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[5-Year-Olds] Creative Project Ideas to Try in June! Let's Broaden Their Range of Expression

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
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After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

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)

Aquarium made with paper plates

You can make a simple moving toy with a paper plate! Paper Plate Aquarium

Aquarium made with paper plates

Let’s make an aquarium with moving fish using paper plates.

First, glue blue construction paper onto a paper plate, then attach small pebbles and pipe cleaners on top to create the ocean scene.

Draw fish on cardstock and glue a paper clip to the back, then place them on the paper plate.

Cut out a window in the center of another paper plate, cover the opening with clear film, and layer this plate over the ocean plate.

Staple them together to finish.

When you hold a magnet to the back and move it around, the fish with paper clips will move.

Try changing the types of fish and the ocean details to create your own unique aquarium.

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Clock with a snail and hydrangeas

[Kindergarten/Daycare] Rainy season clock craft / Hydrangeas / Snails / Frogs / Makes sounds / Stands on its own / How to make a clock craft ♡

Clock with a snail and hydrangeas

This is a craft idea where the snail’s shell becomes a clock.

Cut the snail’s body, eyes, and four hydrangea flowers out of construction paper.

Make a hole in the center of a paper cup and thread a pipe cleaner through the hole to act as the clock hands.

Attach the hydrangea flowers with numbers written on them, and after applying double-sided tape around the area, decorate with torn flower paper.

Glue the cup in place with the snail’s body sandwiched in between, attach the eyes to the body, draw the face, and you’re done! Since the snail will tip over as-is, be sure to cut off the bottom portion of the cup.

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Fluid art

[Fluid Art] Fun craft pouring paint from paper cups 🎨 [Easy with 100-yen shop materials!]

Fluid art

Let’s try fluid art, where you can enjoy the beauty of flow.

You’ll use paint, but since you don’t touch it directly, you can have fun without getting your hands or clothes dirty.

First, mix liquid laundry starch (or school glue) and paint in a 1:1 ratio.

After preparing a few colors, pour them together into one cup and place a sheet of drawing paper on top.

Flip it so the paper is on the bottom, then lift the cup—paint will flow out and create unique patterns.

No two pieces will ever be the same, so try varying the colors and amounts of paint to create all kinds of fluid art.

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[For 5-year-olds] Craft ideas to try in June! Expand the range of expression (11–20)

Hydrangea and snail balloon decorations

[Balloon Craft] Hydrangea and Snail Balloon Decoration 🎈

Hydrangea and snail balloon decorations

Let’s make hydrangea and snail decorations using balloons! First, inflate a balloon to a small size.

Stick torn pieces of Japanese calligraphy paper (hanshi) onto the balloon with laundry starch glue; once it’s fully covered, let it dry and then paint it with your favorite colors.

Next, cut out the hydrangea and snail parts from construction paper.

For the hydrangea, fold the paper into quarters, draw a template, cut it out, and place a round sticker in the center.

Accordion-fold the leaves to give them a three-dimensional look.

For the snail, draw a spiral pattern on the shell.

Attach each part to the balloon in a nice balance, wrap a rubber band around the balloon’s neck, and you’re done.

It’s a craft idea packed with the spirit of June!

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Salt painting

Sparkling fun! How to make salt paintings [Nursery/Kindergarten]

Salt painting

Do you know salt painting? It’s a technique for making pictures using salt—the same kind used for seasoning—and it’s a lot of fun, so let me introduce it! First, draw a picture with glue on a sheet of drawing paper.

Any design is fine, so let the kids draw freely.

Once the picture is done, sprinkle plenty of salt over it until you can’t see the glue anymore.

Hold the paper upright to shake off the excess salt, then drip watercolor paint thinned with water onto the salt so it soaks in.

The salt absorbs the paint, and the color gently spreads—it’s really fun to watch.

The result is a three-dimensional piece that’s different from ordinary paintings, so give it a try!

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[Age 3] 3D Umbrella with Sponge Stamps

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[Rainy Season Craft] Easy 3D Umbrella with Sponge Stamps ☔ Preschool Craft | For Nursery Teachers | Ideas for Childcare | Make Together with Kids | Paper Plates | Sponge Stamping | Stamp Play | Rainy Season Craft
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Here’s an idea for making an umbrella using a paper plate and pipe cleaners.

First, attach a sponge to a chopstick to make a stamp.

Next, cut a paper plate in half and use the paint-covered stamp to add color.

Prepare a few paint colors and finish it in your favorite colors and patterns.

Finally, glue a pipe cleaner to the inside of the paper plate as a handle, then roll the plate into a cone shape so it looks like an umbrella, and you’re done! If you curl the end of the pipe cleaner that sticks out from the top of the umbrella, you can hang it with thread as a decoration.

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[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 school Production in June Rainy season craft Hanging ornament
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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!

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