[For Elementary School Kids] Handmade Toy Craft Ideas

Lots of soap bubbles with DIY

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How about going all out with bubble play this summer? 🫧 Regular bubbles are fun, but since it’s summer, if you’re thinking, “I want to play with a huge amount of bubbles!” give this a try—it's super easy to make! You’ll need: 8–9 straws, a 500 ml plastic bottle, double-sided tape, chopsticks, and bubble solution. You’ll also use a utility knife, scissors, and glue, so if small children are helping, please work together with an adult. How to make it: 1) Cut the straws into pieces about 1.5 cm wide. 2) Line up the cut straw pieces on double-sided tape to make a strip about 50 cm long. (I used 8–9 straws to reach 50 cm.) 3) Stick another layer of double-sided tape on top of the lined-up straws. 4) Roll the straws into a circle. 5) Slice the plastic bottle into a ring. (Personally, I recommend the “I LOHAS” bottle—it’s soft and easy to cut.) 6) Insert the rolled straws into the bottle ring. (If there are gaps, add more straw pieces to adjust. If the double-sided tape around the straws holds them in place, that’s fine; if it’s loose, secure with glue.) 7) Use a utility knife or awl to make a hole in the edge of the bottle ring, insert a chopstick there, and secure it with glue. 8) Pour bubble solution into a shallow dish, dip, and blow! You’ll get way more bubbles than usual, and it’s super fun! 🥰 It’s really easy, so save this and give it a try! +———————————————+ I’m Sachi, a mom of three rambunctious boys (ages 7, 5, and 1). I share play ideas and simple crafts with kids using 100-yen items, natural materials, and recyclables. Feel free to like, follow, or DM! +———————————————+#AtHomePlay　#AtHomePlaywork　#Summer Craft　Summer activitiesPlay with children#I love crafts　Handmade　 Childcare　sea　Summer　Straw　Straw craftOrigamiSummer Flowers　#Summer Seaplaying outside　origami　 #origamiSoap bubbles　Soap bubble#bubble#SoapbubbleSoap bubble play　Summer activitiesPlastic bottle　Plastic bottle crafts

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Let’s have fun making soap bubbles using short-cut straws! First, cut a long strip of double-sided tape and line up the straws, sticking them onto it.

Apply double-sided tape to the other side as well, then roll the straws up tightly from the edge into a spiral and secure it.

Glue on a ring cut from a plastic bottle to serve as a frame, and attach a stick as a handle to finish.

Dip it in bubble solution and blow.

Bubbles will come out from each straw, creating a beautiful effect, and lots come out at once, so even small children can enjoy it.

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Easy Spinning Top Made from a Milk Carton

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Here’s an idea for making a spinning top you blow on using a milk carton.

First, cut the carton about 1.5 cm up from the bottom, then make slits at the four corners and open it up.

Next, rotating the carton in a consistent direction from each corner, cut along the edges of the bottom.

Leave about 1 cm uncut at the ends.

Bend the sections you just cut inward so they gather toward the center, and decorate with masking tape or stickers to finish.

If you blow straight down from above, it will spin around and around.

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sasashina

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Paper cup Tyrannosaurus

[Summer Vacation Craft] Using Only Paper Cups! Easier T. rex (Tyrannosaurus) Project [Independent Study] Make It in One Day! Upcycled Craft [A Must-See for Moms and Dads]

This activity involves combining paper cups to create a three-dimensional, dynamic Tyrannosaurus.

The key is how you connect the cups: by trimming the edges and adding slits, you can set firm angles.

Build it by linking the cups from the head to the tail, then attach separately made legs and arms at the end to finish.

Try different variations, such as using cups of the same color for a cohesive look or mixing different colors for a colorful effect.

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Making a marble run with an ice box

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[Elementary School Summer Craft/Independent Study] We tried making a marble run using an ice cream box 🌻#Summer VacationSummer Vacation Independent ResearchSummer Vacation Craftworktranslation#HandmadeToysIndependent ResearchScrap Material CraftingSimple craft#craft

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Summer is the season that makes you crave ice cream, and as you eat it, you might find the boxes piling up.

This idea uses those leftover ice cream boxes to make a marble run.

Use a large box, like a milk carton, as the base, and attach slopes made by cutting the ice cream boxes around it.

Adjust the angles and heights carefully, keeping in mind the strength needed so it won’t break when the marbles hit.

Using ice cream sticks to reinforce it is also recommended—they’ll make the whole thing sturdier and give it a cohesive look.

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Roll-and-drop game made with straws

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Here’s a fun-to-make, fun-to-play marble run you can build with straws.

Gather tapioca (boba) straws, beads, masking tape, and scissors, and let’s get started.

Cut the tip of a tapioca straw at an angle, then tape it to a wall with masking tape, adjusting the angle as you go.

Add guards at the ends of the straws so the rolling beads don’t fall out.

The key is to tweak the angles so the beads roll smoothly.

Once it’s finished, try rolling some beads and play! It could also be fun to turn this into a little science project—prepare beads of different sizes and time how many seconds each one takes to roll through.

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Well-spinning paper cup top

[Playable Craft] How to Make a Simple, Well-Spinning Top (Paper Cup & Plastic Bottle Cap) [Easy Crafting with Recycled Materials] Fun at Home

This is a spinning top made with a paper cup that spins well and is fun to watch because of its colorful look.

All you need are a paper cup and two plastic bottle caps.

First, cut slits into the paper cup and spread them out like propeller blades, then attach an axle made by combining the two caps.

That’s enough to complete the basic shape, but it’s recommended to decorate the “propellers” with an eye toward how it will look while spinning.

The impression changes depending on whether you spread the propellers before decorating or decorate first and then cut the slits, so try out various patterns.

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A flying octopus? Tako-copter

A flying octopus? A toy like a bamboo-copter made from a paper cup: the 'TacoCopter' #easyCraft #paperCup #flyingCraft

It’s a toy that combines paper cups and a round chopstick to spin like a bamboo-copter and soar into the sky.

By spreading “wings” that catch the wind and coloring it mainly red, it takes on a curious form—a flying octopus.

You’ll use two paper cups and a round chopstick: attach the chopstick and the octopus’s facial parts to a paper cup with only the bottom left to create a launcher.

Then cut slits into the other paper cup, spread it out to form propeller-like blades, and attach it to the launcher to finish.

Fine-tune the propeller angles to make your octopus fly even higher.

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