May Day Crafts for Preschool Children with Paper

You can create several lovely May Day crafts with preschool children using paper. May Day, commonly overlooked, offers a lot of fun projects and ways of celebrating. This article provides you with instructions on creating May Day crafts using paper; these craft suit preschool children well.

Flower Crown

A flower crown is fun and easy to make. For this craft you need construction paper in a wide variety of colors, scissors, tape, yarn, and glue. Start by helping preschool kids cut a long strip of construction paper. Then help kids cut several flower shapes from different colored pieces of construction paper. Circles work well for flowers and diamonds work well for leaves.

While the children are practicing their motor skills and shapes, you can place tape over both sides of both ends of the strip of paper. Then use the scissors to poke holes in the tapes area. Cut a few pieces of yarn and tie them to the holes in the paper. This will allow the child to tie the crown around their head.

When everything is cut out and the yarn is tied, allow kids to decorate their crowns using the circles and diamonds. You can also add buttons or mini pompoms to the center of the flowers if these items are available.

Grass Basket

Another May Day craft using paper is a grass basket. This symbolizes spring and the job of this holiday. For this craft you will need green construction paper, scissors, tape, and glue. Help preschool kids cut several long strips from the green paper. Then help them shape a piece of construction paper into a cone. Use the tape to secure it in place tightly. Then help preschoolers trim the wide end of the cone to make it even.

Use one strip of paper to add a handle to the cone basket. Then help kids cut the other strips into grass. This is done by cutting several slits in the top of the paper. Remind kids to not cut the strip all the way through, but if they do cut it all the way through on accident it is ok because it will not affect the way the basket is created. When all the strips are cut attach them to the basket. Start at the top and slightly overlap the strips so the grass can be ruffled outward. When the glue dries, this basket can easily be used to store treats or flowers for your May Day celebration.

These easy paper crafts provide preschool children with fun May Day activities and memories.