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

Paku-Paku Shark

[Craft] Massive Shark Feeding Showdown! Easily hand-make dangerous creatures and animals with milk cartons♪ Shark · Educational content for kids ★ SanSan Kids TV ★

Even making a kinetic piece is fun, and that excited “Will it really move?” feeling sparks your imagination, doesn’t it? This Chompy Shark is a quick craft you can play with, and you can make it using materials you already have at home.

Cut the bottom of a milk carton into an L-shape.

The piece you cut out will become the chomping mouth.

Poke holes and insert a bamboo skewer, place a wheel made from the bottom of a plastic bottle inside the carton, and assemble the mouth section—then when you move the milk carton back and forth, the mouth opens and closes.

Depending on how you decorate the milk carton, you could create all sorts of animals!

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Target game made from a milk carton

Target Game with Milk Cartons

Let’s make a target at home with things you already have! Here’s an idea for a target game using a milk carton.

Milk cartons are a great material because, with a bit of creativity, you can turn them into all kinds of homemade toys.

This time, we’ll make a shuriken (throwing star) target using a milk carton.

You’ll need a milk carton, scissors, and a motif made from drawings or construction paper.

Just cut the milk carton and set the pieces down, and they transform into a target! It’s also fun that you can attach your favorite illustrations or motifs.

pokkuri

Nostalgic toy: milk carton stilts

Here’s a recommended craft idea for elementary school students taking on a summer vacation independent project: “pokkuri” (traditional walking clogs) made by reusing milk cartons.

All you need are milk cartons and string.

The steps are simple: make cuts at the four corners of a milk carton down to 7 cm from the bottom, then pack in another milk carton that has been accordion-folded.

Fold the four sides inward, leave two sides standing, punch holes in them, and thread and tie the string to make handles.

That’s it—your friendly, kid-favorite traditional toy is complete.

It’s not only fun, but also a great eco-friendly recycling craft.

helicopter

[Wakuwaku-san’s Craft Workshop] Let’s make a helicopter out of a milk carton!

This is a helicopter-themed craft where the propeller parts spin vigorously and delightfully.

The body makes use of a milk carton’s shape, and the propeller is made by layering long, thin strips cut from a milk carton.

Next, connect each part with a stick; the key is to wrap a thinly cut strip of milk carton around the stick that inserts into the body so the stick can move freely.

Finally, fix kite string to the end of the stick protruding from the body—pulling this string makes the propeller spin.

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lantern shade

[Handmade Video] Hands Hint Club at Home: “Let’s Make a Lantern from a Milk Carton” [Official Hands]

Let’s make a lantern with a filigree-like look using a milk carton.

The finer the details, the more delicate your lantern will be.

First, open up the milk carton and cut off the top and bottom.

Once you have a rectangle, peel off the printed layer starting from the edge.

When it becomes plain white paper, draw any design you like on it and cut it out.

You can also draw pictures in the open spaces.

Cut the top edge into any shape you like, such as zigzags or waves.

Place it over an LED light and switch it on to finish.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Washi papermaking

Summer Vacation Craft Series ♡ Part 1: Making Japanese Paper (Papermaking) from a Milk Carton [Koujoucho] DIY

We use paper every day without thinking about it, but you can make cute washi paper using a milk carton! From one milk carton, you can make about two postcards.

It takes a few days to soak the carton in water and to dry the washi, so it won’t be finished right away, but it’s very cute—please give it a try.

In addition to the milk carton, you’ll need laundry starch, a blender, a container, a tray for draining water, a laundry net, boards such as cutting boards for pressing, and cute kitchen paper or paints to add patterns.

A train that transforms

[Experiment] I tried making a transforming train out of a milk carton! [Craft]

I think a lot of people make trains out of milk cartons.

But if that’s all, it’s the same as everyone else and not very exciting, right? Well, this train can actually transform.

Isn’t it amazing that you can enjoy it in two different forms? All you need are two milk cartons, some cellophane tape and vinyl tape, and a pen to decorate the train! It’s super easy, so give it a try!