Moving! Spinning! Flying! Fun handmade toys made with rubber bands

Flapping toy

[Iwa-Mama’s Home Experiment] Rampaging on the Desk! Wildly Dancing Straws

Straws dance on your desk! Let me introduce a flapping toy.

You’ll need bendable straws, a hairpin, a rubber band, and scissors.

To make it, bend two straws and trim them to the same length.

Next, cut one of the straws slightly longer than the rubber band, and thread a hairpin with a rubber band through the straw.

After you pass both ends of the rubber band through the straws, twist them around and you’re ready! When you let go, the straws start to dance—it’s really fun.

Make several and the fun multiplies.

Give it a try!

spinning top

[Super Easy Craft] Done in 1 Minute! A Spinning Top Made with a Marble and Rubber Bands! #shorts #handmadetoys #spinningtop #craft

Here’s how to make a simple spinning top in just one minute.

You’ll need two marbles, two rubber bands, and duct tape.

First, connect the two rubber bands.

Then tape the marbles to them—and you’re done! It’s also super easy to play.

Wind the two rubber bands as tightly as you can and let go, and it will spin! If you wind them firmly, it will even spin in reverse.

It’s great to make with kids and have spinning top battles.

The spinning time varies depending on how you wind it, so adults can enjoy it too.

Give it a try—make one together and have fun!

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rubber band gun

[DIY you can play with] Rubber band gun! Just stick in 2 spots! Super easy! [Plastic bottle] Handmade toy

Here’s how to make an easy rubber band gun! You don’t need chopsticks—just common household items—so it’s highly recommended.

Materials: a small plastic bottle, a clothespin, origami paper, vinyl (electrical) tape, and scissors.

Since you won’t be using chopsticks, the steps are very simple.

First, tape the clothespin onto the small plastic bottle using vinyl tape.

Once the bottle and clothespin are firmly attached, wrap origami paper around the bottle’s mouth so it’s about the same size.

Flatten the excess tip of the origami paper, open the clothespin, hook a rubber band onto the tip of the origami paper, and you’re done! When you release the clothespin, the rubber band shoots out! It’s cute and easy to make, so try making it with your kids and have fun playing together.

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Magic hand

Just chopsticks and rubber bands! Let's play with a handmade grabber!

Make it with just two materials! Here’s how to create a grabber (magic hand).

All you need are rubber bands and wooden chopsticks.

First, split a pair of chopsticks and fasten them together at the center with a rubber band.

Then take another pair, secure them with a rubber band, and cross them with the first pair.

If you add extra rubber bands to the tips as non-slip grips, it’ll be easier to pick things up.

Be careful not to get splinters from the chopsticks.

Also, it’s best to pick up light items with your grabber, like plastic bottle caps.

Give it a try and have fun!

PET bottle car

How to make a car with a plastic bottle! It’s easy because it’s a rubber-band-powered car♪

Introducing a simple toy car you can make with a plastic bottle! You’ll need a plastic bottle, five bottle caps, vinyl tape, a utility knife, bamboo skewers, a tool to make holes just wide enough for the skewers, two rubber bands, glue, and decorative tape.

It’s easy to make.

First, cut the plastic bottle in half.

Next, make holes in the five bottle caps.

Make sure one of them has a hole big enough for a rubber band to pass through.

Make holes in the halved plastic bottle for the bamboo skewers, then glue the caps onto the skewers, and add rubber bands as non-slip grips—and you’re done! It runs with great speed, so both adults and kids can have fun racing it together.

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Pitter-patter bunny

A toddling bunny made with a paper cup and batteries

Let me introduce a hopping bunny you can make with a paper cup and a battery! You’ll need one paper cup, one battery, one rubber band, scissors, and tape.

First, make two slits on opposite sides of the rim of the paper cup and fold the cut sections outward.

Next, use tape to attach the rubber band to the battery, hook the rubber band into the slits on the cup, and secure it with tape.

Finally, add bunny ears and feet to the cup and draw a face.

Twist the battery and set it on the floor—the bunny will start to move! It could be fun to try making other animals, too.

Rocket

Simple Toy: Make a Rocket with a Paper Cup and Rubber Bands

Here’s how to make a rocket.

You’ll need paper cups, rubber bands, tape, stickers, and scissors.

First, make four evenly spaced slits along the rim and the bottom of the paper cup.

Then cross two rubber bands over the top and bottom, and secure them with tape—that’s it! Be sure to play in a spacious area so you don’t bump into people around you.

It’s also a good idea to add more rubber bands depending on how far you want it to fly.

Decorating it with stickers to turn it into your own original rocket sounds fun, too!