[For 5-year-olds] Let’s enjoy summer! Summer craft ideas for 5-year-olds
A hot summer when heatstroke precautions mean more time spent indoors.
Here are some fun craft ideas that let children feel the summer even inside! Themes that five-year-olds will enjoy include fireworks, watermelons, stag beetles, and sunflowers.
Crafts using summer motifs nurture children’s imagination and expressive skills, and help them develop fine motor skills, too.
These activities are perfect for five-year-olds, so try making a variety of things and enjoy a wonderful summer! Because the children’s creations are treated as artworks, this text uses the term “seisaku” (制作) to refer to them.
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[Age 5] Enjoy Summer! Summer Craft Ideas for 5-Year-Olds (41–50)
plastic bottle shower

Kids love playing in the shower, don’t they? Here’s a simple shower toy you can make using a plastic bottle.
Cut off the bottle’s neck and cover the edge with tape to prevent injuries.
Puncture holes on both sides of the rim and thread a vinyl string through them to make a handle, then make about 5–6 holes in the bottom.
Decorate the bottle with vinyl tape to make it cute, and you’re done! When you scoop up water, it will pour out through the holes like a shower.
Summer item! Straw hat

Let me show you a simple way to fold a summery, breezy straw hat.
First, fold the origami paper into a triangle to make a crease.
Open it up, then fold the two left edges to meet the crease.
Next, fold the remaining corner inward to form an isosceles triangle.
Flip the paper over and fold up the base of the triangle by about 2 cm.
Fold that section down in half, then fold it up again in half to create the brim.
Fold down the top point of the triangle to shape the hat, tuck in both corners to round it out, and you’re done!
How to fold a classic summer watermelon (origami)

Here’s how to make a delicious summer favorite—an origami watermelon.
Attach red and green origami paper together so that both colored sides are visible.
Fold it in half and cut along the center with scissors.
With the red side facing up, fold up the bottom slightly.
Flip it over and fold it in half; then fold the sides inward along the center line so they’re symmetrical.
Flip it over again, fold in any parts that stick out, and tuck them into the pocket to finish the watermelon.
Use a felt-tip pen to draw the seeds and make your tasty-looking watermelon! Using yellow and green origami paper is also recommended.
Easy whale origami

Here’s a simple and cute summer whale origami.
Prepare one sheet of origami paper and fold it in half.
Fold the corners toward the center line.
After folding it in half along the center line, turn it over, fold up the corner, and create the whale’s mouth by tucking the right tip inward.
Finally, fold in the whale’s tail to finish.
Use a felt-tip pen to draw the eyes and cheeks to make your own original whale! Display your finished whale on the wall and enjoy the summer.
Easy way to fold a seashell (origami)

Let’s make colorful, eye-catching summer seashells.
Start by folding the origami paper into a triangle twice.
Fold the left and right corners down to meet at the center bottom.
Next, fold the two middle corners outward to meet the outer corners.
Fold the left and right edges in to align with the center crease, then fold down the small triangular flap.
Again, fold the lower left and right corners in along the crease.
Fold the top corner so both sides are the same height, then tuck the corners to refine the seashell shape—and you’re done.
Enjoy crafting as you work with your hands.
Using colored pens to add patterns to the shell gives it extra dimension and is highly recommended.
Goldfish scooping toy

Goldfish scooping, a classic at summer festival stalls, is actually easy to make and enjoy at home! Cut a milk carton into a long strip to form a ring, attach a handle made from another piece of the carton, stretch a drain net over it, and secure it with vinyl tape to make a poi (scooper).
Next, draw fish on a milk carton, cut them out, and make your goldfish.
You can also cut goldfish from construction paper and laminate them between layers of OPP tape.
Float the goldfish in water and scoop them up with the poi.
Since the poi won’t tear, even small children can enjoy it.
Sea creatures made with bubble wrap
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It's okay to at least dream in a dream... – San Usagi
Let’s have fun creating an ocean scene using bubble wrap as cushioning material.
First, cut the bubble wrap into circles and stick them onto construction paper.
Be sure to leave some gaps between them.
Once you’ve painted the bubble wrap with colors, imagine them as octopuses, turtles, or fish, and use paint to add legs or heads around the bubble wrap.
Finally, stick on googly-eye stickers to finish.
It’s also cute and recommended to draw seaweed in the empty spaces or use holographic round stickers to represent bubbles in the water.



