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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.

Projects to Try in June! Craft Ideas Recommended for 5-Year-Olds (101–110)

snail

[Nursery/Kindergarten] June Craft Perfect for the Rainy Season! How to Make a Snail [Toddler/Infant Class]
snail

Here are some craft ideas themed around snails, the quintessential creatures of the rainy season.

Let’s make various kinds of snails—from ones you can place in a room to wall-hanging decorations! If you’re using construction paper, we recommend adding patterns with batik techniques or stamping.

Once you roll the construction paper into a spiral, attach eyes made from pipe cleaners to finish.

If you’re using a paper plate, you can depict the snail’s pattern with torn-paper collage.

You can also put tissue paper into a clear bag to create a three-dimensional snail.

Try making projects that harness children’s free and creative ideas.

[Suzuran Tape] Hydrangea Craft

[Hydrangea Craft] A Preschool Teacher Explains a June-Friendly Craft for 4-Year-Olds!
[Suzuran Tape] Hydrangea Craft

Would you like to try making hydrangeas using plastic raffia (suzuran tape)? By combining different colored tapes, they turn out really beautiful.

In advance, please prepare three bundles made by tightly knotting together three colors of plastic raffia and trimming both sides to the same length, as well as a sheet of construction paper with outlines for the hydrangea base and leaves.

Have the children cut along the outlines on the construction paper, then glue the leaves and the hydrangea flowers made from the plastic raffia onto the base.

Since plastic raffia doesn’t adhere easily, press it firmly for about 10 seconds!

[Origami] Hydrangea Flower

When you think of flowers that bloom in June, many people probably picture hydrangeas.

Let’s incorporate hydrangeas into a June craft.

First, divide a sheet of origami paper into four equal parts.

Fold one piece into a triangle, then fold it into a triangle once more.

Open the triangle to form a square.

Next, with the flaps facing up, fold both sides toward the center.

Repeat the same steps on the back side.

Once you spread the flaps out to the top, bottom, left, and right, the petal part is complete.

Finally, place several petal pieces onto a leaf-shaped piece of origami and glue them down to finish.

If you make lots of flower pieces in various colors, you can create an even more vibrant hydrangea.

Using washi or dyed paper for the leaves can also give it a beautiful finish.

[Marbling] Umbrella and Frog

Introduction to a Rainy Season Craft Using Marbling [Nursery/Kindergarten]
[Marbling] Umbrella and Frog

Let me share an idea for making “Umbrellas and Frogs” with marbling.

Marbling is a technique where you drip paint onto water to create patterns, then transfer them onto paper.

Fill a tray with water, then drip marbling paints onto it as you like.

Use a toothpick or skewer to create a pattern, and gently lay the paper on top.

Lift the paper, and if the pattern has transferred, let it dry.

Cut the marbled paper into an umbrella shape, glue it onto a backing sheet, and draw the umbrella handle and raindrops with a pen.

Finally, add an origami frog, and you’re done.

It’s a fun project that makes you excited to see what kind of umbrella pattern you’ll get, so give it a try in June!

Paper Plate Resist-Painting Umbrella

[Nursery/Kindergarten] Resist-Painting Umbrellas Made with Paper Plates [Rainy Season Craft]
Paper Plate Resist-Painting Umbrella

Here’s a perfect craft idea for June: a resist painting umbrella.

First, use crayons to draw umbrella patterns on the back of a paper plate.

Once you’ve finished the patterns, paint over them and enjoy the resist effect.

If you thin the paint with plenty of water, it will repel nicely from the crayon.

Cut a slit in the paper plate and overlap the cut edges to form the umbrella shape.

Make a small cut on one end of a straw and open it up; then tape it to the back of the umbrella-shaped paper plate, and you’re done! If you bend the accordion part of the straw, it becomes the umbrella handle.

Ideas for Crafts to Try in June! Recommended for 5-Year-Olds (111–120)

[Paint and Glue] Frog on a Rainy Day

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.

[Age 4] Construction paper hanging decoration

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Perfect for the rainy season♪ Our ever-popular “Hanging Umbrella Decor ☂️💛.” The 3D spiraled shape gently sways when hung—super cute! ◆ Easy to make! Prepare 6–10 circles with a diameter of 10 cm, fold each in half, and glue them together. The video shows it made with 6 pieces, but increasing the number makes it fluffier and more voluminous! (You can change the size of the construction paper to make umbrellas in various sizes.) Use your favorite colors and create your own original umbrellas!Nursery teacher / Childcare worker#Nursery schoolProduction in JuneRainy season craftHanging ornament

♪ Life Is Wonderful – Chanyu-i

Here’s an idea for a hanging umbrella decoration made with construction paper and chenille stems (pipe cleaners).

Prepare six circles cut from construction paper and fold each one in half twice.

Stack and glue them together.

Attach a chenille stem as the handle, then open up the paper and shape it into an umbrella.

Make clouds and raindrops from construction paper and hang them with string along with the umbrella.

You can use a single color for the umbrella, but it’s also cute to prepare several colors of paper for a colorful finish.

It’s very easy, so give it a try!