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

Sand art

Making art with sand is so much fun! Kan, Aki, Asa, and Gin take on colored sand art!

Let’s make colorful and beautiful color-sand art! The method is simple—just pour color sand into a glass—but the work is a bit meticulous and requires patience, so your personality might show through.

There’s a sponge placed in the center of the glass, and you’ll use a spoon to add small amounts of color sand in your favorite colors around it.

Creating fine lines will form multiple layers and result in a very pretty finish.

Finally, add water to harden the sand, and place an artificial flower of your choice in the sponge at the center to complete your piece!

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utatane

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Cardboard garbage collection truck

[Cardboard Craft] Even the pros are amazed! Elementary school students recreate garbage trucks out of cardboard! Various refuse collection vehicles reproduced, including models by ShinMaywa Industries, Fuji Vehicle, and Morita Econos No. 197

Let me introduce cardboard garbage collection trucks.

There are different types of garbage trucks, and their movements and installed parts vary.

All of the trucks being introduced are made using cardboard.

By paying attention to details—such as changing the shape of the emergency stop switch section, recreating the tail lamps with plastic sheets, and writing the manufacturer’s name—you can complete a garbage truck that looks just like the real thing.

Understanding the movements and features of each type of garbage truck also makes it easier to imagine the materials you’ll need to prepare.

Be sure to try making a garbage truck in your own style.

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mayumi

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Tyrannosaurus made from a paper cup

[Summer Vacation Craft] Get all materials at the 100-yen shop! Just paper cups! <Tyrannosaurus・T. rex> [Independent Research] Easy! Can be made in one day! Upcycled craft [For upper elementary grades] A must-see for moms and dads!

With summer vacation nearing its end, many people have probably struggled to come up with a topic for their independent research projects.

In times like that, here’s a great recommendation: a budget-friendly Tyrannosaurus made from paper cups that you can finish in a short time! The only materials you need are paper cups from a 100-yen shop.

It’s super easy, yet the result is a cool, realistic-looking T.

rex.

The basic method is to cut and combine the paper cups.

Use a single color for a sleek look, or mix various colors for a pop-style T.

rex—feel free to customize it however you like!

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miyabi

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Animal clay

[Elementary School Craft] Animal Clay 🐘

This craft involves dividing paper clay into parts, then assembling them, painting them, and finishing them in the shape of an animal.

First, check what combination of shapes makes up the animal you want to create, and make parts that match the appropriate sizes and shapes.

After that, attach the parts, refine the overall form, and add colors and patterns to complete it.

If you use a paper plate as a base and attach the pieces onto it, it will look like a three-dimensional picture—highly recommended, too.

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Baskin-Robbins-style ice cream

[100-yen store clay] Baskin-Robbins-style ice cream

Baskin-Robbins ice cream is said to be appealing for its wide variety of flavors, and its colorful appearance makes it look delicious, too.

This is about recreating that colorful ice cream using clay.

The process is simple: mix paint into the clay to color it, then cut the colored clay and combine the pieces to match the flavor you want to make.

Once you’ve shaped it into a ball, use a toothbrush or a toothpick to create a bumpy texture to make it look more like real ice cream.

Finally, put the ice cream pieces into a cup and you’re done—using a real cup is also recommended.

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kappamaki

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