[Childcare] Rainy days can be fun too! Recommended rainy-season craft ideas for June

Leaves and a snail

Seasonal Origami: Rainy Season (Tsuyu) - How to Fold Leaves and a Snail [With Subtitled Explanations]

The rainy season can make you feel gloomy and damp.

At times like that, folding some cute origami can brighten your mood.

Here, let’s fold a leaf and a snail to capture the feeling of the rainy season.

First, fold the paper for the leaf into a jagged, accordion-like shape to give it a leafy look.

For the snail, it might be lovely to use a color that contrasts with the leaf to create a nice visual pop.

Once both are finished, place the snail on top of the leaf and you’re done.

Putting it in your entryway can help set a seasonal mood.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Let’s draw a picture using rain.

[For 5-year-olds] Let's paint using rain!

Rain during water play or swimming makes children look even more delighted.

Maybe it’s that sense of invincibility that comes from thinking, “It’s okay to get wet.” It can also be fun to create using the properties of pens—oil-based pens don’t bleed in water, while water-based pens do.

That opens up lots of inventive ways to plan in reverse: “It’s okay if this part bleeds a bit,” or “I don’t want this section to bleed.” You could even wait for a rainy day and let it actually get wet.

If you’re thinking about health considerations, a spray bottle or watering can is a good substitute.

Simple hydrangea

[Easy ✨ Origami] How to Make Hydrangeas 💐 [Quick and Simple] June Decorations | How to Make Paper Hydrangea, Paper Flower.

Here’s an easy hydrangea craft that combines origami and tissue paper.

Prepare origami paper, tissue paper, a stapler, a felt-tip pen, and glue, and let’s get started.

Fold the origami paper in half twice.

On the folded paper, lightly sketch cutting lines by drawing a curve at the corners.

Cut along the lines with scissors and open it up to finish the shape.

Stack four sheets of tissue paper, staple them, and then open the tissue paper layers one by one to fluff them up.

Gently place the cut origami hydrangea on top of the opened tissue paper and glue them together.

Making a lot of these will add depth and volume to your hydrangeas and help you feel the season.

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[Finger Painting] Rain and Teru Teru Bozu

Teru teru bozu hung up on rainy days look different depending on the angle, which makes them fun to observe.

Here’s a craft idea using finger painting.

Prepare white drawing paper and use crayons or stamps to depict rain.

If you’re using crayons, try drawing vertical lines.

Next, cut another sheet of paper into the shape of a teru teru bozu and add patterns with finger painting.

You can spread paint inside a sealable bag or put paint directly on your fingers and draw.

Attach paper-made facial parts to the painted teru teru bozu, then stick it onto the background to finish.

Adding an umbrella piece makes it extra cute!

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Hydrangea wreath

Hydrangeas reach their peak viewing season during the June rainy period.

Let’s make a wreath inspired by hydrangeas and hang it on the wall! Since it’s a wreath, prepare construction paper or thick paper cut into a donut shape, or a paper plate, and attach pieces that evoke hydrangea florets.

For example, flowers made from tissue paper, or small flowers made from origami.

Treat each one as a floret and stick them onto the donut-shaped base.

It’s recommended to keep the colors within the same family to give it a more hydrangea-like look.

If you add even smaller flowers made from origami on top, they’ll make a nice accent!

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Hydrangea Clock

How about a wall decoration that treats hydrangeas as a clock? Hydrangea blossoms have many small flowers that form a round shape, which resembles a round clock.

You could put the clock numbers on the small petals that make up the flower, or place a snail in the center to act as the clock hands.

You could also put frogs or umbrellas above the numbers to indicate, “This is the time right now.” Even if it doesn’t keep real time, as long as the design makes it clear that the clock and hydrangea are combined, it will feel stylish and capture children’s interest!

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Totoro’s Umbrella

Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbor Totoro is a beloved film for both children and adults.

Many people probably remember the scene where Totoro stands at the bus stop holding an umbrella.

Let’s create a piece that combines umbrellas—which get lots of use in June—with Totoro, a favorite among kids! You could boldly place a big Totoro with a big umbrella, or, as in the anime, include Satsuki and Mei, which is also recommended.

Adding Chu-Totoro and Chibi-Totoro will make the picture even more lively.

In the anime, they use a plain black umbrella, but choosing a colorful one might brighten the mood even in the rain.

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