[May] A collection of craft ideas to try with 5-year-olds

Climbing ladybug

Easy magnet craft! A climbing ladybug! Recycle plastic wrap and toilet paper cores! #crafts #handmadeToys #summerVacationCrafts #recycledCrafts

Climbing up! Sliding down! A freely moving ladybug is so much fun! Here’s an idea for a climbing ladybug.

For children, ladybugs are familiar insects they see in picture books or on walks, right? This unique idea makes it look like the ladybug is playfully roaming around.

What you’ll need: round magnets, a toilet paper tube, a plastic wrap tube, a half-sphere of Styrofoam, wooden sticks or chopsticks, construction paper, pens, scissors, and double-sided tape.

Give it a try!

Unbreakable soap bubble

Unbreakable soap bubbles that spin with a magnet!?

Let me introduce unbreakable soap bubbles.

Prepare wire, ring-shaped magnets, round stickers, prism tape, and a hole punch, then let’s get started.

Attach four strips of prism tape to the magnet so they form a dome, making sure not to cover the hole of the ring magnet.

On the side opposite the magnet, stick on a round sticker to secure it, then punch a hole in the center with the hole punch.

Using shorter pieces of prism tape, make another dome in the same way and add a round sticker as before.

Make one more of the same piece.

Curl the tip of the wire and thread the three pieces onto it from smallest to largest.

Finally, thread the one with the magnet so the magnet ends up on top, and you’re done! It will spin around like a soap bubble.

Space Travel Game

Crafts: A fun game powered by magnets, “Space Travel Game” #shorts #handmadeToys #crafts

Let me introduce a handmade space travel game.

Prepare 10 round magnets, round stickers, straws, and construction paper, and let’s make it together.

For the spaceship, attach a straw to a magnet, stick on a round sticker, and draw a rocket illustration.

Next, create a flight course for the spaceship on a base sheet of construction paper.

Cut black construction paper into circles and glue magnets at the center to make black holes.

Stick several of these black holes along the course, and you’re done.

Pilot the spaceship and try to reach the goal without getting swallowed by the black holes.

Crafting fish with 100-yen shop magnets

[Easy Kids Craft] Flippity-Flopping with 100-Yen Store Magnets! Jumping Fish Craft! (Summer Project/Home Play)

Freshly caught and flopping! Here’s an idea for a fish craft you can make using magnets from a 100-yen shop.

It’s perfect for anyone wondering, “What kind of craft can I make with magnets?” All you need are construction paper, tape, a pen, scissors, and a magnetic sheet.

The video mainly features mackerel, but it looks like you can adapt it to other fish like flounder or filefish.

It’s such a unique idea that you’ll want to make it flop again and again!

“Milk Carton” Bouncing Koinobori Toy

[Children’s Day Craft] Make it from recycled materials! A bouncy jumping koi-nobori toy

Here’s a craft idea for a playable carp streamer (koinobori) made from a milk carton.

Cut the milk carton 12–13 cm up from the bottom, and wrap construction paper around it.

Use construction paper to make the eyes, scales, and mouth parts, then attach them, balancing the layout as you go.

Stick the mouth onto the bottom part of the carton.

Once your koinobori is complete, let’s play with it! To play, press down on the tail end of the koinobori from above and then release.

The carton will spring back and the koinobori will boing! and jump.

If it doesn’t jump well, try pressing both side panels inward to create slight creases.

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Rainbow and a Raincoat

@chooobo2

Rainy season hanging craft ☂️♡ We made a rainbow and a raincoat 🌈 ◾️Rainbow (use half of a paper plate) 1) Cut origami paper with scissors and stick the pieces on with glue! (Perfect for practicing single snips with scissors! You can also tear the paper and paste it—both are great!) 2) Paint with three colors! It’s easy to paint in a curve by following the paper plate’s lines 🎨 Choose your three favorite colors to make your own original rainbow 🌈 ◾️Raincoat 1) Marble art (We rolled pink, orange, and white paint with marbles to make patterns!) 2) Sponge stamping Dab paint onto a sponge and stamp away! (This time we used pink, red, and white. The colors blend beautifully!) Add a self-portrait to finish it off 👦👧🖍️ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Once the rainbow and raincoat are done, attach them to a string to make a hanging decoration! Add some raindrops too for an even cuter rainy-season vibe ♪ This craft is for preschoolers! Give it a try!Nursery teacher / Childcare worker#Nursery schoolProduction in JuneRainy season craft#Childcare Crafting#Nursery School Craft#MarbleArtHanging ornamentHanging Production

♪ Life Is Wonderful – Chanyu-i

When we think of the rainy season, it may seem like the negatives—“it’s damp and muggy,” “you can’t play outside,” and so on—outweigh the positives.

But rainy days also have their perks: you get to wear a cute raincoat, and when the rain lets up, you might even see a rainbow.

So here’s a suggestion: make a hanging craft featuring a rainbow and a raincoat.

You can freely choose the colors of the rainbow and customize the raincoat to be colorful, so the creative possibilities are endless! Rolling paint-covered marbles inside a box to create fascinating patterns also sounds fun.

If you can prepare plenty of boxes, definitely give it a try.

Creation of rain clouds

@nono.seisaku.book

Find lesson plan tips in the Instagram comments 👍🏻 Feel the June sky with this craft: fluffy clouds, sparkling rain, and smiling frogs! It’s a “Rain and Clouds” project featuring adorable puffy clouds made with shaving foam ☔️✨ Splitting cellophane ribbon (suzuran tape) is great fine-motor practice, too. The fold-and-repeat frog can be enjoyed by toddlers through kindergarteners! If rain feels a bit gloomy… this kind of craft might turn it into a fun feeling 🌈✨ Enjoy the June season while creating pieces that shine with individuality. Save this for your craft ideas this month, and comment “I want to try it!”—we’d love to hear it♪ Materials: shaving foam, liquid glue, construction paper, cellophane (suzuran) tape, double-sided tape, OPP tape (clear packing tape), origami paper, scissors, glue.#RainCloudProductionProduction ideas for JuneRainy season childcareShaving Foam ArtLily of the valley tape#Frog OrigamiSeasonal craftChildcare ideas#IWantToConnectWithChildcareWorkersRainy season wallFinger trainingToddler CraftsEducational playChildcare student#CraftsWithKidsCreative activitiesProduction in June

♬ A cute song like a pet playing(1102403) – KosukeKawaguchi

Clouds that change their shapes over time.

Some people even fall in love with clouds and aim to become weather forecasters—their charm is truly unfathomable, isn’t it? I think kids also love that fluffy cloud vibe.

If you add raindrops using plastic strips to a white cloud, it really brings out the mood.

Imagine a jellyfish and you’ll have the general form down.

Don’t forget decorations like raindrops and frogs.

To get that soft, puffy cloud texture, use a mix of shaving cream and liquid glue.

White wood glue should work as a substitute, too.