[For 3-year-olds] A roundup of craft ideas to enjoy in summer! Introducing various motifs and techniques
Summer is full of fun events at nurseries and kindergartens, like water play and festivals! But there are also days when it’s too hot to play outside.
On those days, how about enjoying some crafting? Through making things, children can discover new ideas, get inspired, and feel happy.
Here, we’ve gathered summer craft ideas recommended for three-year-olds.
With a variety of themes and techniques, kids can create projects they’ll enjoy.
Please use this as a reference and have fun enjoying summer together with the children! Because the children’s creations are treated as works, we use the term “seisaku” (制作) in the text.
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silky beach
Summer-themed art projects and activities not only let children enjoy the season, they also nurture their imagination! Let’s try expressing a beach atmosphere through art to boost those summer vibes.
Kids can color freely on construction paper shaped like a beach umbrella, or tear tissue paper to resemble beach sand and glue it onto paper.
With their free ideas, what kind of beach will they create? Both children and teachers will be excited to find out.
It would also be lovely to display the children’s drawings or photos under the umbrella!
Mr./Ms. Suisui Goldfish
Goldfish are a familiar sight at festivals.
The way they glide gracefully through the water feels so refreshing! Here’s a summer-themed craft idea inspired by goldfish.
First, take a sheet of construction paper to represent the surface of a fishbowl.
Put paint on some marbles and roll them across the paper to create patterns.
Next, cut a paper doily in half, fold both ends, and use red paint to stamp.
Finally, attach the patterned paper and goldfish parts to a fishbowl shape made from construction paper—and you’re done! With steps like marble rolling and stamping, it’s perfect for kids to enjoy, so have fun making it!
Blurry 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.
Colorful-sticker fish
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!
Fireworks with stamps
Let’s try using a toilet paper roll to create fireworks.
It’s suitable for ages 3 and up, and a nice touch is that kids can join in from the stamp-making step! First, make lots of cuts into the toilet paper roll from the edge partway down.
The length of the cuts will change the size of the fireworks.
You can make stamps in various sizes to make it even more fun.
Once the stamps are ready, dip them into paint poured into a tray, then stamp them onto black construction paper.
Stamp away and create your own fireworks just the way you like!