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 that parents and children can enjoy together. Recommended craft ideas to keep kids entertained (1–10)
[100-yen shop] Squishy made with tape balloons
![[100-yen shop] Squishy made with tape balloons](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DFjEpXE4Uxg/sddefault.jpg)
This is a curious craft that looks and feels mysterious: a clear, soft ball sprinkled with beautiful flowers.
It uses a tape balloon you can even get at a 100-yen shop, and you place flowers and decorations inside by sticking them onto the tape.
Close it as if you were sealing a water bottle, peel off the film, then add water after removing the film.
Shape it into a sphere, and it’s done.
Let’s carefully consider what size makes it easier to make and what items to put inside to make it look beautiful.
Mordor

This guide shows you how to make soft, cute dolls using pipe cleaners with fluffy fibers attached.
Even though they’re fuzzy, the core is still a pipe cleaner, so you can freely change the shape by bending and twisting to add curves.
Once you shape it like a framework, combine other pipe cleaners there to complete the overall base.
While deciding what pose the doll will take, adjust the angles, then assemble the small parts to create its expression as well.
Iced Deco Cup
https://www.tiktok.com/@mugimama_diy/video/7260428839011011847Let’s make an “icy deco cup” using interior stones and a cup sold at 100-yen shops.
All you need is your favorite cup, interior stones, a hot glue gun, and any decorative parts you like.
It’s really simple to make—just use the glue gun to attach the interior stones and parts to the cup! If you choose clear, colorless parts to match the interior stones, the whole thing will look like an ice glass.
You can use store-bought parts, or if you’re good with resin, you can make your own.
Watermelon Game doll

Let’s make balloon versions of the fruit motifs that appear in the hugely popular puzzle game Suika Game.
We’ll use balloons and slime to create mascots that are not only decorative but also fun to touch with a squishy feel.
First, transfer the slime into a plastic bottle, stretch an inflated balloon over the bottle’s mouth, and then pour the slime into the balloon.
Choose balloons to match your motif, and since the balloon will be slightly transparent, pick slime colors that go well with it.
Once you shape it into a round form, draw the pattern with a permanent marker to finish.
It could also be fun to come up with original motifs that don’t appear in the game.
stained-glass-style wall decoration

This is a fun decoration with a sparkling look, inspired by stained glass.
First, layer an OHP sheet over thick paper and use a pen to draw stained-glass-style patterns on the sheet.
The process is to freely draw illustrations, divide the spaces randomly with lines, and then color them in.
It’s important to choose colors that differ from adjacent areas and to trace the lines thicker after coloring.
Once the sheet is finished, place crinkled aluminum foil between the thick paper and the sheet and secure it.
The colors on the sheet combined with the foil’s reflections create a brilliant, stained-glass-like appearance.
Easy Ice Bazooka
https://www.tiktok.com/@picoton_craft/video/7495001435831307528Let’s make an Ice Bazooka that everyone can play with after making it! First, take a sheet of origami cut in half and draw your favorite ice cream on it.
Wrap it around a rolled piece of paper, grip it together, and secure it with tape.
That completes the bazooka ammo.
Next, cut out the bottom of a brown paper cup and draw a cone pattern on it.
Take a balloon with the tip of the part that inflates slightly trimmed, stretch it over the bottom of the paper cup, and tape it in place.
Finally, make a target using a paper cup and construction paper, and you’re done! Pull the balloon to launch your Ice Bazooka and aim for a high score!
Making felt flowers
https://www.tiktok.com/@n.annlee321/video/7112024795310492930Why not try making flowers that never wilt using felt and pipe cleaners? It’s very easy and cute.
First, cut petals out of felt.
Slightly fold the base of each petal and snip along the crease—this is where you’ll thread the pipe cleaner later.
Cut a light green pipe cleaner into three 4 cm pieces.
Lay two pieces in an X shape, then place the third straight across and twist to form the stamen.
Wrap a green pipe cleaner around to make the stem, and wrap a yellow pipe cleaner around the tip of the stamen to represent the pollen.
Finally, thread the petals onto the stem and glue them in place to finish.
Try making your favorite flowers!




