[Childcare] Recommended crafts and activities for March, such as Hina Matsuri (Doll’s Festival) and cherry blossoms
March, when you can feel spring arriving.
The warm, sunny spring weather naturally lifts the spirits, doesn’t it?
This time, we’ve gathered recommended craft ideas perfect for March.
From events like Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day) and graduation ceremonies to seasonal themes such as cherry blossoms, butterflies, and strawberries, there are plenty of ideas that capture the feeling of spring!
Before you start making things, we recommend going on a walk with the children to see and touch the charming spring plants and insects unique to the season.
It will surely expand their image of spring and help them create wonderful works!
Display what you make around the room and fully enjoy the spring atmosphere.
Because items made by children are treated as “works,” we refer to them as “seisaku (制作)” in the text.
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[Childcare] Recommended craft activities for March, such as Hinamatsuri and cherry blossoms (41–50)
Dandelions made with stamps
Easy yet wonderfully eye-catching! Let’s make dandelion flowers using a stamp! The process is very simple.
Prepare a toilet paper roll and make lots of slits on one end.
Add many fine cuts while imagining dandelion petals.
Fold the cut sections outward, and your stamp is ready! Draw the dandelion stems and leaves on a sheet of construction paper as the base, then dip the toilet paper roll stamp in yellow paint and start stamping on top.
The toilet paper roll stamp is large and easy to grip, so even very young children can enjoy it.
It’s a great craft that uses familiar recycled materials, so give it a try!
[Childcare] Recommended March crafts and activities—Hinamatsuri, cherry blossoms, and more (51–60)
Cherry Blossoms Made with Paper Quilling
It’s fun to twirl with your fingertips! Here are some cherry blossom ideas you can make with paper quilling.
You’ll need pink construction paper, a toothpick, scissors, and glue.
First, cut the paper into 1-centimeter-wide strips to make long, thin quilling paper.
Next, use the toothpick to roll the quilling paper into tight coils.
Finally, pinch and shape the coils to form petals, and your parts are complete! Keep making more parts and assemble them to finish your cherry blossoms.
Spring flowers made with blow painting
We’ll introduce a spring-themed craft using blow painting to create spring flowers.
Prepare drawing paper, crayons, paint, brushes, and water.
Draw the leaves and stems of the flowers on the paper, and decide where the flowers will go.
Drop some paint for the flower color slightly above the crayon-drawn stems, then blow through a straw to spread the paint.
The paint will scatter around, forming petal-like shapes and delightful, unexpected patterns.
When blowing through the straw, keep it a little distance from the paint and blow with some force—this is the key.
Give this a try for your spring art project!
Cherry blossoms for indoor hanami (flower viewing)
How about making a wall decoration so you can enjoy cherry blossom viewing indoors? Let’s fill an entire wall with flowers and have fun.
All you need is tissue paper you can buy at a 100-yen shop.
Stack five sheets and fold them accordion-style.
After folding, staple the center, then gently separate the layers so they don’t tear.
Once all the layers are fluffed out, you’ll have a large, round flower base.
Next, make sakura blossoms from origami and stick them on top.
Create the tree trunk with brown paper, attach the flower section, and you’re done.
Making a few in different colors will add depth.
Cherry blossom wall decoration made with origami
Feel the Japanese spring indoors! Let me introduce a cherry blossom wall decoration made with origami.
What you’ll need: jute twine, paper tape, masking tape, scissors, green origami paper, light pink origami paper, brown origami paper, and a ruler.
By twisting and attaching the paper tape, you can create a round frame, and by making and attaching cherry blossoms and petals, you can give it a sense of movement—it’s a craft full of wonderful ideas.
It’s a great way to enjoy spring inside, so I highly recommend it!
Sakura mobile made of origami
Here’s an introduction to making a hanging cherry blossom ornament with origami.
You fold it the same way as when making an origami star to create a five-petaled cherry blossom.
Make four blossoms with the same pattern, stack them, and glue them together at the center.
When you gently open it up, the cherry blossom becomes three-dimensional and looks adorable from every angle! The key is to make four identical pieces, so when you cut patterns into the petals, create a template and use it to make four matching petals.
Decorating with clear fishing line or spring-colored yarn will brighten up your room.
Origami Tulip
I think many people often incorporate seasonal flowers and motifs into playtime crafts using origami.
How about folding tulips—those cute, plump flowers that bloom in spring—out of origami paper? There are various ways to fold them, but an easy method I recommend is: first fold into a triangle, then fold in half again into a smaller triangle, open it once, fold both sides inward symmetrically, and finally tuck three corners inward to finish.
Just like in the children’s song “Tulips,” try making lots of colorful ones in red, white, and yellow!
