Crafts parents and kids can enjoy together. Recommended craft ideas to keep children entertained.
Here are some recommended craft ideas that parents and kids can enjoy together!
When you hear “crafts,” you might think of summer vacation homework.
But crafts are also perfect for everyday play and passing the time at home!
With common household items like plastic bottles, milk cartons, cardboard, and clay, you can make all kinds of fun creations.
You can have a blast making them with your child, play with what you’ve made, or even exchange your creations as gifts with each other…
You’re sure to share lots of fun moments!
These ideas will captivate both adults and kids, so be sure to enjoy them together as a family!
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Kendama
This is a paper-cup kendama that even children who find heavier wooden kendamas difficult can enjoy.
Prepare two paper cups, glue construction paper to the sides, and decorate them with pens, stickers, or masking tape.
Cut a piece of string to a length that lets the ball fit neatly inside the cup, and attach a crumpled paper ball to the end.
Tape the other end of the string to the bottom of one paper cup, align the bottoms of the two cups, and secure them with tape—your handmade kendama is complete! It could be fun to have parents and children compete to see who can handle the kendama better.
koma
The spinning tops made from paper plates have wonderfully striking patterns that appear when they spin.
Fold the paper plate to make a cross-shaped crease, then freely draw your designs.
If you stick a plastic bottle cap at the point where the creases intersect, it’s done in no time! Pinch the bottle cap, give it a spin, and play.
As the top spins, the colors blend and look even prettier, so it’s recommended to finish with a colorful design using pens and stickers.
Since you only need a paper plate and a bottle cap to make one, you might find lots of kids saying, “I want to make this at home, too!”
Let’s make a sugoroku (board) game
This is a handmade sugoroku board game that combines prompts the children came up with.
Write each prompt on a card and stick it onto the board.
Using words or drawings, you can create a unique, original sugoroku.
Arrange the cards on the board, glue them down, and connect each card with lines—then it’s complete! With unique prompts on each space, such as “sing a song,” “jump,” “rock-paper-scissors with the teacher,” or “do an impression,” this original sugoroku will make time at the preschool lively and fun.
Hoppy Frog
Big action toys are a hit with many kids.
This hopping frog is very easy to make, ready to play with right away, and moves a lot, so you can expect a great reaction from children.
Cut off the bottom of a milk carton, flatten it, and cut it again about 9 centimeters from the edge.
Make small slits on both sides of the crease, hook a rubber band into the slits, and attach frog eyes made from colored paper to finish.
When you press down on the frog’s head from above, the rubber band’s restoring force makes the frog spring up with a boing.
animal hat
Why not make a cute animal hat out of construction paper? With a bit of creativity, you can make a rabbit, panda, elephant, and more.
First, attach two sheets of construction paper horizontally and fold them in half.
Then fold it twice vertically and into thirds horizontally, and unfold.
You should have creases forming 8 columns across and 3 rows down.
Cut off the leftmost column to make it 7 columns wide.
Fold the paper back up and cut the top two-thirds into an arch shape.
Open the paper and attach a pair of rubber bands linked together at both ends.
Gather the arched section and staple it in place, then add the animal’s face and ear parts to finish!
aroma candle
These are aromatic candles that are great for room decor or as gifts.
As long as you’re careful to avoid burns, candle making is an easy craft that even kids can enjoy! The method is to crush long candles into small pieces, put them in a heat-resistant container, melt them in a hot water bath, and color them with shaved crayon.
Clamp the candle wick with chopsticks to hold it in place in your preferred container, then pour in the melted wax—and you’re done.
If you want to create layers of different colors, wait for the previous layer to solidify before pouring the next color.
Everything can be made with items from a 100-yen shop, so it’s easy and fun to try!
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Anpanman fan
Introducing a fun idea for an Anpanman fan featuring a cool cape that spreads out! Here’s how to make an Anpanman fan.
You’ll need origami paper, construction paper, a pencil, a wooden skewer, craft glue, a ruler, scissors, tape, colored pens, and colored pencils.
The Anpanman fan has a mechanism: when you rotate the wooden skewer, Anpanman’s cape opens up, making it look like he’s flying—so fun, right? It’ll be exciting to make together with kids, too.
Give it a try!