May: Craft Ideas That Excite 4-Year-Olds!

bag-style accessory case

Make it with a clear file folder and paper plates! Here’s an idea for a small pouch that looks like a handbag.

It’s perfect for yourself, and also recommended as a gift for Mother’s Day or Family Day.

You’ll need paper plates, a hole punch, chenille stems (pipe cleaners), beads, a clear file folder, scissors, and double-sided tape.

If you place carnations made from the children’s handprints in the finished piece, it will make an even more wonderful gift.

Take this opportunity to give it a try!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar made with fluid art

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🐶 @buchiko_hoiku ◂◂◂◂ Check out my other posts, too 🌼 Thank you so much for all the likes 🩷 This time: A Very Hungry Caterpillar made with a new kind of art 🐛 Do you know fluid art (pouring art)? With just liquid laundry starch/glue and acrylic paint, you can enjoy a super fun paint play activity 🩵 I had so much fun that before I knew it, I’d been playing for two hours 🤣 My recommendation: use four colors, and make one of them gold paint—the sparkle is so cute 💖 Since it has laundry glue in it, it takes time to dry! Mine was completely dry in about a day and a half ☺️ I used the pieces I made with fluid art to create a Very Hungry Caterpillar theme 🍎🍐🫐🍓🍊 I didn’t have yellow, but I still made a butterfly and it was so fun! Please try making it yourself 🌈 Thank you for reading to the end 🐶 I share easy, copy-ready ideas you can follow from the intro to the craft ♬︎ I’ll be over the moon if you like ♥, save 𖤘, and follow 𖤐 😂 Comments are super welcome, too 🤍🤍Nursery teacher / Childcare workerKindergarten Teacher#Spring crafts#Wall CreationToddler CraftsPlay that expands from picture books#FluidArtPooling Art#TheVeryHungryCaterpillar

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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!

Sunny with occasional clouds painted in watercolors

The key is dynamic creation! Here are ideas for painting “Sunny with occasional clouds” using paints.

There are many days with a bright, cheerful sun, but the rainy season is about to begin as well.

Since many children are interested in the weather at this time of year, let’s try a dynamic painting activity of “sunny with occasional clouds” using paints.

Prepare three sheets of white drawing paper, colored construction paper, paints, a thick brush, and crayons.

This bold project is sure to be exciting both while making it and when it’s on display! Give it a try.

[Craft Play] Where the Dinosaurs Are

[Practical Guide] Where the Dinosaurs Are (Younger Class, May – Classroom Environment)

April 17 is known as Dinosaur Day, named for the date when American zoologist Roy Chapman Andrews, who helped spark dinosaur research, set out for the Gobi Desert.

To celebrate Dinosaur Day, here’s a craft you’ll want to make using cardboard, paper, and paint.

Imagine creating a space where dinosaurs live: make three-dimensional dinosaurs out of cardboard, and paint the background on paper.

Refer to picture books and other sources to imagine and build a place where your cardboard dinosaurs can live happily.

It’s also a great idea to have everyone think about how to create the background and which dinosaurs to place.

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Flower Magnet

[Kindergarten/Daycare] May Flower Magnet Gift Craft

Decorate your fridge or whiteboard with these flower magnets! Here are some ideas.

They’re also perfect for Mother’s Day gifts! You will need: white drawing paper cut into circles, tissue paper, two large and two small felt circles, two plastic bottle caps, two magnets, craft glue, electrical tape, scissors, and glue stick.

If you draw a portrait of your mom and give it together with the flower magnets, it’s a lovely way to show your appreciation.

Kashiwa Mochi and Swaying Kintaro

[Children’s Day] Kashiwa Mochi and Rocking Kintarō [Paper Cup Craft]

Cute as interior decor! Here are ideas for a Kashiwa-mochi and a wobbly Kintaro.

Kintaro is the strong boy who appears in Japanese legends.

He grew up playing with animals in the mountains, and the story where he wrestles a bear is especially famous—many children may have seen it in picture books.

Let’s make an adorable piece where Kintaro gently wobbles! You’ll need paper cups, colored construction paper, pipe cleaners, cloth tape, colored pens, a craft knife, scissors, and glue.

It also sounds fun to add your own twists as you make it!

Kashiwa-mochi castanets

[Handmade Instruments] With Paper Clay! Kashiwa Mochi Castanets [Children’s Day Craft]

Let’s get crafting for Children’s Day! Here’s a fun idea for making Kashiwa Mochi castanets.

Many preschools and kindergartens probably sing children’s songs like “Koinobori” together during Children’s Day events, right? Let’s make Kashiwa Mochi castanets that will come in handy for those moments! You’ll need cardboard or a milk carton, green construction paper, white air-dry clay, buttons, colored pens, glue, craft adhesive, and scissors.

It’s a delightful, event-specific craft—give it a try!