[For 5-year-olds] Let’s enjoy summer! Summer craft ideas for 5-year-olds

Easy whale origami

[Preschool Craft] Summer project! We’ll show you an easy way to fold a whale with 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.

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Easy way to fold a seashell (origami)

[Summer Origami] Easy Seashell 3 Folding Method with Audio Commentary ☆ Origami Shell 3 Tutorial / Tatsukuri

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.

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Goldfish scooping toy

Handmade water-play toy! Goldfish scooping—chase away bath-time fuss with “The Goldfish Ran Away”! Perfect for summer festivals [Nursery/Kindergarten]

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.

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Sea creatures made with bubble wrap

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Sea creatures made with bubble wrap 🐙 Enjoy the texture of the material and make the most of its qualities 🎨✨ It’s also great because you can have fun with paints!#Childcare CraftingNursery teacher / Childcare workerSummer CraftChildcare#NurseryTeacherDailyLifework　#Puchipuchi　

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.

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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!

Aquarium building

Aquarium-making (for 5-year-olds)

As we spend more time indoors during the summer, why not take this opportunity to enjoy some focused crafting with your children? This time, we’re introducing an aquarium-making activity.

Aquariums, where you can see a variety of creatures up close, are full of charm for kids.

By creating their own aquariums, children can nurture their creativity and expressive skills.

Prepare familiar materials like paper plates and plastic bottles, and let the children cut and paste according to their own ideas and images—this helps develop fine motor skills and spatial awareness.

It’s great to carry out the activity while valuing children’s free-thinking and flashes of inspiration.

We hope you’ll give it a try!