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[Nursery/Kindergarten] Crafts you can play with after making them

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.

At daycare centers and kindergartens, there are many opportunities to make toys using familiar recycled materials.

Making their own toys and playing with them lets children enjoy the process of creating, builds confidence, and gives them a sense of accomplishment—benefits that greatly support their development.

Let’s actively incorporate lots of these activities.

This time, we’re introducing craft ideas that kids can play with after making them.

Tops, pinwheels, puzzles—ideas that are sure to spark children’s curiosity!

Feel free to adapt them while incorporating the children’s ideas, and create one-of-a-kind toys bursting with originality!

They’ll surely grow attached to them, and the fun will double.

[Nursery/Kindergarten] Crafts You Can Play With After Making (1–10)

Turtle Blocks

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Turtle Blocks

Let’s try a stacking block competition you can make and play with kids.

Using materials you have at home—like thick paper, colored paper, and plastic bottle caps—you can create colorful building blocks.

You can design them as turtles or adapt other familiar shapes—anything is OK.

Once you have the thick paper and colored paper, cut and paste the shapes you want to design and start making them.

It’s fun to vary the sizes a little, too.

When your design is ready, attach a plastic bottle cap to the back to complete each piece.

Make lots of pieces, stack them up, and enjoy a game competing to see how high you can build.

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Snap Frog

[Upcycling Crafts] Snap Frog with a Milk Carton (Easy, Playable Craft) [Jumping Frog] A Handmade Toy You Can Make Right Now

Snap Frog

Here’s how to make a fun “Snap-Frog” that jumps with a pop.

It’s an easy and playful craft that reuses a milk carton! Cut the carton, add slits, and hook on a rubber band to create the mechanism.

Using the stretch and snap of the band, the frog jumps with a quick spring.

For the finishing touch, make eyes out of construction paper and stick them on to create a unique frog! It’s also fun to see how the jump time changes depending on how much you bend the mechanism.

Give it a try with your child and enjoy making and playing together!

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launch parachute

[Easy Craft 009] Launchable Parachute — Let’s shoot it like a pachinko! Parachute Launcher

launch parachute

This is a handmade launch parachute toy you can play with by sending it flying far away.

All you need are common household items like chopsticks, a paper cup, rubber bands, and a plastic bag or aluminum foil.

Kids can make it too, but adults should help with the tricky parts.

Once you’ve made the launcher and the parachute, try launching it in a safe place.

The launching method is similar to shooting a marble with a slingshot.

It’s fun to compete or play games to see how high and how far you can make it fly.

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Paper Cup Rocket

[Early Childhood Education] Fun for ages 3 and up! How to make a paper cup rocket 🚀

Paper Cup Rocket

Make a fun rocket that zooms into the air and play with friends and family at home.

Even on rainy days or when you can’t play outside, you can enjoy this paper cup rocket.

The colorful, exciting designs are easy to make.

Cut evenly spaced slits into a paper cup, attach rubber bands, and the base is ready.

Then take another cup and decorate it with brightly colored construction paper, etc.

Once you’ve finished your favorite design, place it over the base, let go, and your rocket will launch upward with a whoosh.

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rolling toy

[Craft Play] Recreate a Cat-and-Mouse Chase? Let’s Make a Rolling Toy

rolling toy

This is a “rolling toy” made by reusing capsule toy containers and plastic bottle caps.

The movement is so much fun that it’s sure to captivate kids! The way the cat and mouse chase each other is absolutely adorable.

For the cat, use a capsule container with a few marbles inside; for the mouse, use two plastic bottle caps glued together with one marble inside.

The key to playing is to roll them with lots of momentum! You can also customize it by adding a bell instead of just marbles for extra fun.

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