Recommended for Elementary Students! A Collection of Fun Craft Ideas for 4th Graders
Fourth graders begin to find joy in making things with their own hands.
As they start developing the ability to cooperate with friends and exchange opinions, it’s a time when their creativity expands.
At this stage, fourth graders are interested in colors and shapes and can more freely express themselves by using a variety of materials and tools to bring their ideas to life.
Crafting is also an important experience for thinking and learning.
Here, we introduce craft ideas recommended for fourth graders.
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Recommended for elementary students! A collection of fun craft ideas for 4th graders (71–80)
Let’s play with paper blocks!
Prepare some construction paper and try playing with paper blocks.
Using long, narrow strips of construction paper, make triangles, circles, and squares, then assemble them into artworks.
By folding or curling the narrow strips, you can express a variety of shapes.
Attaching the parts you’ve made with glue or clear tape and combining them will broaden the range of your creations even more.
As children think about shapes and combine them to make pieces, they can expand their imaginations.
You can also mount the combined works on construction paper for display.
For pieces with movement, hanging them with thread is also recommended.
A one-of-a-kind toy clock in the world
The idea is to make a clock using a clock movement and a board, then attach various toys to it.
You can get a clock movement at a 100-yen shop or a handmade goods store, and you can buy the board for the clock face at a home improvement store.
First, draw diagonal lines on the board to find the center point, and mark where to drill the hole for the movement.
Next, use a protractor to decide where to place the numbers on the clock.
After drilling the hole and painting if you like, it’s time to decorate the face.
Use a hot glue gun to attach the toys however you like.
Finally, secure the clock movement in the hole, and you’re done.
Arrange your favorite toys with style and create a wonderful clock!
disposable chopstick coaster
Introducing a chopstick coaster that lets you feel the warmth of wood.
Gather disposable chopsticks, glue, sanding sealer, varnish, and a brush, and let’s get started.
Glue chopsticks around the base board.
If you score the chopsticks with a utility knife before splitting them, they’ll break cleanly.
Lightly sand the tips to round them off.
Continue gluing the chopsticks from the outside toward the inside.
Adjust the size of the chopsticks as you go, fitting them while slightly changing the angle.
Brush on varnish and let it dry, and you’re done.
Give it a try!
small accessory case
Let me introduce a cute and handy little storage container.
Get a wooden box, a cutting board, a round dowel, a hot glue gun, and a saw, and let’s get started.
Use the hot glue gun to attach the cutting board to the left and right sides of the wooden box.
Cut the round dowel to the appropriate length, sand the ends smooth, thread it through the holes, and secure it with the hot glue gun.
The process is simple and easy to make, so definitely give it a try.
It’s also recommended to paint it to add a personal touch.
Dinosaur Snow Globe
Many children love dinosaurs, don’t they? Some probably have lots of dinosaur merchandise, too.
So let’s make a summer vacation project using dinosaurs: a snow globe in a glass container filled with liquid laundry starch (or school glue) and purified water.
Use a hot glue gun to attach a dinosaur figurine to the inside of the glass lid.
Be careful when using the glue gun, as it gets very hot.
Pour the laundry starch (or glue) and purified water into the container, then tint it with paint in your favorite color.
If you add glitter, you’ll get a sparkly, authentic-looking snow globe.
Close the lid and turn it upside down, and you’ll have a beautiful snow globe with a dinosaur inside.
Insect interior
This is an idea for turning insect specimens into stylish interior decor.
When you think of specimens, you might picture them in a box, but what we’re introducing here uses a jar.
You’ll need a jar with a cork lid, an acrylic sheet, and an insect specimen.
The process is simple: first, cut the acrylic sheet to a size that fits inside the jar.
Next, make a slit in the cork lid, insert the cut acrylic sheet, and secure it with adhesive.
Finally, attach the insect specimen to the acrylic sheet and close the lid to finish.
Using a clear acrylic sheet makes it look as if the insect is floating inside the jar, creating a very chic look.
Sea memo stand
Some families may go swimming at the beach during summer vacation, right? When we think of the hot summer, many children surely picture the sea.
So why not make a memo stand using resin with an ocean theme? Prepare parts to embed in the resin, such as seashells, sea creatures, and clear or blue stones.
Of course, it’s also nice to include shells you picked up at the beach.
Place your favorite parts and the memo stand into a container, then pour in the resin.
After that, leave it undisturbed for the specified time.
At this stage, the key is to prevent dust and debris from getting in—for example, by placing the piece in a box.
If you include seashells you collected at the beach, you can create a lovely piece that captures your summer memories.