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.
Let’s dive into a variety of plastic-bottle crafts!
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Recommended for lower elementary school students! A collection of plastic bottle craft ideas made with everyday materials (31–40)
bracelet
Let’s make a stylish bracelet out of a plastic bottle.
First, prepare a 500 ml plastic bottle and cut it into a tube at your preferred width.
Press the cut edge against a heated iron to round it, then let it cool.
Color it with nail polish and add sparkly stickers, and you’re done! It’s very simple, but be careful when using the iron and, if possible, work with an adult.
Try different designs to create your own cute, original bracelets!
air cannon
We’re going to make an “air cannon” using a balloon and a plastic bottle.
First, cut off the bottom of the plastic bottle.
You won’t need the piece you cut off.
Cut the balloon in half and use the half without the mouthpiece.
Stretch that part of the balloon over the bottom of the plastic bottle and secure it.
Make a handle for the bottle—imagining a hair dryer shape makes it easier to design.
When you pull and release the balloon, air shoots out.
Try experimenting to make the air stronger and come up with your own improvements to create an awesome air cannon!
Soap bubbles made with a plastic bottle
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You can play without blowing! Enjoy soap bubbles using a plastic bottle.
The key is to prepare a soft plastic bottle that dents with a squeeze.
Cut a hole in the cap with scissors and insert the mouthpiece of a bubble wand into the hole—voilà, it’s ready in no time.
Dip the tip into bubble solution and squeeze the bottle to pump out bubbles.
This is a perfect idea for young children who might have trouble blowing bubbles or for kids who want to practice hand and finger movements.
Lantern
Here’s an introduction to making a lantern from a plastic bottle.
It’s simple, so give it a try! First, cut the plastic bottle into a cylinder along the label area.
Once you’ve decided on a lantern design, print it in black and white on copy paper and cut it to match the size of the bottle you cut out.
Place the design inside the bottle and secure it, then attach tracing paper cut to the same size on the outside.
Finally, decorate it as you like with tape or stickers, and you’re done.
When you put a light inside, the black design will stand out beautifully.
gel candle
At 100-yen shops, you can find a product called gel candles, and with them you can easily make homemade candles.
Gel candles are easy to handle, and you can even pour two different colors one on top of the other to create a two-layer candle.
The way the colors blend slightly between the layers also gives it a lovely look.
Plus, by placing items you like—such as colored sand, seashells, or dried flowers—into the glass before pouring in the gel candle, you can create a more stylish and original piece.
Give it a try and make one with your own sense of style.
Recommended for lower elementary school kids! A collection of plastic bottle craft ideas using everyday materials (41–50)
Mini violin made of clay
There are many kinds of musical instruments with different shapes, and those differences heighten our expectations about what kinds of sounds they can produce.
Focusing on the shapes of instruments, this activity has you use paper clay to make a violin shape.
A real violin has a unique form made by combining pieces of wood, so let’s carefully reproduce the details, such as the indented areas.
Once the overall shape is refined, paint it and attach separate parts like the strings to finish it as a realistic-looking violin.
How to Make an Easy Guitar
A simple guitar you can make with paper cups lets you easily live out the dream of strumming a ringing guitar.
First, glue the bottoms of two paper cups together.
Then stack another paper cup on each side with slits cut into them, and attach rubber bands into those slits—done.
The key here is the length of the rubber bands.
By choosing which slit to anchor them in and lining up rubber bands of different lengths, you can create differences in sound just like a real guitar.
Think about what kind of sound will make it feel cool, and fine-tune it into your ideal guitar.