Preschool: Hydrangea craft ideas, including target ages and techniques
June is the season when beautiful hydrangeas bloom, isn’t it? Here, we’ll introduce hydrangea-themed crafts that children love.
Try expressing hydrangeas by playing with their colors and shapes, using a variety of materials like paper, fabric, and crayons.
We also introduce techniques suited to different ages.
Please display the finished pieces in your classroom or entrance! Parents will enjoy seeing the children’s work, too.
Use this as a reference to explore various techniques and ideas, and have fun making hydrangea crafts together with the children.
Since the items children make are treated as works of art, we use the term “seisaku (制作)” in the text to refer to them as ‘works’ or ‘creations.’
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[Childcare] Hydrangea craft ideas: target ages and techniques (1–10)
Hydrangea and snail balloon decorations

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!
Hydrangeas in bubble art

Do you know bubble art? It’s a technique for painting using colored bubble solution.
The solution foams easily, and by dropping the colored bubbles onto paper, you create unique patterns.
Bubble art is perfect for depicting hydrangeas, the flowers of the rainy season.
Hydrangeas are clusters of small blossoms.
Try expressing that shape with a frothy, bubbling solution.
The dreamy result is sure to delight children.
Colorful Hydrangeas Made with Bubble Wrap

Let’s make cute hydrangeas using bubble wrap, a common packing material.
First, cut construction paper into leaf shapes and draw the veins with crayons or colored pencils.
Next, paste bubble wrap onto construction paper in your favorite color and cut it into hydrangea flower shapes.
Finish by coloring over the attached bubble wrap with permanent markers.
It’s exciting to think about what colors and patterns to use.
Coloring each tiny bump one by one is perfect for developing children’s concentration and fine motor skills.
Give it a try!
[Childcare] Hydrangea craft ideas: target ages and techniques introduced (11–20)
[Newspaper Stamps] Hydrangea Craft
Let’s make a June flower—hydrangeas—using newspaper stamps.
First, cut out the hydrangea and leaf bases from construction paper.
An adult should handle the cutting.
Create a stamp from newspaper, apply paint, and stamp onto the hydrangea base.
Color the leaf base in the same way, but using a real leaf as a stamp instead of newspaper is also recommended.
Once you’ve glued the hydrangea and leaf bases together, it’s complete! Try attaching it to a background with painted rain or use it as a wall decoration.
Hydrangea Snail
When you think of flowers that suit the rainy season, hydrangeas come to mind.
Here’s a lovely craft that combines hydrangeas and snails! Make the snail’s body by cutting construction paper or similar materials.
Let your child draw the face, and you can decorate the antennae with pom-poms.
For the snail’s spiral shell, crumple tissue paper into small balls and glue them on.
Since tissue paper is very soft, even small children can safely enjoy this craft.
[Sponge Stamps] Hydrangea Craft
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Let’s make June’s flower, hydrangeas, using stamps.
Cut a sponge into a square and wrap two rubber bands around it in a cross.
Now the hydrangea stamp is ready.
Next, cut out the hydrangea base and leaves from construction paper.
For 2-year-olds, it’s better for an adult to do the cutting.
Have the children use the stamp to add patterns to the hydrangea.
Dip the stamp in paint and dab it on.
Finally, attach the leaves and it’s complete.
Handprint: Frog and Hydrangea

Here’s a craft idea to make a frog and hydrangeas using handprints.
Stamp both of your handprints onto white construction paper and cut them out with scissors.
Cut a frog shape from green construction paper and draw its face.
After cutting out the hydrangea base, glue on pieces of torn origami paper.
Cut out hydrangea leaves from construction paper as well and draw the veins.
Glue the handprints to both ends of the frog piece, then attach the hydrangea in the center—done! You can put it straight on the wall, or draw raindrops on a backing sheet and stick it on top for a cute touch.



