[Childcare] Summer wall display ideas: fun summer craft activities
When you think of summer, it’s the season packed with fun activities like summer festivals, swimming in the ocean, fireworks displays, and Tanabata.
You’ll want your wall displays to be wonderful, too, so they convey the joy of summer to the children.
In this article, we’ll share ideas for summer wall displays.
Alongside classics like the sea and fireworks, we’ll also introduce ideas that incorporate delicious summer foods and seasonal events.
There are ideas you can make together with the children, so they’re great to include as craft activities.
For older preschoolers, it might be nice to discuss last summer’s memories and choose a theme based on that.
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[Childcare] Summer Wall Display Ideas: Fun Summer Craft Activities (71–80)
flower wind chime
Let me introduce flower wind chimes that make hot summer days feel cooler.
Prepare a clear file folder, scissors, origami paper, tissue paper, kite string, and a bell, and let’s get started.
Cut the clear file to the size you want for the wind chime base.
Tear the tissue paper into pieces you like, roll them into small balls, and glue them onto the wind chime base.
Cut the origami paper to make a tanzaku (a hanging strip), thread the kite string through it, and hang it.
Adjust the size of the bell you hang on the wind chime to your liking.
Using patterned origami for the tanzaku can make it look even prettier.
Give it a try!
Papercraft watermelon
Perfect for a July wall display! Here’s a paper craft watermelon.
Get some construction paper, glue, scissors, and a stapler ready.
When cutting the watermelon using a template, staple the construction paper and the template together first—this keeps them from shifting and makes cutting easier.
For the seeds, using round stickers is also recommended.
When attaching the inner part of the watermelon to the outer rind, line up the fold lines and the edges.
Glue them together in a way that creates thickness.
A three-dimensional watermelon is sure to excite the children!
Summer wall display using paints
In summer, even if things get dirty, the laundry dries quickly, doesn’t it? Here are some summer wall art ideas using paint that are perfect for July.
Put paint on bubble wrap wrapped around a paper cup, and stamp it onto the center of a sunflower like a stamp.
The bubble wrap’s texture makes the sunflower look three-dimensional.
For the water yo-yos you often see at summer festival stalls, mix glue into the paint and gently flick the brush to add color.
You’ll get wonderfully accidental patterns.
You can display them however you like, but decorating them in a festival stall style for a summery feel is also recommended!
Bamboo branches and decorations made of colored construction paper
Here’s a great paper craft idea for displaying Tanzaku with your Tanabata wishes: bamboo branches and decorations made from colored construction paper.
Cut the construction paper to make each part.
If you shape the bamboo stems with a gentle roundness, they’ll look just like real bamboo—soft and rounded.
Use glue to attach the stems at an angle to add a sense of movement.
Fold each leaf in half to create a crease and give the whole piece a three-dimensional look.
Finally, attach the wish-written Tanzaku and bamboo ornaments to finish.
Adding paper chain loops will make it even more festive and perfect for Tanabata.
Pop-up wall decoration
Here’s a pop-up wall display craft that will make a great summer memory.
Use the templates and keep the overall balance in mind as you create.
It might be fun to vary the facial expressions.
You could make the hats in your class color or add a small accent to create cute, approachable hats.
It’s also a good idea to prepare by making your favorite summer foods to place inside the mouth.
Write messages and enjoy making it as a wall display or a summer craft!
Milky Way
Speaking of July, there’s Tanabata, a festival that children look forward to.
It’s also fun to create a Milky Way on your July wall display.
Get some origami paper, felt-tip pens, glue, scissors, and bamboo skewers ready, and let’s start making it.
For the stars, use three pieces of origami paper cut into quarters; fold each into a triangle and glue them together.
For the bamboo leaves, crumple the paper to add dimension, then cut it into leaf shapes with scissors.
For the streamers, choose color combinations for the top and bottom to give it a more original touch and a Tanabata feel.
Write your wishes on tanzaku strips and enjoy a delightful Tanabata!
3D Morning Glory
Let’s create three-dimensional morning glories—one of Japan’s quintessential summer motifs—on a wall display.
Prepare origami paper, scissors, glue, and poster paper.
To make the morning glory flowers, cut one piece of origami into a circle and another, slightly smaller than the circle, into a star shape.
Crumple each piece to add texture, then glue them together to form the flower.
If you slightly fold the circular piece and glue the overlapped edge, the flower will take on a three-dimensional shape.
Next, make the leaves and vines.
When creating the vines, twist the paper as you roll it to form a spiral.
Make a support stick, glue everything onto the poster paper, and you’re done.
You’ll have soft, gentle-looking morning glories.