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[5-Year-Olds] Creative Project Ideas to Try in June! Let's Broaden Their Range of Expression
At five years old, children begin to develop an awareness of being the oldest in the class and become leaders who guide everyone else.
They also come up with many things they want to try and challenges they want to take on.
In art activities, encourage them to tackle slightly more difficult projects so they can experience a sense of accomplishment.
Here, we’ve compiled ideas for projects to work on in June.
Even familiar themes can turn into more wonderful works by changing the way they’re expressed.
Because the things children create are treated as artworks, this text uses the term “seisaku (制作)” to refer to these creations.
[For 5-year-olds] Craft ideas to try in June! Expand their range of expression (1–10)
Colorful 3D umbrella
Let’s make a Colorful 3D Umbrella using construction paper and pipe cleaners.
First, prepare seven circles cut from construction paper.
Fold each circle in half, then fold it in half again.
Once all seven are folded, glue them together so they form a half-sphere shape.
This will be the umbrella part.
Thread a pipe cleaner through the middle and bend the end to make a handle—then you’re done! If you use different colors of paper for each piece, it will look nice and colorful, so give it a try.
Make lots of them and hang them in your room—they might look beautiful, like an umbrella sky.
Ribbiting frog made from a paper cup
Let me introduce an idea for making a “Ribbit-Ribbit Frog” using a paper cup and a straw.
First, make the frog’s face out of construction paper and attach it to the straw.
Poke a hole in the bottom of the paper cup, which will be the frog’s body, and thread the straw through it.
Cut two long, thin strips of construction paper, connect them at a right angle, and accordion-fold them.
Once folded, attach construction-paper hands and feet to the ends, then stick the other ends to the paper cup to finish.
When you move the straw, it rubs against the cup and makes a sound like a frog’s croak.
[Origami] Jumping Frog
![[Origami] Jumping Frog](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cTycLwUtFeU/sddefault.jpg)
Let’s make a frog that hops when you press its bottom! Fold a sheet of origami paper in half, then fold the top half so that two triangles overlap.
Fold the left and right corners of the triangles upward to form the frog’s front legs.
Next, fold the bottom half of the paper into a boat shape, then fold the left and right corners downward to create the back legs.
Fold the paper in half at the midpoint between the front and back legs, then fold the back legs back—and you’re done! It looks fine as is, but drawing a face makes it even cuter.
Try making them in different colors and have a hopping frog race with your friends!
[Dental and Oral Health Week] Chompy Hippo
![[Dental and Oral Health Week] Chompy Hippo](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DPkhrGfgsS0/sddefault.jpg)
In June, we have Dental and Oral Health Week.
Let’s make a “Chomp-Chomp Hippo” that can brush its teeth.
Take an empty tissue box and cut it across the middle, leaving the bottom part intact.
Fold the box in half so the bottom is on the inside, then cover the outside with colored construction paper and add eyes and a nose made from paper.
Attach teeth made from white paper to the part that becomes the hippo’s mouth, and it’s complete.
Draw cavities on the teeth and have the children brush them so they can learn the importance of toothbrushing.
Handmade bubble art envelope
As part of summer sensory play, why not try “bubble art”? Mix bubble solution, water, and paint in a 1:1:1 ratio, blow through a straw to make bubbles, and place them onto an envelope to create patterns.
Scoop the bubbles with a spoon to place them.
It’s fun to see them froth up, and drawing with bubbles is exciting, too.
If you don’t mind getting a little messy, you can also touch the bubbles directly and place them on the envelope to enjoy the texture.
Once your envelope is ready, put a letter or drawing inside and give it to someone special.
Colorful snails made with pom-poms
Let’s try making a snail using pom-poms and cotton rope! First, draw a rough outline of a snail on construction paper.
Trace over the outline with glue, then place the cotton rope on top to stick it down.
Apply glue to the spaces inside the snail’s shell as well, and attach the decorative pom-poms.
Finally, draw the eyes and mouth to finish! Using googly eye stickers for the eyes is cute, too.
If you add hydrangeas or raindrops around it, it will make a lovely craft for June.
Spinning Construction Paper Snail
Here’s a craft idea for making a snail by rolling long, narrow strips of construction paper.
Cut the construction paper—decorated with drawings or crayon-resist art—into band-like strips and wrap them around a pen or similar tool.
Remove the paper from the pen, shape it, and secure it with tape.
This becomes the snail’s shell, so attach it to a body made from construction paper.
Attach paper eyes to the ends of a pipe cleaner bent into a V shape, then glue it onto the snail’s head to finish.
If you create a paper plate base and place the snail on top, it makes a perfect decoration for June.