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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.

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

Rainbow and a Raincoat

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Rainy season hanging craft ☂️♡ We made a rainbow and a raincoat 🌈 ◾️Rainbow (use half of a paper plate) 1) Cut origami paper with scissors and stick the pieces on with glue! (Perfect for practicing single snips with scissors! You can also tear the paper and paste it—both are great!) 2) Paint with three colors! It’s easy to paint in a curve by following the paper plate’s lines 🎨 Choose your three favorite colors to make your own original rainbow 🌈 ◾️Raincoat 1) Marble art (We rolled pink, orange, and white paint with marbles to make patterns!) 2) Sponge stamping Dab paint onto a sponge and stamp away! (This time we used pink, red, and white. The colors blend beautifully!) Add a self-portrait to finish it off 👦👧🖍️ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Once the rainbow and raincoat are done, attach them to a string to make a hanging decoration! Add some raindrops too for an even cuter rainy-season vibe ♪ This craft is for preschoolers! Give it a try!Nursery teacher / Childcare worker#Nursery schoolProduction in JuneRainy season craft#Childcare Crafting#Nursery School Craft#MarbleArtHanging ornamentHanging Production

♪ Life Is Wonderful – Chanyu-i

When we think of the rainy season, it may seem like the negatives—“it’s damp and muggy,” “you can’t play outside,” and so on—outweigh the positives.

But rainy days also have their perks: you get to wear a cute raincoat, and when the rain lets up, you might even see a rainbow.

So here’s a suggestion: make a hanging craft featuring a rainbow and a raincoat.

You can freely choose the colors of the rainbow and customize the raincoat to be colorful, so the creative possibilities are endless! Rolling paint-covered marbles inside a box to create fascinating patterns also sounds fun.

If you can prepare plenty of boxes, definitely give it a try.

Creation of rain clouds

https://www.tiktok.com/@nono.seisaku.book/video/7499795646317071634

Clouds that change their shapes over time.

Some people even fall in love with clouds and aim to become weather forecasters—their charm is truly unfathomable, isn’t it? I think kids also love that fluffy cloud vibe.

If you add raindrops using plastic strips to a white cloud, it really brings out the mood.

Imagine a jellyfish and you’ll have the general form down.

Don’t forget decorations like raindrops and frogs.

To get that soft, puffy cloud texture, use a mix of shaving cream and liquid glue.

White wood glue should work as a substitute, too.

Clock-making for Time Memorial Day (ages 0–2)

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Clock-making for Time Memorial Day (ages 0–2)

A recommended activity for children aged 0 to 2 is making a clock for Time Day on June 10.

Prepare a paper plate and stick crumpled tissue paper around the rim.

On the inside, add the clock numbers and attach the hands using origami paper, and it’s done.

You can also decorate the edges with leaves or rainy-season creatures if you like.

Have the children do steps like crumpling the tissue paper and sticking on the crumpled tissue paper, the numbers, and the clock hands.

If you thread a ribbon through it, you can hang it on the wall as a decoration.

Before starting the craft, point out the clocks in the room to spark the children’s interest in clocks.

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

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.

A rainbow made with torn paper collage

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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!

A frog figurine made from a toilet paper roll

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A frog figurine made from a toilet paper roll

During the rainy season, when we get a lot of rain, we also see frogs more often, don’t we? The way they hop as if enjoying the rain brightens up the rainy season, which often has a gloomy image.

Here’s a craft that uses frogs as a motif, made from a toilet paper roll.

Just cut slits in the roll to make the frog’s legs, fold down the back part, and then add color to finish.

Because it’s simply a matter of cutting slits and folding, it’s easy to try, which is a key point of this craft.

Origami umbrella

Origami umbrellas perfect for wall decorations during the rainy season
Origami umbrella

Here’s a craft idea themed around umbrellas, perfect for the rainy rainy season.

It’s also great as a decorative item for wall displays or illustrations with a rainy-season theme.

First, fold a prepared sheet of origami paper in half.

Fold it in half again, then open it and fold both ends inward.

Open it once more, fold along the creases, and fold the corners on both ends.

Fold both ends to align with the crease, and attach a drawing of a handle to complete the umbrella.

Try making pieces that spark children’s creativity, such as decorating the umbrella with pens and stickers.