Fun for elementary school kids! A collection of craft ideas using plastic bottle caps!
Plastic bottle caps lying around at home can actually be fun and fascinating craft materials! From accessories popular with girls to games everyone can enjoy together, you can create a surprisingly wide variety of projects with just a single cap.
Here, we introduce easy crafts that even elementary school kids can make, like pretend sushi-shop playsets and miniature cakes.
You’ll be amazed at how much fun you can have using everyday materials! Have a great time getting absorbed in crafts made with plastic bottle caps.
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Fun for elementary school kids! A collection of craft ideas using plastic bottle caps! (21–30)
Yo-yo made with caps
The well-known “yo-yo” is actually great for developing children’s finger dexterity.
You can even make one with everyday materials.
Using their hands helps children improve their concentration, and watching how the yo-yo moves stimulates their senses and nurtures their sense of rhythm.
Here, we’ll show you how to make a yo-yo using a plastic bottle cap.
You can use other materials too, so feel free to craft variations that suit your child’s stage of development and enjoy making them together!
Goldfish made from bottle caps & scoops made from milk cartons
Goldfish scooping using plastic bottle caps is a simple craft you can make with materials you have at home.
Cut colorful materials like colored plastic bags, wrap them around a cap, and secure with a rubber band to easily create the shape of a goldfish.
Since both the caps and plastic bags are light, they float on water, so you can play even with a kitchen bowl filled with water.
The scoop (poi) is easy to make too—just stretch a drain net over a piece cut from a milk carton.
Why not try making this as a summer recreation activity?
Fun for Elementary School Kids! A Collection of PET Bottle Cap Craft Ideas (31–40)
Memo stand
Why not transform discarded plastic bottle caps into cute memo stands? First, use glue to coil paper cord round and round.
Glue that paper cord to the top of a larger plastic bottle cap to secure it, and continue wrapping.
Next, fold a strip of colored construction paper into a narrow band, snip small cuts into it, then wrap it around a toothpick to form a base.
Insert a looped piece of colored wire there, and decorate with flowers, leaves, and other shapes made from colored paper.
These vividly colored memo stands are fun to look at and are sure to be a hit for practical use, too!
Safe Design Marble Game
Kids love rolling toys! Many children want to play with marbles, but when kids are small, there’s a risk of swallowing them, which worries caregivers.
So here’s a toy idea that uses marbles safely.
Inside a box, move plastic bottle caps with marbles set inside them toward a goal without letting them fall into holes.
The marbles are firmly fixed to the caps, and the caps are also tied to the box with string, so it’s safe.
Decorate the box and caps with any designs you like, and play by tilting the box to slide the caps around.
tambourine
A tambourine made with plastic bottle caps is a fun craft that teachers and children can try together.
All you need are easy-to-find everyday items like caps, paper plates, and rice.
Put rice into the caps, secure them with tape, and attach them to a paper plate—your handmade instrument is complete.
The joy of making sounds will bring smiles to children’s faces and can be a friendly introduction to music.
By coloring or adding stickers, it also becomes an art activity that nurtures creativity.
calculator
This is a craft project that looks like a calculator with large buttons made from caps.
Unlike a real calculator, it can’t do calculations, but by adding a simple mechanism, users can enjoy the tactile feel of pressing the buttons.
The key is the material placed behind each button: it’s recommended to choose something with strong resilience so the pressing action can be repeated many times.
Since the caps are arranged like a calculator, the whole piece inevitably becomes large, so be sure to keep overall sturdiness in mind as you build it.
Hat magnet
Let’s make a cute hat-shaped magnet using leftover fabric and a plastic bottle cap.
For the rounded crown of the hat, place some stuffing on the bottle cap, cover it with a piece of fabric that you’ve run a gathering stitch all the way around, and pull it tight.
For the brim, do the same—cover with fabric and pull to tighten—but be careful not to pull too hard or the thread may break.
Attach a strong magnet from a 100-yen shop to the inside of the brim with double-sided tape, align the two stitched sections, and you’re done.
Try adding decorations with ribbon or felt, too!
