Simple and cute summer project crafts! A collection of ideas for girls that will make you want to create

Baskin-Robbins-style ice cream

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

If you want to try making fake-sweets keychains or ornaments—cute but maybe a bit tricky—the highly recommended project is a Baskin-Robbins-style ice cream that looks just like the real thing.

All you need are paper clay, paint, a toothbrush, and a bamboo skewer.

Color the paper clay to match the size and flavor you want, roll it into a ball, flatten the bottom, and use the skewer and toothbrush to create an ice cream texture.

Once you get used to it, you’ll quickly get the hang of it.

Be careful not to overmix the paint or it will get too dark and you’ll have to add more clay; it’s best to add paint little by little.

Try placing your scoop in a paper cup or even a real ice cream cup.

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Beaded ball hair tie

[Easy!] How to Make a Beaded Ball Hair Tie ♪ For Beginners/Kids/12 Beads

Let’s try making a hair tie embellished with beaded balls.

Since it’s an accessory based on a hair tie, it’s easy to incorporate into everyday fashion and a great way to add a personal touch.

The steps are very simple: string the beads together with fishing line (nylon thread), then attach the beaded strand to the hair tie, and you’re done.

Think about the colors and combinations of the beads to create a cute accessory.

You can also expand your design options by varying the bead sizes and the color of the hair tie itself.

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magnetic board

[100-Yen Shop Materials] Easy and Stylish DIY Magnet Board [How to Make]

Fireplaces often appear in foreign movies, and there are usually family photos displayed on the mantel, aren’t there? How about making a lovely magnet board over summer vacation and displaying family and memory-filled photos? Compared to other independent study projects, this one can be made in a short time, so it’s recommended for those who are busy.

What you’ll need: a large photo frame, a sheet of tin (if you can’t get tin, a magnetic sheet will also work), and some fairly strong magnets.

Basically, once you fix the tin sheet or magnetic sheet to the back of the photo frame, you’re done—so spend the rest of your time on stylish decorations.

Attaching seashells to the frame will give it a summery feel.

Color the shapes created by a single-stroke drawing

Recommended short-time elementary school art project: “Color the shapes created by a single-stroke drawing.”

Let’s try a “one-line drawing” that can produce artwork like an artistic painting.

Draw a border with a marker slightly inside the edges of your drawing paper.

From the top of the border to the bottom, draw continuous lines in a single stroke.

As you add more lines, they will intersect and create several shapes.

Color those shapes with colored pencils in any colors you like.

Even with the same colored pencil, varying the pressure will create light and dark tones, making it more artistic.

You might end up with a picture like Picasso’s—give it a try!

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Let’s make kohakutou (amber sugar)

[Independent Research by a Former Private Tutor & Cram School Instructor Mom] Easy! Make Kohakuto (Amber Candy) for a Tasty Science Project

How about choosing kohakutou—beautiful and cute to look at, and delicious to eat—as the theme for your independent research project? It takes time, but you can summarize the changes over that period as your research findings.

Kohakutou is easy to make: dissolve sugar and agar in water, transfer the mixture to a container, add color with food coloring or shaved ice syrup, then once it sets, cut it and let it dry.

Depending on how much it dries, the texture will range from bouncy and soft to crisp.

You can record which number of drying days you found the most delicious and summarize your results.

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Let’s make paper with various ingredients

[Research] Making paper from various ingredients [Experiment]

Paper is something we use every day, but did you know it’s made from plant fibers? If that’s the case, let’s experiment to see whether we can make paper from vegetables and fruits that contain dietary fiber! To scoop the paper pulp, we’ll use a tofu container and a drain strainer net.

It’s easy to make—just stretch the drain net over the tofu container.

In this video, we make paper from ten different fiber-rich ingredients such as cabbage and spinach! Blend each ingredient, then use a simple papermaking setup to press out the water and dry it, and you’re done.

It’s surprisingly easy to make paper, so it might be fun to try other ingredients and experiment too!

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Ocean Bottle

Bicolor Sensory Bottle: You can make it with things at home! Easy method you can copy right away

Here’s an ocean bottle idea that will look great as a room decoration.

First, prepare a plastic bottle.

Fill it about one-third of the way with water dyed blue.

Next, pour in baby oil until the bottle is about two-thirds full.

Finally, add shells or other objects of your choice, and it’s complete.

When you shake it, the water and oil recreate the look of waves breaking on the shore.

Making it can stand on its own as a science project, but you could also take it further by researching why water and oil don’t mix.

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