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[Craft] Make and Display! A Special Feature on Ideas for Making Koinobori (Carp Streamers)

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.
9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

When it comes to Children’s Day, many people think of koinobori (carp streamers).

Koinobori are displayed at schools and at home to wish for children’s healthy growth.

This time, we’re sharing ideas for making koinobori.

There are plenty of fun ideas: perfect for wall displays, ones that use handprints and footprints, and even wearable versions! If children arrange them freely with their own ideas, they can create wonderfully unique koinobori full of personality.

Through making activities, let’s also teach the origins and customs of Children’s Day to deepen their interest in the event.

We use the term “seisaku” in the text because the items children create are treated as works or projects.

[Crafting] Make and Display! A Collection of Ideas for Making Koinobori (Carp Streamers) (11–20)

Footprint Koinobori

Here’s an idea for making carp streamers using footprints.

First, take the children’s footprints.

Be careful to prevent slipping while there’s paint on the soles of their feet.

Once the footprints are dry, draw the eyes on them.

You can add scale patterns, too.

Attach the footprint carp to a straw or stick to act as a pole.

Painting the bottoms of their feet might feel a little ticklish or be an unfamiliar sensation, and that part will likely be fun as well!

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Koinobori made with tissue paper

[Easy to make with kids♪] Simple Koinobori craft using tissue paper 🎏 #preschoolcrafts #nurseryteacher #earlychildhoodideas #teachertrainee #teacherlife #withkids #constructionpaper #walldecorcraft #paper crafts #koinobori

Koinobori made with tissue paper

How about making a fluffy koinobori using a plastic bag and tissue paper? Tear and crumple tissue paper and put it into a clear plastic bag.

Some children will tear boldly, some will crumple small pieces, some will use a single color, and others will make it colorful with many colors.

Since even infants create with their own preferences and intentions, it’s best to value their free ideas and let them proceed as they wish, as long as it’s safe.

Attach fins, an eye, and scales to the filled bag, then fix it to a stick made by rolling up paper—and it’s done! Take your koinobori along and enjoy a walk.

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Koinobori (carp streamers) made with color spoons

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Let’s gather supplies from the 100-yen shop and make it! Here’s an idea for a koi-nobori using colorful spoons.

Even if you want to make a handmade koi-nobori, many people may find it hard to gather all the materials, right? The great thing about this idea is that you can get everything at a 100-yen shop, so it’s easy to try! What you’ll need: cardboard, scissors, plastic spoons, pliers, and lightweight clay.

Mixing the clay to create your favorite colors sounds fun too, doesn’t it?

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Stained-glass-style koinobori (carp streamers)

@lion.sensei_hoiku
Stained-glass-style carp streamers made with clear files 🎏 Color them with oil-based markers any way you like 🦁🩵 They look beautiful when you hold them up to the sky 🙌Nursery teacher / Childcare worker Childcare student #Nursery school #Nursery School Craft #AtHomePlay work Koinobori (carp streamers)
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It looks great against a clear blue sky! Here’s an idea for making koi-shaped streamers that look like stained glass.

If you think creating something with a translucent, stained-glass effect is difficult, this is a recommendation for you.

You’ll need: a clear file folder, permanent markers, masking tape, scissors, tape, a hole punch, and a straw.

You can also make a samurai helmet (kabuto) out of holographic origami paper and attach it to the tip of the straw—the vibe changes and it’s really fun.

Give it a try!

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Color-changing Koinobori

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I tried making a pattern-changing carp streamer, kind of like a sequin T-shirt ♡#HandmadeToys Koinobori Crafting Translation #Secret message
♬ Osakana Tengoku – Sayu Mayu

When you stroke the scales with your hand—like magic!—the colors change.

Here’s an idea for a carp streamer (koinobori) that does just that.

It’s a unique concept we recommend for anyone unsure about how to make their koinobori.

All you need are construction paper, vivid-colored round stickers, and pastel-colored round stickers.

In recent children’s fashion, there are many designs where stroking a sequined picture changes the pattern.

By using that idea, you can create a koinobori that’s fun to make and fun to play with.

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Carp streamers on a paper-plate wreath

[Children’s Day] Handmade Koinobori Paper Plate Wreath [Craft]

Carp streamers on a paper-plate wreath

Perfect for Children’s Day crafts! This is a carp streamer wreath made with a paper plate and colored construction paper.

First, cut out the inside of the paper plate so only the rim remains, and paint it in any color you like.

Next, cut out three carp streamers from colored paper and use a cotton swab and white paint to draw the scales.

Decorate the edge of the plate with paper clouds, then glue some jute twine slightly to the left of center.

Attach the carp streamers onto the jute twine, add a pinwheel made with two colors of round stickers, and you’re done! Don’t forget to draw cute faces on the carp streamers.

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[Crafts] Make and Display! A Special Collection of Ideas for Making Koinobori (Carp Streamers) (21–30)

Carp streamers hopping boing-boing

[Children’s Day Craft] Make it from recycled materials! A bouncy jumping koi-nobori toy

Carp streamers hopping boing-boing

How about making a koi windsock that hops when you press its tail fin? You’ll need a milk carton, colored construction paper, a marker, and double-sided tape or glue.

Cut the milk carton about 13 cm up from the bottom and wrap the outside with colored paper.

On both sides of the cut edge, make a crease at the center and fold it inward.

Attach the scales and eyes you made from colored paper with double-sided tape, and you’re done! When you press the folded-in section near the cut edge with your fingers, it will spring forward with a little hop.

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