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

sand candle

[Independent Research] How to Make a Colorful Sand Candle — Easy Summer Vacation Craft for Elementary School Students

Here’s a craft idea that puts a spin on sand art using colorful sand.

Make a cute, romantic sand candle and become the star of your class! It’s super easy: place a candle wick in the center of a glass, then spoon in the sand little by little.

The fun part is experimenting—play with color combinations and amounts, or mix the sand in different ways! There are also sand candle kits available, so check those out if you want an easy start.

Once you’re done, light it in the dark and let the soothing glow relax you!

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miyabi

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A boat that glides smoothly

[Craft You Can Play With] A Smooth-Sailing Boat (Milk Carton Screw Propeller) [Make It Now] Easy! Playable Craft & Upcycled Handmade Toy

Let’s try making a boat you can use in the bath or for water play.

The materials are a milk carton, a tray, a straw, and three rubber bands.

The tools you’ll need are scissors, cellophane tape, and a pen.

The key feature of this craft is the screw (propeller) made from the milk carton, rubber bands, and straw—this will be the boat’s power source.

Once the propeller is ready, you just attach it to the tray, which serves as the body, so even lower-grade elementary school children can make it on their own.

When it’s finished, wind the straw that’s attached to the rubber band, set it afloat on the water, and have fun playing.

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Let’s make chalk

For my fourth-grade elementary school summer vacation independent research project, I tried making chalk!

Chalk, often paired with the blackboard at school.

Did you know that this familiar item used in class almost every day can actually be handmade? The materials are eggshells, flour, water, and food coloring for tinting.

First, finely crush the eggshells.

Put them in a mortar, start by breaking them up roughly, then grind them into a powder.

Once they’re fine, add flour and water and mix thoroughly until it comes together.

When it holds together, divide it into portions, add color, and let it harden.

Wrapping it in paper to shape it into a thin stick is also recommended!

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Art made with fruit

Cutting cucumbers like this turns them into works of art.

Here’s a great independent research project for elementary school students who love cooking and baking: creating art using fruits and vegetables! By getting creative with how you cut various fruits and veggies, you can make beautiful shapes or even carve them into animals.

One especially recommended idea is to cut an orange peel into the shape of a bear, place the fruit segments inside, and make it look like the bear is holding the fruit.

Projects like this can look like they were made by a pastry chef or top-class cook, yet they’re surprisingly easy to do! Because you’ll need to use a kitchen knife or fruit knife, be sure to do this together with a parent or guardian.

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Plastic Bottle Cap Calendar

Easy! DIY Blackboard Calendar Made with Bottle Caps! [CAINZ DIY STYLE]

In the past, as the year-end approached, we used to receive calendars from the local shopping streets and neighborhood stores, and our home would be overflowing with more calendars than we needed.

These days, it’s become common to buy calendars that suit our purposes.

For a science project, you can make a perpetual calendar using plastic bottle caps—depending on your ideas, it could turn into a wonderful calendar.

The materials are a corkboard, pushpins, and plastic bottle caps.

The basic setup is to fix the days of the week—Sun, Mon, Tue, and so on—onto the corkboard, then line up bottle caps labeled with the dates.

Imagine hanging them on pushpins with large heads.

You can decorate the bottle caps with beads or even make them light up with miniature bulbs—the ideas are limitless.

Make it into a lovely calendar!