[Childcare] Fun to Make! Recommended Craft Ideas for Spring
In spring, with new admissions and moving up to the next class, you can see children in all sorts of states—excited, nervous, and everything in between.
Many teachers are probably hoping that the children will come to enjoy their days at the preschool/kindergarten.
So this time, we’re sharing craft ideas perfect for spring.
We’ve gathered plenty of motifs that evoke the season—like cherry blossoms, tulips, and ladybugs—as well as ideas you can use for events such as Easter and Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day).
Decorate various areas to wrap your room in a spring atmosphere, and the children are sure to feel cozy and smile!
Give them a try.
Note: Since the things the children make are treated as “artworks,” we refer to them as “seisaku (制作)” in the text.
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[Childcare] Fun to Make! Recommended Craft Ideas for Spring (141–150)
Easter Bunny made of fluffy cotton
A plastic bag that’s often used for crafts.
This time, let’s use this plastic bag to make a bunny that children love! We’ll also use cotton, so before you start, let the kids enjoy the feel of the cotton.
After they’ve explored the texture, pack the cotton into a white plastic bag with handles, and once it’s filled, tie the handles together.
The tied part will look like bunny ears, so you might hear the kids exclaim, “Bunny!” Hide the knot with a ribbon, draw the eyes and mouth, and it’s complete.
It’s fluffy and looks like a little doll.
Easter garland
Let’s make the venue festive for the Easter event! Here are some ideas for Easter garlands made with construction paper.
Prepare construction paper in your favorite colors, decorative materials like stickers and washi tape, jute twine, a pencil, a ruler, double-sided tape or tape glue, scissors, and a hole punch.
Cut the construction paper into egg shapes and decorate them however you like! Using sparkly materials and patterned washi tape will make the finish even more vibrant.
clover
When spring comes, clover spreads across the fields.
The four-leaf clover, a symbol of luck and love, is perfect for wall decorations, too.
First, fold the origami paper into a triangle with the green side facing inward.
Open the pocket as you would when folding a crane and flatten it into a square.
Fold the front corner up to the center, then fold it up again where the creases intersect.
While pinching the center, open it up and fold the middle inward.
After that, fold each section back while overlapping them slightly to shape the leaves, and it’s done.
If you decorate with butterflies and flowers as well, it will feel even more like spring.
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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!
Tulip
Tulips often bloom in the flower beds of schoolyards, don’t they? Their distinctive petals and leaves make them an eye-catching motif even as torn-paper collages.
For the tulip flower, imagine layering torn pieces of paper and rounding them into shape.
Using advertisements is recommended—you can discover unexpected color combinations! The stem is straight, so it should be easy to make.
Adding leaves makes it even cuter, but it’s fine to skip them if that’s difficult.
Have fun making tulips in your favorite colors!
Tulip wall decoration
Make use of paper plates! Here’s an idea for a wall decoration made by attaching tulips.
It’s perfect for those who want to create small decorations due to the size of the classroom or limited display space.
You can also hang them not only on walls but on doors, lockers, or shoe racks.
You’ll need: decorative paper plates, origami paper, ribbon, glue or tape, tissue paper, twist ties, and scissors.
Displaying colorful tulip creations in the room will brighten up the space!
Heart paper fan
Here’s an idea for a heart-shaped paper fan that will give your room a cute vibe.
A paper fan is a decoration made by combining accordion-folded paper.
This time, we’ll create a heart shape by folding a rectangular sheet that’s been accordion-folded into a V shape.
Once it’s done, try decorating with it by sticking it on the wall, and so on.
It’s handy to have a clip ready for securing the V shape.
The fact that you don’t need scissors or glue is another charming point of this idea.
