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

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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)

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

A frame-style wall decoration made with real cherry blossom petals

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Keep spring with a collage! Make art from fallen petals outdoors and hold on to spring~Kureta Class Funny videos Handmade Educational Play Recommendation Life with children Summer
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Let’s make a collage using real cherry blossom petals.

First, draw a tree trunk on a square, board-like piece of cardboard and cut it out as a silhouette.

Then attach clear film to both the front and back, and arrange the collected cherry blossom petals sandwiched between the films.

This way, it will look as if cherry blossoms are truly blooming from the cardboard trunk.

A palm-sized, portable version is great, and creating a larger, more dramatic piece also sounds fun.

Place the petals wherever you like and make a one-of-a-kind collage.

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Cherry blossoms decorated using pillars

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An idea that’s perfect for large spaces like plazas, gymnasiums, and entrance areas is to use pillars to create cherry blossoms.

First, find a pillar to serve as the base.

Then treat the pillar as the trunk of a cherry tree and decorate the top with cherry blossoms made from origami or similar materials.

Add plenty of blossoms to evoke a tree in full bloom.

Because it uses the entire pillar, the piece will have a strong presence even in wide spaces.

As a variation, you could wrap the pillar with wood-colored paper.

This will make it look even more like a cherry tree.

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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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Mechanical wall

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Mechanical wall

Spin it with a twirl and cherry blossoms bloom! Here’s an idea for a mechanical (karakuri) wall display.

Adding a little mechanism to the wall will make kids even more excited to come to the daycare! Let’s create a karakuri wall perfect for spring.

You’ll need: base paper, thick paper, pens, scissors, a ruler, a compass, and a craft knife.

Making it together with the children is great too—it lets them experience a sense of accomplishment and togetherness.

Be sure to give it a try.

Let’s make the cherry blossoms burst into full bloom!

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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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