Simple yet amazing crafts: craft ideas that elementary school students will want to make

kaleidocycle

Let's Make It with a Milk Carton [No. 120]: Kaleidocycle

A kaleidocycle whose patterns spin and change, pleasing to the eye.

Let’s handcraft a kaleidocycle using empty milk cartons! Open up two milk cartons, draw lines and make mountain folds, then form sleeves and fold the edges inward to create the segments.

Do the same on the other side, and simply secure with tape.

You can attach your favorite designs or draw illustrations on it, too! It’s a simple build that will astonish anyone who sees it, so take advantage of the summer break and give it a try.

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lottery drum

[Cardboard Craft] What color will come out? How to make a Garapon (Bingo) machine ★How to make a Bingo machine★

If you’re struggling with your summer vacation homework, why not try making a “garapon” lottery drum, the kind you see at prize draws? The build process is simple, yet the look and the play factor can really surprise people! If you use cardboard and similar materials, there’s no need for large tools or hardware.

A garapon that’s both eye-catching and practical will likely turn out so well you’ll want to show it off to your family, friends, and teacher! The making process is fun, and once it’s finished you can play pretend prize draws with it.

It’s also something parents and children can enjoy together, so give it a try this summer vacation.

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Flower Hand-cranked Spinning Top

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A hand-spun top that you spin with your palm ☺️✨Summer Vacation Craft#tiktok classroomLife with children#HandmadeToys

♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys – Kevin MacLeod & Kevin The Monkey

Let’s make a hand-spun top that you spin vigorously with your hand, designed with a cute, flower-inspired look.

We’ll use a disposable chopstick as the top’s axle, and wrap long, folded strips of paper around it to form the shape of the top.

Everyone should clearly imagine their favorite flower and think about which colors of paper will best match that flower.

Wrapping the paper tightly is the key to making the whole piece sturdy and ensuring it spins well.

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An hourglass made of straws

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Summer vacation craft 🌻 It's fun—when you flip it over like an hourglass, the straws flow down! ⌛️#Summer VacationSummer Vacation Craft#AtHomePlay#HandmadeToysworkEducational toy#craft

♬ Another Day of Sun from La La Land [ORIGINAL COVER] – SoundWorks

Let’s make a toy where short straws fall like an hourglass.

First, cut a wire to 40 cm and wrap it around a pencil to make a spring.

Prepare two small paper cups and make a hole in the center of each bottom; thread one cup onto one end of the spring and secure it.

Stretch the spring and thread short, cut pieces of straw onto it.

Then thread and secure the other paper cup on the opposite end.

To prevent the spring from expanding and contracting, bridge two chopsticks between the two cups and glue them in place, and you’re done! Decorate the paper cups and chopsticks with masking tape or stickers to make it cute.

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Cardboard Gacha

[Cardboard Craft] How to Make a Cardboard Gacha (Capsule Toy) Machine! How to make a Capsule Toy Machine!

From kids to adults, everyone loves gacha machines! They’re also called “gashapon,” and they’re one of the iconic Japanese cultures popular even with tourists from abroad.

This project shows how to make a gacha machine out of cardboard.

Aside from the hand-turned dial, you just cut straight lines and glue the pieces together.

There are many steps, but it’s easier to make than you might think.

Once it’s finished, deciding what to put inside the capsules is another fun part!

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crane game

[Easy Craft] How to Make a Paper Cup “Claw Machine”

Many people love crane games, don’t they? That thrill of not knowing whether you’ll grab the prize or not is addictive.

There’s actually a way to make a DIY crane game using paper cups.

First, cut eight slits into a paper cup and remove four of them.

That gives you four arms.

Next, insert a straw through the bottom and connect it to another paper cup, and you’re done.

The closing motion when the arms retract into the paper cup recreates the grabbing action of a crane game.

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One-Handed Spinning Top

[Simple Craft 028] One-Hand Buzzer Whirligig — The irresistible feeling of being able to keep it spinning forever

Speaking of bunbun-goma (whirligigs), the usual kind is a paper disc with a string threaded through it that you spin by pulling with both hands.

But this bunbun-goma can be played with one hand.

You can make it with common household items: two wooden chopsticks, cardstock, a straw, kite string, and rubber bands.

Cut the chopsticks, then firmly fasten the piece that the spinner passes through and the base piece together with rubber bands.

Cut two circles from the cardstock, glue them together to make the spinner, and thread the string and straw through the center.

Thread the straw onto the chopstick, and it’s done.

If the straw moves around, insert a toothpick to adjust it so it stays in place.

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