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

Boomerang made from paper cups

Throw and catch! A boomerang with paper cups? A fun toy for 1st and 2nd graders. “Paper Cup Boomerang” (takes about 10 minutes to make) #craft #handmadetoy #papercup

Let me introduce a unique boomerang that might boost kids’ reflexes.

This boomerang is made from paper cups, but it’s apparently hard to catch when it returns—so it could help train reflexes.

Fix and connect the bottoms of two paper cups with cellophane tape.

Insert a bent paper clip into the joined section.

Set the paper-cup boomerang onto a launcher made from a chopstick with a rubber band fixed to it, and then just launch it.

It takes some technique to throw and catch, but mastering it might be part of the fun.

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Nakajima Junko

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A photo frame made with a paper plate and eggshells

This photo frame is striking for its unique three-dimensional texture, created by surrounding a paper plate with finely crushed eggshells.

First, paint the eggshells, then break them into small pieces and freely glue them onto the plate.

Cut a circular hole in the center of the paper plate, place a photo on the back, and let it show through the opening.

To keep the photo from shifting, it’s best to stack another paper plate as a base and attach a string or similar hanger.

Whether you cover the plate completely with eggshells or arrange them with an eye to spacing and color balance, it’s a great way to showcase your personal style.

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kappamaki

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Simple animation

Easy and Fun! Craft Workshop: Simple Animation — "This is the Motosu City Information Bureau" From March 1, 2022

A flipbook is that thing where you draw sequential images in the corner of a notebook and flip through the pages so it looks like it’s moving.

Here’s a craft idea that turns that into a simple 3D-style animation.

Cut off the bottom part of a milk carton and make a hole for a straw to pass through; also make a hole at the top for a bamboo skewer.

Attach a piece of drawing paper with sequential illustrations to the bamboo skewer.

The illustrated section is shaped like a pinwheel so it catches the air; when you blow through the straw, it spins and the illustrations move, creating the appearance of animation.

How about preparing various sets of illustrations just for the animation part?

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utatane

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Let’s try making musical instruments from around the world

[Latin America & Education] Try it at Home: Let’s Make Musical Instruments from Around the World! [Rainstick]

Let’s make a rainstick, a musical instrument from around the world that sounds like falling rain.

Prepare toothpicks, an empty plastic wrap tube, rubber bands, beads, fabric scraps, nail clippers, a hole punch or awl, and glue.

Start by making spiral-shaped holes along the tube.

It can be slippery, so be careful while punching the holes.

Insert toothpicks into the holes.

Use the nail clippers to trim any parts of the toothpicks that stick out, then apply glue over them to secure.

Cover one end of the tube with fabric and fasten it with a rubber band.

Pour beads in from the other end, then cover that end with fabric and fasten it with a rubber band in the same way.

Decorate the tube, and you’re done.

It’s a rainstick that produces the sound of rain or waves—give it a try!

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mayumi

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Easy Ice Bazooka

Let’s make an Ice Bazooka that everyone can play with after making it! First, take a sheet of origami cut in half and draw your favorite ice cream on it.

Wrap it around a rolled piece of paper, grip it together, and secure it with tape.

That completes the bazooka ammo.

Next, cut out the bottom of a brown paper cup and draw a cone pattern on it.

Take a balloon with the tip of the part that inflates slightly trimmed, stretch it over the bottom of the paper cup, and tape it in place.

Finally, make a target using a paper cup and construction paper, and you’re done! Pull the balloon to launch your Ice Bazooka and aim for a high score!

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sasashina

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A pen stand in a woodworking project

Let's make a pen stand and coasters in a woodworking project [Wooden set of pen stand and coaster]

A pen holder is a familiar craft project.

How about making one that looks like parquetry, using cut pieces of wood? Plan your design and create pixel art using light-colored and dark-colored wood.

If some parts stick out a bit or feel uneven when you’re done, smooth them with fine-grit sandpaper.

Applying a clear varnish at the end will give it a beautiful finish!

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utatane

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Butter Slime

[Experiment] Ultra-Realistic! I Tried Making Butter Slime! How to Make Butter Slime

A slime so buttery you’ll want to spread it on bread without thinking! Mix glue with water thoroughly, then add yellow paint and mix again until it looks close to butter.

Next, add shaving foam—something you don’t often see in crafts! After mixing well, add a solution of borax dissolved in warm water and stir.

Finally, knead in some polymer clay, and you’ll have fluffy, stretchy, and satisfyingly strange butter slime.

It looks so delicious that you should take extra care to prevent small children from putting it in their mouths!

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yuri

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