[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 in May! Wall decoration craft idea collection (41–50)
Motifs of butterflies and flowers
These are fluffy butterfly and flower wall decorations! Stack several sheets of tissue paper and accordion-fold them.
Open once, then fold in half so the fold runs perpendicular to the crease lines.
Cut into a butterfly shape, open again, accordion-fold once more, and secure the center with a chenille stem (pipe cleaner).
Leave the ends of the stem a bit long to form the antennae.
Curl and neaten the ends, then gently fluff and shape the tissue paper—your butterfly will look ready to flutter into the sky.
Decorate your wall brightly by displaying them together with spring flowers like tulips made from origami.
Butterfly made with felt
Combine different materials to create your favorite butterfly! Here are some felt butterfly ideas.
It’s a good idea to prepare a few types of materials in addition to felt so children can choose and mix them on their own.
Cutting the inner materials smaller than the outer ones enhances the butterfly’s three-dimensional look.
You can also use jute twine instead of pipe cleaners.
Making a favorite butterfly while enjoying the softness and colors of felt is sure to be a fun time for kids.
three-dimensional butterfly
The softly rounded shape is adorable! Here’s an idea for three-dimensional butterflies.
Decorating with 3D creations will make your room feel bright and festive! The gentle, fluffy butterfly form gives off a warm, soothing vibe, so it’s highly recommended.
You’ll need tissue paper, tape, pipe cleaners, scissors, round stickers, and clear bags.
The steps are simple, making it perfect for even infant classes to try—another great plus.
Give it a try!
Tree of Flowers and Butterflies
A beautiful wooden wall decoration adorned with flowers and butterflies.
Cut construction paper into the shape of a thick tree trunk and attach it to a wall or backing board.
Then simply arrange and attach origami flowers and butterfly pieces in a balanced way! Paper-cut style butterflies and tsumami-zaiku-style flowers are lovely, but it’s also great to display origami flowers made together with children.
Adding the origami you folded with them to the teachers’ carefully crafted decorations may spark even more interest in the wall display.
Snail motif
Snails are popular with children because their shape is cute and they’re fascinating as living creatures.
Let’s decorate the wall with a snail motif.
If you also make hydrangeas and umbrellas and combine them, it creates a great atmosphere.
First, cut out the snail’s body and stick it onto the backing paper.
Then cut the shell into a circle and glue it on so it overlaps.
After that, cut out and attach the antennae, eyes, and the lines on the shell, and you’re done.
Using patterned paper for the shell also makes it colorful and nice.
lily of the valley
A wall decoration of lilies of the valley that are at their best in May.
Attach the leaf pieces and the slender stems that form gentle curves, then apply glue where the flowers will hang.
Make rounded, plump lily-of-the-valley pieces out of construction paper and stick them onto the stems to complete a wall decoration that feels both simple and elegant.
Bright, eye-catching flowers like spring rapeseed blossoms and tulips, or summer sunflowers, are of course lovely, but the slightly understated charm of lilies of the valley is adorable too.
Kashiwa-mochi motif
Kashiwa-mochi—something many kids look forward to eating on Children’s Day! Cut white construction paper to make the mochi pieces, sandwich them with dark green leaf pieces, and add light green veins to create the oak leaf pattern—your kashiwa-mochi motif is complete! Decorate the wall together with other Children’s Day and Boys’ Festival motifs like carp streamers, iris flowers, and animals wearing samurai helmets.
Seeing these tasty-looking decorations might just make kids want to beg at home, saying, “I want kashiwa-mochi!”