[Childcare] Perfect for Tanabata! Craft ideas for Orihime and Hikoboshi

Tanabata craft made from scratch (starting with the backing/mount).

[Tanabata Craft] Make a Sparkling Milky Way and Tanabata Decorations ♪ Try easy spattering, bleeding art, and marble art ♡ [Daycare/Kindergarten]

Let’s make everything from scratch, including Orihime, Hikoboshi, and even the shooting stars streaking beside them.

Prepare a dark, black-toned sheet of construction paper as your base, and create the Milky Way on it to complete the background.

You can make the Milky Way by rubbing a toothbrush over a mesh or net with white paint on it, or by sticking on lots of star stickers.

As for Orihime and Hikoboshi, create them by cutting shapes out of construction paper or folding them with origami.

It’s also recommended to make their clothing using wet-on-wet bleeding art, or by rolling marbles dipped in paint to add color.

Try creating the artwork with different methods suited to the children’s ages.

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[For Infants] Orihime and Hikoboshi Made with Sticker-Pasting

Crafts by Age: Tanabata Activities for Nursery/Kindergarten

Crafts using stickers are recommended for infants.

If you’re using construction paper, the teacher should prepare the facial parts for Orihime and Hikoboshi in advance.

For the bodies, prepare long, thin strips of construction paper and let the children stick stickers on them as they like.

Once they’re done, the teacher staples the ends together to make a ring shape.

Then combine it with the face parts to complete! If you’re using origami, have the teacher and children work together on the more complex steps.

For children aged two and up, it’s recommended to let them apply the glue themselves when assembling the parts.

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[With paper cups] Moving Orihime and Hikoboshi

How to Make Orihime and Hikoboshi with Paper Cups [A Moving, Playable Tanabata Decoration]

How about making Orihime and Hikoboshi figures that wobble and sway so you can play with them after you make them? Prepare two paper cups, flatten and fold the rims of each.

Tape the flattened parts so they don’t spread, then cover the cups with your favorite patterned origami paper from the top to create their kimonos.

Next, make the faces and stick them onto the cups—and you’re done! You’ll have cute little roly-poly dolls.

Depending on the children’s ages, teachers should handle preparing small parts and some of the steps in the process.

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Sparkly decorations with colored cellophane

Beautiful Tanabata craft!

Here’s an idea for a Tanabata decoration featuring Orihime and Hikoboshi that makes the most of cellophane.

First, create a backing using a large sheet of construction paper.

Cut it out like a window frame, then layer small pieces of colorful cellophane over the opening to make a stained-glass effect.

Cutting and pasting the small cellophane pieces is perfect practice for children using scissors and glue.

Next, draw pictures or patterns on a coffee filter with water-based markers, then mist it with water to let the colors bleed.

Fold this piece and glue it under paper faces you’ve made, so it looks like Orihime and Hikoboshi are wearing vibrant kimonos.

Finally, attach Orihime and Hikoboshi onto the cellophane-backed frame.

When the light shines through, your Tanabata decoration will sparkle beautifully! It’s the kind of craft you’ll want to hang by the window.