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

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.
Nursery Teacher Mom Writertsukada moe
After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

At around one year old, children’s range of movement and interests expand dramatically as they stand, walk, and reach out with their hands.

You’ll want to provide creative activities that stimulate them during craft time, too.

May includes Children’s Day and Mother’s Day.

Let’s enjoy crafts related to these events with one-year-olds.

Here is a roundup of May craft ideas designed for one-year-olds that they can do without strain.

Because we treat what children make as works of art, the term is written as “seisaku (制作)” in the text.

Please use this as a reference.

[For 1-year-olds] Let’s Learn About May! Recommended Craft Ideas (21–30)

[Handprint] Mother’s Day Card

Mother’s Day craft! He made it at daycare! #MothersDay #1yearold #boy

[Handprint] Mother's Day Card

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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[Stamping] Koinobori (carp streamers)

[Easy Craft] Perfect for Children’s Day! We made a Koinobori (carp streamer)! [For 1-year-olds]

[Stamping] Koinobori (carp streamers)

Here’s an idea for kids to enjoy stamping: attach a plastic bottle cap to a lactic acid bacteria drink bottle to make a handle, stick on a spiral-shaped pipe cleaner to form the stamp, and stamp away! What you’ll make is a carp streamer, perfect for Children’s Day.

Have the kids stamp scales onto white paper, then cut out a carp streamer shape from construction paper and glue on the scales and an eye.

Wrap the head around a straw, add a rotating wheel and streamers, and it’s done! Please have an adult handle any steps other than the stamping.

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Sparkling sun catcher

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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?

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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!

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little bird

Arranging is so much fun! Here are some little bird ideas to try.

The children’s song “Kotori no Uta,” featuring a bird that loves to sing, is probably well loved in nurseries and kindergartens, isn’t it? This time, let’s make a little bird out of construction paper.

All you need is construction paper in your favorite colors, crayons, and round stickers.

It’s super cute to use the children’s handprints as the bird’s wings, so we highly recommend it! Make your little bird using crayons and round stickers, and let the kids arrange it in any style they like.

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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!

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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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