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[Early Childhood Education] Sports Day craft ideas: medals, cheering flags, and wall decorations.

[Early Childhood Education] Sports Day craft ideas: medals, cheering flags, and wall decorations.

Last updated:2025/5/26

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Sports festivals at nursery schools and kindergartens are important once-a-year events for children.

Each child practices really hard.

Here, we’ll introduce craft ideas that can create fun memories for the kids who are giving it their all!

In addition to medals and trophies, making an entrance gate, wall decorations, and cheering flags will really boost the atmosphere.

We also recommend creating them together with the children.

Let’s have kids and adults enjoy the preparations together and make lots of wonderful sports day memories!

[Childcare] Sports day craft ideas: medals, cheering flags, and wall displays (1–10)

Cute yet simple! Sports day medal

[Preschool Craft] Handmade Sports Day Medals! Cute yet Simple!

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!

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Cut-and-paste medal

[For Sports Day Crafts♪] Easy medals you can make just by cutting and pasting 🥇 #PreschoolCrafts #PreschoolTeacher #PreschoolIdeas #FuturePreschoolTeacher #TeacherLife #EasyToMake #ConstructionPaper #Origami #SportsDay #PaperCrafts

Cut-and-paste medal

I’m glad the process of making medals is simple! Here’s an idea for medals you can make just by cutting and pasting.

Wouldn’t it take quite a bit of time to handcraft medals for everyone in the class? Let’s reduce the workload a little while still making cute medals to give.

What you’ll need: thick paper (cardstock), a pencil, scissors, glue, holographic origami paper, and ribbon.

Cut the cardstock into circles and draw illustrations or text.

Then cut the holographic origami paper and glue it onto the cardstock like flower petals—that’s it! Attach a ribbon so it can be worn around the neck.

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How to make a basic medal

[Origami] Great for sports day too ♪ How to make and fold a basic medal! With an Anpanman variation ☆

How to make a basic medal

This is our recommended way to make medals! Let me introduce some ideas for making basic medals.

When you think of the classic shape of an origami medal, what design comes to mind? Many of you may have received a medal with this design when you were children.

This time, let’s make a basic origami medal and give it as a gift! All you need to prepare are two sheets of origami paper and scissors.

If you attach a ribbon, you can hang the medal around children’s necks as a present, so feel free to add that arrangement.

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Shaka-shaka Medal

Let’s make a shaker medal! ~Let’s make a shake medal~

Shaka-shaka Medal

Let’s give a unique medal that makes a sound when you shake it! Here are some ideas for “shaka-shaka” medals.

For children, receiving a medal can feel like their individuality and hard work are being recognized.

A simple medal is great, but how about making and gifting a shaka-shaka medal that rattles when shaken? You’ll need colored construction paper, clear wrapping bags, ribbon, glue, and scissors.

Create the parts with the colored paper and assemble them by gluing them together.

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Crown Medal

Handmade medals! How to make a 3D, crown-topped version (perfect for sports days and birthday parties)

Crown Medal

Let’s create a three-dimensional design with a special feel! Here’s an idea for a crown medal.

When you receive a medal, you want to show it off to your friends and parents, right? This time, let’s make a crown medal that’s three-dimensional and sparkles.

You’ll need colored construction paper, holographic origami paper, ribbon, tape, a stapler, glue, a craft knife, scissors, a compass, a ruler, and a pencil.

By using holographic origami paper, you can make a medal that shines brilliantly!

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Entrance gate

NSG Summer Festival University Campus Festival Childcare Entrance Gate How to Make (1)

Entrance gate

The entrance gate where athletes wait before events like sports festivals or field days.

The more festive and vibrant the decorations, the more it builds excitement for the competitions to come, and the audience’s anticipation grows as well.

You can easily make one by creating a colorful look—paste colored paper onto boxes, stack them to form the main frame—and anyone can assemble it.

By cutting out letters to stick on, adding embellishments, and using your creativity, you can elevate the event from start to finish.

Try experimenting during production to find what works best.

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Medal made with a ribbon

Make it with ribbons! Medals 🏅 Great for graduation ceremonies, too.

Medal made with a ribbon

Write a message or name in the center of the medal and give it as a gift! Here are some ideas for medals made with ribbons.

Many people love the gentle feel and cute finish that ribbon materials create, don’t they? This time, we’re introducing medal ideas that use ribbons and can be given with illustrations or handwritten messages.

After cutting cardstock into a circle, use double-sided tape or craft glue to attach the ribbon to the back, folding it as you go.

On the cardstock, write a message for each child and present it to them.

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