[For Elementary School Kids] Handmade Toy Craft Ideas

Tulip Windmill

[Stylish Camping] How to Make a Tulip Pinwheel: Play with it and decorate at camps or picnics! You can make it with construction paper (free template download available). Windmill, handmade.

Let me introduce a cute tulip flower pinwheel.

Prepare some wooden chopsticks, construction paper, and rubber bands, and let’s get started.

Wrap a slightly thicker rubber band inside the chopsticks.

Thread on a small cut-out circle, then the main tulip piece.

Next, slide on a large circle with slits, and finally insert the spacer, then secure the rubber band at the top.

Bring the slitted template to the top, and pass each tulip petal through the slits at the protruding triangular parts of the petals to complete the tulip.

The petals will stay firmly in place by folding down the top parts.

Attach leaves at the bottom to make an adorable tulip.

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Plastic bottle windmill

PET Bottle Windmill! A thorough guide to an easy build that spins really well♪

Introducing a simple pinwheel you can make with a plastic bottle.

Get a plastic bottle, an awl, permanent markers, and a hanger ready.

Use the awl to make a hole in the bottom of the bottle.

Color the sides of the bottle with your favorite permanent marker colors.

Use a utility knife to cut slits in the side of the bottle, then fold them outward at an angle to create six blades.

Thread the hanger through the bottom of the bottle, bend the tip with pliers so it won’t slip out, add a straw, and you’re done.

When the blades spin, the colors you drew with the permanent markers whirl beautifully, making a lovely pinwheel!

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A windmill that flies like a kite

[How to Make a Kite] How to Make a Pinwheel That Flies Like a Kite! How to Make a Playable Pinwheel!! DIY Kite

Let me introduce a pinwheel that flies high in the sky like a kite.

Prepare A4 drawing paper, a ruler, string, and scissors, and let’s make it.

Cut the A4 drawing paper into a square, then use the ruler to draw lines connecting opposite corners to make an X.

Using scissors, cut along each line about two thirds of the way toward the center.

Fold and glue the cut corners toward the center to form the blades.

Use a thin straw as the base, wrap a small rectangle of drawing paper around it to create the axle for the pinwheel.

Make a hole in the center of the blades, insert the axle, and fix it with glue.

Thread the string through the hole in the center of the axle, tie the cut straw to both sides, and it’s done! If you prepare a long string and let it up into the sky, the pinwheel will spin in the wind.

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Pinwheel hat made from a milk carton

Building physical fitness through childcare! [Milk carton pinwheel hat]

A windmill attached to a hat! Here’s an idea for a windmill hat made from a milk carton.

You’ll need a milk carton, scissors, a bamboo skewer, duct tape, and a straw.

Wear the hat made from the milk carton and run—the windmill’s propeller will spin.

It’s a unique idea, perfect for kids who love running and being active.

It’s also fun to customize the design by drawing illustrations of cats, dogs, or monkeys.

Give it a try and have fun making and playing with it!

Leaf Pinwheel

How to make a leaf pinwheel video

Let’s make toys using nature! Here’s an idea for a leaf pinwheel.

You’ll need four leaves, a wooden bead, a straw, and a bamboo skewer.

Pinwheels are often made with paper, but this idea is charming because it uses natural materials for the propeller.

Once you find four favorite leaves, try making the pinwheel! After threading a wooden bead onto the bamboo skewer, pierce four leaves that have been folded in half.

Then thread another wooden bead on top and insert the skewer into the straw.

Pinwheel piggy bank

[033] NEW Windmill Coin Bank – Tutorial Video Released! Drop in a coin and watch the windmill spin round and round!

Introducing a pinwheel piggy bank where the pinwheel inside spins when you insert a coin.

Prepare two milk cartons, a lid from a 6-piece cheese pack, a utility knife, a bamboo skewer, and a straw.

For the piggy bank base, make holes for the coin slot, a door, and the hole for the pinwheel’s bamboo skewer in one milk carton.

Next, for the blades, cut off the bottom third of the second milk carton with the utility knife to create the lower section.

Then cut off about the top third of the remaining carton, score folds on the four sides to make it easier to bend, and fold it.

Thread a bamboo skewer through and staple to secure—this completes the inner blades.

Insert the bamboo skewer through the base and fix the blades in place.

Cut the 6-piece cheese lid into a pinwheel shape, attach it to a straw, and secure it.

Your pinwheel piggy bank is complete!

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A hand that moves freely when you pull the string

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Here are the key tips and precautions for making it 👇 The finger that bends changes depending on which thread 🧵 you pull! 💖 Which thread do you pull to make a peace sign ✌️? This is the “Genius Hand” 🖐✨ that nurtures children’s thinking skills 💡. ————Materials———— • Construction paper 🟨 (Use somewhat sturdy paper; origami paper might tear 💦) • Straws 🥤 • Double-sided tape • Twine or other slightly thick thread 🧵 • Color stickers (from Daiso) 🟠🟢🟣 • Pen 🖊 • Scissors ✂️ ——————————— [How to make it] 1) Cut the paper into the shape of a hand 🖐 ✂️ 2) Stick three pieces of double-sided tape 📏 on each finger (two on the thumb) 3) Cut the straws to match the length of the tape 4) Thread the string 🧵 through the straws and tie it at the top to secure 5) Attach the straws with the threaded strings to the hand using the double-sided tape 6) Once all fingers are done, gather all the strings through a single straw and secure 🤏 7) Attach different colored stickers to the ends of each finger’s string 🔵🟡🟣🟢🟠✨️ ——————————— Thank you for visiting! I’m Moon-chan 🌕✨️, a Korean 🇰🇷 mom 👩 raising a 3-year-old 🧒 in Japan (dad is Japanese 🇯🇵). Drawing on my experience working at a children’s museum in Wisconsin 🇺🇸, I share “simple at-home educational play ideas.” 😊 Your follows and likes make me so happy ♥️ @moonchan_chiiku ← Check out my other posts ———————————Thinking abilityHand model#AtHomePlay#At-Home Early LearningEducationalworkTranslationEducational play#EducationalToys#HandmadeToys#ParentChildTime

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This is a fun toy where a paper hand moves freely by pulling strings.

First, cut construction paper into the shape of a hand.

Apply double-sided tape along each finger, then attach short pieces of straw—each with a string threaded through it—lined up along the fingers.

Gather all the strings around the wrist area, stick a label or sticker on the end of each string, and you’re done! When you pull a sticker, the corresponding finger moves.

If you pull all the strings to move the fingers, you can even make a fist! It’s an easy, enjoyable toy to make, so give it a try.

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