[Childcare] A roundup of summer craft ideas to enjoy with 2-year-olds

[Finger Stamp] Fireworks

[Production] How to Make Fireworks! Simple yet customizable! Introducing 9 patterns

Here’s a simple firework craft idea: just dab paint with your fingers onto a round piece of black construction paper.

It’s best to use highly pigmented paint at full strength, but if the paint is too thick, mix in a little water.

Since you’ll be putting paint on fingertips, have a wet towel ready for wiping hands.

There’s no set rule for how to apply the paint—radiating from the center or all over the surface are both fine.

Let the kids follow their own instincts; you’ll enjoy seeing all kinds of firework shapes.

Once finished, mount the piece on construction paper and use it as a wall decoration.

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(Footprint) Swimming Goldfish and Goldfish Bowl

Footprint Craft Vol. 1! August/Summer Craft Book “Refreshing Goldfish Bowl” – For Infants 0–1 Year Old – [Nursery/Kindergarten]

Making a goldfish bowl with swimming goldfish creates a cool, refreshing look—perfect for a summer craft.

Since it uses footprints, it also becomes a sweet keepsake of a child’s growth.

First, the teacher sticks a paper goldfish bowl and water plants onto construction paper.

Next, take footprints of the one-year-olds on a separate sheet.

Using solid red is fine, or leave the toes white for a cute finish.

Once the footprints dry, cut them out, put double-sided tape on the back, and attach the goldfish fins.

Let the children “swim” their footprint goldfish by sticking them wherever they like.

Add white round stickers to represent bubbles.

To finish, the teacher should attach tissue paper as the goldfish tails.

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snail

[Nursery/Kindergarten] June Craft Perfect for the Rainy Season! How to Make a Snail [Toddler/Infant Class]

Here are some craft ideas themed around snails, the quintessential creatures of the rainy season.

Let’s make various kinds of snails—from ones you can place in a room to wall-hanging decorations! If you’re using construction paper, we recommend adding patterns with batik techniques or stamping.

Once you roll the construction paper into a spiral, attach eyes made from pipe cleaners to finish.

If you’re using a paper plate, you can depict the snail’s pattern with torn-paper collage.

You can also put tissue paper into a clear bag to create a three-dimensional snail.

Try making projects that harness children’s free and creative ideas.

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Blurry Painting Ice Cream

[Preschool Crafts] Perfect for summer wall displays! Easy blot-painting ice cream

When you think of summer, it’s the perfect season for delicious ice cream.

Let’s express the sweet ice cream that kids love using a wet-on-wet painting technique.

For preparation, cut white drawing paper into circles.

Then lightly moisten them with water.

Have the children drop their favorite paints onto the paper and enjoy watching the colors bleed and spread.

If there are too many colors, they may blend too much during the bleeding process and not finish neatly, so it’s best to limit the number of colors in advance.

Once the ice cream circles are dry, stick them onto a cone—and it’s done! Enjoy making original ice cream art with the children.

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Fluffy jellyfish

Nursery craft: Summer creatures! Cute and fluffy jellyfish (using tissue paper)

This is a fluffy jellyfish craft that even small children can enjoy making! It’s appealing because it uses easy-to-find materials from 100-yen shops, like drain nets and tissue paper.

The step where you crumple the tissue paper into balls lets kids enjoy the texture of the materials.

You make it by stuffing the crumpled tissue paper into a drain net and tying it tightly with thread to finish.

If you thread string through the top of the jellyfish, you can also hang it as a decoration! Try filling it with tissue paper in various colors to create your very own original jellyfish.

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A Stroll by the Sea with the Boing-Boing Jellyfish

[Kindergartens & Daycare] Fun to Move! July “Poyoyon” Jellyfish Sea Walk – Art & Craft

Jellyfish that swim all jiggly and fluffy are so cute, aren’t they? Let’s make a craft themed around those adorable jellyfish taking a stroll through the sea! To capture that jiggly jellyfish feel, it’s best to add a mechanism that creates movement.

After drawing a jellyfish on construction paper, attach an accordion-folded strip of paper behind it to act like a spring.

That way, when you touch it, the jellyfish will wobble and jiggle, making it fun for kids.

Around the jellyfish, draw fish and seaweed or add origami pieces to create a lively ocean scene.

When coloring the jellyfish, use paints with extra water to bring out their translucent look!

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Colorful-sticker fish

Sticker play suitable from age 1: Let’s make colorful fish with paper plates!

Why not make colorful fish with sticker pasting? Round stickers are easy for little hands to peel and stick, so they’re sure to be captivated! If you’re incorporating this into a July craft, turn paper plates into summery fish motifs.

To let the children go all out with sticker pasting, portion the stickers into small amounts and put them in cases so they’re easy to use.

The colorful polka-dotted fish look cool and give an early taste of summer.

Each child’s individuality will show in how they place the stickers, so once they’re finished, it’ll be fun to display their creations!

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