[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 (91–100)
Osakana Maru Uchiwa
Sure to be a hit in summer! How about making a cool fish-shaped fan with the kids? First, cut two pieces of thick paper into circles, then cut out the round handle area and a fish shape from each.
Next, attach a piece of clear plastic file, cut larger than the fish shape, to one of the thick paper circles.
On top of that, stick randomly cut pieces of cellophane, imagining fish scales as you go.
Finally, glue the two pieces of thick paper together and draw the fish’s eye to finish.
Decorate freely by drawing pictures or adding stickers.
The bright summer sun will make the fish sparkle even more and boost that summertime feeling!
Guri and Gura’s Seaside Swim
Let’s try making a craft inspired by the picture book “Guri and Gura’s Seaside Adventure.” First, use blue and white paint on light blue construction paper to create waves.
Prepare the environment so the children can freely express themselves.
Make Guri and Gura using origami—don’t forget their trademark red and blue hats.
Next, cut out two swim rings from construction paper.
Finally, glue all the parts onto the paper, and it’s complete! Just looking at it will make you feel like you’re at the beach.
[Childcare] Summer wall display ideas: fun summer craft activities (101–110)
You know, Mr. Corn…
Corn, known as a summer vegetable.
How about making the corn character that appears in the picture book “Tōmorokoshi-kun ga ne”? This corn character actually has a fun mechanism: its arms and legs dangle and move, and the husk can be peeled.
Cut the main body of Tōmorokoshi-kun out of colored construction paper and use finger stamps to represent the kernels.
Draw the leaf patterns using a toothbrush, then attach the leaves to the body with a paper fastener.
It would be nice to read the picture book aloud and play with your finished Tōmorokoshi-kun together.
The Rainbow-Colored Fish
This is a colorful fish craft made with origami paper, construction paper, crayons, glue, and scissors! Cut colored construction paper into shapes for the fish’s body, tail, and face, then glue them together.
Next, cut various colors of origami paper into strips and glue the inner ends together to form loops.
After that, stick the loops onto the fish’s body to resemble scales, and you’ll have a rainbow fish.
It’s also super cute to combine origami parts to look like the fish’s fins before gluing them on!
Blurry Painting Ice Cream
When you think of summer, it’s the perfect season for delicious ice cream.
Let’s express the sweet ice cream that kids love using a wet-on-wet painting technique.
For preparation, cut white drawing paper into circles.
Then lightly moisten them with water.
Have the children drop their favorite paints onto the paper and enjoy watching the colors bleed and spread.
If there are too many colors, they may blend too much during the bleeding process and not finish neatly, so it’s best to limit the number of colors in advance.
Once the ice cream circles are dry, stick them onto a cone—and it’s done! Enjoy making original ice cream art with the children.
Wax-resist fireworks painting
Let’s try drawing fireworks that color the night sky using a resist painting technique! Prepare drawing paper and draw fireworks with crayons.
After the children create colorful, brilliant fireworks with the crayon colors of their choice, paint the entire sheet with black paint.
Once it dries a bit, you’ll have a finished picture of fireworks brightening the dark sky! Since the paint resists the crayon, there’s no need to avoid the fireworks when painting the background.
From drawing the fireworks to adding color and finishing the whole piece, you can enjoy the process together with the children!
Sunflower wreath
Here’s a sunflower wreath idea that will instantly brighten up your room.
First, prepare a paper plate.
Cut out the center to turn it into a wreath base.
Next, decorate the paper-plate wreath by wrapping it with construction paper and adding ribbons.
Finally, adorn it with sunflowers made from construction paper.
The yellow color will make a great accent in your room, and it will also create a cheerful atmosphere if you display it by your front door.
