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

Spring paintings made from natural materials

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Weeds and fallen leaves become art! Here are some spring painting ideas using natural materials.

All you need are parchment paper, a frame cut out of construction paper, clear tape, and natural items you’ve collected.

In spring, outdoor activities are full of lively natural materials, and just taking a walk can be exciting, right? How about turning that excitement into a craft? Pick your favorite weeds, fallen leaves, flowers, and petals, and sandwich them between strips of clear tape! The frame you make by cutting out construction paper looks just like a picture frame, and you’ll have your very own artwork.

A flower blooming on the water

Flowers that bloom on water make a wonderfully spring-like craft.

The method is very simple: cut out petal shapes from origami paper, then fold each petal inward toward its center.

Gently place them on the surface of the water, and the petals will slowly unfold! It’s exciting to see how each one opens.

It’s also recommended to draw flowers on white drawing paper and use those.

Since many flowers bloom in spring, try making these while observing real flowers.

If using scissors is difficult, make them together with your teacher.

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Braided Koinobori (carp streamer)

Koinobori Craft for Five-Year-Olds: How to Make It Using a Weaving Technique

Grow focus! Here’s an idea for woven koinobori (carp streamers).

You’ll need colored construction paper, glue, scissors, a pencil, a ruler, and a compass.

Make the base of the koinobori with your favorite color paper and cut a slit down the middle.

Take long, narrow strips of paper and weave them through the slit, alternating back and front to complete the first row.

From the second row onward, the key is to adjust the strips so the colors alternate.

Because it involves lots of fine finger movements, this is a stimulating craft idea for children.

Wiggly straw-made inchworm

My friend made a little inchworm out of a straw wrapper! lol

It looks just like a real caterpillar! Let me introduce a wiggly straw-caterpillar craft idea.

All you need are a straw, scissors, and a permanent marker.

Since this idea involves finely cutting with scissors, please do it in a safe environment where a parent or teacher can supervise.

By making fine cuts with the scissors, the caterpillar looks like it’s squirming, which lets you create delicate, lifelike movements—so fun! Adding color with markers will make it even more engaging for kids.

Give it a try!

Spring flowers made with blow painting

Blow painting with straws! Spring craft flower drawings

We’ll introduce spring flowers using a spring-themed blow-painting technique.

Prepare drawing paper, crayons, paint, brushes, and water.

Draw the flower’s leaves and stem on the paper, and decide where the blossom will go.

Slightly above the crayon-drawn stem, drop some paint in your preferred flower color with a brush, then blow through a straw to spread the paint.

The paint will scatter and form petal-like shapes or delightful, unexpected patterns.

When blowing through the straw, hold it a little away from the paint and blow with some force—that’s the key.

Give this a try for your spring craft project!

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[Toy] Pop-up Bunny Easter

[Handmade Toy] A Rabbit Pops Out! Easter Egg [April Craft]

Here’s an Easter egg craft idea you can enjoy twice—by playing with it and by displaying it—with a bunny that pops out.

Cut colored paper into an egg shape and decorate it by attaching patterns made with a craft punch to create your Easter egg.

Make a slit at the bottom of the egg, so you can slide a paper bunny in and out.

Once it’s finished, you can move the bunny to play with it.

You can also stick the egg onto a surface to use it as a wall decoration.

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Cherry blossom petals made with coffee filters

Add color with water-based markers! Let me show you how to make cherry blossom petals using coffee filters.

You’ll need white coffee filters, water-based markers, scissors, a spray bottle, and old paper like newspaper.

First, color the coffee filter with the water-based markers.

You can draw spirals, or straight lines vertically or horizontally—either works.

Using 2–3 colors will let you enjoy the way they blend! Next, spray the coffee filter with water.

Finally, once it’s dry, cut it into petal shapes, and you’re done.