Recommended for elementary students! A collection of fun craft ideas for 3rd graders

Shrinky dink crafts with everyday materials

Play before you throw it away!! Have fun with Shrinky Dinks using everyday materials • What can be used as Shrinky Dinks • How to make Shrinky Dinks ❤︎ How to make Shrinky Dinks idea ❤︎ #870

Everyday items can actually be used as materials for shrink plastic crafts.

There are many types of plastic, and not all of them will work.

Polystyrene is fine.

Check the symbol on the container carefully when choosing.

Once you find something usable, draw on it just like you would with regular shrink plastic.

Polystyrene cups shrink and crumple into a rounded shape as they bake, which is fun to watch.

Be careful, though—aluminum foil can sometimes stick! You can turn them into coasters or make a toy wristwatch.

Before you throw containers away, be sure to check them and give this a try!

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Candy Magnet

[Easy Recipe] How to Make Candy Magnets from Fabric Scraps – Summer Vacation Craft, Recycled, Magnetic, Easy Fabric Accessory / How to Make a Candy Magnet / DIY / Easy

Let’s make a magnet that looks like a candy with twisted ends.

The materials and steps are very simple, so it’s highly recommended.

First, prepare strong magnets from a 100-yen shop, a plastic bottle cap, and a fabric scrap with a pattern you like.

Start by gluing the magnet to the back of the bottle cap.

Next, cut the fabric scrap to 14 cm by 10 cm, then fold back and glue three sides, leaving just one of the short sides unfolded.

Once the glue is dry, wrap the bottle cap with the fabric and secure it with glue.

Finally, to create the candy shape, gather and stitch the fabric at both ends with thread.

You’re done! Try making lots in different colors and patterns.

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Remaking a 100-yen shop clock

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Remake a 100-yen shop clock! Clip clock 👍✨Summer Vacation Craft#Summer Vacation Workshop#100-yen shop DIY#100-yen shop arrangement

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The part you can see from the back of a table clock or wall clock—the section with the battery compartment and the knob for setting the time—is called the movement.

You could say it’s the heart of the clock.

In fact, clock movements are sold on their own at 100-yen shops and home improvement stores, and you can use them to make your own original clock! If you’re good at woodworking, try starting from scratch by buying a wooden board and cutting a groove to fit the movement.

If that’s not your strong suit, there are also assembly kits with pre-cut grooves available, so you can use those instead.

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Cake-shaped accessory case

@hoikushisatomi

[Even kids can make it] Cake-like trinket box 🍰Seasonal craftsChildcare ideasLife with childrenNursery teacher / Childcare worker#Creative PlayKids will love itChildren's Day#crafts#craftkids

♫ Winter Maple Leaves – Sasa.

Here’s an idea for a cake-themed trinket holder made with paper cups.

First, take one paper cup and cut straight from the rim down to the base, then cut out the base as well.

Use this as the template base, and decorate it by attaching felt or construction paper to make it look like a cake.

Once you’ve finished decorating the base, attach it to another paper cup, and you’re done.

It’s easy and cute, and you can customize the decoration however you like—highly recommended! With a bit more effort, you can even add a lid to the trinket holder, so give that a try if you have the time.

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Hane Keisuke

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Refreshing! Square Bag

@n.annlee321

A cool-looking square bag design 💕 Perfect for a summer vacation craft project, too 🥰🫶✨#100-yen-shop#100-yen shop DIY#Summer VacationSummer Vacation CraftDaiso

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Here’s an idea for making a bag using bag hardware from a 100-yen shop, plant pot mesh, and yarn in your favorite color and material.

First, cut the plant pot mesh to match the size of the bag hardware, then crochet or stitch the yarn onto the mesh.

Once you’ve finished attaching the yarn, sew the mesh and the bag hardware together.

Finally, add the handles and your favorite decorations to complete the bag.

With this method as a reference, it seems like you could create all kinds of items depending on your ideas!

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