Projects to Try in June! A Collection of Craft Ideas Recommended for 5-Year-Olds
Here are some craft ideas perfect for June childcare, tailored for five-year-olds. Along with seasonal motifs like frogs, umbrellas, and hydrangeas unique to the rainy season, we’ve gathered ideas filled with excitement in the very act of making—such as bubble art and an aquarium where fish move with magnets. By the age of five, children are more adept with tools, and you can see them enjoying the chance to add their own creative touches. These are all projects that offer plenty of ways to enjoy them after completion too, like displaying them on the wall or giving them as gifts to friends. Be sure to incorporate them into your daily childcare activities. Note: Since we treat what the children make as “artworks,” we use the term “seisaku (制作)” in the text.
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Ideas to Try in June! Craft Projects Recommended for 5-Year-Olds (61–70)
A wall where you can enjoy the Hydrangea FestivalNEW!
Let’s make hydrangeas and a torii gate using tissue paper and origami.
First, stack several sheets of tissue paper, accordion-fold them, and tie the center to secure.
Trim the ends into rounded shapes, then slowly open the layers one by one to form a flower.
Attach origami petals on top of this.
Next, cut green origami into leaf shapes, fold each leaf in half, then use pleat folds to create veins, and glue them to the back of the flower.
For the torii gate, cut origami into long, narrow strips and glue them together.
Enjoy a festive mood as you admire the wall display together! Combine the hydrangeas you made into a single piece and have a wonderful time.
Teru Teru Bozu Pendulum ClockNEW!
It’s a piece that’s packed full of the rainy season.
Since it uses teru-teru bōzu dolls, it might even serve as a charm for sunny weather! For the clock’s base, use a milk carton and cut out a section on one side about 14 cm down from the spout.
Attach the hydrangea clock to the remaining part.
Make the hydrangeas by cutting out flower bases from construction paper and sticking on small pieces of origami paper.
The teru-teru bōzu is made using the classic method with tissues.
Connect the hydrangeas and the teru-teru bōzu with string, then stick them onto the milk-carton base—and you’re done!
Cute arrangement! Paper cup bootsNEW!
During the rainy tsuyu season, you get plenty of chances to wear rain boots.
In this idea, we’ll make rain boots out of paper cups.
First, glue construction paper in your favorite color around the sides of the paper cup, then use the same color paper to make the toe of the boot and attach that as well.
After that, use pens or stickers to create any pattern you like.
If you add a pipe-cleaner handle, it can even become a basket! Lining up a set of colorful rain boots might give your room a bright, cheerful feel that won’t lose to a rainy day.
A mobile of sparkling rainNEW!
Rain can limit our activities, but many children probably find raindrops beautiful.
So why not make a rain mobile using holographic origami paper and colored construction paper? First, create a raindrop template, then use it to cut out several raindrops from the holographic origami and colored paper.
Once they’re cut, fold each one in half and glue them together in sets of four.
Make as many as you like and hang them on thread to finish.
Let sparkling, non-wet rain fall in your room and enjoy the rainy season to the fullest!
3D umbrella for straw blow dartsNEW!
Hang them from the ceiling to make an umbrella sky! Draw a fan shape on construction paper and add a glue tab.
Cut along the lines with scissors, then drop watercolor paint thinned with water onto the paper and blow through a straw to create patterns.
Once the paint dries, roll the paper into a cone and glue it together at the tab.
Finally, thread a chenille stem (pipe cleaner) through from the bottom as a handle and secure it—and you’re done! Prepare various colors of paper and paint so kids can enjoy the time spent choosing, too.
Rainbow of sponge paintingNEW!
Why not try expressing a beautiful rainbow in the sky after the rain with a sponge painting? Just apply paint thinned with water to your favorite sponge, press it onto the paper, and slide it—it’s an easy way to make a rainbow.
The keys to a pretty rainbow are applying the paint to the sponge so the colors don’t overlap and moving it slowly.
Once you’ve painted the rainbow at the top, you can draw anything you like underneath it.
You can also fill the whole drawing paper with a rainbow.
Since it’s a rainy day, I hope this rainbow-themed craft idea will brighten your mood.
Plastic Bottle Blue Sky MaracasNEW!
Maracas are perfect for kids to play with as instruments! They’re easy to make using a plastic bottle, beads, and cellophane tape, so let’s create your very own open-sky maracas.
First, draw white clouds on a plastic bottle, put in sky-colored beads, and close the cap.
Stick cellophane tape on the cap to resemble a rainbow, secure it with tape from above, then shred the cellophane tape into thin strips to finish.
When you shake the maracas, the strips flutter beautifully.
If everyone plays together, even the rain might let up.