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

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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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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Cooler made with 100-yen shop items

DIY with Daiso products! Make a homemade cooler! Perfect for camping or a summer vacation craft project. #craft #DIY #Daiso

Air conditioners make rooms nice and cool, but installing one is expensive and maintaining it—like cleaning—can be a hassle.

So this time, we’re introducing a portable DIY cooler! Cut a hole in the lid of a cooler box and attach a small fan.

After creating an air outlet on the side of the cooler, add dividers inside to keep ice packs standing upright.

Attach a box on the outside of the cooler to hold a battery, and you’re done.

If you use a mobile battery, it’ll be a great item for camping and other outdoor activities, too.

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Butterfly flower hair clip

[Summer Vacation Craft] Butterfly & Flower Clips – also lovely as interior decor

Let’s make adorable butterfly and flower clips.

In the video, the butterfly part uses store-bought pieces, but you can also cut your own from sturdy materials like construction paper.

First, decorate the butterfly freely with colored pencils or beads.

Then simply use a hot glue gun to attach the butterfly to a clip, and you’re done! You can make the flowers the same way: punch out lots of flower shapes from origami or construction paper, layer them, and glue them to a clip.

They’re perfect not only for holding books and notebooks, but also as cute interior decorations.

These bright, cheerful accessories will liven up your mood—give them a try!

Well-Flying Archery

[Playable Craft] So Easy! A High-Flying Bow and Arrow/Archery: How to Make It ② (Toilet Paper Roll, Straw, Rubber Bands, Tissues) [Easy Crafts, Recycled Play, At-Home Play, Indoor Play, Handmade Toy]

Here are some craft ideas for making an archery set using scrap materials.

First, make a slightly larger hole in one spot on a toilet paper roll.

Make the same hole on the opposite side, then cut small slits at the top and bottom and hook a rubber band onto them.

Twist the rubber band once so it forms an X shape.

That completes the bow.

For the arrow, use a straw and a ball made from rolled-up tissue.

Cut one end of the straw into a V shape, then attach the ball—rolled and secured with masking tape—to the other end.

With the arrow finished, thread it onto the bow and try shooting it for fun.

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Kaleidoscope in an ice cup

[Elementary School Summer Crafts / Independent Research] 🌻 Kaleidoscope with Ice Cream Cups

A kaleidoscope where you can enjoy geometric, mysterious pattern changes.

Let’s make such a kaleidoscope using an ice cream cup.

First, use nail polish remover to erase the letters and designs from two ice cream cup lids.

Next, cut aluminum foil to your preferred length, fold it three times to make a long, narrow rectangle, then cut it into shorter pieces, roll each into a tube, and secure with tape.

Make many small tubes and pack them tightly into the ice cream cup without gaps.

Then put on a lid and sprinkle beads or pieces of translucent origami paper cut into small shapes on top.

Finally, place the other lid on top and tape it in place to finish.

Point it toward the sunlight and spin it around to play.

I tried making a Super Ball.

[Free Craft] Recommended for Elementary School Kids!! A Metallic Super Ball You’ll Want to Make for Your Independent Research Project!!

Super balls are attractive for their colorful appearance and exceptional bounciness.

Because they absorb impact and rebound strongly, many of you probably remember bouncing them high when you were kids.

How about making your own super ball by hand? This time, we’ll use a store-bought kit, so there’s no need to gather materials individually—you can easily make one by following the included instructions.

Since the process involves using hot water and fine metallic powder, be sure to work together with an adult.

Create a one-of-a-kind original ball and have fun playing with it over summer vacation!