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[Childcare] Recommended for nurseries and kindergartens! Cherry blossom craft ideas

[Childcare] Recommended for nurseries and kindergartens! Cherry blossom craft ideas

Last updated:2026/3/12

[Childcare] Recommended for nurseries and kindergartens! Cherry blossom craft ideas

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
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.

Spring has arrived, and it’s the season when cherry blossoms bloom.

How about enjoying some cherry-blossom-themed crafts with the children?

Here, we’ve put together ideas for cherry blossom crafts that are great for early childhood education.

There are plenty of ideas using a variety of materials, so try choosing ones that suit the children’s ages.

As you soak up the hanami mood and create colorful cherry blossom pieces, you might be surprised by the children’s unexpected creativity.

Enjoy the arrival of spring with the children—hands busy and hearts excited.

[Childcare] Recommended for nurseries and kindergartens! Cherry blossom craft ideas (1–10)

Cherry blossom art made with paper clay and tissue paperNEW!

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Speaking of spring, it’s all about cherry blossoms! Let’s try making cherry blossoms using brightly colored pink tissue paper.

Be sure to cut the tissue paper into small pieces in advance.

Create a tree trunk from brown construction paper, place a ball of clay, and flatten it from above using a clear file.

After placing the tissue paper on the clay, use a thin stick like a chopstick to press the tissue paper into the clay.

By pressing in lots of tissue paper, you’ll create cherry blossoms in full bloom.

This craft lets you enjoy both the step of cutting construction paper with scissors and the tactile feel of the clay and tissue paper.

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Also great for walls! Sakura paper cutoutsNEW!

[Origami] How to Fold a Sakura 🌸 Origami Cherry Blossom ~ Spring Wall Decor [March/April]

Also great for walls! Sakura paper cutoutsNEW!

When people think of spring in Japan, many imagine cherry blossoms.

With that in mind, here’s an idea for a cherry blossom wall decoration.

Fold creases into origami paper and cut it with scissors to make the pieces.

It would be perfect for entrance or graduation ceremonies.

It’s also lovely to add a message and give it as a gift.

When making it, be careful that your fold lines are straight and that the angle of your cuts is correct.

Changing the cutting angle will alter the shape of the petals, so take care.

That said, you can also intentionally vary the angles to add your own creative touch.

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Let’s draw cherry blossoms using only a straw!NEW!

[Using only a straw] Let’s draw cherry blossoms♪ Just stamp them—simple and cute

Let's draw cherry blossoms using only a straw!NEW!

Make five evenly spaced cuts on one side of a straw, then spread that section out into a flower shape.

After that, just dip it in pink paint and stamp it to create a cherry blossom tree.

Beforehand, stick a trunk made from construction paper onto the backing sheet, and have the children stamp over it.

You can stamp to clearly show the flower shape, or layer the stamps to express a tree in full bloom.

After pressing the stamp onto the backing sheet, move the handle in a circular motion as it is.

That will create a clean flower shape!

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Newspaper stamp fun! How to make cherry blossomsNEW!

Crumple up a sheet of newspaper and use it as a stamp to make cute cherry blossoms 🌸✨ #shorts #preschoolcrafts #cherryblossomcraft #springcrafts #fortwoyearolds #marchcrafts

Newspaper stamp fun! How to make cherry blossomsNEW!

Once you roll up newspaper into a ball, dip it in paint and dab away! That alone creates a cherry blossom craft perfect for spring.

After stamping on cherry-colored construction paper, cut it out to resemble the blossoms on a cherry tree.

Combine it with a trunk made from brown construction paper and attach everything to the base to finish.

For the base, prepare construction paper in sky blue to suggest the sky and green to suggest a spring field.

By adding green only to the lower part of the blue paper, you can represent a cherry tree blooming on a hill.

Besides deep pink, I think using white or yellow paint will also look beautiful.

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Stamps are fun! Cherry blossom treeNEW!

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This craft is perfect for spring: making a cherry blossom tree.

Inflate a plastic bag with air, dab it with paint, and stamp it onto drawing paper.

Because the shape changes a little with each stamp, kids can enjoy the excitement of wondering, “What kind of cherry blossoms will bloom?” It requires no complicated prep and easily captivates children.

Use each child’s handprint to create the tree trunk.

While feeling the arrival of spring, why not have everyone joyfully make cherry blossoms together? It also makes a lovely seasonal wall decoration.

It will spread that happy “I did it!” feeling among the children.

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