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[Childcare] Fun to Make! Recommended Craft Ideas for 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.
9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

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.

[Childcare] Fun to make! Recommended spring craft ideas (11–20)

Easy tulips you can enjoy by sticking them on

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Here’s a gentle and fun craft that lets you enjoy a springlike atmosphere.

Cut construction paper into the shape of a tulip to make a base.

Next, prepare felt in your favorite colors and cut it into circles, squares, or any sizes and shapes you like.

Once you’re ready, stick the felt pieces onto the tulip base to decorate.

If you start with the larger felt pieces, it’s easier to keep things balanced and to place them.

By decorating freely, you’ll create a colorful and cute tulip.

Finally, glue on a stem and leaves made from construction paper to finish.

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Two easy and cute spring wall decorations

[Recommended when you're short on time] Two tulip crafts you can use for spring wall displays 🌷 #preschoolcrafts #nurseryteacher #teachingideas #traineenurseryteacher #nurseryteacherlife #withkids #origami #origamicraft #tulip

Two easy and cute spring wall decorations

Here are two quick and easy tulip crafts perfect for when you’re short on time.

The first is an origami tulip.

Start with the back side of the origami paper facing up, fold it into a triangle twice, then open it once.

Using the center line of the edge as an axis, fold up the left and right corners diagonally to suggest the shape of a tulip.

Glue it in place and you’re done! The second uses a sheet of drawing paper in a size that’s easy for kids to draw on.

Let them freely add color with crayons.

Then decorate with round stickers and the like, have an adult cut it into a tulip shape, and paste it onto a backing sheet.

Finally, draw the stem and leaves with crayons to finish.

It’s fun to play with all kinds of colors, so be sure to give it a try.

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Let’s draw cherry blossoms using only a straw!

[Using only a straw] Let’s draw cherry blossoms♪ Just stamp them—simple and cute

Let's draw cherry blossoms using only a straw!

Make five evenly spaced cuts on one side of a straw, then spread that section out into a flower shape.

After that, just dip it in pink paint and stamp it to create a cherry blossom tree.

Beforehand, stick a trunk made from construction paper onto the backing sheet, and have the children stamp over it.

You can stamp to clearly show the flower shape, or layer the stamps to express a tree in full bloom.

After pressing the stamp onto the backing sheet, move the handle in a circular motion as it is.

That will create a clean flower shape!

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Quick and easy with bubble wrap stamps! Cute beehive

For spring crafts! An easy way to make a beehive using bubble wrap stamps

Quick and easy with bubble wrap stamps! Cute beehive

This is a fun stamping activity to make a cute honeycomb using bubble wrap.

Roll the bubble wrap to create a stamp, dab it in paint, and pop-pop it onto construction paper to easily make a honeycomb-like pattern.

Using two colors of paint lets you enjoy the contrast and looks very pretty.

Once the pattern is done, make bees and other parts and glue them on.

Since it’s just stamping, even young children can enjoy it and get absorbed in the activity.

After you attach the parts at the end, your adorable honeycomb artwork is complete!

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Newspaper stamp fun! How to make cherry blossoms

Crumple up a sheet of newspaper and use it as a stamp to make cute cherry blossoms 🌸✨ #shorts #preschoolcrafts #cherryblossomcraft #springcrafts #fortwoyearolds #marchcrafts

Newspaper stamp fun! How to make cherry blossoms

Once you roll up newspaper into a ball, dip it in paint and dab away! That alone creates a cherry blossom craft perfect for spring.

After stamping on cherry-colored construction paper, cut it out to resemble the blossoms on a cherry tree.

Combine it with a trunk made from brown construction paper and attach everything to the base to finish.

For the base, prepare construction paper in sky blue to suggest the sky and green to suggest a spring field.

By adding green only to the lower part of the blue paper, you can represent a cherry tree blooming on a hill.

Besides deep pink, I think using white or yellow paint will also look beautiful.

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Perfect for spring! How to make fava beans

Spring craft: “Broad Beans” – A simple how-to explained by a childcare worker (for ages 2–3)

Perfect for spring! How to make fava beans

This is a cute broad bean craft.

Use glue to stick the prepared broad beans and parts onto construction paper.

When you’re done, use stickers and crayons to draw faces and add expressions.

It’s fun to make while thinking, “What kind of face should I do?” The steps are simple, so it’s an easy project for the beginning of a new school year or right after entering school.

If you stick them on construction paper, they make adorable pieces, and if you make a lot, they’re great as wall decorations.

Please use this as a reference and try your own variations!

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[Early Childhood Education] Fun to Make! Recommended Spring Craft Ideas (21–30)

Let’s look for spring! Making a magnifying glass

'Craft: Magnifying Glass' — Let’s make our own original magnifying glasses and go explore lots of springtime nature!

Let’s look for spring! Making a magnifying glass

Here’s how to make a magnifying glass that’s perfect for spring walks and bug hunting.

Prepare two pieces of thick paper with circular cutouts, construction paper, clear cellophane, tape, and colored pens.

Fold a rectangular piece of construction paper to add strength and shape it into the handle of the magnifying glass.

Attach the handle firmly to the bottom of one of the circular cutouts so it won’t come off.

Place the cellophane over the cutout and stick it down, then trim off any excess with scissors.

Finally, glue the second circular cutout on top, and your magnifying glass is complete.

Use colored pens to decorate it and make your own original magnifying glass!

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