[Childcare] Fun craft ideas and craft activities perfect for summer

plastic bottle shower

Pet Bottle Shower / Perfect for Water Play♪ [Craft] [Handmade Toy]

Kids love playing in the shower, don’t they? Here’s a simple shower toy you can make using a plastic bottle.

Cut off the bottle’s neck and cover the edge with tape to prevent injuries.

Puncture holes on both sides of the rim and thread a vinyl string through them to make a handle, then make about 5–6 holes in the bottom.

Decorate the bottle with vinyl tape to make it cute, and you’re done! When you scoop up water, it will pour out through the holes like a shower.

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Goldfish scooping toy

Handmade water-play toy! Goldfish scooping—chase away bath-time fuss with “The Goldfish Ran Away”! Perfect for summer festivals [Nursery/Kindergarten]

Goldfish scooping, a classic at summer festival stalls, is actually easy to make and enjoy at home! Cut a milk carton into a long strip to form a ring, attach a handle made from another piece of the carton, stretch a drain net over it, and secure it with vinyl tape to make a poi (scooper).

Next, draw fish on a milk carton, cut them out, and make your goldfish.

You can also cut goldfish from construction paper and laminate them between layers of OPP tape.

Float the goldfish in water and scoop them up with the poi.

Since the poi won’t tear, even small children can enjoy it.

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Sea creatures made with bubble wrap

Let’s have fun creating an ocean scene using bubble wrap as cushioning material.

First, cut the bubble wrap into circles and stick them onto construction paper.

Be sure to leave some gaps between them.

Once you’ve painted the bubble wrap with colors, imagine them as octopuses, turtles, or fish, and use paint to add legs or heads around the bubble wrap.

Finally, stick on googly-eye stickers to finish.

It’s also cute and recommended to draw seaweed in the empty spaces or use holographic round stickers to represent bubbles in the water.

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Let’s paint the ocean with PET bottle stamps

Let’s have fun creating an ocean scene using a plastic bottle cap stamp that even young children can enjoy easily.

The materials are super simple! All you need is construction paper, a plastic bottle cap, paint, and a paper plate.

Squeeze your favorite paint colors onto the paper plate, dab the plastic bottle cap in the paint, and then stamp it onto the construction paper—that’s it! Using two or three colors like blue and light blue makes it look beautiful.

Finally, attach shell and fish shapes made from construction paper that you prepared in advance to complete the artwork.

It’s also lovely to add motifs you folded yourself with origami.

Give it a try for inspiration!

Making a tapestry of sea creatures

Let’s make a summery “Sea Creatures Tapestry.” We’ll create three creatures: a fish, a jellyfish, and an octopus.

For the fish, put crumpled tissue paper into a clear plastic bag, tie it with a pipe cleaner, then secure the corners with tape.

For the jellyfish, stuff a clear plastic bag with tissue paper, shape it into a round form with tape, and attach shredded curling ribbon to make the tentacles.

Make the octopus the same way: put tissue paper in a bag and tie it with a pipe cleaner.

For the base, thread a string through a straw, wrap the straw with curling ribbon, and then attach the creatures to complete the tapestry.

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Sea creatures made with simple paper plates

Let’s make a cute seagull sailor using a paper plate.

It’s super easy! Fold the paper plate in half and position it with the curve facing downward.

Glue on a face, wings, a hat, and other parts made from construction paper, then draw the face and body with crayons to finish.

If you use a blue crayon to draw the sailor’s outfit details, it’ll look even more refreshing and summery.

The gentle rocking motion is adorable.

Be sure to craft and play while singing the song “Kamome no Suihei-san” together!

Turtle’s plastic bottle bucket

[PET bottle craft] Great for water play! Turtle PET-bottle bucket [handmade toy]

Here’s an idea for a turtle-themed bucket made from a plastic bottle that kids can use to fill with water or scoop and play.

First, cut off the bottle’s mouth and protect the cut edge with tape.

Design a turtle on the side of the bottle using tape, then draw the face with a permanent marker.

Punch holes on both sides of the bottle’s rim, thread through suzuran tape (polypropylene ribbon) that has a 2 cm-wide piece of straw cut and slipped over it, and attach it as a handle to finish.

Using straws in several colors makes it bright and cute.

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