Recommended for lower elementary school students! A collection of plastic bottle craft ideas made with everyday materials.

thermometer

How to Make a Plastic Bottle Thermometer: Summer Vacation Craft and Independent Research

It’s a thermometer, but it can’t measure fine temperatures like “19 degrees.” It only tells you roughly whether it’s hot, normal, or cold.

Still, there’s value in making it yourself.

First, fill about 70% of a plastic bottle with water.

Adding some paint to color the water makes it easier to see.

Make a hole in the cap and insert a straw.

Submerge about 3 cm (an inch or so) of the straw’s tip into the water inside the bottle, then gently suck from the top.

Don’t drink it.

If the water in the straw bobs up and down, you’ve got it right.

When the water level in the straw is high, that indicates hot; when it’s low, that indicates cold.

This project is packed with concepts you learn in middle and high school science.

cracker

[STEAM Early Childhood Education] Plastic Bottle Cracker — Bringing More STEAM Education into Early Childhood

How about making a party popper using a plastic bottle and a balloon? Once you make it, you can reuse it, which reduces waste and is environmentally friendly.

Be careful not to use it in infant classes, as the confetti inside could pose a choking hazard.

It’s great for celebrations like birthday parties, or as entertainment at events such as cherry-blossom viewing and summer festivals.

If each child can make their own popper, it will surely become a favorite toy.

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tsukada moe

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Plastic bottle windmill

PET Bottle Windmill! A thorough guide to an easy build that spins really well♪

Introducing a simple pinwheel you can make with a plastic bottle.

Get a plastic bottle, an awl, permanent markers, and a hanger ready.

Use the awl to make a hole in the bottom of the bottle.

Color the sides of the bottle with your favorite permanent marker colors.

Use a utility knife to cut slits in the side of the bottle, then fold them outward at an angle to create six blades.

Thread the hanger through the bottom of the bottle, bend the tip with pliers so it won’t slip out, add a straw, and you’re done.

When the blades spin, the colors you drew with the permanent markers whirl beautifully, making a lovely pinwheel!

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Bowling

[Ages 1–2] First-Time Plastic Bottle Bowling!!

Bottle bowling with kid-designed pins! Prepare paper large enough to wrap around plastic bottles, and let children freely decorate it with stickers and crayons.

You can also offer different ways to make patterns to suit the children—like torn-paper collages or simple one-cut strips made with scissors.

Once the decorated paper is attached to the bottles, you’re ready to play! Enjoy bowling together while parents and children count the fallen pins.

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You can enjoy matching pictures too! A plastic bottle toy

Finger Skill Development: Handmade Toy with a Plastic Bottle for Toddlers

Here’s an idea for a PET bottle toy that’s perfect for educational play.

First, prepare several plastic bottles.

Next, cut each bottle at about one-third from the top.

Then, insert a piece of thick paper with a character drawn on it into the open section.

Finally, stick a sticker of the same character on the bottle cap, and it’s complete.

Kids can enjoy opening and closing the caps and matching the character designs.

Using caps in different colors makes it look colorful and extra cute.

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