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[Childcare] Wall decoration craft ideas featuring a cherry blossom motif

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.
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.

When it comes to flowers that color spring, cherry blossoms come to mind.

Cherry blossoms are charming and glamorous, and just looking at them makes you feel bright and positive, doesn’t it?

So this time, we’ve gathered ideas for creating wall decorations with a cherry blossom theme—perfect for spring.

From origami to torn-paper art and kirigami, there are plenty of ideas that let you enjoy the making process itself.

Hanging ornaments and garlands are also great to display around entrances and by windows.

Let’s fill the room with cherry blossoms together with the kids and wrap ourselves in a happy mood!

Because items made by children are treated as “works,” we use the term “seisaku (制作)” in the text.

[Childcare] Wall decoration craft ideas with a cherry blossom motif (51–60)

Cherry blossom wall with handprints

How do you make cherry blossom handprint art? Perfect wall decor for spring.

Cherry blossom wall with handprints

From infants to adults, let’s get everyone involved! Here are ideas for a cherry blossom wall display using handprints.

These cherry blossom–themed crafts are perfect to make with children in infant classes who have just entered or moved up.

Children grow so quickly, don’t they? Let’s create a dynamic cherry blossom design using their tiny handprints that can only be captured right now.

Making it together with classmates and teachers will help build memories and strengthen bonds.

In small-scale centers, it can also be wonderful to have all enrolled children participate.

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Cherry blossom tree made with a paper roll stamp

Let’s learn about the characteristics of cherry blossom petals! Here’s an idea for making a cherry tree using a toilet paper roll stamp.

Cherry blossom petals are distinctive because the tips split into two, making them look like long, heart-shaped petals.

Let’s create those characteristic petal shapes together with children! You’ll need construction paper, scissors, glue, paint, and a toilet paper roll.

The key to this craft is shaping the toilet paper roll into a cherry blossom petal! Feel free to adapt the process to suit children’s ages and developmental stages.

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A frame-style wall decoration made with real cherry blossom petals

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Let’s make a collage using real cherry blossom petals.

First, draw a tree trunk on a square, board-like piece of cardboard and cut it out as a silhouette.

Then attach clear film to both the front and back, and arrange the collected cherry blossom petals sandwiched between the films.

This way, it will look as if cherry blossoms are truly blooming from the cardboard trunk.

A palm-sized, portable version is great, and creating a larger, more dramatic piece also sounds fun.

Place the petals wherever you like and make a one-of-a-kind collage.

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Cherry blossoms decorated using pillars

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An idea that’s perfect for large spaces like plazas, gymnasiums, and entrance areas is to use pillars to create cherry blossoms.

First, find a pillar to serve as the base.

Then treat the pillar as the trunk of a cherry tree and decorate the top with cherry blossoms made from origami or similar materials.

Add plenty of blossoms to evoke a tree in full bloom.

Because it uses the entire pillar, the piece will have a strong presence even in wide spaces.

As a variation, you could wrap the pillar with wood-colored paper.

This will make it look even more like a cherry tree.

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[Childcare] Wall decoration craft ideas featuring a cherry blossom motif (61–70)

Sakura made of yarn

No knitting! Cherry blossoms made with yarn 🌸

Sakura made of yarn

Here’s an idea for making yarn cherry blossoms without knitting.

First, prepare white and red yarn and a template shaped like the letter “凸.” The template should have slits at the tips.

For detailed measurements, refer to various websites or homepages.

Then follow the steps to wrap the yarn around the template and form the cherry blossom petals.

Since you’ll be gluing the pieces together, there’s no need to knit.

Even people unfamiliar with knitting can try this easily.

If it doesn’t come out well, I recommend adjusting the size of the thick paper template.

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Skeleton Sakura

I’ll show you how to make beautiful, translucent skeleton cherry blossoms.

First, fold and cut origami paper to create a cherry blossom–shaped frame.

Next, trace the cherry blossom shape onto a clear plastic sheet and stick on small pieces of transparent origami.

Finally, layer the frame over the clear sheet and trim the excess with scissors to finish.

Hang them by a window or from the ceiling, and you’ll get colorful light shining through.

If you’re looking for a stylish and cute craft, be sure to give this a try.

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Origami Tulip

I think it’s common to include seasonal flowers and motifs as craft play using origami.

How about folding tulips—those cute, plump flowers that bloom in spring—out of origami paper? There are various ways to fold them, but a simple method I recommend is: first fold into a triangle, then fold that in half into another triangle, open it once, fold both sides inward symmetrically, and finally tuck in the three corners—done.

As the children’s song “Tulips” says, why not fold lots of them in red, white, and yellow for a colorful display?

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