[For 3-year-olds] A roundup of craft ideas to enjoy in summer! Introducing various motifs and techniques

Let’s paint the ocean with PET bottle stamps

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Perfect for Marine Day crafts! Let’s paint the ocean with plastic bottle stamps 🎶🫧 Preschool craft, childcare, ideas for childcare workers, making together with kids, easy craft, sea, stamps, construction paper, childcare worker

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Let’s have fun creating an ocean scene using a plastic bottle cap stamp that even young children can enjoy easily.

The materials are super simple! All you need is construction paper, a plastic bottle cap, paint, and a paper plate.

Squeeze your favorite paint colors onto the paper plate, dab the plastic bottle cap in the paint, and then stamp it onto the construction paper—that’s it! Using two or three colors like blue and light blue makes it look beautiful.

Finally, attach shell and fish shapes made from construction paper that you prepared in advance to complete the artwork.

It’s also lovely to add motifs you folded yourself with origami.

Give it a try for inspiration!

Sea creatures made with simple paper plates

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[Sea Creatures Craft 1] Easy with a paper plate! Seagull Sailor 🦤🌊 Nursery craft, preschool teacher, ideas for childcare, make it with kids, simple craft, paper plate craft, Seagull Sailor, summer craft

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Let’s make a cute seagull sailor using a paper plate.

It’s super easy! Fold the paper plate in half and position it with the curve facing downward.

Glue on a face, wings, a hat, and other parts made from construction paper, then draw the face and body with crayons to finish.

If you use a blue crayon to draw the sailor’s outfit details, it’ll look even more refreshing and summery.

The gentle rocking motion is adorable.

Be sure to craft and play while singing the song “Kamome no Suihei-san” together!

Summer at-home fun you can get all at the 100-yen shop!

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Everything you need from the 100-yen shop! Here are some ideas for summer play at home.

Have you heard of a sensory bag? It’s a pouch-like item used as a toy to stimulate children’s senses, letting them play while engaging their perception and sensations.

This time, let’s make a DIY sensory bag and play with it! You’ll need a vacuum/compression bag, decorative pom-poms, beads, and liquid laundry starch or school glue.

You can also add glitter for extra sparkle.

The cool, chilly feel makes it perfect for summer.

morning glory

Morning glories with origami! I explained how to fold them, with steps tailored for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds.

Vivid colors are beautiful! Here are some morning glory craft ideas.

When you think of flowers that are unique to summer, what comes to mind? In some regions, elementary school children grow morning glories at school.

This time, let’s make morning glories with origami.

You’ll need origami paper, construction paper, and crayons or colored pencils.

In the video, arrangement methods are introduced by age, so try adjusting the steps to match your child’s interests and attention span.

Using origami in your favorite colors will make it even more exciting.

corn

[Preschool Craft] Perfect for the Summer Season! Corn with Origami | Origami Corn

Let’s make a summer-only veggie! Here are some corn craft ideas.

What comes to mind when you think of summer vegetables? Corn, which often appears in anime and picture books, is perfect to make with kids.

You’ll need yellow origami paper, green origami paper, and crayons or pens.

For the step where you recreate the round shape of the corn, it’s reassuring to work together with a parent or teacher.

Also, drawing kernels on the finished corn will make it look even nicer!

Puni Puni Fruit

Looks just like the real thing! You can even peel the skin♪ I tried making a squishy fruit assortment [Oni Pita] DIY Fruits Squishy with Nano Tape 🍇🍉🍌🍓

They look just like the real thing! Here are some ideas for squishy, jiggly fruits.

Have you heard of nano tape? It’s a kind of tape with super strong adhesion that can be reused, and it’s apparently great for kitchens and DIY projects.

Let’s use this amazing nano tape to make squeezies.

In the video, bananas, watermelons, strawberries, and grapes are recreated to look glossy and bouncy, making you want to craft them with your kids.

Definitely give it a try!

stag beetle

[Origami] Summer origami “Stag Beetle” to make with a 3-year-old child

A big hit with kids! Here’s a fun stag beetle craft idea.

Stag beetles and rhinoceros beetles are insects that children really admire.

This time, let’s make a stag beetle—famous for its large jaws—using origami.

All you need is one sheet of origami paper and a pen.

It’s best to choose a color that matches the image of a stag beetle your child has in mind.

For steps where layers of paper need to be tucked in, it’s reassuring to work together with a parent or teacher.

We hope it turns into a wonderful creation that kids will be proud to show off to friends and family.