Projects to Try in June! A Collection of Craft Ideas Recommended for 5-Year-Olds

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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 for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: 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.

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.

A Collection of Craft Ideas Recommended for 5-Year-Olds to Try in June (41–50)

Handprint and footprint fluffy cloud-chanNEW!

Let’s make a decoration that shows rain falling from clouds using handprints and footprints in rain-like colors.

You can paint your hands and feet with paint, but handprint stamps are sold at 100-yen shops nowadays, and using those is easier, less messy, and the ink washes off well, so give them a try.

Use two or three rain-themed colors to stamp handprints or footprints, then cut them out.

Punch holes along the bottom of a cloud-shaped backing, and hang the handprints and footprints randomly.

Adding eyes to the cloud will make it look cute.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Rainy season mobileNEW!

@kocchann_hoiku_seisaku
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Why not make a mobile perfect for the rainy season using tissue paper and colored construction paper? A gently swaying mobile might brighten the gloomy feelings that come with the rainy season.

First, accordion-fold the tissue paper, staple it, then carefully fan it open so it doesn’t tear.

Make it fancy by attaching hydrangea flowers crafted from colored construction paper on top.

Next, make raindrops—just fold and glue four pieces together.

Then prepare a frog as well.

Thread everything onto nylon fishing line to finish.

It’ll look adorable hanging by the entrance, too.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Making a rain cloud with yarnNEW!

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Tips for the lesson plan are in the Instagram comments 👍🏻✨ Perfect for the rainy season! Enjoy making “Rain Clouds” with yarn, cotton, and origami. June means the season of rain. This time, we’re sharing an idea that levels up with a “yarn threading” activity, helping develop finger dexterity and concentration! ● Finger training × sensory play Thread yarn through holes to make looong rain, and have fun touching the fluffy cotton. These are all materials that spark kids’ “I want to try!” ● The origami umbrella is a key point! When a smiling umbrella appears, the piece instantly becomes adorable! Kids can draw the face themselves, or use round stickers—both are great 👍🏻 Even just threading one piece of yarn at a time makes for solid focus time. The act of making itself is valuable time for children. Save this and use it as a reference for your craft time! It’s also super cute and seasonal to display at the nursery classroom entrance!Childcare ideas #Childcare Crafts Rain Production June Production #Yarn Production Seasonal craft #SensoryPlay Finger training #IWantToConnectWithChildcareWorkers Early childhood education #NurseryTeacherInTraining Supporters of nursery school teachers Children's artwork #Rain Cloud Production #Frog Origami Creative activities Educational play Rainy Season Crafts Wall Surface Ideas
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You can make a raincloud decoration using yarn from a 100-yen shop.

Cut construction paper or cardstock into a cloud shape and punch holes along the bottom edge, then tie pieces of yarn cut to suitable lengths through the holes.

Next, fold umbrellas out of origami paper—adding faces to the umbrellas makes them extra cute.

Spread glue over one side of the cloud-shaped paper and stick cotton on top.

Finally, attach the folded umbrellas to finish.

Tying the strings and tearing the cotton are good hand exercises, too.

It’s adorable, so give it a try!

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You can even stick it on windows! Sparkly umbrellaNEW!

@ashumama_kosodate
Preschool teacher Ashu-mama of 1- and 3-year-old sisters 🧸 Please save and follow 🧡 –୨୧– Sparkly Frog Umbrella –୨୧– The rainy season is almost here ☂️ Rain can be gloomy, but I made a sparkly umbrella to lift our spirits a little 🌈✨ Use various transparent origami papers and have fun making your very own umbrella 😊 ✂️ Materials & Tools ✂️ ・Paper for the umbrella (use half of an 18 cm diameter circle) ・Paper for the frog’s eyes (5 cm diameter circles) ・OPP tape (clear packing tape) ・Parchment paper ・Scissors ・Transparent design paper, pearl-colored origami, colored cellophane, etc. ・Water-based pen (for drawing on the construction paper parts) ・Oil-based pen (for drawing on the OPP parts) ・Round stickers (for the frog’s cheeks) 🖍️ Tips for making 🖍️ ・My 3-year-old daughter loved sticking the origami pieces on! ・Around age 5, they might be able to cut the origami into small pieces too! (It’s harder to cut than regular origami, so be careful 💡) ・For the frog’s eyes, cut a 5 cm circle so that a small part is trimmed off; that way it won’t stick out past the transparent umbrella section 👍 ・When drawing the frog’s face, use water-based and oil-based pens appropriately so it won’t smudge or erase 🙆🏻‍♀️ If you have any other questions or uncertainties, feel free to ask in the comments or via DM! If this post made you want to try making it, or you did make it, a like, save, or comment would really encourage me ☺️💗 I post a lot more on Instagram, so please come check it out! You can jump there from my profile ♪ ———୨୧———୨୧——— Thank you for reading to the end! Mom of 1- and 3-year-old sisters × preschool teacher 🧸 ▶︎ Crafts that make you want to create with your kids ✂️ ▶︎ Ways to boost kids’ play with a single item 🫧 I post about these♪ For happier days with your children… 💛 Feel free to follow me ☺️ Likes and comments make me happy! ———୨୧———୨୧———#ParentingHack Lifehack #ParentingTips　 Parenting　 Childcare　Life with children　　#ParentingMom　#ParentingMom #DaycareMom #ParentingConcerns　 Parenting Tips　Parenting hacks　Play ideas　 Parent-child craft　Simple Handmade At-home play　 #AtHomePlay　work　Simple craft　 #Parent-Child Crafting　Nursery teacher / Childcare worker　rainy season (tsuyu)　Rainy season items　 Umbrella　Handmade umbrella　Rain　Transparent origami paper　
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Cut a circular sheet of construction paper in half, then cut the straight edge into wavy shapes.

After cutting out the inner section, apply OPP tape and layer small pieces of transparent origami paper on the adhesive side to design the umbrella.

It’s finished once you attach a handle made from construction paper, but since we want a frog-themed umbrella, please attach eye and cheek parts to the top and draw a mouth.

Besides a frog, you can also make designs kids love, like a rabbit or a dinosaur.

Prepare origami in various colors so the children can enjoy the fun of designing.

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Three-dimensional hydrangea hanging ornamentNEW!

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Create a hemispherical base out of construction paper and attach hydrangea petals made from coffee filters on top.

Add leaves under the hydrangea, and hang raindrops and a snail with string to finish.

To make the hemisphere, cut a circle from construction paper and glue the ends of paper strips together.

Start by attaching two strips in a cross, then add the remaining strips to fill the gaps for a neat finish.

For the petals, let watercolor paint diluted with water bleed into the coffee filters, let them dry, then cut them out.

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Let’s drip paint to make it rain!NEW!

You can feel the sense of rainfall through this art activity.

Drop paint onto construction paper with a dropper, then stand the paper upright.

The paint will run into lines, making it look like it’s raining.

It’s a simple process, but children can create the look of rain by themselves.

Make hydrangeas out of construction paper or create snails and stick them onto the paper.

It’s also fun to make the snails using the shape of a foot.

Even though this is a time when rain limits outdoor activities, children’s eyes are sure to sparkle with these rainy-day artworks.

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Nakajima Junko

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Thunder God OrigamiNEW!

@poccle
Perfect for rainy-season crafts, too—cute thunder god origami ⚡️Origami folding instructions Origami #Childcare Crafting Nursery teacher / Childcare worker #origami #Nursery school Production #AtHomePlay Rainy season craft Production in June
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During the rainy season, it’s hard to play outside and it’s easy to feel down.

How about folding a humorous thunder god in origami to blow away those rainy-day blues? You can make a one-horn version or a two-horn version.

The idea is to use one sheet of origami for the face and another for the body and limbs.

Once you connect the face and body, try putting tiger-striped pants on it.

Kids can choose any colors they like for the thunder god, and you’ll end up with a colorful character.

It’s a lot of fun, so give it a try!

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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