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[Cute Prizes] Handmade Prize Ideas for School Culture Festivals

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Are you struggling to decide on prizes for your school festival? You’re probably not alone.

With a limited budget and time for preparation, there are all kinds of constraints to consider.

Here, we’ll introduce some easy, low-cost prize ideas you can make even within those limitations.

Let’s use items from 100-yen shops and everyday recyclables to create stylish and cute prizes!

We hope your school festival becomes a wonderful event that stays in everyone’s memories!

[Cute Prizes] Handmade Festival Prizes and Recommended Ideas (21–30)

rosette brooch

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rosette brooch

How about an elegant rosette brooch as a prize for your school festival? Since you can use materials sold at 100-yen shops—like ribbons, felt, and pin badge covers—you can create a luxurious-looking brooch even on a small budget! It would also be lovely to put an original logo or illustration in the center of the brooch.

You can make the ribbon in your class color, too.

The key is making frills with the ribbon.

It might take some patience, but I think everyone will have fun making them together! Let’s liven up the festival with stylish and cute prizes.

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sachet

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sachet

How about making sachets that give off a stylish, luxurious vibe as prizes for your school festival? Handmade items may seem intimidating, but you can easily make these with materials from a 100-yen shop.

You can even find supplies like soft wax, potpourri, and essential oils at the 100-yen store nowadays! Pour melted wax into a mold, and before it fully hardens, arrange natural materials on top.

It’s the kind of prize adults would be happy to receive as well, so why not try making them yourself?

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Acrylic stand with shrink plastic

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Acrylic stand with shrink plastic

Why not make your own acrylic stands as prizes for the school festival using shrink plastic sheets you can even buy at 100-yen shops? If you use original illustrations, they’ll make great memories! Using existing characters is fine too, but since there are copyrights, please refrain from selling them.

You bake the shrink plastic in a toaster oven, but it shrinks quite a lot, so keep that in mind when deciding your illustration size.

Having a vendor produce them can be pretty costly, so the appeal here is that you can handcraft them on a low budget! Let’s create lasting memories with acrylic stands featuring your class’s original artwork.

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hand spinner

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Hand spinners that are easy to make and play with are popular as craft prizes at school festivals.

Draw four circles on cardboard using a 10-yen coin as a guide, then attach paper on top to increase durability.

Use an awl to make a hole in the center of the middle circle and insert a bamboo skewer through it.

Prepare two round pieces of cardboard and fix them on either side of the main body with the bamboo skewer as the axis.

Add your own design with markers or stickers, and you’ve got a one-of-a-kind hand spinner.

All the materials are easy to find, and the build takes only a short time, which is part of the appeal.

Combining cute looks with practicality, this item is also recommended for hands-on booths and raffle prizes at school festivals.

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phone case

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phone case

Using handmade phone cases as prizes is a wonderful idea! There are many ways to make them, like combining a favorite photo or drawing sealed in a laminating film with a clear phone case, or attaching fabric or scraps in patterns you like to the case.

A unique case that no one else has is sure to be a hit! To make them easy to give to anyone, it’s a good idea to prepare a few for different phone models.

When you hand them out, be sure to check the recipient’s phone size carefully.

Let’s liven up the school festival with one-of-a-kind phone cases!

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bath salts

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bath salts

Popular as a relaxation item, bath salts are a perfect handmade gift for a school festival.

Add a small amount of water to coarse salt to extract the color, then mix in a few drops of essential oil such as lavender.

Once you have colored rock salt, spread it out on a paper towel and let it dry thoroughly.

After it’s dry, fill small bottles or bags and wrap them to finish.

You can also mix in herbs or dried flowers to make both the look and the scent more vibrant.

Their cute appearance and soothing fragrance make them a popular choice.

They’re inexpensive and easy to produce in large quantities, making them ideal as thank-you gifts for visitors or raffle prizes.

By offering a variety of colors and scents, you can add the fun of choosing, too.

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Leather accessories

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Leather accessories

Leather is often seen as intimidating to work with, but how about adapting a simple three-strand braid to make leather accessories as prizes for your school festival? Just being made of leather makes them feel luxurious, and you can create a sense of rarity by offering items that are only available at the festival.

You can customize them into keychains, bracelets, hair ties, and more.

Once you master the basic braiding technique, anyone can easily make cute leather goods! You’ll also have lifelong memories of creating them together as a class, so give it a try.

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