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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 (1–10)

sensory koinobori

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sensory koinobori

Fun to make for both kids and adults! Here’s a recommended carp streamer (koinobori) craft.

First, put transparent origami or any parts you like into a clear plastic bag.

Next, pour in liquid laundry starch (or glue) and seal the opening with clear tape.

Roll it up into a tube and tape both sides to secure.

Attach a koinobori frame with the center cut out onto the plastic using tape.

Add double-sided tape around the edge, then stick another sheet on top to seal it.

Finally, add the eyes and it’s done! Using stickers or illustrations of your favorite characters inside also looks cute.

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Make it with things around you! Mother’s Day gift

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Let’s make carnations using paper towels and a straw.

Prepare two sheets of paper towel, draw patterns with water-based pens, then mist water over them to create a bleeding effect.

The patterns will blur away, so anything is fine! Once the paper towels are dry, cut them into quarter-size pieces, stack them, and accordion-fold.

Tie the center with a rubber band, cut both ends into zigzags, then separate the layers one by one to form the petals.

Hold a straw to the base, secure it together with several petals using masking tape to make the stem, and you’ve got a perfect Mother’s Day gift!

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Easy! Tissue paper carnations

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Easy! Tissue paper carnations

Carnations made from tissue paper look and feel just like the real thing! The method is simple, so give it a try for Mother’s Day.

Stack six sheets of tissue paper measuring 9.5 cm × 12 cm, then accordion-fold them in 1.5 cm widths.

Once folded, wrap floral wire around the center to secure it, and cut both ends of the tissue paper into a zigzag shape.

Then, as you lift each layer, make small snips with scissors.

This will create petal-like frills just like a carnation.

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[Childcare] Feel May! A collection of fun craft ideas to make (11–20)

How to make an origami carnation

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How to make an origami carnation

Here’s an easy origami project.

In this idea, you’ll layer two sheets of origami paper to make the carnation’s bloom.

First, fold the paper in half twice to form a square.

Next, fold it into a triangle, then fold it narrower by aligning the triangle’s side with the base.

Now use scissors to cut off the excess at the top and trim the cut edge into a jagged pattern.

Snip about 5 mm off the bottom corner, which will be the center of the flower, then unfold it.

Make another piece the same way and layer them to create frilly petals.

Alternate mountain and valley folds along the creases to shape it.

Attach a stem and leaves made from another sheet of origami paper, and you’re done!

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For Mother’s Day crafts! A bouquet of carnations

[Craft Idea] Carnation Bouquet (Mother’s Day in May) (Wall Decorations, Activities for the Elderly, Occupational Therapy OT, Day Service, Childcare) (Origami DIY, Original Creation)

For Mother’s Day crafts! A bouquet of carnations

Here’s how to make a carnation using origami.

Prepare two 15 cm sheets of red origami paper and crumple each into a ball once to add texture.

After the wrinkles form, open them up and fold both sheets into quarters (twice into a square).

With the corner that will be the center of the flower positioned at the top left, roundly cut the edge from the bottom right toward the top left.

Use pinking shears to make a zigzag edge.

Once cut, pleat the side opposite the zigzag edge, and stack three layers to complete the flower! Combine it with a stem and leaves made from construction paper to finish the carnation.

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Twisting Soap Bubbles

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Twisting Soap Bubbles

Make and play! Here’s an idea for unbreakable, twirling soap bubbles.

You’ll need holographic origami paper, round stickers, a straw, scissors, reinforcement ring stickers, a bamboo skewer, and tape.

First, cut the holographic origami paper into 5 mm strips and attach eight strips to a round sticker.

Cut four slits in the straw and apply a reinforcement ring sticker.

After adhering the straw and holographic paper together, thread them onto the bamboo skewer.

Tape the top in place, and you’re done!

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Flying grasshopper

[Wakuwaku-san’s Craft Class] A craft to make a “jumping grasshopper” using a toilet paper roll! Make it and have fun playing with it!

Flying grasshopper

Make it with a toilet paper roll! Here’s how to create a flying grasshopper.

First, make the grasshopper’s antennae with colored construction paper and tape them to the rim of the toilet paper roll with cellophane tape or similar.

Draw the eyes with your favorite color pen.

Next, make the grasshopper’s legs from colored paper and stick them on—then you’re done! If you press and release the rim of the roll with your fingers, the grasshopper will jump.

It’s also cute to change the paper color and make a cricket, so that’s recommended too.

Decorate your grasshopper however you like and create your very own original grasshopper!

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