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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 (11–20)

strawberry

[0- and 1-year-olds] We made strawberries and played pretend strawberry picking.

strawberry

Enjoy a strawberry-picking experience with strawberries made by crumpling tissue paper! Crumple up red tissue paper and place it inside a clear plastic bag.

Tie the opening, then use small black round stickers to create the strawberry’s seeds.

Finally, attach the leafy cap piece and you’re done! If you prepare larger plastic bags, you won’t need to crumple the tissue paper too tightly—the bag will hold it nicely.

Attach a clothespin to the end of a string and hang your strawberries to get that strawberry-picking vibe.

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stroll bag

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stroll bag

Hang a handmade bag around your neck and head out for a walk! Cut one paper plate in half, then glue it onto another paper plate so the edges align.

Cut the leftover plate into shapes like animal ears and attach them to the plate, then draw the facial features and patterns to finish your original paper-plate bag.

Punch two holes on each side, thread a ribbon long enough to go around your neck, and it’s done! It’s perfect for collecting nuts, leaves, and flowers you find on your walk.

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pill bug

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pill bug

Recreate a cute, curled-up pill bug using a paper plate! Draw your favorite patterns on the plate with crayons, then paint over them with watercolors to make a resist painting.

Once it’s dry, cut the plate in half, punch several holes along the straight edge, thread short pieces of chenille stem (pipe cleaners) through, and twist to secure.

Attach eyes and a mouth, then punch holes at the top and thread in more chenille stems for the antennae to finish.

You can also make a movable version: after coloring, cut the paper plate into several segments, punch holes in each piece, and connect them with split pins (brads) so you can curl it up and spread it out!

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ladybug

Origami 'Ladybug' [Easy] [Ages 3 and up] [Craft]

ladybug

Ladybugs are adorable with their red backs and black polka dots, and they’re popular with kids too.

Here’s a simple origami ladybug that even preschoolers can try.

First, fold a red sheet of origami paper in half to make a triangle, then fold both sides in toward the center.

Next, lift just the top layer at the tip to reveal a peek of white for the face.

Fold the remaining three corners in slightly, and the basic ladybug shape is already done.

After that, stick on some black dot stickers and enjoy chatting as you go: “How many spots should we make?” “Should we make it a seven-spotted ladybug?”

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bird

[Kindergarten/Daycare] May Please Put Your Name Bird Week Painting/Craft

bird

On a balmy spring day, when you can hear little birds chirping from somewhere, why not try making a cute and easy birdhouse? Prepare triangle construction paper for the roof, square construction paper for the house, oval construction paper for the bird, round construction paper for the wings, round stickers, scissors, glue, and crayons.

Since the round stickers will be used for the bird’s pattern and beak, cut them in half beforehand.

If you have stickers in various colors, you can enjoy making colorful little birds.

You’ll end up with a cheerful bird decoration that will lift your spirits!

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bento (boxed lunch)

Let's make and play! Crafting a lunchbox that looks just like the real thing

bento (boxed lunch)

It’s spring outing season, the perfect time to bring a packed lunch on field trips.

So how about saying, “Shall we make our own bento?” and trying a bento craft project? You can enjoy the textures too, with onigiri made by softly folding kitchen paper and Neapolitan pasta made from yarn.

Octopus-shaped sausages crafted from orange origami or shumai made using bottle caps look just like the real thing.

Pack in all your favorite side dishes and have fun creating your own original bento!

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[Childcare] Feel May! A special feature of fun craft ideas to make (21–30)

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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