[For Girls] Make It with Everyday Items! Easy but Super Cute Craft Ideas

stained glass wind chime

It looks even more beautiful in the sunlight! Let me share an idea for a stained-glass-style wind chime.

On hot summer days, just having a wind chime with a cool, refreshing look can make you feel pleasantly refreshed.

This time, let’s make a stained-glass wind chime using transparent origami.

You’ll need transparent origami paper, a plastic cup, an empty capsule, double-sided tape, an awl, string, and so on.

The step where you cut the transparent origami into your favorite shapes and stick them on to create a design seems like something you could enjoy doing with kids.

Felt ball caterpillar pin

[Easy Craft at Home] Let's Make a Caterpillar Pin

Let’s make a colorful and cute caterpillar pin using felt balls.

You’ll need scissors, glue, a wooden pin/clip, felt balls, googly-eye stickers, chenille stems (pipe cleaners), sequins, and so on.

First, attach the felt balls to the wooden pin.

A key tip is to let the glue dry slightly before sticking on each piece.

Once that’s done, add the antennae and eyes, and decorate with sequins if you like.

And you’re finished! Besides the caterpillar, you can also use felt balls to make items like dango (dumplings) or fruit, so give those a try too.

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Flower fidget spinner

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How about making your own hand spinner that twirls between your fingers or on a desk, finished in a cute flower shape? Use two circles cut from cardboard for the finger pads, connect them with a toothpick to form the axle, and attach the spinning flower piece between them, leaving a slight gap as you assemble the axle.

The way it spins will change depending on the gap between your fingers and the rotating part, as well as the size of the hole the toothpick passes through, so try building it while experimenting with ways to make it spin longer.

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Cute shaved ice piggy bank

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Here’s an idea for a shaved-ice coin bank made from a milk carton.

It’s adorable because a little face pops out when you put a coin in.

Prepare a small milk carton and peel off the outer printed layer so it’s white.

Cut the spout into a mountain shape.

Draw the syrup part with a pen, attach an iridescent (aurora) sheet, and create the slot for inserting coins.

Next, pierce a rotating cardboard piece with a bamboo skewer and fix it inside the milk carton.

Thread the face piece onto the part of the skewer that sticks out of the carton and glue it in place, then decorate the other end with beads.

Attach thick paper around it to hide the skewer, and close the spout to finish.

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Cream soda trinket case

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When it comes to summery drinks, cream soda is a classic! So let’s make a cream soda-themed trinket holder.

This idea uses a flower vase sold at 100-yen shops.

It’s shaped like a rectangle topped with a half-circle, and it already looks like cream soda, doesn’t it? Apply green iridescent origami paper to the rectangular part and white masking tape to the half-circle to represent the drink and the ice cream.

Glue a cherry made from a pom-pom and a craft pipe cleaner to the outside, then insert a straw.

Add iridescent round stickers to mimic bubbles for an even cuter finish.

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An hourglass made of straws

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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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Bead and pipe cleaner ideas

Thread beads onto pipe cleaners to make all kinds of little accessories.

First curl one end of the pipe cleaner, then thread on a bead.

Insert the curled tip into the bead’s hole, pull the other side to lock it in place, and after that just add your favorite beads and form a loop.

Make it larger for a bracelet, or use flower-shaped beads to create a flower crown for a doll.

You can also use them for cable ties, tiny bottle decorations, and many other situations.

Because you’re using pipe cleaners, the beads don’t slip off easily after threading, making this an easy activity for toddlers and lower-grade elementary school children.

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