Japanese Cherry Blossom Lanterns :: Spring Craft :: Haiku Poetry

Japanese Cherry Blossom Craft and Haiku Poetry Activity


A creative, integrated Haiku Poetry Unit, classroom decoration, art project and 3D model all rolled into one beautiful Spring Activity! This is a very versatile art project the can be used for celebrating Cherry Blossom Festivals, Apple Blossoms, Spring, Poetry and Japanese culture.


Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Embedded within this Japanese Lantern Craft there are several activities to extend your students learning about Blossoms, Spring, and Cherry Blossom Festivals in Japan and Washington DC.

These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students…so many possibilities.

This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Spring Craft that will take about 90 minutes to complete. Or as Japanese Cherry Blossom Lantern and Haiku Poetry that will take upwards of a week to complete.

With my Kiddos, I have them spend a great amount time coloring their Blossoms as closely to the naturally occurring colors…this becomes a great observational and attention to detail project. I love teaching the kids how to layer and blend colors to create 3D dimensional optical effects.


Included in this unit
:: Bits and Pieces to create a Japanese lantern with lots of variations…see samples in preview ::


:: Bottom trim ::
Trims with ample space for writing facts or poems
Trim with Cute Cherry Blossom Haiku written by me with primary tracing letters


:: Activity Worksheets ::
4 Haiku writing sheets
2 Can Have Are Charts
2 Circle Charts