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Spring wall decorations: A roundup of recommended motifs for nurseries and kindergartens

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At daycare centers and kindergartens, you make fun wall displays every month, right?

Spring wall displays are full of cute motifs.

For teachers who are unsure which ones to use, here’s a roundup of wall display ideas perfect for spring, from March to May!

Cherry blossoms, colorful flowers, and adorable spring insects will brighten up the classroom.

If you make them together with the children, the fun doubles!

You can also combine several motifs to create original decorations.

Try expressing the excitement of spring on your walls!

Spring wall decorations: A roundup of recommended motifs for nurseries and kindergartens (71–80)

Cherry blossoms decorated using pillars

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An idea that’s perfect for large spaces like plazas, gymnasiums, and entrance areas is to use pillars to create cherry blossoms.

First, find a pillar to serve as the base.

Then treat the pillar as the trunk of a cherry tree and decorate the top with cherry blossoms made from origami or similar materials.

Add plenty of blossoms to evoke a tree in full bloom.

Because it uses the entire pillar, the piece will have a strong presence even in wide spaces.

As a variation, you could wrap the pillar with wood-colored paper.

This will make it look even more like a cherry tree.

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Cherry blossoms made with balloons

How to make a cherry blossom [Balloon Art] / How to make a sakura [Balloon Art]

Cherry blossoms made with balloons

When it comes to flowers that represent April, cherry blossoms come to mind.

This time, we’ll introduce a wall decoration of cherry blossoms made with balloons.

Balloon art may seem difficult, but let’s check the tricks—how to twist the balloons and where to tuck them in—and give it a try.

If you also make the cherry tree branches with balloons and attach the blossoms, the result will look plumper and even more charming.

A classroom with three-dimensional cherry blossom balloon art looks absolutely adorable.

Children starting a new chapter in their lives are sure to feel excited and delighted when they see the cherry blossom balloon art.

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cherry blossom arch window

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cherry blossom arch window

Cherry blossoms made as papercut art from folded origami.

By changing where you use scissors or a craft knife, you can create cherry blossoms in many different designs.

Try displaying the cherry blossom papercuts in an arched window made from origami.

If you make the window with blue origami paper, it will look like cherry blossoms blooming under a blue sky.

The blue sky seems to bless the children’s upcoming life at the kindergarten.

If you also make cherry blossom petals from origami and decorate the wall, it will look even more beautiful.

This is a craft you can adapt to flowers of other seasons as well, not just cherry blossoms.

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Spring wall decorations: A roundup of recommended motifs for nurseries and kindergartens (81–90)

A wall display of cherry blossoms that sway in paper cups

[Craft Idea] Cherry Blossom Festival wall decoration made with origami and paper cups, swaying in the spring breeze — Spring wall decorations (April, senior recreation, day service, occupational therapy)

A wall display of cherry blossoms that sway in paper cups

The key points are the calm atmosphere and the beautiful cherry blossom petals! Here’s an idea for a wall decoration with cherry blossoms that sway using paper cups.

Cherry blossoms are the symbol of spring, right? They also represent beauty and fleetingness, and this craft idea perfectly fits that image.

Try making it together with children.

You’ll need origami paper, tissue paper, thick paper, paper cups, chiyogami (patterned paper), paper tape, and so on.

Making lots of cherry blossoms will create a gorgeous finish, so it’s great if everyone can work together! Take this opportunity to give it a try.

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Sakura made of yarn

No knitting! Cherry blossoms made with yarn 🌸

Sakura made of yarn

Here’s an idea for making yarn cherry blossoms without knitting.

First, prepare white and red yarn and a template shaped like the letter “凸.” The template should have slits at the tips.

For detailed measurements, refer to various websites or homepages.

Then follow the steps to wrap the yarn around the template and form the cherry blossom petals.

Since you’ll be gluing the pieces together, there’s no need to knit.

Even people unfamiliar with knitting can try this easily.

If it doesn’t come out well, I recommend adjusting the size of the thick paper template.

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Make a carp streamer with dyed paper

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

Make a carp streamer with dyed paper

An event recommended for older kindergarteners! Here’s an idea for making carp streamers (koinobori) using dyed paper.

Older kindergarteners are at a stage where they can do things on their own and develop a sense of responsibility.

It’s also their final year spent with teachers and friends at daycare or kindergarten, so let’s hold events on these important days to create memories and feel their growth! You’ll need dyed paper or washi (rice paper), paints, crayons, scissors, glue, and rubber bands.

Both the process of making them and the time spent admiring the finished creations become precious memories.

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Let’s make it using tissue paper

How to Make a Dandelion Wall Display? A Preschool Teacher Explains Recommended Spring New-Term Crafts (For Ages 1–3)

Let's make it using tissue paper

Here’s a cute spring wall display featuring dandelions.

Prepare construction paper, tissue paper, round stickers, scissors, and glue to get started.

Cut a circle from construction paper, fold it three times to divide it into eight sections, then cut two triangular notches at the top.

When you open the paper, it will form a dandelion shape.

Make the fluff (seed head) the same way using a different color of construction paper.

Use green construction paper to create leaves and stems.

Glue the dandelion parts onto the base sheet.

For the ladybug, assemble all the parts and use round stickers to make the wing spots.

Changing the color of the round stickers would be cute too.

Crumple tissue paper into a small ball for the dandelion center, glue it on, and you’re done!

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