A collection of summer vacation craft ideas made with 100-yen shop materials
The 100-yen shops are incredibly convenient because they have a wide variety of items.
Nowadays, they don’t just offer low prices—there are plenty of high-quality products too.
Here, we introduce fun craft projects you can make for summer vacation assignments using materials you can get at 100-yen shops, as well as projects that are great to try when you have some extra time.
Many of these summer crafts can even be used as everyday household items.
Please use this as a reference and enjoy making them together with your children!
- Crafts you can make with 100-yen shop items! A collection of fun project ideas that elementary school kids will love
- [Summer Vacation Crafts] Stylish Ideas for Girls
- Simple yet amazing crafts: craft ideas that elementary school students will want to make
- For summer vacation homework! Simple and amazing crafts for elementary school students that you’ll want to make after seeing them
- [Easy and Simple] Popular DIY Ideas You Can Make with Materials from 100-Yen Shops
- [100-Yen Store Crafts] Handmade ideas that captivate adults too. Stylish DIY/handmade.
- Toys you can make from cardboard crafts! Authentic ideas you can build and play with
- [For Adults] Simple yet Impressive Crafts: A Stylish, Eye-Catching Collection
- Craft ideas using plastic bottle caps [for boys]
- Simple but awesome! Craft ideas for upper-grade girls
- Simple and cute summer project crafts! A collection of ideas for girls that will make you want to create
- [For Adults] Fun Craft Ideas Perfect for Killing Time
- Make it with everyday materials! A collection of fun summer vacation craft ideas
Summer vacation craft ideas made with 100-yen shop materials (41–50)
Marble Climbing
When you think of a marble run, you usually imagine marbles rolling from top to bottom, but this one makes the marble go upward.
First, prepare a wooden board with many holes big enough for a marble to fall through, and combine it with other wooden boards at an angle to form a box shape.
Next, make a small box just large enough to hold a marble.
Cut holes in the front and back of this box so the marble can pass through.
Attach strings to the box so you can pull it from both sides, creating a mechanism that lifts the marble upward—then it’s complete.
If, while lifting the marble, it slips through the box’s holes and falls into one of the holes in the wooden board, you’re out.
If the marble climbs all the way to the top without falling, you win!
Marble Climbing
When you think of a marble run, you usually imagine marbles rolling from top to bottom, but this one makes the marble go upward.
First, prepare a wooden board with many holes big enough for a marble to fall through, and combine it with other wooden boards at an angle to form a box shape.
Next, make a small box just large enough to hold a marble.
Cut holes in the front and back of this box so the marble can pass through.
Attach strings to the box so you can pull it from both sides, creating a mechanism that lifts the marble upward—then it’s complete.
If, while lifting the marble, it slips through the box’s holes and falls into one of the holes in the wooden board, you’re out.
If the marble climbs all the way to the top without falling, you win!
Let’s make a snow globe.
Let’s make a snow globe using materials you can get at a 100-yen shop! Snow globes usually bring to mind winter and Christmas, but around the world there are unusual snow globes for sale—and even collectors who gather them.
How about making a summer-themed snow globe using your favorite materials? You can make one with an empty jar, clear school glue, a sponge, and adhesive—things you can probably find around the house.
Adding glitter or beads will make it look beautiful, too!
tile coaster
How about making your own original tile coasters using wooden coasters and tiles? Small tiles and glass tiles are also sold at 100-yen shops.
Arrange the tiles however you like and glue them onto a wooden coaster with wood glue.
Once the glue has dried, apply cement thinned with water to fill the gaps, and wipe the surface before it dries.
Don’t worry if there are small holes or if you wipe too much—you can touch it up with more cement.
Wipe the tile surfaces with a wet wipe and let everything dry thoroughly, and you’re done!
kaleidoscope
Do you know the Kaleidoscope Gallery in Otaru, Hokkaido? A kaleidoscope—yes, that’s right, a kaleidoscope.
Kaleidoscopes had already been imported into Japan by 1819, during the Edo period.
They’ve been enjoyed as toys for quite a long time.
How about trying your hand at making one? Acrylic mirrors—the key component of a kaleidoscope—are available on the market, making the craftsmanship easy.
Choose a size that suits your idea, from small to enormous.
It might also be nice to include a summary of the steps for making the kaleidoscope along with the finished piece.
Glue stick keychain
@salt_kosodate The trick to not failing is… heat control!! 1) The cleanest finish is with a hot water bath (but it takes time to melt!). 2) If you have an oven, check after about 2 minutes at 200°C and reheat if needed! ↑ I don’t have one, so I couldn’t test this 🙏 3) If you have a toaster oven, start checking after 1 minute on the lowest setting. Doing 2 sets of 1 minute at 170°C will almost completely melt it! If you heat it all at once, bubbles will form, so I recommend low and slow! It’s definitely better to make one test piece rather than jumping straight into the real thing 🙌🏻 Also, even if you pack it full, the glue volume will shrink a lot once it melts, so add clear glue partway through and aim to fill it so it’s just shy of overflowing the mold—then it turns out nicely 😊 Materials: • Glue sticks — having clear as well as colored is GOOD • Mold • Glitter • Screw eye pins (heaton) • Ball chain • Backing card When an adult’s help is needed: • Glue sticks are hard, so have an adult do the cutting • Right after heating it’s very hot, so adults should be careful too! • Attaching the screw eye pins is a bit tough, so it’s good for an adult to handle 😊 Other than that, let the child take the lead and just watch over the parts they can do—it’ll be fine! Hope you make a wonderful gift 🌟 Cost breakdown (about 300 yen): • Clear glue sticks: ~50 yen (half a pack) • Colored glue sticks: ~40 yen (less than half a pack) • Screw eye pins: ~10 yen • Chains: 200 yen (2 packs) ← This is the pricey part 😂#AtHomePlayEducationalwork#Graduation from kindergarten HandmadePresent
Haruka – YOASOBI
Some of you may have used a hot glue gun for bonding.
The glue sticks used in glue guns, however, aren’t just for sticking things together.
Try cutting the glue sticks into small pieces and placing them in an oven-safe mold.
Heat them in a toaster oven, then remove them once the glue has cooled and hardened.
You’ll have a cute charm that can also be used as a keychain.
Attach hardware and a chain to the charm to make it into a keychain.
If you add glitter to the mold before putting in the glue sticks, it will turn out sparkly and adorable.
Since you can make many at once, why not try making them as gifts for your friends?
Paper Texture Art
@mery.jp So cute you wouldn’t believe it’s made of paper 🎨🤍#HomeArt#Handmade Interior#PaperTextureArt#TextureArt#100-yen-shop#tissuepaperart
♬ Love Lee – AKMU (악뮤)
Introducing paper texture art, an art form that expresses images by layering and adhering paper.
Tear kitchen paper, place it in a cup of water, and add color to the paper.
Mix in adhesive to prepare the paste.
Pre-paint a background on the canvas.
Then place the prepared paper onto the canvas and shape it as you like.
Deciding in advance what kind of picture you want to create may help the process go smoothly.
Using bright colors is recommended.
