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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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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 the range of expression (11–20)

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 school Production in June Rainy season craft #Childcare Crafting #Nursery School Craft #MarbleArt Hanging ornament Hanging Production
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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.

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Creation of rain clouds

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Find lesson plan tips in the Instagram comments 👍🏻 Feel the June sky with this craft: fluffy clouds, sparkling rain, and smiling frogs! It’s a “Rain and Clouds” project featuring adorable puffy clouds made with shaving foam ☔️✨ Splitting cellophane ribbon (suzuran tape) is great fine-motor practice, too. The fold-and-repeat frog can be enjoyed by toddlers through kindergarteners! If rain feels a bit gloomy… this kind of craft might turn it into a fun feeling 🌈✨ Enjoy the June season while creating pieces that shine with individuality. Save this for your craft ideas this month, and comment “I want to try it!”—we’d love to hear it♪ Materials: shaving foam, liquid glue, construction paper, cellophane (suzuran) tape, double-sided tape, OPP tape (clear packing tape), origami paper, scissors, glue.#RainCloudProduction Production ideas for June Rainy season childcare Shaving Foam Art Lily of the valley tape #Frog Origami Seasonal craft Childcare ideas #IWantToConnectWithChildcareWorkers Rainy season wall Finger training Toddler Crafts Educational play Childcare student #CraftsWithKids Creative activities Production in June
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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.

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Swaying Creation

[Kindergarten/Daycare] Rainy season craft / Hydrangea / How to make a fun June craft that gently sways ♡

Swaying Creation

Things that sway gently—lately, I feel like there are more seasonal advertising pop-ups hanging from the ceilings in supermarkets and convenience stores.

Not only children but adults will find their eyes drawn to them.

Making a gently swaying craft like that sounds fun too.

If you imagine a small mobile, the creation process should go smoothly.

For the hanging pieces, don’t just draw illustrations on paper—using cellophane or metallic gold and silver paper could spark even more imagination! Using yarn for the hanging thread will make it colorful as well.

Be sure to include motifs that evoke June, like hydrangeas and snails!

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Production of umbrellas

Umbrella Craft: Perfect for the June rainy season! A preschool teacher shows how to make it.

Production of umbrellas

Hold an umbrella in your hand and skillfully control it so you don’t get wet.

By around age five, children may even be able to stand up to a bit of wind.

Let’s enjoy a craft using a roller with this familiar item, the umbrella.

Since this is a free-drawing style project, lots of fun ideas are likely to pop out.

First, temporarily tape down the paper with the pattern you want to bring out, then roll a paint-covered roller over it.

After the paint dries, peel off the temporarily fixed paper, and only that part will remain the color of the background paper.

This uses negative and positive space in the craft.

If you have a craft punch, you can make lots of stars and hearts—make good use of it!

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Let’s draw a picture using rain.

[For 5-year-olds] Let's paint using rain!

Let's draw a picture using rain.

Rain during water play or swimming makes children look even more delighted.

Maybe it’s that sense of invincibility that comes from thinking, “It’s okay to get wet.” It can also be fun to create using the properties of pens—oil-based pens don’t bleed in water, while water-based pens do.

That opens up lots of inventive ways to plan in reverse: “It’s okay if this part bleeds a bit,” or “I don’t want this section to bleed.” You could even wait for a rainy day and let it actually get wet.

If you’re thinking about health considerations, a spray bottle or watering can is a good substitute.

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Hydrangea craft using bubbles [Ages 2 and up]

Bubble-painted hydrangeas (3) · Easy · Wall display · June · Paint · Craft · Fun · Straw play · Hydrangea ❤︎ How to make/Bubble Hydrangea ❤︎ #525

Hydrangea craft using bubbles [Ages 2 and up]

How about making bubble-painted hydrangeas with children aged 2 and up? Put watercolor paint diluted with water and some dish soap into a cup, then use a straw to blow and create bubbles.

Once lots of bubbles form, press a sheet of drawing paper onto the bubbles to transfer them.

You’ll see tiny bubbles appear on the paper like the small florets of a hydrangea—your hydrangea artwork is complete! It’s also recommended to draw leaves around the finished hydrangeas.

It’s quick and easy, so give it a try.

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[For 5-Year-Olds] Creative Projects to Try in June! Expand the Range of Expression (21–30)

[Ages 3 and up] Frog Instrument

[Kindergarten/Preschool] Let’s all make some noise♪ June Frog “Ribbit-Ribbit” Instrument Craft

[Ages 3 and up] Frog Instrument

A great recommendation for children aged 3 and up is making a frog-themed instrument.

Prepare a paper cup, a bendable straw, and construction paper, and start by creating a frog out of the construction paper.

You can either cut out and glue all the parts in detail or simply draw a frog on the paper.

Next, make a hole in the bottom of the paper cup large enough for the straw to pass through.

Attach the straw to the back of the frog you made first, then thread it through the hole in the cup to complete the frog instrument! The sound is produced by pushing and pulling the straw so that the corrugated part of the straw rubs and makes noise.

Depending on the children’s age, teachers should handle tasks like punching the hole in the cup and cutting the parts.

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