[Milk Carton Crafts] Fun ideas for elementary school kids. Perfect for summer vacation homework!

Milk Carton Rolling Tower

Let’s reuse empty milk cartons to make a fun rolling tower where a ping-pong ball tumbles down! Cut the milk cartons and connect two of them to create a long cylindrical base.

Make holes and slits in paper plates, attach them in a stepped arrangement, and adjust the angles so the ball rolls smoothly through.

Add slits to the side of the cylinder so the ball won’t stop midway and will drop all the way to the bottom.

If you wrap the whole thing with a tube-shaped cover made from a clear file, the ball won’t fly out and it’s safer to play with.

A bonus is that kids can learn about gravity and incline through the speed of the rolling ball and the fun sounds it makes.

It’s an eco-friendly idea that uses recycled materials to create a moving, interactive project.

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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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Spinning piggy bank

Why not make a fun piggy bank where the coins spin as they go in? It’s a perfect idea for a summer vacation craft.

First, slice a milk carton into rings, press the corners to flatten the center space, and make four “blades” to form a propeller.

Decorate the edges with vinyl tape, and make two large propellers and four small ones in the same way.

Skewer a large propeller on a bamboo stick, then add two small propellers on each side to create a spinning mechanism.

Insert this into a clear tube, make a coin slot in the lid, put the lid on, and you’re done.

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Easy Spinning Top Made from a Milk Carton

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Fuzzy Navel – Conton Candy

Here’s an idea for making a spinning top you blow on using a milk carton.

First, cut the carton about 1.5 cm up from the bottom, then make slits at the four corners and open it up.

Next, rotating the carton in a consistent direction from each corner, cut along the edges of the bottom.

Leave about 1 cm uncut at the ends.

Bend the sections you just cut inward so they gather toward the center, and decorate with masking tape or stickers to finish.

If you blow straight down from above, it will spin around and around.

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sasashina

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kaleidoscope

[021] Kaleidoscope — Let’s peek into a sparkling world!

A great recommendation for summer vacation crafts is a kaleidoscope! In addition to a milk carton, you’ll need beads, black construction paper, and a thin plastic sheet.

Cut the construction paper and plastic sheet to match the size of the milk carton.

Since it involves many small parts, it might be a bit advanced for lower elementary grades.

The vibe changes depending on the colors and types of beads you use.

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Tani Satoko

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puzzle cube

A cube puzzle made from milk cartons is recommended because it’s simple, reusable, and makes good use of waste materials.

Combining three pieces to form a cube seems easy but is surprisingly challenging, so it could be effective for children’s learning as well as brain training for the elderly.

It’s also easy to make, making it great for recreational activities.

This three-dimensional puzzle game uses simple, readily available materials, can be made quickly, and helps develop imagination while exercising fine motor skills.

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Hoshino Takashi

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chair

Let's take on the challenge as a parent and child! Let's make a chair out of milk cartons.

Let’s collect the milk cartons you drink every day and make a chair! It’s a great parent–child project to try during a long vacation like summer break, steadily drinking milk each day.

First, cut open the milk cartons.

On the bottom side, cut diagonally with scissors to create a zigzag edge.

Do the same on the opposite side, then assemble the carton into a triangular prism and stuff it with newspaper.

Make 24 of these.

Combine them into parts—one part using 5 prisms and another using 7—and put the parts together to form a hexagonal chair base.

Reinforce the seat with cardboard, attach your favorite fabric, and you’re done! You can create various chair shapes depending on how you combine the parts, so give it a try!

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