Craft ideas for 1-year-olds to enjoy in spring: flowers and koinobori (carp streamers)

Spring Stroll Bag

Let’s head out with a little walk bag! This is a walk bag made from a storage bag.

After decorating the bag freely with drawings or stickers, attach a string to both ends and it’s done.

Children have lots of treasures not only outside the preschool but also in the playground, so be sure to make a bag where they can keep their precious finds! If you use paper or another easily torn material for the neck strap, it will break away quickly if it gets caught, making it safe to use.

Children who have just entered or moved up a class will be excited to see what kinds of treasures they’ll discover.

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Sensory Bottle Made with Cherry Blossom Petals

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When you think of spring, many of you probably picture cherry blossoms.

Cherry trees in full bloom are dazzling, yet their petals fall quickly, giving them a fleeting, delicate beauty.

This time, we’ll show you how to make a sensory bottle that lets you enjoy that cherry blossom charm for a long time.

The method is very simple: put liquid laundry starch and cherry blossoms into an empty bottle, then secure the lid with glue, and you’re done.

Adding cotton balls or beads is also recommended.

Gaze at the softly drifting blossoms and take your time to relax and feel soothed.

Wobbly Paper Plate Koinobori

[Koinobori Craft] Easy even for infants! How to make it using paper plates

Here’s a cute wobbling carp streamer craft.

Prepare a round paper plate and cut off about one-third of it.

On the larger remaining piece, let the children freely stick round stickers.

If you cut the round stickers in half, they can represent scales, but if sticking them is difficult, keeping them round is still very cute.

Once decorated, fold the plate in half and add eyes on both sides.

That’s it! Place it on a flat surface and gently press it with your finger—the carp streamer will wobble and it’s lots of fun.

It’s a carp streamer you can both make and play with—give it a try!

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Skeleton cherry tree

A child’s hand turns into a cherry tree trunk! Let me introduce a skeleton-style cherry blossom tree craft.

You’ll need colored construction paper, a pink clear file folder, origami paper, paint, flower petals made with a craft punch, a permanent marker, glue, and scissors.

First, paint the child’s arm up to the elbow and make a handprint.

Next, draw petals on the cut clear file with a permanent marker and attach the craft-punched petals.

Finally, combine the decorated blossom section with the handprint cherry tree trunk, and it’s complete!

Cherry blossoms made with hand painting

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Let’s make memories together! Here are some cherry blossom craft ideas using hand painting.

All you need is poster paper, paint, a roller, and scissors.

Spring is the season of hellos and goodbyes—how about making cherry blossoms with your whole class? Paint the cherry tree trunk with a roller, and use the children’s handprints to create the blossoms.

When decorating, it’s also lovely to display the children’s photos next to the cherry blossoms.

It’s an idea that’s exciting just to look at!

Cherry blossom tree made with plastic bags

Blow into it and make it! Let me show you how to create a cherry blossom tree using a plastic bag.

You’ll need construction paper, a plastic bag, paint, a cherry tree shape made from construction paper, and glue or double-sided tape.

First, tie the bottom of the plastic bag tightly, turn it inside out, then blow into it and tie it off.

Dab paint onto the plastic bag, which will be puffed up like a balloon, and stamp it onto the paper to make big cherry blossom petals! Attach the cherry tree cutout made from construction paper, and you’re done!

Cherry blossom petal stamp

The gently bleeding paint is beautiful! Let me introduce a cherry blossom petal stamp.

You’ll need: an empty lactic acid beverage bottle, vinyl tape, scissors, cushion foam sheet, a pen, a paper cup, a sponge, paint, drawing paper, and a plastic bottle cap.

First, let’s make the stamp.

Attach the plastic bottle cap and petal-shaped pieces cut from the cushion sheet to the empty beverage bottle, then reinforce with vinyl tape—that’s it! For the stamp pad, use a paper cup.

Cut the sponge into a circle, then add pink-mixed paint and water.

This handmade cherry blossom petal stamp lets you create beautifully old-fashioned-looking sakura, so it’s a highly recommended craft!