[Childcare] Craft ideas perfect for June

Clock-making for Time Memorial Day (ages 0–2)

[June Craft] Time Day ♪ Kerokerokeroppi Flower Clock ♡ Cute Craft ♡ Crafts for 0-, 1-, and 2-year-olds — with introduction —

A recommended activity for children aged 0 to 2 is making a clock for Time Day on June 10.

Prepare a paper plate and stick crumpled tissue paper around the rim.

On the inside, add the clock numbers and attach the hands using origami paper, and it’s done.

You can also decorate the edges with leaves or rainy-season creatures if you like.

Have the children do steps like crumpling the tissue paper and sticking on the crumpled tissue paper, the numbers, and the clock hands.

If you thread a ribbon through it, you can hang it on the wall as a decoration.

Before starting the craft, point out the clocks in the room to spark the children’s interest in clocks.

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[Finger Painting] Colorful Snails

When June arrives, we often see snails on hydrangeas.

Their cute and curious appearance makes them popular with children.

Here’s an idea for making snails using a finger-painting technique.

First, draw a spiral for the snail’s shell on construction paper.

Then place a mixture of paint and liquid laundry glue on top, and seal it inside a plastic bag.

Let the children touch the bag and spread the paint around as they like from the outside.

Once the painting is done, cut out the spiral and attach it to a body made from a toilet paper roll.

Use several colors of paint to create colorful snails that will blow away the rainy-season blues!

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Art using marbles is gaining attention.

It’s fun to dip marbles in paint and roll them around on paper to create unpredictable patterns, and it can also lead to surprising results beyond your expectations.

Here, choose a round sheet of paper in your favorite color and roll marbles coated in colors you like to make a pattern on it.

We’ll use that as the snail’s shell.

Snails go well with rainy scenes, and the traces left by the marbles—like after a rain—should match nicely, creating a lovely atmosphere.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Hydrangea and snail balloon decorations

[Balloon Craft] Hydrangea and Snail Balloon Decoration 🎈

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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Hydrangea torn-paper collage art

[Easy] Perfect for the rainy season! Hydrangea torn-paper art 🎨

The rainy season can feel damp and muggy, and the overcast skies can make it seem dim, so it may carry a strong negative image.

Hydrangeas, however, might be just the thing to brighten that gloomy image of the rainy season, even if only a little.

Let’s enjoy and get through the rainy season with a torn-paper collage featuring hydrangeas—an essential motif for this time of year.

It’s a simple activity: color construction paper with crayons and cut it into small pieces, then paste them onto a hydrangea-shaped outline so the flowers appear to bloom.

Being mindful of finger movements is important—the light coloring process and the fine motions of cutting and pasting help exercise dexterity.

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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 ♡

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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Rainy Season Origami: Super Easy Droplet Folding with Audio Commentary ☆ Origami Drop Tutorial – June Decorations

Let’s make a cute little raindrop out of origami to gently lift those gloomy rainy-day moods.

Believe it or not, it only takes four folds! There are very few steps to complete, and most of the folds are straight, so even younger children can give it a try.

Older preschoolers and kindergarteners might enjoy making several.

It’s very simple, so decorating is recommended—draw a face with crayons or add your favorite stickers.

Make lots of raindrops and string them vertically to look like rain; even indoors, kids can feel the unique atmosphere of the rainy season.