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Elementary school kids will be hooked! A collection of fun craft ideas using disposable chopsticks

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Many elementary schoolers are looking for a summer craft project that’s just a little different from the usual! Believe it or not, even ordinary disposable chopsticks hold endless possibilities.

Here, we’ll introduce ideas that are perfect for independent research projects, especially for grade-schoolers.

From swords and musical instruments to rubber-band guns and Da Vinci bridges, simple chopsticks can transform into creations that exceed your imagination! These are all crafts you can enjoy making together as a family—and keep playing with after they’re finished.

Have fun expanding creativity and ideas with materials that are right at your fingertips!

Elementary school kids will be hooked! Fun craft ideas made with disposable chopsticks (21–30)

Paper yo-yo made from disposable chopsticks and wrapping paper

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Paper yo-yo made from disposable chopsticks and wrapping paper

Let me introduce a paper yo-yo made from chopsticks and wrapping paper that’s fun to stretch and snap back.

Prepare some chopsticks and wrapping paper, and let’s get started.

Measure the length and cut the wrapping paper into a rectangle, then join the pieces with glue or tape.

Secure a chopstick with tape and roll the paper around it.

The key is to roll it tightly so there are no gaps.

Finish with decorations, and it’s done.

Try different wrapping papers to make your own original paper yo-yo and have fun! Be safe and don’t aim it at people.

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Paper slingshot made from origami and chopstick sleeves

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Paper slingshot made from origami and chopstick sleeves

A slingshot is a Y-shaped gadget used to launch pebbles or paper far into the distance.

At first glance it might seem like just a toy, but similar hunting tools have existed all over the world since ancient times.

The need to propel objects far is what gave rise to that shape.

Let’s try making such a slingshot using chopsticks.

The key to building a sturdy slingshot is reinforcing the space between the Y-shape with a toothpick.

There aren’t any particularly difficult steps, so even younger elementary school children should be able to make it.

You can switch up what you launch—paper, stones, clay, slime, and more—and turn it into a science project-style exploration.

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catapult

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A weapons-themed craft that’s popular with boys: let’s hand-make a catapult, a weapon that attacks by launching stones! You can play with it after you make it, so it’s great fun to create together with parents or friends.

The materials are all familiar items like disposable chopsticks, a clothespin, and a plastic bottle cap.

Tape chopsticks to both sides of the clothespin, and attach the plastic bottle cap—where you’ll place the stone—to the end of the chopstick on the side opposite the clothespin, and you’re done.

For safety, make the ammo by crumpling paper instead of using anything dangerous.

You can make targets and try to hit them, or face off in pairs and knock down figurines—either way, it’s sure to be a blast!

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Easy! A chopstick rubber band gun that can even use hair ties

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This rubber band gun made from disposable chopsticks is very simple—you just bundle the chopsticks together and fasten them with rubber bands.

First, stack four chopsticks and secure them in two places with rubber bands.

To catch the rubber band that will serve as the projectile, leave the top and bottom sticks of the four sticking out a bit longer.

Attach a clothespin together with the topmost rubber band at the rear.

The rubber band projectile is gripped by both the clothespin and the chopsticks; when you pull the clothespin, the band shoots out.

Try using a hair tie as the projectile—it won’t hurt much even if it hits you.

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A three-step chopstick rubber-band gun

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A three-step chopstick rubber-band gun

This is a chopstick rubber-band gun that you can make with a simple procedure: use chopsticks as the base and attach a clothespin with a rubber band.

Insert the metal part of the clothespin into the gap between the chopsticks, then secure the clothespin in that position with a rubber band.

After that, to keep the chopsticks from spreading apart, wrap a rubber band around the tips of the chopsticks, and it’s done.

The mechanism is that you launch a rubber band stretched from the tip by opening and closing the clothespin.

The appeal is that you can make a chopstick rubber-band gun easily with only a few materials.

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