Recommended for lower elementary school students! A collection of plastic bottle craft ideas made with everyday materials.
Crafts with plastic bottles packed with amazing potential! Here you’ll find heart-thumping ideas that make you think, “I want to make this!”—like a Bubble Maker you can enjoy with lower-grade elementary school kids, and a Rolling Engine that older kids will get totally absorbed in.
The materials are all easy to find around the house, so it’s great for getting started right away.
Nurture imagination through making, and enjoy the fun of playing with the finished creations.
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Recommended for lower elementary school students! A collection of plastic bottle craft ideas made with everyday materials (11–20)
snowman

These snowman ornaments made from plastic bottles are perfect as Christmas decor or gifts.
We use Calpis Water bottles, making the most of the white contents while adding decorations like a hat, ribbon, and facial features.
Although we chose this drink to take advantage of its white color, using an empty bottle will let you enjoy it longer as interior decor.
If you make it with an empty bottle, we recommend using a rounder-shaped bottle to emphasize the snowman look.
sensory bottle

Sensory bottles are beautiful to watch as the colorful decorations move slowly, and they can be very calming.
This project lets you make your own sensory bottle using a plastic bottle and customize the colors to your liking.
Fill the inside with baby oil or liquid laundry starch, then add glitter, beads, and other decorations as you wish.
Finally, seal the cap securely with tape, and it’s done.
Aim for a look where the decorations move beautifully by considering not just the colors, but also the amount of decorations and the balance with the liquid.
hanging basket

Let me show you how to make a hanging basket using a plastic bottle.
Take a square plastic bottle and cut the neck horizontally, then cut vertically where the flowers will be planted.
Apply vinyl tape around the top edge of the container, and attach gap-filling tape to the planting opening to prevent soil from spilling out.
That completes the basket portion.
Next, plant your flowers and add sphagnum moss to keep the soil in place, and you’re done! It’s lovely to make several and display them in a row.
Give it a try!
planter

Here’s how to transform a plastic bottle into a planter.
Draw lines on the bottle with a felt-tip pen and cut along them.
Spray the bottle with colored paint to make it cute.
Once it’s colored, add soil and flowers, and you’re done! What used to be a clear plastic bottle is now an adorable planter.
It might also be cute to draw pictures on the planter container.
This will make your home gardening even more enjoyable.
remade pot

A flowerpot made by adding decorations to the base of a plastic bottle can end up looking quite professional, not just easy to make.
First, cut off the top of the plastic bottle, then simply cover it with clay or paint to complete the pot’s base.
The shape of this base is important too—think about what kind of patterns you want on the surface and refine the shape with a spatula or similar tool.
After that, just add color and you’re done.
It’s recommended to add decorations that enhance the overall feel, keeping in mind the shape of the base and the plants you’ll put inside.
Mini bouquet

After cutting a plastic bottle in half, make small vertical slits in it with scissors.
Open the slit sections outward, then attach cute little flowers made from toilet paper to the tips.
Make a flower stand as well, and once you combine it with the flowers you just made using the plastic bottle, it’s complete! In the video, we used a regular-size bottle, but using a smaller bottle to make a mini bouquet might also look cute.
It’s fun, so give it a try!
Recommended for lower elementary school students! A collection of plastic bottle craft ideas (21–30) made with familiar materials
Capman

Let’s make a “Cap Man” using a plastic bottle cap! All you need are one plastic bottle and a pair of scissors.
First, cut the bottle about one third up from the bottom.
Next, make slits around the edge of the piece you cut off.
The flying power changes depending on how deep you make the slits, so try different depths.
Finally, draw a face and patterns with colorful pens, and you’re done! When you blow on it, Cap Man will spin and fly.
It’s perfect as a summer vacation craft to make with your child.
It’s also fun to create unique Cap Men and see whose can fly the best.



