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[Childcare] Feel May! A special feature of fun craft ideas to make

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.
9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

May, with its warm and refreshing breezes, is full of exciting events for children!

Many teachers may be thinking about creating crafts that capture the feeling of the season.

In this article, we’ll introduce recommended craft projects for May.

We’ve gathered plenty of fun ideas you’ll want to make—from event-themed crafts to insects and fruits seen in May, as well as vividly colored plants.

Feel free to adapt the activities to match children’s interests and curiosity, and enjoy making them together.

Because the pieces children create are treated as works, we use the term “seisaku” (production/work) in the text.

[Childcare] Feel May! A collection of fun craft ideas to make (71–80)

Make a carp streamer with dyed paper

Make Koinobori with Dyed Paper: A May Craft for Use in Preschools (For 5-Year-Olds)

Make a carp streamer with dyed paper

An event recommended for older kindergarteners! Here’s an idea for making carp streamers (koinobori) using dyed paper.

Older kindergarteners are at a stage where they can do things on their own and develop a sense of responsibility.

It’s also their final year spent with teachers and friends at daycare or kindergarten, so let’s hold events on these important days to create memories and feel their growth! You’ll need dyed paper or washi (rice paper), paints, crayons, scissors, glue, and rubber bands.

Both the process of making them and the time spent admiring the finished creations become precious memories.

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Easter garland

Easter Garland [Craft]

Easter garland

Brighten up your venue for the Easter event! Here are ideas for making an Easter garland out of construction paper.

What you’ll need: construction paper in your favorite colors, decorative materials like stickers and washi tape, jute twine, a pencil, a ruler, double-sided tape or tape runner, scissors, and a hole punch.

Cut your chosen colors of construction paper into egg shapes and decorate them freely! Using sparkly materials or patterned washi tape will make the finish even more festive.

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A mother spot-billed duck and her ducklings

[Origami] Easy! Cute! Let's make a duck family

A mother spot-billed duck and her ducklings

The sight of a mother spot-billed duck and her ducklings moving from a pond to the moat became a hot topic in the media, didn’t it? Seeing them lined up in a row, almost like they’re marching, is truly adorable.

Let’s try expressing that charming duck family with origami.

There are no difficult folds, so I think you can give it a try casually.

Use one sheet of origami paper for the mother duck, and make each duckling by dividing one sheet of origami paper into four equal parts.

If you’re decorating a wall, it would be lovely to add background elements like a pond, forest, or clouds for extra flair.

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carp streamer

[By Age] 5 Types of Koinobori Crafts 🎏 Fun for Infants to Preschoolers! [Nursery School/Kindergarten]

carp streamer

These are age-appropriate koinobori crafts you can make from infancy through early childhood.

For 0–1-year-olds, use cute baby hand, finger, and foot stamps.

They’ll enjoy the cool sensation of paint on their skin.

For 2-year-olds, try torn-paper collage—the fresh, fun feeling of freely ripping paper is a hit.

For 3-year-olds, make a bleeding-art design with coffee filters.

The way the colors spread through the filter creates a wonderfully textured look.

Enjoy making koinobori crafts that match your child’s growing abilities step by step.

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snow pea

[Childcare Craft] May Wall Decoration Craft ♪ Easy Snow Pea! | May Sayaendo

snow pea

This is a 3D snow pea craft made by sticking crumpled tissue-paper “beans” inside a pod.

Fold a piece of green construction paper—cut into a cloud shape—in half, and attach the stem piece.

Inside the pod, place double-sided tape for as many beans as you want.

Crumple some tissue paper, wrap it with another sheet of tissue paper to form each bean, and stick them onto the tape.

You’ll have an adorable snow pea with little beans peeking out! Mount it on a backing sheet and display it on the classroom wall.

Many children find vegetables and legumes hard to eat, but engaging with cute veggie-themed crafts like this can help spark their interest.

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