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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] Creative Projects to Try in June! Expand the Range of Expression (21–30)

Rain art made with colored water

[Rainy Season Craft] Colored Water Rain Art

Rain art made with colored water

On rainy days when you can’t play outside, why not take your time enjoying art indoors? Here’s a rain-themed art activity using colored water.

First, draw a rainy-day picture on construction paper with crayons.

People holding umbrellas, snails, frogs, and hydrangeas are great ideas.

Next, prepare blue, red, and yellow colored water, and use a dropper to place drops of your chosen colors across the paper.

Finally, lift the paper vertically, and the colored water will run down as if rain is falling.

It’s fascinating to watch the water flow downward and see the colors blend together—what an interesting piece of art.

I can’t wait to see how the children react.

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Broad beans you make by sticking (pieces) on

Spring Craft: “Broad Beans” Easy How-To Explained by a Preschool Teacher (for 2–3-year-olds) #shorts

Broad beans you make by sticking (pieces) on

Broad beans, said to be in season from April to June, are perfect for spring crafts.

This time, we’ll introduce a craft that incorporates these beans.

Prepare by cutting the pod and bean shapes out of construction paper in advance.

If the children are comfortable using scissors, it’s also great to let them try cutting the shapes themselves.

Glue the pod and beans onto a base sheet of construction paper, draw faces on the beans, and it’s done.

The steps are very simple, so even young children can enjoy this activity.

The bright green of the broad beans is sure to energize the kids even more.

Give it a try!

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In conclusion

We introduced June craft ideas you can enjoy with 5-year-olds.

June is full of cute motifs like snails, hydrangeas, and frogs.

Encourage 5-year-olds to try various ways of expressing themselves so they can also feel a sense of accomplishment.

Let’s create an environment that allows children to express themselves freely.