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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 (141–150)

Milk carton mobile

Fun Mobiles: Let’s Make a Spinning Mobile from a Milk Carton! (Chigasaki Park Experiential Learning Center Umikaze Terrace)

Milk carton mobile

Fun to make, and fun to hang from the ceiling and enjoy! Here are some ideas for making a mobile out of milk cartons.

You’ll need three milk cartons, a 14 cm bamboo skewer or wire, thread, acrylic paint, and craft glue.

In this idea, the collaboration of the moon with a cat and fish makes for an amusing design! You can freely adapt it to suit the design you want to create—whether a cute or cool vibe, animals, or your favorite motifs—so feel free to use this as a reference.

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Easter Eggs Made with Hole Punch Art

Production: Do you know about punch art? [Easter 🥚]

Easter Eggs Made with Hole Punch Art

Let’s make it with a hole punch! Here’s how to create cute Easter egg punch art.

You’ll need construction paper, a hole punch, glue, a small container, and some leftover construction paper.

First, punch shapes out of the leftover construction paper and put them in the container.

Then cut your favorite color of construction paper into an egg shape.

Apply glue to the egg in any pattern you like.

Make stripes, polka dots—any pattern kids love.

Sprinkle the punched pieces over the glued areas and tap gently—done! It also looks adorable as a wall display.

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Paper and yarn garland

Dandelion flowers and butterflies made with yarn and paper (with audio commentary)

Paper and yarn garland

Decorate with yarn dandelions and bring a touch of spring to your room! Wrap yellow or white yarn around four fingers, slide the bundle off gently, and tie the center with a short piece of yarn.

Snip the loops on both the top and bottom, then trim and fluff it into a round dandelion shape to finish.

Make leaves from construction paper and attach them to the dandelion with glue.

If you insert the leaves slightly into the dandelion as you glue, it will look more realistic.

They’re cute on walls or hallway displays, and also charming when hung as decorations.

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Spring wall decorations: A roundup of recommended motifs for daycare and kindergarten (151–160)

Garland made with paper strips

Cute cherry blossom decorations made with paper strips (with voice commentary) — How to make cute cherry blossom flower decorations using paper and staples

Garland made with paper strips

Here’s a charming cherry blossom decoration made from paper strips.

You’ll need pink construction paper, a stapler, scissors, a pencil, a ruler, and thread.

Prepare one strip measuring 2 cm by 30 cm and another strip measuring 2 cm by 20 cm from the pink paper.

Fold the 20 cm strip in half, then fold each half again to form an M shape.

Fold the 30 cm strip in half as well, mark 5 cm from the loose/fluttering end, fold at the mark, then continue folding it into an accordion with 5 cm-wide sections.

Slightly fold the mountain-fold edges to shape them like cherry blossom petals, staple the ends together, and finally turn the loop inside out to finish.

Make lots of them and thread them onto a string to decorate!

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No-sew felt cherry blossoms

[No Sewing!] Handmade Sakura Garland with Felt / No Pattern Needed / Easy / 100-Yen Shop DIY / felt / handmade / craft / cherry blossoms

No-sew felt cherry blossoms

When a room is decorated with pink cherry blossoms, it feels so festive and exciting, doesn’t it? Here’s an idea for making cherry blossoms out of felt—and you can do it without any sewing! Prepare a piece of pink felt measuring 4 cm by 20 cm.

Mark it at 4 cm intervals along the length to make four sections, then make vertical cuts at each mark, cutting about two-thirds of the way down.

Round the edges of the five frilly sections into gentle arches, then fold each arch in half and cut it diagonally to form petal shapes.

Apply glue to the base of the petal on the side without slits, and glue the ends together as well to finish.

You can customize it however you like, so try adapting the basic shape to create all kinds of variations!

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Artworks created using natural materials

Middle Nursery Class April Activities: “Spring Nature Items” (with subtitles)

Artworks created using natural materials

April has just the right climate and is the perfect season for walks and playing in the playground.

Here’s an activity for creating artworks using natural materials like leaves and branches found outdoors.

Prepare a container to collect fallen leaves and other items.

If children decorate their own container with stickers or markers, they’ll feel more attached to it and enjoy the activity even more.

Use cotton swabs to apply glue to the collected leaves and flowers, then stick them onto construction paper.

When placing the items, it’s important to value the child’s sensibilities and let them lead the process.

Once finished, display the pieces and enjoy the artwork!

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Butterfly mobile in a field of rapeseed blossoms

[Spring Craft] A Butterfly Mobile for a Canola Flower Field That Delights Babies 🦋

Butterfly mobile in a field of rapeseed blossoms

This is a mobile featuring a canola flower field and fluttering butterflies with a sweet, delicate look.

Cut around the middle of a plastic bottle and cover the cut edge with tape.

Attach a ribbon so it can be hung, then decorate it with origami cut into canola flower shapes.

Cut butterfly shapes from origami, attach separately made face and body parts, and fix a thread to the back.

Finally, stick the threads to the plastic bottle to complete a gently swaying, spring-themed mobile.

It would also be adorable to use the children’s face photos for the butterflies’ faces.

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