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

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.

A turtle that runs on rubber power!

[Paper Cup Craft] A Turtle that Runs on Rubber Power! Perfect for practicing cutting skills too #HandmadeToys #Crafts

Moving toys are appealing no matter how old you are, and they’re especially popular with lower-grade elementary school kids.

This is a paper cup turtle craft that zooms forward using rubber-band power hidden in its shell.

First, cut slits halfway down a paper cup and fold them in to make the legs.

The remaining part becomes the body.

For the face, stick round stickers on as eyes to make it cute.

Take a used AA battery, wrap a rubber band around it, attach kite string with cellophane tape, and set the mechanism inside the turtle’s shell.

Even though it’s a turtle, it moves surprisingly fast and with big motions—so much fun!

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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!