Make it with everyday materials! A collection of fun summer vacation craft ideas

glove puppet

[Craft] Make a Doll with Gloves (No Needle or Thread) ☆ Summer Vacation Independent Research/Project ☆

Why not try making dolls using work gloves? You won’t need a needle and thread, so anyone can finish them easily! You can add buttons for the face, turn them into brooches with safety pins—there are tons of ways to customize them depending on your ideas.

Even if you’re not good with your hands, no problem! It’s fun to make, so it’s great for people who aren’t into crafts, too.

You can finish one in a day, making it perfect for a summer vacation project.

It’ll be even more fun if everyone makes them together! Be sure to give it a try with your family and friends.

Rubber Band Pull-Back Car

[Summer Vacation Project] Rubber Band Pull-Back Car [Craft]

A pullback is a mechanism that moves forward when you pull it back and let go.

Let’s make a simple car that uses rubber bands to create that mechanism.

If you build several and race them, it’s sure to be a hit.

Try competing for speed just like in F1.

Marble Maze

Easy! How to make a marble maze — cardboard Mario

How about making a maze game using empty boxes and cardboard? Stack empty boxes of a convenient size to make two levels.

Create the maze on the top and add pitfalls as obstacles along the way.

The reason for two levels is so you can retrieve any marbles that fall through from the bottom.

Adjust the difficulty with your own ideas so the marble can reach the goal.

You can also decorate it with masking tape or colored paper.

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pinhole camera

How to make a pinhole camera and a video of shooting with it: welcome to the upside-down world!

Let’s try making a camera.

But rather than a camera that takes photos through a lens, we’ll make a pinhole camera.

It takes in light through a tiny hole, and you look at the subject through that small opening.

Its most notable feature is that the image appears upside down—fascinating, isn’t it? You can easily gather the materials—poster board, black construction paper, tracing paper, aluminum foil, and so on—at a 100-yen shop.

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Plastic-bottle kendama

How to Make a PET Bottle Kendama [Handmade Toy / Easy Craft]

This is a traditional kendama that many people have tried at least once.

You can easily make it with a plastic bottle and a cap.

The key is to use items of different sizes and shapes.

While keeping your balance, play by trying to get the cap into the bottle without dropping it.

Try challenging yourself to see how many times you can do it in a row!

resin keychain

[100-yen shop materials] How to make a sparkly name keychain – easy even for resin beginners! Enjoy your time at home! Create your very own favorite piece. Great for parent-child crafts or as a gift.

Why not try making a personalized keychain with resin from a 100-yen shop? You’ll need a resin bezel, resin, holograms, alphabet or hiragana stickers, keychain parts, and jump rings.

First, set the bezel on a work base.

Pour clear resin into the bottom, add some glitter, and cure it.

Next, add two colors of resin, keeping them from mixing, and place clear resin in the center.

Add the name stickers and cure again.

Finally, pour clear resin up to the rim of the bezel and cure.

Remove it from the base and apply clear resin to the back as well for extra clarity.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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