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

Drawing with colored ice

[Summer Craft] Painting with Colored Ice! [For 1-Year-Olds]

Here’s a perfect ice-painting activity for hot summer days.

First, draw a picture on drawing paper with a white crayon.

We recommend adding summer themes like sea creatures, fireworks, or sunflowers to set the mood.

Next, mix food coloring with water and pour it into an ice tray to make colorful ice.

Insert a popsicle stick into each compartment before freezing so you’ll have a handle to hold while painting.

Once the ice is ready, use the colorful ice to paint over the paper where you drew.

As the ice melts, the paper will take on color and the white drawing will appear.

Kids can enjoy the excitement of wondering, “What picture will appear?” Since you’re using food coloring, it’s an easy and safe activity for young children to try.

Flower

How to Make Paper Anemone Flowers – DIY Guide

Why not make realistic flowers and enjoy the seasonal atmosphere? In this idea, you combine folded or cut pieces to create lifelike blooms.

First decide which flower you want to make, then look for helpful websites or videos for reference.

Most flowers can be recreated, so feel free to choose whatever you like.

You can also make multiple stems and arrange them like a bouquet for extra fun.

Another appealing aspect of this idea is that you can show your individuality—such as by choosing color combinations that don’t exist in real life.

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ring toss

How to Make a Plastic Bottle Ring Toss: Easy DIY Toy for Use in Childcare

Isn’t ring toss a classic summer festival game? Even infants can play it, so it’s definitely one to add to your lineup.

If you use plastic bottles, you can put together a ring toss game in no time.

First, fill the target bottles with water and mix in some paint.

Using various colors makes it easier to tell them apart and results in a more engaging game.

Next, draw score markers and decorations on construction paper.

If you let the kids do the drawings, it turns out super cute.

For the rings, just roll up newspaper and secure it with vinyl tape—and you’re done! Play while feeling that little thrill of whether the ring will land just right.

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Goldfish Herbarium

[Goldfish Herbarium] A refreshing herbarium featuring red goldfish.

We also recommend a cool-looking goldfish herbarium that helps ease the summer heat.

A herbarium is an item made by filling a glass container with a special oil and placing plants inside.

Many people have probably seen the type with flowers in a tall, narrow bottle.

This time, the idea is to treat the oil as if it were water, put aquatic plants in the bottle, and add goldfish stickers.

It’s fun to mull over which goldfish to use, too.

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fishing

How to make a fishing game you can play at home [stay-at-home time] Indoor activities for kids / Made with 100-yen shop materials / Easy DIY toy

Enjoy a fishing game at your homemade summer festival.

First, prepare sea creatures like fish and octopuses to catch.

You can use free illustration materials, or have the children draw them for extra fun.

Laminating the pieces you make will make them water-resistant and safe.

If you don’t have a laminator, use laminating film from the 100-yen shop.

Attach a paper clip to each piece, then fasten string and a magnet to a pair of chopsticks—and you’re done! Catching the fish is fun, but playing the shopkeeper and serving customers adds a different kind of enjoyment.

Have everyone make lots of pieces together!

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Lantern with a wet-on-wet watercolor effect

Craft Time: How to Make Lanterns Perfect for Summer (Preschool/Kindergarten)

How about making festive lanterns using washi paper and ink-blur art? If your preschool is holding a summer festival, they can also be used as decorations.

First, let the children draw freely with water-based markers on the rough side of the washi paper.

Next, spray water on it with a mister or spray bottle.

Once the drawing has bled, let it dry.

Then fold a sheet of construction paper according to the steps.

Teachers should assist so the folds are neat.

After the fold lines are made, cut off the excess parts, make slits along the fold lines, and shape it into a lantern—then it’s complete.

Give it a try and enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes with making your own lantern.

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Morning Glories in a Wet-on-Wet Painting

[Nursery/Kindergarten] Bleeding Art Morning Glories [Summer Craft] Easy and simple bleeding art without using paints

How about trying to make morning glories using a wet-on-wet (bleeding) painting technique? First, draw on a coffee filter.

Next, mist it with water using a spray bottle.

The key is to spray until the colors really bleed! Once it’s completely dry, fold the coffee filter according to the steps and then open it up to reveal a morning glory with beautifully soft, pale colors.

If you make leaves from construction paper and use a chenille stem (pipe cleaner) as the vine, it enhances the look even more.

Make lots of them and have fun decorating!

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