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For 5-Year-Olds: Let’s Make It! A Collection of Craft Ideas to Feel the Spring

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.

With the arrival of spring and the move up to the next class, the five-year-olds are surely brimming with excitement as they enter their final year at the preschool.

You can see them enjoying themselves—taking on projects with a strong sense of purpose and showing their originality.

This time, we’re introducing spring craft ideas that are perfect for five-year-olds.

We’ve gathered a range from slightly more challenging projects to ideas they can actually play with.

These are activities that five-year-olds will find rewarding to work on.

Teachers, please enjoy them together with the children!

Note: Because children’s creations are treated as works, we use the term “seisaku” in the text to mean “production/creation as a work.”

[For 5-year-olds] Let’s make it! A collection of craft ideas that feel like spring (71–80)

Dandelions made with stamps

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Dandelions made with stamps

Easy yet wonderfully eye-catching! Let’s make dandelion flowers using a stamp! The process is very simple.

Prepare a toilet paper roll and make lots of slits on one end.

Add many fine cuts while imagining dandelion petals.

Fold the cut sections outward, and your stamp is ready! Draw the dandelion stems and leaves on a sheet of construction paper as the base, then dip the toilet paper roll stamp in yellow paint and start stamping on top.

The toilet paper roll stamp is large and easy to grip, so even very young children can enjoy it.

It’s a great craft that uses familiar recycled materials, so give it a try!

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cardboard camera

Kids Will Love It! Make-Your-Own Camera

cardboard camera

Let me introduce a cardboard camera that’s perfect for a walk.

Prepare cardboard, cellophane, a paper cup, and double-sided tape.

Cut two pieces of cardboard to the size of the camera you want to make.

Take a paper cup that’s cut in half horizontally with slits cut vertically, place it against the cardboard, then cut out a lens shape and fit it in.

Stick colored cellophane over the top, glue the cardboard pieces together, and you’re done! Try adding a yarn strap for walks or changing the cellophane colors and decorating it as you like!

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Artworks created using natural materials

Middle Nursery Class April Activities: “Spring Nature Items” (with subtitles)

Artworks created using natural materials

April has just the right climate and is the perfect season for walks and playing in the playground.

Here’s an activity for creating artworks using natural materials like leaves and branches found outdoors.

Prepare a container to collect fallen leaves and other items.

If children decorate their own container with stickers or markers, they’ll feel more attached to it and enjoy the activity even more.

Use cotton swabs to apply glue to the collected leaves and flowers, then stick them onto construction paper.

When placing the items, it’s important to value the child’s sensibilities and let them lead the process.

Once finished, display the pieces and enjoy the artwork!

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[Salt Art] Easter Egg

Let's try salt art! 2 easy art projects

[Salt Art] Easter Egg

Here are some salt art ideas.

Salt art is a technique where you drip paint onto lines drawn with salt.

First, draw outlines with glue and sprinkle salt over them.

Why not try drawing seasonal motifs on a large sheet of paper, like Easter eggs or carp streamers (koinobori), and have fun with it? The moment you drip the paint is also one of the best parts of salt art.

It’s fascinating to watch the color spread out from where the brush touches.

By the way, there’s also a method where you pre-tint the salt with paint and then sprinkle the colored salt onto the glue.

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Plastic Bottle Cap Easter Maracas

[Spring Craft] Perfect for music play♪ Let’s make Easter egg maracas 🥚🌸

Plastic Bottle Cap Easter Maracas

Here’s a perfect idea for Easter: Easter egg maracas.

First, prepare two plastic bottle caps and glue them together with beads sealed inside.

Next, wrap them with newspaper and shape them into an Easter egg.

Finally, decorate with round stickers or cut pieces of vinyl, and you’re done.

They look like regular Easter eggs, but when you shake them, the beads inside make a sound.

You can hide them for a classic Easter egg hunt, or enjoy them as maracas to make music.

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[Paper Tube] Koinobori Binoculars

[Kindergarten/Preschool] May Koinobori Binoculars Craft

[Paper Tube] Koinobori Binoculars

Carp streamers swimming in the fresh May sky.

Here’s a perfect spring craft using toilet paper rolls.

Take blue or red origami paper and use paint-dabbed fingers to add polka dots.

Wrap the polka-dotted origami around a toilet paper roll and glue it on, then add a strip of gold origami along the edge.

Make eyes with stickers and attach them, thread a string through, and your binoculars are complete.

It’s a crafting idea that lets kids’ creativity shine—try changing the origami colors or turning the polka dots into a scale pattern.

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[Origami] 3D Tulip

[Preschool Crafts] Spring Craft♪ 3D Tulip You Can Make with Origami 🌷 | Origami Tulips

[Origami] 3D Tulip

Let’s try making a three-dimensional tulip out of origami.

You can also enjoy displaying the finished piece by placing it in a vase.

You could even make the vase, expanding the possibilities for your project.

Compared to a flat origami tulip that can be made with simple steps, the 3D version involves a few more complex steps.

However, that makes it all the more enjoyable to fold and gives a greater sense of accomplishment.

Of course, red, white, and yellow are great choices, but try using your favorite colors of origami paper.

It’s a project that children can enjoy creating while using their free, imaginative ideas.

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