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.
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A Collection of Craft Ideas Recommended for 5-Year-Olds to Try in June (41–50)
A Little Bear in the RainNEW!
You might sometimes sing the familiar children’s song “Amefuri Kumanoko” with kids at kindergartens and nursery schools, right? A craft that captures the song’s world would be perfect for June, the rainy season.
Cut a round hole in the center of a paper plate and cover the hollow area with two layers of cellophane.
Make an origami bear, leaves, and fish.
Slip the origami leaves and fish between the two layers of cellophane.
If you attach the bear to the paper plate, you can create a scene of a bear peeking into a brook.
Children are sure to be delighted with this “Amefuri Kumanoko” themed craft, which also appears as a song and a picture book.
June Challenges! Craft Ideas Recommended for 5-Year-Olds (51–60)
Easy! Origami FrogNEW!
June is the time of year when you’re more likely to hear frogs croaking even during the day on rainy days, isn’t it? You might even spot them in the schoolyard or your garden at home.
Origami frog crafts are also perfect for this season.
Some are made with two sheets of origami paper for the face and body, while others can be made with just one sheet.
Draw the frog’s face on the folded paper to finish.
For the eyes, try using round white stickers.
The children might really enjoy these cute origami frog creations.
Snail motifNEW!
It’s a fun idea to draw lines and swirling spirals with crayons.
First, imagine rain and draw lines on a white sheet of paper.
Then fold origami paper twice to make a snail, and draw a spiral on a circular piece of construction paper.
This spiral will be the shell, so attach it to the origami and then stick it onto the sheet where you drew the rain.
You’ll also make the leaf for the snail to sit on with origami, but since it requires an accordion fold, an adult should help.
While valuing the children’s sensibilities, I hope they can fully enjoy the season of June through this craft.
Cute bleeding/blur painting! Teru teru bozuNEW!
Here’s a way to make teru teru bozu that kids can enjoy right away.
Put your favorite colors on a coffee filter and lightly mist it with a spray bottle to let the colors gently bleed, creating a soft gradation.
After it dries, shape it and add a face, and each one will have its own unique expression.
Add chenille stems or ribbons to make it even more festive.
While making them, you can enjoy wondering, “What colors will spread?” and after they’re done, hang them up with the hope, “Will it be sunny tomorrow?”—a nice way to stay positive even on rainy days.
Mr. Frog’s guiroNEW!
Musical instruments with a frog theme are perfect for the month of June.
There are many kinds of instruments, and it’s also fun to make a garo, which originated in Central and South America.
A garo is an instrument made by hollowing out the inside of a gourd, but you can substitute a plastic bottle to make one.
Cut off the lower part of an empty plastic bottle and cover the cut edge with tape.
Attach several short pieces of straw to the surface of the bottle.
Using something made from construction paper and chopsticks, trace over the straw section to make sounds.
Attach a frog face made from construction paper.
It’s also a good idea to put paper leaves inside the bottle or decorate the outside with stickers.
It seems like a great way to get hands-on with instruments from other countries.
Pom-pom fun! Hydrangea stampNEW!
These hydrangeas are made by pressing a stamp onto colored construction paper cut into a circle.
You can create hydrangea petals just by wrapping rubber bands in a cross around a square sponge.
If you fit the sponge onto the mouth of a small lactic acid drink bottle to make a handle, even little kids can use it easily.
It’s a stamp that you wouldn’t expect to turn into a hydrangea until you press it, so it might be fun to ask, “What do you think it will be?” as a quiz.
As an adult, I was amazed to learn that hydrangeas can be represented with such a simple method—my eyes were opened!
No pattern needed! Snail wall decorationNEW!
In this idea, you create a snail by combining a circular piece and a semicircular piece.
After slightly offsetting and sticking the two together, apply tape on the shell to represent a spiral pattern, and place round stickers on the tip of the body for the eyes.
Finish by placing the snail on a green semicircular piece that suggests a leaf and gluing it down.
Try making hydrangeas, frogs, and raindrops as well to depict a rainy scene on the wall.
Since all the parts are simple shapes, being able to cut them freehand should be a welcome time-saver for busy teachers.