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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.”

[5-Year-Olds] Let’s Make It! A Collection of Craft Ideas that Feel Like Spring (91–100)

[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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[For 5-Year-Olds] Let’s Make It! A Collection of Craft Ideas to Feel the Spring (101–110)

[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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Dyed Paper: Koinobori (Carp Streamers)

Make Koinobori with Dyed Paper: A May Craft for Use in Preschools (For 5-Year-Olds)

Dyed Paper: Koinobori (Carp Streamers)

In May, we celebrate Children’s Day, right? How about making koinobori (carp streamers) using dyed paper? In this idea, you dip folded dyeing paper into several paints, then cut it into the shape of a koinobori to finish.

Once you’ve made several koinobori, line them up and paste them onto construction paper to complete the project.

I think it would also look lovely if you make the koinobori in different sizes.

By the way, if you use too much glue, the paper can tear, so the trick is to apply it sparingly.

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[Paper Cup] Flower Gift

[Mother's Day] Singing & Making Gifts!! Mommy ♪ Elephant ♪ 'Straw Necklace' 'Paper Cup Flowers' (Nursery/Preschool, Childcare Worker, Crafts, Children's Songs, Japanese Children’s Song)

[Paper Cup] Flower Gift

May 12 is Mother’s Day, right? So here’s a perfect gift idea: paper cup flowers.

First, prepare a pink paper cup.

Cut vertical slits around it so it can open up.

This will make it look like a flower with the bottom as the center.

Then attach a straw as the stem and decorate it with paper leaves.

Finally, write a message—such as words of thanks—in the white space in the middle.

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[Paper Cup] Cherry Tree

[Graduation Ceremony & Entrance Ceremony] Recreating Cherry Blossoms! Paper Cup Tree [Spring Craft]

[Paper Cup] Cherry Tree

Cherry trees are in full bloom in spring gardens and parks.

Cherry blossoms are one of the flowers that best represent spring, aren’t they? How about making a cherry tree in full bloom using paper cups? First, attach brown construction paper (or similar) to the paper cup.

Tape the bottoms of two paper cups together, then cut slits from the rim of one side.

Fold the slits outward and glue on crumpled tissue paper flowers or cherry blossom shapes cut from construction paper.

You can also make a trunk from a toilet paper roll, stack the paper cup on top, and keep adding flowers.

By making it two-tiered, the blossoms gain volume and give the impression of a tree in full bloom.

This craft is also recommended for the season of school entrance and graduation ceremonies.

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