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

Watercolor-style Shirokuma (polar bear) panties

Even polar bears that aren’t good with the heat might still want to enjoy summer a little, right? To help a polar bear get into the summer spirit, let’s make some cute shorts! Cut construction paper into the shape of shorts, lightly mist it with a spray bottle, and drop several colors of paint thinned with plenty of water to create a bleeding effect.

Once the colors have dried, combine it with construction paper cut into a polar bear shape and add parts like the eyes and mouth to finish! You could also have the children draw the eyes and mouth later with crayons.

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Easy scratch art with oil pastels

[Nursery/Kindergarten] Easy Scratch Art with Cray-Pas: “Let’s Draw Summer Fireworks”

Let’s enjoy free expression using scratch art.

First, color a sheet of drawing paper with crayons.

The key is to fill it in with bright colors so that no white areas remain.

Next, paint over everything with black acrylic paint so that all the colors you just applied are completely covered.

Once the paint is dry, use a bamboo skewer to freely draw your picture.

As you scratch, the black layer will come off and the colorful colors underneath will appear, so kids are sure to get absorbed in the activity! To give it a summery feel, we also recommend choosing themes like fireworks or starry skies.

Milk carton fan making

Let’s have fun making it with the scratch technique: A milk carton fan

One way to beat the summer heat is with a uchiwa fan! Let’s make an easy one using milk cartons.

Take two prepared, opened milk cartons and cut each into a circle.

Place a chopstick between them as a handle and stick the two circles together.

Next, cut a piece of construction paper into a circle as well and draw any picture you like.

Here’s a tip: color the entire paper randomly with different crayon colors, then cover it all with black crayon.

Scratch your drawing into the black layer using a chopstick or a toothpick, and you’ll easily create a fireworks scene in the night sky! If you spray the crayon drawing with hairspray, it will be less likely to smudge.

Paste your finished drawing onto the milk carton fan, and you’re done! It’s perfect to take with you to a fireworks festival, too!

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Goldfish scooping

Handmade Festival: Goldfish Scooping ♪ Easy Craft! Festival Vibes! Make it and play!

You can even make a classic summer festival game—goldfish scooping—by hand! All you need are everyday items like a milk carton, vinyl tape, and PE tape.

First, make a “poi” scoop using a ring-shaped strip cut from a milk carton and a drain strainer net.

It’s safer for the teacher to handle the cutting and stapling.

Wrap the vinyl tape around the scoop you made.

For the goldfish, cut the milk carton into an egg shape, draw goldfish-like patterns, and attach PE tape as the tail with tape—that’s it! These goldfish actually float on water, so it feels more realistic.

Hope you catch lots of goldfish!

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Fluffy jellyfish

Nursery craft: Summer creatures! Cute and fluffy jellyfish (using tissue paper)

This is a fluffy jellyfish craft that even small children can enjoy making! It’s appealing because it uses easy-to-find materials from 100-yen shops, like drain nets and tissue paper.

The step where you crumple the tissue paper into balls lets kids enjoy the texture of the materials.

You make it by stuffing the crumpled tissue paper into a drain net and tying it tightly with thread to finish.

If you thread string through the top of the jellyfish, you can also hang it as a decoration! Try filling it with tissue paper in various colors to create your very own original jellyfish.

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Fireworks with stamps

[Nursery/Kindergarten] Let's make fireworks with stamp art! Easy craft using toilet paper rolls♪

Let’s try using a toilet paper roll to create fireworks.

It’s suitable for ages 3 and up, and a nice touch is that kids can join in from the stamp-making step! First, make lots of cuts into the toilet paper roll from the edge partway down.

The length of the cuts will change the size of the fireworks.

You can make stamps in various sizes to make it even more fun.

Once the stamps are ready, dip them into paint poured into a tray, then stamp them onto black construction paper.

Stamp away and create your own fireworks just the way you like!

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