[For 1-year-olds] Let’s Learn About May! A Collection of Recommended Craft Ideas

[Handprint] Mother’s Day Card

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Why not make a Mother’s Day message card using your child’s cute handprint? Prepare a heart-shaped card base, draw the flower’s stem and leaves, and attach a photo of your child.

Cut out your child’s handprint from another sheet of paper, add a floral pattern to it, and stick it to the top of the stem on the card.

Then decorate the remaining space with stickers or drawings to finish it off adorably.

Don’t forget to add a “Thank you” message! It’s a lovely craft idea for expressing gratitude to someone special.

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Bamboo shoots made with torn-paper collage

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Here’s a fun torn-paper bamboo shoot craft using origami paper.

Cut construction paper and glue the pieces together in alternating layers to form the bamboo shoot.

Have the children tear the origami paper and stick the torn pieces onto the bamboo shoot.

Draw a face on the shoot to finish it off! Tearing and gluing helps children notice differences in shapes and think about the directions in which pieces are combined.

Incorporating hands-on, fine-motor crafts like this is highly recommended.

Give it a try!

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Sticker Bento (Make-your-own lunchbox with stickers)

Here’s a craft activity where you make a lunchbox by sticking pieces together.

Prepare a construction paper lunchbox, side dishes, children, round stickers, crayons, glue, and scissors, and let’s get started.

Recommended side dishes include broccoli, hamburger steak, rolled omelet, and strawberries.

Hand out the lunchboxes, have the children choose their favorite side dishes, and stick them into their lunchboxes.

It’ll be fun to see what they pick.

Once the lunchboxes are finished, it’s also a great idea to have everyone present what kind of lunch they made! You’re sure to end up with a uniquely different lunchbox for each child!

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Polar Bear-chan’s Underpants

Recommended for kids in the middle of potty training! Here’s a fun idea for “Polar Bear’s Underpants.” Let’s make our own version of the popular picture book “Shirokuma no Pants,” which features unique underpants and clever gimmicks, together with the children! Use crayons and paint to create the underpants with a resist technique to bring out each child’s individuality.

Then, let them freely attach the polar bear’s facial parts using glue or double-sided tape to create a variety of expressions.

Have fun customizing as you go!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar made with fluid art

Let’s create a popular picture-book character! We’ll introduce ideas for making The Very Hungry Caterpillar using fluid art.

The picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar is famous worldwide, and many children are likely familiar with it from reading it at preschool or at home.

Some kids might also know it from hand-play activities or songs.

This time, let’s try making it with fluid art.

Fluid art is an art technique that uses flowing paint to create natural movement and patterns on surfaces like canvas or drawing paper.

Because the movement of the paint is unpredictable, you can create unique and original works!

Sparkling sun catcher

Let’s make one using a candy container lid and liquid glue! Here’s an idea for a sparkling sun catcher.

Sun catchers are decorative items that reflect or refract sunlight to create beautiful patterns of light.

They’re often made with crystal glass or mineral parts, but this time we’ll use liquid glue.

What you’ll need: a candy container lid, liquid glue, your favorite beads, water-based color pens, and string.

You can already picture the excited faces of kids as they make them, right?

The goldfish ran away.

Let’s stamp while dabbing with a sponge! Here’s an idea inspired by “The Goldfish Got Away.” The picture book “The Goldfish Got Away,” with its charming art style and the fun of searching for the escaped goldfish, is a favorite among children! This time, let’s enjoy making a craft with sponges.

You’ll need white drawing paper, sponges, paints, and paper parts you’ve made from construction paper.

Use paint to represent the water in the fishbowl where the goldfish is.

Using a single color is fine, but mixing light blue, blue, and white will give it a different feel!