[Childcare] Let's make and display in May! Wall Decoration Craft Ideas
When we think of May, it’s that pleasant season between spring and the rainy season, isn’t it?
That said, when it comes to May wall displays, many teachers may be struggling to come up with motifs.
You want to decorate with a fresh, May-like vibe, right?
Beyond Children’s Day, we’ve gathered a variety of ideas—materials and recyclables, colorful elements that capture the season, and both flat and three-dimensional shapes—so you can create wonderful wall displays that convey the vibrant time of year.
Please use them for inspiration.
We’d be happy if, through these projects, children develop an interest in the seasons and traditional events.
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[Childcare] Let’s make and display them in May! Wall decoration craft ideas (1–10)
Garland-style koi nobori (carp streamers)
@ashumama_kosodate ▶︎Ashu-mama, nursery teacher and mom to 1- and 3-year-old sisters🧸 Please save and follow🧡 –୨୧– Garland-style Koinobori –୨୧– Children’s Day is almost here❣️ I made a cute garland-style koinobori that you can whip up with your kids as soon as inspiration strikes🎏 Give it a try and make one too😊 ✂️Materials & tools✂️ ・Origami paper ・Round stickers (for the koinobori eyes) ・Double-sided tape or tape glue ・Scissors ・Permanent marker ・Twine 🖍️Tips for making🖍️ ・Mix patterned and solid origami, go all patterned, or use any combo you like! ・Kids around age 3 can start from the step of folding the origami into a triangle! (Help if it’s tricky!) ・For the koinobori eyes, you can layer a large and small round sticker, or let your child draw their favorite eyes on a white round sticker with a permanent marker—super cute💕 ⚠️I skipped it in the video, but I did the step of attaching triangle to triangle for the other six pieces too💡 After that, I connected each paired set along the back! If you have any other questions or uncertainties, feel free to ask in the comments or DMs! If this post made you think “I want to make it!” or “I made it!” a like, save, or comment would really encourage me☺️💗 I post a lot more on Instagram, so please come check it out!! You can jump there from my profile♪ ———୨୧———୨୧——— Thank you for reading to the end! ＼Mom of 1- and 3-year-old sisters × Nursery teacher🧸／ ▶︎ Crafts that make you want to create with your kids✂️ ▶︎ Ways to boost kids’ play with a single item🫧 That’s what I share♪ To make every day with your children happy…💛 Please feel free to follow☺️ Likes and comments make my day! ———୨୧———୨୧———#ParentingHackLifehack#ParentingTips Parenting Childcare Life with children #ParentingMom #ParentingMom#DaycareMom#ParentingConcerns Parenting Tips Parenting hacks Play ideas Parent-child craft Simple HandmadeAt-home play #AtHomePlay work Simple craft #Parent-Child Crafting origami Origami Nursery teacher / Childcare worker #Koinobori Children's Day #GW
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Perfect for May origami too! Let’s decorate your room with a garland-style carp streamer.
You’ll need eight 7.5 cm sheets of origami paper.
Fold each sheet into a triangle twice, then choose two and insert the overlapping corners into each other to make one unit.
Do the same with the remaining sheets to make a total of four units.
Next, stack and glue these four units in the same direction to form the carp streamer.
Add an eye, thread a string through the inside, and your garland-style carp streamer is complete! Try making it colorful by deliberately changing all the colors and patterns of the origami paper.
Koinobori made with drawing paper
Just cut and paste construction paper! Here are ideas for making a carp streamer (koinobori).
Prepare a 14.5 cm × 10 cm sheet of construction paper for the body and a 14.5 cm × 6 cm sheet for the tail fin.
First, roll the body sheet into a tube and glue it.
For the tail fin, draw two adjacent semicircles along one side of the 14.5 cm edge, cut along those semicircles with scissors, then overlap and glue it to the body.
Cut scales from construction paper in the same color as the tail fin and glue them evenly over the body, then add an eye to finish the koinobori.
Attach the finished koinobori to a thick straw to complete it.
Carp streamers on a paper-plate wreath
Perfect for Children’s Day crafts! This is a carp streamer wreath made with a paper plate and colored construction paper.
First, cut out the inside of the paper plate so only the rim remains, and paint it in any color you like.
Next, cut out three carp streamers from colored paper and use a cotton swab and white paint to draw the scales.
Decorate the edge of the plate with paper clouds, then glue some jute twine slightly to the left of center.
Attach the carp streamers onto the jute twine, add a pinwheel made with two colors of round stickers, and you’re done! Don’t forget to draw cute faces on the carp streamers.
[Childcare] Let’s make and display in May! Wall Decoration Craft Ideas (11–20)
Connected/decorative carp streamers you can string together
These are origami carp streamers that you can make in quantity, line up, and display.
Apply glue along one edge of the origami paper, roll it into a tube, and stick it together.
Gently flatten it, then cut the tail fin into a triangle.
Next, attach the eyes and scale pieces made by cutting origami paper.
Connect thin, folded strips of origami to make a string, thread it through holes you’ve punched at the ends of the streamers, and you’re done—carp streamers swimming side by side! If you make them in different sizes and line them up, they’ll look just like a family.
It’s also fun to do the rolling and pasting of the parts together with children.
Soap bubbles made with tissue paper
@buchiko_hoiku 🐶 @buchiko_hoiku ◂◂◂◂ Check out my other posts, too 🌼 This time it’s a rainy-day recommendation! A crackly-fun bubble art project 🫧 All kids love bubbles, right? 💗 You can recreate those beautiful bubble colors using tissue paper 🤭 Tear the tissue paper into pieces you like, place them on construction paper, and spritz with a mister ✨ Once it dries, the color transfers onto the paper 😳 The soft, pastel colors are so cute 💛🩵💜 Then we got carried away and tried to blow the bubbles away— I blew through a straw, but they didn’t move as much as I expected, so I used a hair dryer instead 🤣 It flew way too much and I panicked—that’s our little secret 🤪 lol And this picture book!! It might be a bit tricky for very young kids, but it’s packed with bubble wonders that will make you want to try experiments! It’s a limited-time reprint right now, so you’ve got to get it 🥹❤️🔥 Please try making it, too 🌈 ⋱⋰ Thank you for reading to the end 🐶 I share easy-to-copy ideas—from introductions to the actual making—that you can recreate simply ♬︎ I’ll cry tears of joy if you like ♥, save 𖤘, and follow 𖤐 😂 lol Comments are very welcome 🤍🤍 ⋱⋰Nursery teacher / Childcare workerKindergarten Teacher#Spring crafts#Wall CreationInfant CraftToddler CraftsPlay that expands from picture booksSoap bubble making
♬ Lips Are Movin – Meghan Trainor
Great for rainy-day crafting! Here’s an idea for making “soap bubbles” with tissue paper.
When you think of soap bubbles, you probably picture blowing them outside and watching them float away on the wind.
This time, let’s create beautiful bubbles using tissue paper and construction paper.
You’ll need white construction paper, tissue paper, scissors, colored construction paper, and a spray bottle.
Arrange torn pieces of tissue paper on the white construction paper, then spray them with water.
Once it’s dry, peel off the tissue paper and cut the paper into circles—done!
Polar Bear-chan’s Underpants
Recommended for kids in the middle of potty training! Here’s a fun idea for “Polar Bear’s Underpants.” Let’s make our own version of the popular picture book “Shirokuma no Pants,” which features unique underpants and clever gimmicks, together with the children! Use crayons and paint to create the underpants with a resist technique to bring out each child’s individuality.
Then, let them freely attach the polar bear’s facial parts using glue or double-sided tape to create a variety of expressions.
Have fun customizing as you go!
Broad Bean-kun’s bed
Let’s create something by arranging children’s sleeping faces! Here are ideas for Sora-mame-kun’s bed.
Now that children who started kindergarten or moved up a grade in April are getting used to their new rooms, there may be more days when they can relax and take naps, right? This is a perfect idea for such times.
Try decorating the popular “Sora-mame-kun’s Bed,” known for its cute characters and heartwarming story, by adding the children’s sleeping faces.
By using cotton, they can enjoy the fluffy texture of the material, and they can also get familiar with free crayon scribbling!