Recommended for elementary school students! A fun collection of craft ideas for first graders

Let’s make a super ball

Simple Craft: Let's Make a Super Ball! #MakeASuperBall #ElementarySchoolExperiment #shorts

Did you know you can make a super ball yourself? You’ll need PVA laundry glue, salt, and food coloring or paint.

First, dissolve 40 g of salt in water and add color, then pour the saltwater into the glue and stir with a chopstick.

You’ll see a gooey mass start to form around the chopstick.

Gather it up and blot the moisture with a paper towel, and you’ll have an easy homemade super ball.

Depending on the batch, some bounce very well and others less so, but try adding your favorite colors and make all kinds of super balls!

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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10 Musical Instruments Made from Plastic Bottles

Summer Vacation Independent Research: 10 Musical Instruments You Can Make with Plastic Bottles [Crafts]

Musical instruments can produce all kinds of sounds and are fascinating, but many people may feel hesitant to buy a lot when they’re not sure how much they’ll actually use them.

Here, we’ll introduce many instruments you can make using plastic bottles.

For example, castanets made by attaching plastic bottle caps to cardboard, a whistle made by punching a hole in a cap and inserting a straw, and even instruments with different pitches just by letting the air out of a plastic bottle.

There are also plastic bottle drums and a “petphone,” made by connecting plastic bottles cut to various lengths.

Use these as references and give it a try!

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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big cracker

[Elementary School Craft] Giant Party Popper 🎉 Playable Megaphone

Here’s how to make a fun megaphone cracker.

First, cut off both edges of a clear file folder to separate it into two sheets.

Fold one of the sheets in half lengthwise and cut along the fold.

Next, roll one of the cut pieces into a tube, then tape this tube to the center of the larger remaining sheet.

Roll the sheet into a megaphone shape and secure it.

Then roll the other remaining piece into a long, thin tube, thread it through the center of the megaphone, and tape one end so it connects with a rubber band-like loop.

Prepare three pieces of plastic string cut to an appropriate length, attach aluminum foil to their tips, and crumple the foil into little balls.

Finally, tape the strings with the foil tips to the end of the inner tube that runs through the center.

And you’re done! A flashy, eye-catching megaphone cracker—give it a try!

Let’s make it in 3D! The human body

[Elementary School Craft] Let's Make It in 3D! The Human Body!

Why not try making a three-dimensional human figure? Some people may not have given much thought to the body’s balance and structure.

For this 3D human figure, first make sketches: draw the human body from various angles in a sketchbook.

Based on those drawings, create an armature with wire.

Once it’s done, fix the armature to a base and build up the form with paper clay.

Next, paint it with acrylics.

It’s best to hold the base and paint from various angles.

Be sure to separate and paint the finer details carefully.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Let’s make it out of paper

[Elementary School Craft] Let's Make It with Paper

If you want to enjoy art casually, we recommend this crumple-paper art.

As you crumple and tear paper, you imagine what to make and build your piece.

By enjoying the feel of the paper and using your hands a lot, you naturally nurture fine motor skills, concentration, and imagination.

Moments like “It turned into this shape!” and “Let’s try this next!” spark discoveries that reveal the fun of creating.

You can freely express your individuality and easily create one-of-a-kind, captivating works—so give it a try!