Recommended crafts for cultural festival exhibits. Ideas that are also perfect for venue decorations.
At school festivals, many classes probably display crafts that everyone made together, right?
There may also be classes that sell handmade goods they created themselves!
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of ideas for crafts and DIY projects that are perfect for a school festival.
We’ve gathered lots of projects you can make with familiar materials like cardboard and plastic bottles.
Handmade goods and DIY projects are trending, so let’s create something that will amaze everyone in your class!
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Recommended crafts for cultural festival exhibits: perfect ideas for venue decorations (71–80)
Two‑handed chopstick rubber‑band gun
It’s a hefty, imposing chopstick rubber-band gun that you hold with both hands like a rifle! First choose the chopstick that will become the muzzle, then surround it with other chopsticks and secure them with rubber bands to form the barrel.
Fix the trigger and the grip in place with rubber bands as well, and your two-handed chopstick rubber-band gun is complete.
It’s impressive in size, but the method is very simple—you’re just using a lot of chopsticks.
Even children who tend to put small objects in their mouths can play with this more safely thanks to its larger size.
Making a whistle from an aluminum can
It’s a super simple way to make a whistle from an aluminum can.
Watching the instructions, you might think, “Wait, that’s it? It’s already done?” That’s how easy it is.
Remove the top and bottom of a juice can, cut it open down the middle, and flatten it into a single sheet of aluminum.
From that, cut out two long, narrow strips, roll them up, and fasten them together—that’s all.
To play it, press lightly with your fingers while blowing.
Depending on how you make it, it might not sound right and may take some practice, but try making your very own whistle.
Since aluminum can easily cut your hands, it’s a good idea to wear work gloves.
Eco-friendly and cute accessory case
What you need are paint, brushes, a utility knife, and a plastic bottle! In the video, they use a plastic bottle with the dimpled bottom often found on carbonated drinks to make a cute container that looks like a witch’s apple.
With the right ideas and sense of style, you could probably make something good enough to sell.
Recommended crafts for cultural festival exhibits: perfect ideas for venue decorations (81–90)
Galileo thermometer
Let’s try making a Galileo thermometer! A Galileo thermometer is an adorable-looking device that indicates the temperature based on which floats are floating.
Real ones use oil and other materials, but we can make a simple version using a small glass dome, beads, and any container you like! It won’t be highly accurate, but it looks cute and is practical to have in your room.
scrunchie
At many schools, students are allowed a little extra flair that’s different from the usual during the school festival.
In times like that, wearing matching items with your classmates or close friends can really boost the mood.
A great, easy handmade option is a scrunchie.
You can make one with just fabric and a hair elastic, so it hardly costs anything.
Gemstone Encyclopedia Interior
This is a collection exhibit of so-called minerals, such as quartz and amethyst.
While the video presents it as a project suitable for free craftwork, I believe that if you refine it with more detailed information—such as main production locations and composition—and present it more beautifully, it would be impressive enough for a school festival.
Stick Domino
How about trying stick dominoes using items like ice cream sticks? This activity started becoming popular in the United States around 2000.
By assembling the sticks in a specific pattern and then letting go at the end, the sticks chain-react and burst apart as if by magic.
The motion is dynamic, like a moving snake or dragon.
Because it collapses in a single go, when exhibiting it, it’s helpful to record videos of the building process and the bursting chain reaction, and display those alongside the actual assembled piece.
