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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 (11–20)

Sakura Clockwork Wall

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Sakura Clockwork Wall

There are many types of wall decorations, but a trick wall where cherry blossoms bloom is quite rare, isn’t it? First, prepare a cherry tree with only the trunk and no flowers, and make slits where you want the flowers to appear.

For the flowers, mark circles on white construction paper and add small “horns” (tabs), then draw cherry blossoms inside the circles.

Cut a slit from the tip of each horn to the center, and insert only one side into the trunk.

If you take the protruding horn and twist it around, the flower will bloom.

It’s also fun to make them bloom one by one in time with the cherry blossom season.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Cherry blossoms for indoor hanami (flower viewing)

[Easy] Cherry Blossom Wall Decorations 🌸 Enjoy Hanami Indoors 🌸 [Origami & Tissue Paper] All from the 100-yen shop ✨ Paper Craft DIY Cherry Blossoms. Origami

Cherry blossoms for indoor hanami (flower viewing)

How about making a wall decoration so you can enjoy cherry blossom viewing indoors? Let’s fill an entire wall with flowers and have fun.

All you need is tissue paper you can buy at a 100-yen shop.

Stack five sheets and fold them accordion-style.

After folding, staple the center, then gently separate the layers so they don’t tear.

Once all the layers are fluffed out, you’ll have a large, round flower base.

Next, make sakura blossoms from origami and stick them on top.

Create the tree trunk with brown paper, attach the flower section, and you’re done.

Making a few in different colors will add depth.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Origami Bamboo Shoot

Introducing an easy way to fold a bamboo shoot with origami! Why not fold some during the spring season and use them as decorations? [Ori-Tsuku]

Origami Bamboo Shoot

Bamboo shoots are a hallmark of spring.

Their taste and appearance are irresistible, aren’t they? Many people might even say they’re a favorite.

How about trying to fold bamboo shoots with origami? The steps are relatively simple and quick, so try making several.

They’re fun to stick on the wall, and it’s also enjoyable to fold a basket or bamboo with origami and paste them together as if placing the shoots inside.

Subtly decorating your space with seasonal accents lets you feel Japan’s four seasons even indoors—it’s delightful, isn’t it?

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Dandelion wreath

Introducing how to make a three-dimensional dandelion wreath decoration with origami! Why not try making it as a spring decoration for April and May? [Tsukuru-mon]

Dandelion wreath

Why not try making a dandelion wreath with origami? Dandelions are one of the flowers that symbolize spring, and some of you may have made crowns with real dandelions.

Here’s how to make it.

Cut yellow origami paper into thin strips and fold each strip in half; connect two strips together, then make small cuts along the looped edge.

After making the cuts, roll it up tightly—this will be the flower.

Create the fluff (seed head) the same way using tissue paper.

The wreath is made by assembling pieces crafted from green paper.

Attach the leaves, flowers, and fluff to the wreath, and it’s complete.

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Torn-paper cherry blossoms

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Torn-paper cherry blossoms

Let me introduce a torn-paper collage of cherry blossoms that captures the warm feeling of spring.

Get your materials ready: origami paper, construction paper, colored pencils, scissors, glue, and double-sided tape.

First, make a draft, cut out the cherry blossoms, and start sticking torn pieces of origami onto them.

The key is to place the pieces so there are no gaps.

If you glue cherry blossom-shaped origami cutouts on top of the collage, it might create a more three-dimensional look.

Once you attach the cherry blossom trunk, it’s complete! Cutting additional origami into cherry blossom shapes and decorating around it will make it even more vibrant.

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Perfect for walls too! Origami cherry tree

[Origami] Easy! Cherry Blossom Tree - How to Make an Origami Cherry Blossoms

Perfect for walls too! Origami cherry tree

Have each child make one cherry blossom tree so we can turn the room into a famous cherry blossom spot! Prepare five small origami sheets (7.5 cm × 7.5 cm) for the cherry blossoms and one brown origami sheet cut in half (15 cm × 7.5 cm).

For the cherry blossoms, fold the square in half vertically, make X-shaped crease lines on one side, then fold it along those creases into a triangle-like shape.

Next, draw a petal-like outline, cut along the line, and open it up to complete a cherry blossom.

Make five of these.

For the tree trunk, take the brown origami, fold it in half and open it, then fold both ends toward the center, and slightly flare out the root area—done! Glue the cherry blossoms onto the tree to finish.

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Spring wall decorations: A roundup of recommended motifs for nurseries and kindergartens (21–30)

wriggly caterpillar

Here’s a perfect craft for two-year-olds: a wiggly caterpillar made with tissue paper.

Prepare construction paper, thick cardstock, tissue paper, double-sided tape, and round stickers.

Cut one circle from construction paper and five circles of the same size from cardstock.

Have the children crumple the tissue paper and stick it onto the cardstock circles.

Mixing different tissue paper colors before crumpling and attaching them will look cute, too.

Connect the tissue-covered cardstock circles in the color order they like, then attach the circle of construction paper with the caterpillar’s face drawn on it at the front—and it’s done! The color order and facial expression will showcase their individuality and make for adorable caterpillars.

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