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Made with 100-yen shop materials! Handmade birthday gift ideas that middle schoolers will love

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
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A person from the melodic hardcore boom generation who loves music, photography, and eating. I’ve been going to live houses for over 20 years. I’m at the age where summer festivals are starting to feel tough physically. I sometimes try shooting live photos and videos for MVs. I’m not great at English, so I often listen to straightforward Japanese rock that hits directly, but if someone recommends something, I’ll listen to anything—Western or Japanese—broadly and casually. I like cooking while listening to music; it’s a nice way to relieve stress.

Are you wondering what to get your middle school friend for their birthday? Actually, you can create a memorable, lovely handmade gift just by combining items from the 100-yen shop.

You can easily make trendy pieces like photo bottles, acrylic stand displays, and Korean-style beaded charms! Here are ideas for handmade presents that are budget-friendly yet full of heartfelt sentiment.

Use these tips to craft a special gift for your dear friend!

Made with 100-yen store materials! Handmade birthday gift ideas (21–30) that middle schoolers will love

Felt flower

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Felt flower

How about a felt flower bouquet—simple yet full and very stylish—as a gift for birthdays or other special occasions? Felt is an easy-to-handle material for crafts.

Since you can leave the edges unfinished, you can cut it into any shape and use it right away.

By making many flowers of the same shape and arranging them into a bouquet, you create a sense of elegance and uniqueness.

Unlike fresh flowers, these handcrafted blooms never wilt, so they can be displayed almost indefinitely.

You can also tailor the colors and sizes to suit your or the recipient’s preferences.

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Sparkly squishy toy

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Sparkly squishy toy

Decorate, play, and have fun! Here are some sparkly squishy ideas.

Squishies are those items you press or squeeze with your hand, and they slowly return to their original shape! This time, let’s try making a squishy by hand.

All you need are a display stand, slime, and beads—items you can even find at a 100-yen shop.

The steps are simple, too: just put the slime and beads inside the display stand and you’re done! Take this opportunity to give it a try!

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Birthday album

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Birthday album

It’s nice to keep memories along with photos so you can look back on them later, isn’t it? Adding messages and arranging them in an album is also recommended, because it lets you retrace how you felt at the time.

There are so many casual anniversaries with friends and memorable places that you can’t even count them all, right? Let’s cherish them all and keep them as pages of your memories.

I also recommend making a photo cover by arranging stylish paper sold at 100-yen shops.

It will become a one-of-a-kind, originality-filled birthday album.

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smartphone shoulder strap

How to make a shoulder strap with paracord (outdoor cord)

smartphone shoulder strap

Smartphones are indispensable for high school students, right? One popular item that makes using your phone more comfortable is a shoulder strap.

You can hang it from your shoulder and carry it like a small pouch.

The appeal is that you don’t have to take your phone out of your bag—you can quickly operate it whenever you need it.

This time, let’s make one of those shoulder straps using paracord.

Paracord comes in a variety of colors and, above all, is extremely durable.

By braiding paracord together, you can create a stylish shoulder strap.

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Easy handmade candle

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Easy handmade candle

Here’s how to make cute DIY candles using materials you can get at a 100-yen shop.

By using molds, you can create candles with a variety of patterns, and you’re free to choose the colors, so you can craft uniquely personalized candles just the way you like.

Once they’re finished, arrange them neatly, dim the lights, and light them up—you’ll have a charming, romantic, and stylish DIY project that’s easy to enjoy and so photogenic you’ll want to capture the moment, making for wonderful new memories.

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