Simple yet amazing crafts made with milk cartons! A collection of ideas that will captivate elementary school children and toddlers.

Creeper made from a milk carton

[Elementary School Summer Crafts & Independent Research] Make a Creeper from a Milk Carton—with a Head-Popping Mechanism!

Minecraft is a hugely popular game among kids.

Creepers are characters that appear in Minecraft and explode when they get close to the player.

Let’s make a craft that captures that feature using an empty milk carton.

Besides a milk carton, prepare green plastic bottle caps, bamboo skewers, and oil-based clay as well.

Cut the milk carton and wrap it with green vinyl tape to make the Creeper’s body.

Then cut the body section further and attach parts.

Use another milk carton for the head along with vinyl string or rubber bands to create a mechanism that “explodes.” Because kids use fine motor skills to build it, it helps improve their concentration.

Once it’s finished and displayed at school, you can almost hear friends saying, “Wow, that’s awesome!”

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Nakajima Junko

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Milk Carton Rolling Tower

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[Summer Vacation Craft/Independent Study] I made a rolling ball tower out of a milk carton 🌻#Summer VacationSummer Vacation Independent ResearchSummer Vacation Crafttranslation#HandmadeToysworkIndependent ResearchScrap Material CraftingSimple craft#AtHomePlay#craft

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Let’s reuse empty milk cartons to make a fun rolling tower where a ping-pong ball tumbles down! Cut the milk cartons and connect two of them to create a long cylindrical base.

Make holes and slits in paper plates, attach them in a stepped arrangement, and adjust the angles so the ball rolls smoothly through.

Add slits to the side of the cylinder so the ball won’t stop midway and will drop all the way to the bottom.

If you wrap the whole thing with a tube-shaped cover made from a clear file, the ball won’t fly out and it’s safer to play with.

A bonus is that kids can learn about gravity and incline through the speed of the rolling ball and the fun sounds it makes.

It’s an eco-friendly idea that uses recycled materials to create a moving, interactive project.

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mutō

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Spinning piggy bank

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[Summer Vacation Craft] A Spinning Piggy Bank 🌻 “At-Home Crafts” book 📕 on sale now! (Available on Amazon, Rakuten, and bookstores nationwide) Purchase via the link in my profile 🔗 ⇨ @silk_haru3mama ————————————— Thank you for watching∗︎*ﾟ I’m Silk, and I share easy crafts and at-home play ideas that make you think, “I can do this!”✩︎⡱ This year, I’ll be introducing various ideas perfect for summer vacation crafts again 🌻 This time, I came up with a fun piggy bank whose blades spin every time you put in a coin! The direction of the spin changes with each coin, so you’ll want to keep putting more in 🤭 Give it a try if you like ♡ We’re using an empty seaweed container, so you can easily take the money out from the bottom lid 👍🏻 Materials • 2 empty seaweed containers (cylinders, 10 cm diameter, 11 cm tall) • 1 milk carton • 2 bamboo skewers • 1 straw • Colored vinyl tape • Clear tape • Awl • Scissors • Ruler How to make it *A more detailed tutorial will be posted on YouTube. You can get to YouTube from the link in my profile, so check it out there too. 1) Cut out the bottom of the seaweed container with a utility knife. 2) Make a hole from the lid side at a height of 6 cm that’s wider than the bamboo skewer. 3) Cut off the bottom of the milk carton, open it flat, then cut two strips 4 cm wide and four strips 2 cm wide. 4) Fold the 4 cm strips into a cross as shown in the video and secure with clear tape. 5) Cut the four looped tips of the cross, then fold about 5 mm from the edge outward to open them up. Wrap the entire piece with colored vinyl tape (large blade). 6) Fold the 2 cm strips into a cross in the same way, and wrap vinyl tape around the four root sections. Cut off the outer parts that were not taped (small blade). 7) Cut the straw into four 5 mm pieces. 8) Thread a bamboo skewer through the hole in the seaweed container, then slide on: straw → small blade → large blade → small blade → straw. 9) Make another unit the same way, stack the two containers so the lids are at the top and bottom, and tape them together. Trim the protruding bamboo skewer, leaving about 1–1.5 cm. 10) Cut a coin slot about 3 cm wide into the top lid, and you’re done!! I’d be happy if you check out my craft book too!! ↓↓↓ About the “At-Home Crafts” book 📚 All crafts use recyclables, familiar materials, or items from 100-yen stores, so even busy caregivers or those who feel clumsy can think, “I can do this!” It’s full of easy-to-make, repeat-play handmade toys for kids ☺️ Whether you want to make a toy by hand, enjoy crafting with your child, or need ideas for an elementary school craft assignment, I hope it helps in many situations as your child grows. ———————————— “Build fine-motor skills and sensory growth! Parent and child will get hooked! At-Home Crafts for ages 3 to elementary school” 𖤘 Publisher: KADOKAWA 𖤘 Price: 1,500 yen (tax excluded) (1,650 yen incl. tax) *Available on Amazon, Rakuten, and bookstores nationwide ———————————— At-home play, educational toys, making#HandmadeToysSimple crafts for home play by lsilk, home crafts by ilsilk, summer vacation crafts and research

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Why not make a fun piggy bank where the coins spin as they go in? It’s a perfect idea for a summer vacation craft.

First, slice a milk carton into rings, press the corners to flatten the center space, and make four “blades” to form a propeller.

Decorate the edges with vinyl tape, and make two large propellers and four small ones in the same way.

Skewer a large propeller on a bamboo stick, then add two small propellers on each side to create a spinning mechanism.

Insert this into a clear tube, make a coin slot in the lid, put the lid on, and you’re done.

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sasashina

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puzzle cube

A cube puzzle made from milk cartons is recommended because it’s simple, reusable, and makes good use of waste materials.

Combining three pieces to form a cube seems easy but is surprisingly challenging, so it could be effective for children’s learning as well as brain training for the elderly.

It’s also easy to make, making it great for recreational activities.

This three-dimensional puzzle game uses simple, readily available materials, can be made quickly, and helps develop imagination while exercising fine motor skills.

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Hoshino Takashi

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Easy Spinning Top Made from a Milk Carton

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Fuzzy Navel – Conton Candy

Here’s an idea for making a spinning top you blow on using a milk carton.

First, cut the carton about 1.5 cm up from the bottom, then make slits at the four corners and open it up.

Next, rotating the carton in a consistent direction from each corner, cut along the edges of the bottom.

Leave about 1 cm uncut at the ends.

Bend the sections you just cut inward so they gather toward the center, and decorate with masking tape or stickers to finish.

If you blow straight down from above, it will spin around and around.

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sasashina

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milk carton car

[Handmade Toy] How to Make a Milk Carton Car

Here’s an idea for a milk carton car that you can actually ride and enjoy.

This project uses a plant stand with casters and milk cartons to make a vehicle.

Once the base is complete, cover it with felt and decorate it.

The visual design is up to you, but it’s a good idea to use popular characters as motifs.

You could also model it after an Anpanman car.

By the way, the plant stand with casters can be purchased at a 100-yen shop.

It’s a very cost-effective idea, don’t you think?

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yamamoto

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Puzzle

[Easy Handmade Puzzle] Let’s Make a Puzzle with a Milk Carton ♪ [Also Great for a Stamp Rally ♪]

Puzzles are said to enhance imagination and concentration.

So here’s an idea for a fun puzzle you can make.

All you need is a milk carton.

Cut it into parts to form squares, then combine them to create a mechanism where the faces rotate—imagine four blocks rotating inward.

Once that’s done, design a character on each face and you’re finished.

The fun part is that as you rotate the faces, different characters keep appearing one after another.

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yamamoto

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