Recommended for nursery and kindergarten sports days! A collection of handmade medal ideas
At nursery and kindergarten sports days, you want to give medals to the children who did their best with a cheerful “Great job!” Handmade medals become a special memory for the kids, too.
Here, we introduce a variety of DIY ideas, such as gold medals and original medals that use the children’s photos.
There are many ways to make medals—from ones that are easy to craft with familiar materials to more elaborate versions—so please use these as a reference.
We hope to see lots of smiling faces at the sports day!
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Recommended for nursery and kindergarten sports days! A collection of handmade medal ideas (11–20)
Medal made with aluminum foil
Children are thrilled with gold, silver, and bronze medals! These shiny medals are made from aluminum foil.
Apply glue to a round piece of cardboard and cover the entire surface with aluminum foil.
Color it all over with a yellow permanent marker for gold, or use brown or red permanent markers to transform it into bronze! Attach a ribbon to hang it around the neck, and it’s done.
A sparkling medal given by the teacher becomes a treasure for the children.
Instead of separating them into gold, silver, and bronze, it might be nice to give everyone a gold medal with the message, “Great job, everyone!”
Animal Medal
These are animal medals that bring to mind the beaming smiles of children receiving them! Make vertical, horizontal, and diagonal creases in the origami paper, fold the four corners toward the center, then open it up and continue folding to form the medal shape.
When folding the four corners to the back, slightly fold the top section as well to give it an animal-like face shape.
Glue the folded parts, attach pieces like the nose and ears cut from construction paper or origami, and finally draw in the eyes to complete a cute animal medal! Add adorable decorations like ribbons or hats, and the children will be even more delighted!
Cute yet simple! Sports day medal
Cute yet simple medals made with felt! Here are some ideas for sports day medals.
When you think of sports day medals, many people probably imagine cutting and pasting origami or thick paper.
This time, let’s make medals that turn out adorable with just a few easy steps by using soft, touch-friendly felt.
What you’ll need: construction paper, felt, origami paper, ribbon, clear tape, glue, scissors, and a pen.
Using felt gives a gentle, cozy look, doesn’t it? Give it a try!
A medal that looks like the Order of Culture
Let’s give a three-dimensional, beautiful medal! Here are some ideas for a medal inspired by the Order of Culture.
The Order of Culture is a decoration awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of culture, and we’ll use it as a motif to create a medal.
Prepare colored construction paper, star-shaped cut paper, glue, tape, and ribbon.
If you’re unsure about a medal design, this can serve as a helpful reference.
Children will likely feel excited and delighted to receive such a beautiful medal.
Simple origami medal
Finish it in colorful style and give it to a child! Here’s an idea for a simple origami medal.
When you think of medals, you might use origami or craft paper with a shiny finish, but this time let’s make a cute, colorful, pop-style medal using just origami paper and ribbon.
You’ll need origami paper, ribbon, stickers, and tape.
The design and color combination of the origami can dramatically change the look, so customizing it is lots of fun! Try getting creative with how you attach the ribbon to suit the occasion.
medal with photo
A medal with a face photo, made using the kids’ best-shot pictures.
Cut slits in the side of a paper cup and open it up, then trim each corner.
Rub with a pen or a chopstick to curl the edges, gather the opened sections toward the center, and tape them in place to create a flower-shaped medal.
Add color with markers, attach a ribbon, and finally stick the face photo in the center to complete a personalized, original medal.
You can already picture the delighted faces of the children receiving a medal the teacher made just for them!
Recommended for nursery and kindergarten sports days! A collection of handmade medal ideas (21–30)
gold, silver, and bronze medals
This is a luxurious medal made with gold, silver, and bronze origami paper—just like an Olympic medal! Cut the origami paper in half, accordion-fold it, and while lifting each mountain fold one by one, fold the corners at both ends inward.
Open one outer layer, fold it in half, then fold the corners of the protruding part and tuck them inside.
Open it into a circle and adjust the shape.
Finally, attach a ribbon to hang it around the neck, and it’s complete! If you use gold or silver origami paper, the uneven surfaces will reflect light, giving the medal a glamorous look.