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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[Tissue Paper] Fluffy Hydrangea
![[Tissue Paper] Fluffy Hydrangea](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jlVfunATn3Q/sddefault.jpg)
Let’s try making “fluffy hydrangeas” using crumpled tissue paper.
The steps are simple: stick crumpled tissue paper onto a hydrangea base, then add leaves made from construction paper.
Have the children crumple the tissue paper tightly.
If you put double-sided tape on the base beforehand, the tissue paper will stick just by placing it on.
Prepare plenty of base colors and tissue paper so the children can choose—each child will likely create hydrangeas with different color schemes.
These are easy to put on walls, so they’re also great as wall decorations.
Hydrangeas made with torn-paper collage
Would you like to try making hydrangeas with torn-paper art? Cut construction paper into strips, then into small squares.
Next, cut out a hydrangea base with scissors, and glue the small squares onto it.
Finally, cut leaves from construction paper and attach them behind the base.
Your hydrangea is complete! Using two colors of paper for the petals will make it look nicer.
Since three-year-olds may not be used to scissors yet, proceed gradually when cutting.
Bubbly Hydrangea

Let’s try painting hydrangeas using bubbles.
Mix paint, water, and dish soap in a cup, then blow into it with a straw.
Bubbles will form, so make enough for them to rise over the rim of the cup.
Place drawing paper over the cup to pick up the bubble patterns, then let it dry.
Cut the paper into hydrangea shapes and glue them onto a backing sheet along with paper leaves that have leaf veins drawn on them.
Draw a snail in the empty space, and you’re done! If the children are around 3 years old, they can practice using scissors by cutting out the leaves and hydrangeas themselves.
Hydrangea craft using bubbles [Ages 2 and up]
![Hydrangea craft using bubbles [Ages 2 and up]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TY4rbhYFah8/hqdefault.jpg)
How about making bubble-painted hydrangeas with children aged 2 and up? Put watercolor paint diluted with water and some dish soap into a cup, then use a straw to blow and create bubbles.
Once lots of bubbles form, press a sheet of drawing paper onto the bubbles to transfer them.
You’ll see tiny bubbles appear on the paper like the small florets of a hydrangea—your hydrangea artwork is complete! It’s also recommended to draw leaves around the finished hydrangeas.
It’s quick and easy, so give it a try.
[Suzuran Tape] Hydrangea Craft
![[Suzuran Tape] Hydrangea Craft](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/atiRMcx-zjI/sddefault.jpg)
Would you like to try making hydrangeas using plastic raffia (suzuran tape)? By combining different colored tapes, they turn out really beautiful.
In advance, please prepare three bundles made by tightly knotting together three colors of plastic raffia and trimming both sides to the same length, as well as a sheet of construction paper with outlines for the hydrangea base and leaves.
Have the children cut along the outlines on the construction paper, then glue the leaves and the hydrangea flowers made from the plastic raffia onto the base.
Since plastic raffia doesn’t adhere easily, press it firmly for about 10 seconds!
[Sponge Stamp] Hydrangea Flower
![[Sponge Stamp] Hydrangea Flower](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e397uspchPQ/sddefault.jpg)
Here’s a craft idea using a hydrangea stamp.
First, as preparation, make a stamp by wrapping rubber bands in a cross around a sponge cut into a square.
Also, cut out a hydrangea base and leaves from construction paper.
Have the children stamp the hydrangea base using the sponge dipped in paint.
Because the rubber bands are wrapped in a cross, it creates a shape that looks just like four petals.
Once the hydrangeas are finished, glue them onto another sheet of construction paper.
It’s also cute to add raindrops or snails in the empty spaces.
[Origami] Hydrangea Flower
![[Origami] Hydrangea Flower](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IjuZjijQPF0/sddefault.jpg)
When you think of flowers that bloom in June, many people probably picture hydrangeas.
Let’s incorporate hydrangeas into a June craft.
First, divide a sheet of origami paper into four equal parts.
Fold one piece into a triangle, then fold it into a triangle once more.
Open the triangle to form a square.
Next, with the flaps facing up, fold both sides toward the center.
Repeat the same steps on the back side.
Once you spread the flaps out to the top, bottom, left, and right, the petal part is complete.
Finally, place several petal pieces onto a leaf-shaped piece of origami and glue them down to finish.
If you make lots of flower pieces in various colors, you can create an even more vibrant hydrangea.
Using washi or dyed paper for the leaves can also give it a beautiful finish.




