to Make Paper Hydrangea, Paper Flower.

Here’s an easy hydrangea craft that combines origami and tissue paper.

Prepare origami paper, tissue paper, a stapler, a felt-tip pen, and glue, and let’s get started.

Fold the origami paper in half twice.

On the folded paper, lightly sketch cutting lines by drawing a curve at the corners.

Cut along the lines with scissors and open it up to finish the shape.

Stack four sheets of tissue paper, staple them, and then open the tissue paper layers one by one to fluff them up.

Gently place the cut origami hydrangea on top of the opened tissue paper and glue them together.

Making a lot of these will add depth and volume to your hydrangeas and help you feel the season.

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teru-teru bozu (a traditional Japanese handmade doll hung to pray for good weather)

[Nursery Craft] Introducing Teru-Teru Bozu crafts made by childcare workers. Blow away the rainy season! We’ll share tips and methods for having fun making them together with children.

Teru teru bozu are little dolls hung up to wish for clear weather the next day.

Why not try a craft project themed on these figures, which are also known as a traditional Japanese custom? First, wrap a balled-up piece of newspaper with shoji paper and secure it with a rubber band.

Next, dip the bottom part of the teru teru bozu into watercolor paint thinned with water.

Finally, decorate it with stickers, pens, ribbons, and more to finish.

Try making a doll that’s fun to create—crumple the paper, draw illustrations wherever you like, and enjoy the process.

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Hydrangea Clock

How about a wall decoration that treats hydrangeas as a clock? Hydrangea blossoms have many small flowers that form a round shape, which resembles a round clock.

You could put the clock numbers on the small petals that make up the flower, or place a snail in the center to act as the clock hands.

You could also put frogs or umbrellas above the numbers to indicate, “This is the time right now.” Even if it doesn’t keep real time, as long as the design makes it clear that the clock and hydrangea are combined, it will feel stylish and capture children’s interest!

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Experiential: Let’s go see the droplets and express them

“Let’s Make Droplets!” [Middle Preschool Class, June Activities] Paints and Drawing Paper – Creative Expression

When it rains, droplets form in all kinds of places, don’t they? Let’s observe those droplets and try expressing them in various ways.

On a rainy day, go outside with umbrellas or raincoats.

First, observe the droplets on the playground equipment you usually play on, the droplets that fall onto your hands, and the droplets on windows.

After carefully observing what shapes they are and how they cling to the equipment, go back inside and express the droplets using drawing paper, paints, and more.

Each child can draw on their own sheet of paper, or you can prepare a large canvas and create something together.

It’s a creative activity that reveals how droplets appear through children’s eyes.

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[Paper plate] Mini-mini Umbrella Decoration

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

Here’s an idea for making an umbrella out of a paper plate.

Draw lines to divide the plate into eight equal sections, then cut the plate in half.

Fold along the lines to make mountain folds, form a square pyramid, and secure it with clear tape.

An adult should handle these steps.

Have the children decorate the umbrella part with stickers or drawings.

Finally, thread a pipe cleaner through, curve it to make the handle, and it’s done.

You can hang it as is, or hook the handle to display it like a garland—it looks really cute either way.

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Balloon decorations of hydrangeas and snails

[Balloon Craft] Hydrangea and Snail Balloon Decoration 🎈

How about spending some at-home time making a “balloon decoration” themed around hydrangeas and snails for the rainy season? Use colored construction paper to craft pieces inspired by hydrangea blooms in red, blue, purple, and more.

In Japan, snails tend to be brownish, but abroad there are snails with yellow-green shells and vivid patterns.

It could be fun to make snails like those, too.

Also, since it’s hard to stick things directly onto the smooth surface of a balloon, it’s a good idea to first cover the surface with washi paper or newspaper.