Recommended crafts for cultural festival exhibits. Ideas that are also perfect for venue decorations.

papier-mâché

How to Make Small Paper-Mâché Figures (Molding Section)

Hariko (papier-mâché) is also very popular as a folk craft.

As the name suggests, it’s made by pasting layers, with a hollow interior, so it’s very light.

You paste finely cut newspaper pieces onto a base using liquid glue; once it dries, you make a slit, pop it off the base, then paste it back together and paint it.

While you can use clay and other materials for the base, this version can be easily made with newspaper and cellophane tape.

It could be fun to make a large piece and use it as a display!

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Projector using 100-yen store items

[Experiment] I tried making a cardboard projector using only items from a 100-yen shop! [DIY]

The cost is 110 yen including tax! With this, you can use the classroom wall as a screen and project videos using a simple smartphone-compatible projector.

All you need is a cardboard box and a magnifying lens from a 100-yen shop.

One drawback is that the image is flipped, but you can flip the video beforehand on your smartphone to compensate.

Stylish lantern made from an aluminum can

[Sunday Crafting / DIY] Andon — Wait, this is a tin can!? Reusing an aluminum can to make a lantern

Let’s reuse empty cans to make a stylish lantern! All you need are paint, a utility knife, wire for the handle, and an empty can.

Add variety by using not only 350 ml cans but also tall cans, and create a lantern that’s uniquely yours.

It’s easy enough even for beginners at crafts.

Oven pottery

A professional potter tried oven-baked clay crafts.

Have you ever wanted to try pottery? When you think of pottery, you need clay for pottery, a potter’s wheel, and above all, a kiln, so it doesn’t exactly feel easy to get started.

But recently there’s something called oven pottery: you use an easy-to-handle clay to shape your piece, let it dry, and then bake it in a household electric oven instead of a kiln.

Even without a wheel, you can shape it like regular clay to make tableware and more, and you can even decorate it with acrylic paints.

It seems great for exhibitions, and workshops sound like they’d be a lot of fun too.

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Giant mosaic

Using about 500,000 one-centimeter-square colored paper pieces, high school students joined forces to create a giant mosaic in Takamatsu City.

Let’s take on a mural! Here are some ideas for a giant mosaic.

When holding a school cultural festival, many schools set a theme or a main illustration, right? This time, how about expressing your theme or illustration as a giant mosaic using about 500,000 one-centimeter-square pieces of colored paper? All you need are colored paper, glue or double-sided tape, and so on.

Cutting and pasting the paper may seem tedious, but the finished work will make a strong impact and leave a dynamic impression.

Mysterious Mirror

Get lost in an unreal world! Here’s an idea for a mysterious mirror.

Normally, with a mirror, light reflects off the surface so you can see your own reflection.

But this mysterious mirror not only prevents you from seeing yourself—it also has a trick that shows someone else on the other side of the mirror.

Visitors are sure to have a blast taking photos with friends and family! When creating the decorations, it’s a good idea to mark where the person being photographed should stand.

Collaboration between 2D and 3D

A strange sensation! Here are some ideas for combining two-dimensional and three-dimensional elements.

These are perfect for anyone who wants to design an interior with the unique atmosphere of trick art.

The photos in the post are striking for their room patterns that look as if they were drawn with a black pen on a white background.

If you look closely, not only the room’s patterns but even the chairs, tables, and small items appear as though they were drawn with a black pen.

How about stepping into the world of the drawing and taking some photos?