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Crafts you can make with 100-yen shop items! A collection of fun project ideas that elementary school kids will love

“Amazing crafts from dollar store materials!?” Eye-catching ideas like these are hugely popular among kids right now.

From original keychains and colorful lanterns to fluffy squishies, you can actually make surprisingly high-quality projects with materials you can find nearby.

Here, we’ll introduce fun craft ideas using dollar store supplies that even elementary school children can easily try.

Find your favorite project and enjoy making it!

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Doll making

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Doll making

How about making a doll of your favorite character using a 100-yen shop doll set? These sets are popular because they include a poseable torso and head, letting you create a doll to your liking.

First, freely paint the face with acrylic paints.

For hair and accessories, it’s easy to attach resin clay, so I recommend it.

For example, if you want to make an energetic elementary school student, crafting small items like a recorder and a randoseru (school backpack) out of clay will look cute.

Clothes will look more realistic if you sew them from fabric, but clay works just fine too.

Have fun adding your own original touches!

No-Sew Felt Hamburger

Just cut and paste—so easy! A no-sew felt hamburger
No-Sew Felt Hamburger

A felt hamburger you can make just by cutting and sticking is perfect for crafts with kids! The fluffy buns are recreated with a puzzle mat and stuffing.

Cut the puzzle mat into a circle, pile plenty of stuffing on top, wrap it with felt, and you’re done.

You can secure the felt with double-sided tape or glue, but if you want a sturdier hold, sewing is recommended.

Flat toppings like tomato, lettuce, and egg are fine with just tape or glue.

Even picky eaters might start to think, “Maybe I’ll try it,” while making their least favorite veggies out of felt.

Kumihimo friendship bracelet

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Kumihimo friendship bracelet

Kumihimo, as the name suggests, is a cord made by braiding together thin threads.

It may seem intricate and difficult, but if you hook threads onto a simple loom made from a round piece of cardboard with eight notches cut into it and keep braiding, you’ll find it’s surprisingly easy to make! If you’re turning it into a friendship bracelet, it’s recommended to use a knot that allows you to adjust the length when making it into a bracelet shape.

Once you learn the braiding method, you can apply it to all kinds of items, so definitely give it a try!

Bead and pipe cleaner ideas

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Thread beads onto pipe cleaners to make all kinds of little accessories.

First curl one end of the pipe cleaner, then thread on a bead.

Insert the curled tip into the bead’s hole, pull the other side to lock it in place, and after that just add your favorite beads and form a loop.

Make it larger for a bracelet, or use flower-shaped beads to create a flower crown for a doll.

You can also use them for cable ties, tiny bottle decorations, and many other situations.

Because you’re using pipe cleaners, the beads don’t slip off easily after threading, making this an easy activity for toddlers and lower-grade elementary school children.

The World of Masks

[Elementary School Craft] The World of Masks
The World of Masks

Why not make a free-form mask and transform into a different persona? It would be so much fun to express your emotions—fear, joy, and more—by turning them into a mask.

First, punch holes where the eyes go in a sheet of colored construction paper in your favorite color.

It’s also fine to have no holes at all, and to use any shapes you like.

Then freely cut out facial features, fangs, horns, and more from origami paper, and attach them with cellophane tape.

Finally, draw patterns with a felt-tip pen to finish.

It sounds really fun to express your transformed self with a mask, doesn’t it?