[For toddlers] Simple but amazing craft ideas — including toys they can play with
There are so many opportunities to do crafts at daycare and kindergarten, aren’t there?
Crafts help develop fine motor skills, nurture imagination and concentration, and offer plenty of great benefits for children’s development.
But are there teachers and parents out there thinking, “What should we make?” and running out of ideas?
In this article, we’ll introduce simple yet impressive craft ideas.
Many of them can be played with after making them, so the kids are sure to have a great time!
They’re all easy to make with materials that are simple to gather, so please use these as a reference.
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[For Toddlers] Simple but Awesome Craft Ideas. Playable Toys, Too (71–80)
Straw rocket
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Blow and make it fly! Here’s an idea for a straw rocket.
You’ll need a straw, two sheets of origami paper, scissors, and glue or double-sided tape.
First, wrap one sheet of origami paper around the straw to make a tube.
Attach a cone made from origami paper to the front of the tube, then attach wings to both sides of the tube, and you’re done.
Insert the tube onto the straw and blow—whoosh!—it’s fun to watch it ride the air and fly.
Give it a try!
Sugar-filled soap bubbles

Let’s make and play with sugar-added bubble solution that’s hard to pop! Sugar has a hydrophilic property, meaning it holds onto water molecules and doesn’t let them go.
This time, we’ll introduce a bubble solution recipe that takes advantage of that property.
Add 48 g of sugar to 100 ml of boiling water, stir well, and dissolve completely.
Next, add 50 ml of laundry starch (liquid glue) and 10 ml of dish soap, then stir gently to avoid foaming.
Let it cool thoroughly and your bubble solution is ready! Prepare a straw or similar tool and give it a try.
Watch together as the bubbles stick to various surfaces—like the ground or plants—without popping!
A train that transforms

Let me introduce a train that transforms from a Shinkansen.
Prepare two milk cartons, scissors, construction paper, and a felt-tip pen, and let’s get making.
Lay a milk carton on its side and use the felt-tip pen to draw the outline of a Shinkansen, making sure the left and right sides are symmetrical.
Cut along the pen lines with scissors, then fold the tip of the roof section inward to form the shape.
Open up the second milk carton, shape it, and connect it to the back to couple them together.
The coupling is a key point, so be careful to fasten it securely so it doesn’t come apart.
By closing the milk carton to wrap around the front, or opening and closing it, you can change the train’s shape and have fun transforming it.
Decorating with construction paper and more is also recommended!
[For toddlers] Simple but amazing craft ideas, including toys you can play with (81–90)
Soap bubbles made with a plastic bottle
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You can play without blowing! Enjoy soap bubbles using a plastic bottle.
The key is to prepare a soft plastic bottle that dents with a squeeze.
Cut a hole in the cap with scissors and insert the mouthpiece of a bubble wand into the hole—voilà, it’s ready in no time.
Dip the tip into bubble solution and squeeze the bottle to pump out bubbles.
This is a perfect idea for young children who might have trouble blowing bubbles or for kids who want to practice hand and finger movements.
Unbreakable soap bubble

Let me introduce unbreakable soap bubbles.
Prepare wire, ring-shaped magnets, round stickers, prism tape, and a hole punch, then let’s get started.
Attach four strips of prism tape to the magnet so they form a dome, making sure not to cover the hole of the ring magnet.
On the side opposite the magnet, stick on a round sticker to secure it, then punch a hole in the center with the hole punch.
Using shorter pieces of prism tape, make another dome in the same way and add a round sticker as before.
Make one more of the same piece.
Curl the tip of the wire and thread the three pieces onto it from smallest to largest.
Finally, thread the one with the magnet so the magnet ends up on top, and you’re done! It will spin around like a soap bubble.
Giant soap bubble

It’s an idea that everyone has probably admired at least once: giant soap bubbles.
First, prepare a large container and mix in water, cornstarch, and dish soap.
Once it’s ready, tie a string to a couple of sticks to make your bubble wand.
Then head to an open space and have fun.
If you move the wand while it’s coated with the bubble solution, you should be able to create a long, horizontal bubble.
It can be exciting to challenge yourselves to see how big a bubble you can make.
By the way, depending on how you move the wand, you can also make smaller bubbles.
Climbing ladybug

Climbing up! Sliding down! A freely moving ladybug is so much fun! Here’s an idea for a climbing ladybug.
For children, ladybugs are familiar insects they see in picture books or on walks, right? This unique idea makes it look like the ladybug is playfully roaming around.
What you’ll need: round magnets, a toilet paper tube, a plastic wrap tube, a half-sphere of Styrofoam, wooden sticks or chopsticks, construction paper, pens, scissors, and double-sided tape.
Give it a try!



