Crafts parents and kids can enjoy together. Recommended craft ideas to keep children entertained.

Creeper made from a milk carton

[Elementary School Summer Crafts & Independent Research] Make a Creeper from a Milk Carton—with a Head-Popping Mechanism!

Minecraft is a hugely popular game among kids.

Creepers are characters that appear in Minecraft and explode when they get close to the player.

Let’s make a craft that captures that feature using an empty milk carton.

Besides a milk carton, prepare green plastic bottle caps, bamboo skewers, and oil-based clay as well.

Cut the milk carton and wrap it with green vinyl tape to make the Creeper’s body.

Then cut the body section further and attach parts.

Use another milk carton for the head along with vinyl string or rubber bands to create a mechanism that “explodes.” Because kids use fine motor skills to build it, it helps improve their concentration.

Once it’s finished and displayed at school, you can almost hear friends saying, “Wow, that’s awesome!”

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Nakajima Junko

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Eyeball Tile Coaster

[100-Yen Shop DIY] Summer Vacation Craft Accessory: Simple and Stylish Googly-Eye Tile Coaster

Here’s an idea where you use cork coasters sold at 100-yen shops as a base and decorate them with stickers and more.

Lately, tile stickers that were popular in the Heisei era have been making a comeback, and you can find a variety of patterns at 100-yen shops as well.

Decorations using remake sheets—those you stick on furniture or walls—are also recommended.

With a bit of creativity, the possibilities are endless, so go ahead and make coasters full of originality!

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Hane Keisuke

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Accessory box made from an empty box

Summer Vacation Craft Series ♡ Part 4: Making an Accessory Box from Empty Boxes [Koujoucho] DIY

Some children who love fashion may have lots of charms for rings or clothes, right? Since they can easily get lost, it’s handy to have a box that can store them all together.

Here’s an accessory box that’s practical too.

You can make it with an empty box you already have at home.

Add thickness by attaching pieces cut from a quilted surface to the lid and the sides of the box.

The soft, cushioned thickness gives it a luxurious feel, turning it into a proper jewelry box.

If you roll up some felt fabric and place it inside the box, you can store rings neatly.

The finished product won’t look like it was made from an empty box, so give it a try for inspiration!

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Nakajima Junko

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Let’s make a bamboo lantern

[Anywhere Art] [Summer Vacation Craft] Let's make a bamboo lantern

Here’s how to make a bamboo lantern that looks beautiful when it glows at night.

Use a saw to cut the bamboo.

Make slits in the cut bamboo, then gently tap from above with a hammer to create openings where the light will shine through.

The key is to tap with the hammer without using too much force.

Drill holes to create several small windows for the light to leak out.

Wrap yarn around the top and bottom of the bamboo tube, using double-sided tape to secure it.

Place an LED light inside, switch it on, and let it shine.

It emits a soft glow that gives off a traditional Japanese ambiance.

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mayumi

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bowling toy

Let's play together! [How to Make Bowling] Cardboard Craft - How to make a bowling game

You can enjoy a full-fledged mini bowling game just by cutting cardboard and gluing it together.

All you need are everyday items like cardboard, a utility knife, wood glue, a ruler, a compass, and a circle template, so it’s easy to make.

Crafting the bowling pins, the marble launcher, and the lane involves some fine work, but there aren’t any difficult steps, so it looks like a fun project for parents and kids to make together! You can also draw your favorite letters or pictures and decorate it—totally fine! Create your own original bowling game.

Since everyone can play, enjoy the game with friends and family.

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miyabi

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Clay makeup tools

[Licca-chan Craft → Makeup Box with Clay] DIY Handmade Project for Kids ❤

We’re going to make a makeup box and makeup tools using colorful clay! Besides clay, if you also prepare a spatula, an empty box, and decorations like glitter and sparkles, it’ll turn out really cute.

Let’s start with the makeup box! Stick clay in your favorite colors around the outside of the empty box.

Inside, insert dividers or clay cut to shape so you can organize your makeup tools.

For the makeup tools, make anything you like—lipstick, nail polish, eyeshadow—shaping them however you want.

Add glitter, sparkles, or sequins to each one and… you’ll have an adorable set of DIY makeup tools!

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SAKI

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Animal clay

[Elementary School Craft] Animal Clay 🐘

This craft involves dividing paper clay into parts, then assembling them, painting them, and finishing them in the shape of an animal.

First, check what combination of shapes makes up the animal you want to create, and make parts that match the appropriate sizes and shapes.

After that, attach the parts, refine the overall form, and add colors and patterns to complete it.

If you use a paper plate as a base and attach the pieces onto it, it will look like a three-dimensional picture—highly recommended, too.

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kappamaki

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