Create a miniature Japanese garden with a piece of thick green paper, some pebbles, colored tissue paper, construction paper, markers, glue, and an egg carton. Design the garden however you want, using the colored tissue paper to create flowers, the pebbles to create stone paths, and the construction paper to create trees. Glue three egg carton sections together to create a miniature pagoda, and glue the pagoda. Glue everything to the green base of the garden. Use the markers to add additional details or decorations.
Origami is the ancient Japanese art of creating paper animals and objects, which range from the simple to the complex. Use origami paper or simple construction paper to create different origami creatures, such as swans, frogs, or butterflies by folding the paper in different ways. Follow an origami diagram (see resources) or make up your own.
On Children's Day, children fly fish shaped wind socks known as koinobori. You can either download a fish wind sock template (see resources) or create your own. Color and cut out the fish design in two pieces, and then glue or sew the pieces together. Slip a ring made out of a plastic cup into the fish's mouth and attach string at least five feet long into the mouth. Attach the fish to a flagpole or dowel to fly.
Create and design a fan using a square piece of white paper, watercolors, and a yarn or cotton cord. Use the watercolors to paint natural shapes on the paper, such as rivers, flowers, or trees. After the watercolors dry, fold the two edges of the square paper into the center, and then fold them again twice to create several vertical creases, much like the creases of a concertina or accordion. Wrap the yarn or cotton cord around the bottom end of the paper fan to create a handle.