Let's make toys out of cardboard! Easy and fun handmade toys

Transformable miniature house

For a summer vacation craft! How to make a miniature house that can be freely transformed

Let me introduce a cute, transformable miniature house.

Using cardboard, choose the coverings for the ceiling, floor, and walls as you build each room.

The key is to keep in mind the kind of room you want to create while you work.

Try stacking rooms or changing the combinations to make a miniature house that’s uniquely yours.

By making the wall coverings with colored paper or using patterned paper for the miniature house, you can add originality and have even more fun.

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mayumi

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Playable soccer game

[Summer Vacation Crafts] Easy! Playable Crafts (For Elementary School Students) [Soccer] [Handmade Toy] Independent Research

This craft lets you build a genuine soccer game using everyday materials and enjoy both making it and playing it.

Line the inside of a box lid with green construction paper to create the pitch, and make goals at both ends with straws and netting.

Add holes in front of the goals and a mechanism that lets the goalkeeper move left and right to expand the ways you can play.

By making the player figures and the ball yourself, you’ll end up with an original soccer game that looks the way you want.

You can play head-to-head with a friend or family member, so it’s sure to be a hit.

The building process requires focus and creativity, and once it’s finished, playing the game calls for strategy and quick reflexes.

It’s an idea that lets you enjoy crafting and gameplay all at once.

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mutō

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hamburger set toy

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Items that make pretend play even more fun! Here are some ideas for making a toy hamburger set.

You’ll need cardboard, a styrofoam board, a round template, a craft knife, craft glue, scrap paper, tissue paper, origami paper, tape, red round stickers, pens, and so on.

It’s a handmade hamburger set idea perfect for kids who love to play shopkeeper.

The buns are shaped like Anpanman’s face, which makes it extra cute!

Ball Rolling & Puzzle

This craft lets you enjoy both a puzzle and a marble-rolling game with a single creation, so it’s great for keeping kids engaged for a long time.

The puzzle is simple: cut out the round parts of the illustration and fit them back in, making it suitable even for younger children.

When playing the marble-rolling game, remove the round pieces used for the puzzle, place a ball on the illustration, and tilt it so the ball falls into the cut-out holes.

Since you can switch between the two modes daily, it’s also a craft that older adults can enjoy regularly without getting bored.

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Hoshino Takashi

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[Ages 5 and up] Handmade Ring Toss

[Craft] Only 2 materials needed! How to make a ring toss

Here’s how to make a ring toss game using a cardboard box and a plastic wrap core—materials that are easy to find in any household.

The best part is that you can play with it after making it! Hold the wrap core against the cardboard box and trace around it with a pencil to make circles.

It’s better if the circles aren’t too close together.

Next, cut out the circles with a utility knife—an adult or teacher should do this.

Once the holes are made, insert the wrap cores into them, write point values as you like, and you’re done.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Fun to spin! A top made from cardboard

If you want to easily make a spinning top using materials you have at home, how about one made from cardboard? Just cut the cardboard into long, narrow strips, apply glue, roll it up tightly from one end, and insert a toothpick into the center—super simple to make! You can finish it by coloring the cardboard or decorating it with masking tape, which would look great.

Also, making lots of them to race, or competing in games like battling tops, could be a fun way for parents and children or friends to get excited together.

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miyabi

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cardboard helmet

[Anywhere Art Summer Vacation Craft] Let’s make a samurai helmet out of cardboard!

Just looking at a cool helmet isn’t enough! For kids who feel that way, here’s a wearable cardboard helmet.

Prepare a piece of cardboard large enough to cover from the head to the neck.

Lightly score along the existing corrugation lines, then roll it into a tube and secure it with kraft tape.

Make vertical slits about 8 cm wide around the bottom half, and cut out just the face opening.

On the top half, make even finer slits, gather them toward the center, and shape it like a hat.

Finally, attach parts like horns made from other pieces of cardboard, and decorate with markers or aluminum foil—your impressive helmet is complete!

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yuri

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