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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Crafts parents and kids can enjoy together. Recommended craft ideas to keep children entertained (41–50)
jack-in-the-box
A great craft for families with toddlers: a jack-in-the-box.
It’s easy to make with a milk carton, rubber bands, and a candy tin or similar container.
First, cut the milk carton body into several rings and make small slits in each ring to hook the rubber bands.
Hook one rubber band onto each ring.
Then crush the milk carton rings so the bands are stretched and pack them into the tin—done! When you open the lid, the milk carton rings will spring out with a pop.
There are lots of fun ways to customize it!
Crafts that parents and children can enjoy together. Recommended craft ideas to keep kids busy (51–60)
Jellyfish charm
Let’s make a jellyfish charm that looks cute on bags or clothes.
Cut a super ball in half, then use double-sided fabric tape to attach ribbon and lace.
Using small pearls for the eyes makes it extra cute.
Drill a hole near the top, apply glue to the finding, and insert it.
Thread a chain through the finding, and your jellyfish charm is complete.
Super balls come in clear and unusual colors, and the vibe changes depending on which one you use.
Try making it with your favorite super ball!
Melon Soda Clip
Let me introduce a refreshing and mature-cute melon soda clip.
Prepare a clip, whipped-cream glue, red beads, and deco parts, and let’s get crafting.
Pipe the whipped-cream glue onto the clip.
The key is to pipe it in wavy swirls.
Attach a deco part to a red bead to make a cherry accent, then stick it on.
Put a cap on top and let it dry, and you’re done.
Give this original clip a try!
Easy acrylic keychain made with labels
Introducing an easy acrylic keychain you can make with labels—perfect for creating your own original designs.
Peel off a plastic bottle label, place it design-side up, and stick it onto a milk carton.
Put it in a square tray and pour hot water over it.
Then, sandwich the design between pieces of a card case cut slightly larger than the design, and trim around the edges.
Attach a keychain ring and you’re done.
Give this simple, custom acrylic keychain a try—the steps are easy and beginner-friendly.
Sumikko Gurashi piggy bank
I’ll introduce how to make a Sumikko Gurashi piggy bank out of origami.
Prepare two sheets of origami paper and one small sheet, then let’s get started.
Use the small origami paper to make the 5-yen coin part.
Fold the corners toward the center, then fold the surrounding corners as well.
It will form the shape of a 5-yen coin, so draw the details with a felt-tip pen.
For the base piggy bank, fold the origami toward the center to create creases.
Following the creases, tuck the paper inward to form a square box.
Make two identical boxes; on one of them, attach the 5-yen coin and draw the face.
The key point is to change the color of the origami depending on the character.
Bird call making
As a craft project perfect for children who love nature observation, I recommend making a bird call.
Prepare a hand-sized wooden branch and drill a small hole in the center.
Screw in a metal part called an eye nut, and when you twist it so the wood and metal rub against each other, it produces a sound like birdsong.
Real birds may sometimes respond to this sound, so trying it out in a park after making it is part of the fun.
The volume and pitch change depending on the type of wood and the depth of the hole, so by experimenting and recording the differences, you can enhance the quality of the project as an independent study.
It’s a hands-on idea that lets kids connect with nature while sparking curiosity about how sound works.
Infinite Marble Run
Here’s a perfect boredom-buster for kids: a marble run that rolls endlessly.
You’ll need two stiff, deep paper plates and two paper cups.
First, cut a hole in the center of each plate to make a donut shape.
Next, make a single slit on each plate, then interlock the two plates so they form a figure eight.
When assembling, a hot glue gun is recommended over glue or paste.
Finally, insert the paper cups into the holes you cut in the plates, and you’re done! The marble will whirl around the figure-eight track so kids can enjoy it for ages.
To make it more challenging, try playing with the paper cups removed.
