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During the rainy season, when there are more rainy days, kindergartens and daycare centers often have stretches when the children can’t play outside, which can be disappointing for them.
Here, we’ll introduce craft ideas that make those days fun.
There are projects like umbrellas, frogs, and snails that you can make to decorate the walls or play with, works that use interesting techniques, and items to make together with adults.
Choose activities that match the children’s ages and developmental stages, and try making them together.
If you decorate the room with lots of what you’ve made, you can enjoy the rainy season too!
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[Childcare] Rainy Days Can Be Fun! Recommended Rainy Season Craft Ideas for June (1–10)
Perfect for decorations! How to fold an umbrella
A small umbrella decoration perfect for the rainy season.
While many origami umbrellas are made in the open position, this one is folded closed.
Enjoy the rainy season with a different folding method.
Cut a sheet of double-sided patterned origami paper into a 10 cm diameter circle and fold it in half.
Fold it so the semicircle is divided into three equal parts, unfold, then cut along the folds to make three separate pieces.
Using a round, cylindrical item like a chopstick, shape each piece into a curved arch and form a cone, then adjust it so it resembles a heart shape.
Make the handle with wire, combine it with the umbrella pieces, and you’re done.
Easy! How to fold a 3D umbrella
Here’s how to fold a colorful umbrella using origami in different colors.
It looks lovely with just two colors or with a mix of many.
Prepare six 7.5 cm origami sheets, one toothpick, and one round bead with a hole.
Fold each sheet in half to make a triangle, then fold the short right edge along the long edge.
Using the crease you just made as a guide, fold the right corner, then fold the tip along the folded edge at the top and tuck it into the pocket.
Make six of these parts and assemble them into an umbrella shape.
Insert the toothpick through the center and fit it into the hole of the round bead to finish.
Choosing origami colors to create harmonious combinations makes this a fun project.
How to fold a swaying umbrella
Here’s how to make a three-dimensional umbrella with a cute, round, plump shape.
It looks lovely just placed as a decoration, but attaching it to a string to make a hanging ornament is great too.
Cut smaller origami paper into circles to create the parts.
With the white side facing out, fold in half, then fold in half again.
Make six of these parts, combine them, attach a chenille stem as the handle, and shape it into an umbrella.
Using two colors or mixing various colors will give you a vibrant finish.
Handcraft these umbrellas during the rainy season and enjoy a fun time.
[Age 0] Umbrella and Frog Made with Sticker Pasting
Let’s try a rainy-season craft made with stickers.
This activity is suitable for 0-year-olds and lets them enjoy sticker pasting and finger stamping.
First, prepare white drawing paper as the base and use finger stamps to represent raindrops.
Next, stick stickers onto an umbrella base cut from construction paper to create a pattern.
Cut out a frog shape from construction paper and attach a photo of the child to the face area.
Finally, arrange and glue the umbrella and frog pieces onto the base paper to finish! Do the finger stamping and sticker pasting together with the child, and have an adult handle the other steps.
[Age 0] An Umbrella and a Frog’s Raincoat Made with Sticker-Pasting
We’re introducing a rainy-season craft idea featuring a soft, gentle-looking frog in a raincoat and a cute, colorful umbrella.
First, let’s make the frog’s raincoat using a bleeding-paint technique.
Brush water onto drawing paper, then let watercolor paint bleed on top to create patterns.
Watching the paint gently spread is lots of fun.
Once the paint is dry, cut it into the shape of a raincoat and draw the frog’s eyes and buttons.
Also paste on separately cut pieces for the child’s face and rain boots.
Cut out umbrella parts from construction paper, stick on round stickers of different sizes and colors, and then glue all the parts onto a backing sheet to finish! For 0-year-olds, enjoy the sticker application step together with an adult.
[Age 2] Enjoying Umbrellas and Teru Teru Bozu with Crayon-Resist Art
Here’s a craft idea for making umbrellas with a resist painting technique.
First, cut out umbrella parts and teru teru bozu parts from construction paper.
Let the children freely draw on the umbrella paper with crayons, then paint over it with watercolor to experience the resist effect.
They’ll think the crayon is disappearing—then it reappears, which will surely surprise them! Once the paint is dry, glue the umbrella and teru teru bozu parts onto a backing sheet, draw the raindrops and the teru teru bozu’s face, and it’s complete.
Sparkly Clear Umbrella [Age 2]
How about making a sparkly transparent umbrella using clear folders? First, cut the clear folders to create two umbrella bases.
Also prepare the umbrella tip and handle out of construction paper.
Next, cut materials like curling ribbon (suzuran tape), color film, and glittery origami into small pieces.
An adult should handle the preparations up to this point.
Have the children tear flower paper and paste it onto the umbrella base together with the curling ribbon, color film, and so on.
Finally, layer the tip and handle pieces, sandwich them between the second base, and glue everything together to finish.
It glitters beautifully in the light, so try sticking it on a window!