[For 4-year-olds] Crafts to make with preschoolers in July and August: Creative activities that let kids feel the summer

[Stencil] Uchiwa Fan Making

[Nursery/Kindergarten] 39 Summer Craft Ideas [July & August]

How about making uchiwa fans in July using a stenciling technique where kids dab paint stamps onto templates? The teacher can prepare the stencils in advance and have the children dab the paint onto them.

Any summery design works—think of themes that help kids feel the season, like sea creatures, shells, fireworks, or watermelons.

A tip is to use stamp colors that stand out against the background paper.

The stamping process is a lot of fun, so the children are sure to enjoy it.

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shaved ice

[Nursery/Kindergarten] Rainbow Shaved Ice for Summer Festival Pretend Play! [July Craft]

How about making shaved ice, a summer staple? If you make it together with your child, it will become a fun memory.

Create the bowl and ice parts with construction paper, and use tissue paper, raffia tape, or tissues to represent the ice.

Color the syrup with paints or crayons to complete a colorful shaved ice.

Using stamps makes it enjoyable even for small children.

The finished piece is perfect as a wall decoration for your room, too.

It’s a great way to feel cool during the hot summer.

Try making a one-of-a-kind shaved ice in your child’s favorite colors and shapes.

Guri and Gura’s Seaside Swim

[Kindergarten/Daycare] July: Guri and Gura Seaside Swimming - Art/Painting & Craft

Let’s try making a craft inspired by the picture book “Guri and Gura’s Seaside Adventure.” First, use blue and white paint on light blue construction paper to create waves.

Prepare the environment so the children can freely express themselves.

Make Guri and Gura using origami—don’t forget their trademark red and blue hats.

Next, cut out two swim rings from construction paper.

Finally, glue all the parts onto the paper, and it’s complete! Just looking at it will make you feel like you’re at the beach.

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Mr./Ms. Suisui Goldfish

[Kindergarten/Daycare] July: Suisui Goldfish Painting and Crafts

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!

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Soramame-kun’s Meadow Playtime

[Kindergarten/Preschool] Themed on a Popular Picture Book! July: Soramame-kun’s Meadow Play – Art and Crafts

Here are some craft ideas for July inspired by the popular picture book series “Soramame-kun”! Let’s all work together to make cute Soramame-kun characters.

For Soramame-kun and Edamame-kun, cut origami paper into bean shapes and use jute twine to make their legs.

Also, let’s make flat pinwheels out of origami.

When children use scissors, please make sure teachers or guardians provide support.

In addition to pasting the crafts onto backing paper to display on the wall, it’s also fine to make pinwheels you can actually hold and play with.

Just like Soramame-kun and friends, it might be fun to take your pinwheels out to the playground and enjoy the summer breeze.

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Aloha shirt with bleeding art and vegetable stamps

Aloha shirts, known as one of the formal outfits in Okinawa.

They come in a variety of patterns, and you can’t help but want to wear one when you go on a summer vacation.

Here, we’ll introduce an idea for making your own aloha shirt.

Brush water onto white construction paper, then let children freely add colors with paints on top.

They’ll enjoy watching the paint bleed where the water was first applied.

Once the paint dries, add patterns using vegetable stamps, then cut the paper into the shape of an aloha shirt.

Cut out a collar from the same sheet and glue it on, then add round stickers as buttons to finish! Change up the paint colors and the vegetables used for stamping to create your own unique aloha shirts.

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Surprise Parfait

[Kindergarten/Preschool] July Dream Big Parfait: Drawing and Crafts

Why not try making a jumbo parfait of your dreams together with the kids? First, cut tissue paper into circles and paint them with watercolors.

Next, tear pieces of origami paper and paste them onto a template with a parfait glass drawn on it.

In addition to origami, using crumpled floral paper adds a three-dimensional finish.

You can use the circular tissue paper as scoops of ice cream, make Pocky sticks or pudding out of origami—by combining various materials, it will look just as delicious as a real parfait.

Have fun making it together with the kids in a lively, cheerful atmosphere!

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