[For Elementary School Students] A Fun Collection of Paper Clay Craft Ideas

Making a bento (Japanese lunchbox)

Making a bento with paper clay!

Enjoy a picnic vibe even indoors! Here’s how to make a bento lunch.

You’ll need a lunch box, paint, plastic grass dividers, side dish cups, and paper clay.

First, use paint and paper clay to make the colors for the side dishes you want to include in your bento.

It’s exciting to create your favorites like rice balls, rolled omelets, sausages, and tomatoes.

You can also expand the play by brainstorming together and adding more dishes using materials you have at home or at school, such as yarn and construction paper.

Grab your handmade bento and let’s go on a picnic!

Character bento made with resin clay

A character bento easily made with Daiso resin clay (I made a character lunch with clay)

Character bento made with resin clay and acrylic paint.

Modern moms put a lot of creativity into making “charaben” for their kids.

How about trying it this time as a children’s craft? Depending on what you put in the bento, it can involve detailed work, so it’s recommended for upper elementary grades, but simpler designs should be doable for mid-grade kids as well.

First, have them draw what kind of bento they want in a sketchbook and choose the colors, then head to the 100-yen shop to buy resin clay and acrylic paints!

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sasashina

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Let’s make it in 3D! The human body

[Elementary School Craft] Let's Make It in 3D! The Human Body!

Why not try making a three-dimensional human figure? Some people may not have given much thought to the body’s balance and structure.

For this 3D human figure, first make sketches: draw the human body from various angles in a sketchbook.

Based on those drawings, create an armature with wire.

Once it’s done, fix the armature to a base and build up the form with paper clay.

Next, paint it with acrylics.

It’s best to hold the base and paint from various angles.

Be sure to separate and paint the finer details carefully.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Ocean diorama

[Elementary School Grade 2 Summer Craft] All 100-Yen Shop Materials! Palm-Sized ♪ How to Make an Ocean Diorama

A diorama that can capture your summer beach memories.

You can easily make it with items from the dollar store, and it doesn’t take up much space, which is great.

First, mix ocher-colored paint into paper clay and attach it at a slight angle to the bottom of a jar with glue.

Add more glue on top, sprinkle sand, then mix blue pastel shavings (made with a tea strainer) with clear resin.

Create waves using clear resin and white paint, and brush them on to complete the sea.

After that, customize it to match your own memories with items like watermelon, swim rings, shells, and fish.

Since making people is hard, representing yourselves as animals—like rabbits or bears—results in a unique and cute piece!

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hiyori

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Let’s make food samples with clay

Summer vacation! Try making food samples for your independent research project! Let’s make a mini ramen! Art School — Art Anywhere

You’ve probably seen the food samples displayed in restaurant showcases.

Try making a ramen food sample that even kids can create! First, prepare an old rice bowl or ramen bowl.

Fill it with paper clay to raise the bottom.

Next, tear off pieces of paper clay and roll them into thin strands to make noodles.

Make four or five strands about 20 cm long.

Also craft toppings like chashu pork, menma, and egg.

Use epoxy resin—a resin material that hardens when mixed—to make the soup.

You can buy it at 100-yen shops, and if it’s difficult, ask your parents to help.

Finally, arrange everything in the bowl, and you’re done!

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Hamada Takuya

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