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

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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 (41–50)

Stamp Cherry Blossoms Made from Scrap Materials

Here’s how to make cherry blossoms using recycled materials.

Prepare construction paper, scissors, glue, a toilet paper roll, and paint.

First, create the base of the cherry tree on the construction paper.

Shape the toilet paper roll into a heart, dip it in paint, and stamp it onto the tree.

The stamped shapes look like cherry blossom petals, giving the artwork a springtime feel.

Since children’s hands are small, it’s recommended to cut the toilet paper roll in half to make a stamp that’s easier for them to hold firmly.

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[Childcare] Recommended for nursery schools and kindergartens! Cherry blossom craft ideas (51–60)

Let’s decorate with springtime natural items!

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Capture spring: Try preserving flowers and plants as a piece while they’re still beautiful! Note: They’ll last on display for about 2–3 weeks. If you want them to last longer, press the flowers first and then create your piece!work #LifeWithKids #NurseryTeacherDailyLife Cute #crafts #diy Nursery teacher / Childcare worker Translation
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Let’s decorate with springtime treasures! Here’s a perfect spring craft you can make by collecting fallen flowers and wild grasses on a walk.

First, place a sheet of cooking paper (parchment paper) down and put a frame-shaped piece of construction paper on top.

Apply OPP tape (clear packaging tape) over the opening.

Peel the tape, flip it sticky-side up, and arrange the flowers you picked.

Seal it with another layer of OPP tape and trim off the excess—done! It will keep for about two to three weeks, so if you want it to last longer, it’s best to press the flowers first and then make it.

Decorating the paper frame is super cute, too, so give it a try!

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Cherry blossom petal stamp

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The gently bleeding paint is beautiful! Let me introduce a cherry blossom petal stamp.

You’ll need: an empty lactic acid beverage bottle, vinyl tape, scissors, cushion foam sheet, a pen, a paper cup, a sponge, paint, drawing paper, and a plastic bottle cap.

First, let’s make the stamp.

Attach the plastic bottle cap and petal-shaped pieces cut from the cushion sheet to the empty beverage bottle, then reinforce with vinyl tape—that’s it! For the stamp pad, use a paper cup.

Cut the sponge into a circle, then add pink-mixed paint and water.

This handmade cherry blossom petal stamp lets you create beautifully old-fashioned-looking sakura, so it’s a highly recommended craft!

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Hanging decorations of the Sakura Dome

Introducing a hanging Sakura dome decoration, perfect for spring with its gently swaying pink hues.

Prepare a dome-shaped paper plate, tissue paper, curling ribbon, ribbon for hanging, origami paper, glue, and tape.

Glue torn pieces of tissue paper onto the paper plate, making sure there are no gaps.

Cut the curling ribbon and attach the strips to the inside of the paper plate, leaving small spaces between them.

Punch a hole in the center of the plate and thread the hanging ribbon through it.

Cut sakura shapes out of origami paper and stick them onto the front of the plate.

Your soft, spring-like hanging decoration is complete!

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A cherry blossom tree made with torn-paper collage

Tear up and paste different kinds of paper to create a cherry tree in full bloom! Use crayons to draw the tree trunk and branches on construction paper.

The teacher can draw them in advance, or if the children can hold crayons or pens, let them handle this step.

After that, simply apply glue to the branches and stick on the torn pieces of paper.

If you prepare various types of paper—such as colored construction paper, origami paper, washi, and tissue paper—children can enjoy not only the fun of tearing but also the different sensations they feel in their fingertips while tearing each type.

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Cherry Blossoms Made with Paper Quilling

Cherry blossom petals made with paper quilling

Cherry Blossoms Made with Paper Quilling

It’s fun to twirl with your fingertips! Here are some cherry blossom ideas you can make with paper quilling.

You’ll need pink construction paper, a toothpick, scissors, and glue.

First, cut the paper into 1-centimeter-wide strips to make long, thin quilling paper.

Next, use the toothpick to roll the quilling paper into tight coils.

Finally, pinch and shape the coils to form petals, and your parts are complete! Keep making more parts and assemble them to finish your cherry blossoms.

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Cherry blossom tree made with handprint tree

Let’s use the children’s handprints as tree trunks to create a cherry tree in full bloom! If you cut brown construction paper into the shape of the children’s hands and look closely, don’t they start to look like branching trees? Make cherry blossoms in full bloom with pink construction paper, and if you stick a small, cute brown handprint in the center, you’ll have a cherry tree in no time.

If you fill the classroom wall with handprint cherry trees, the children will enjoy a wall-mounted hanami, pointing out, “This is my handprint!” and “My hand is bigger!”

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