[Indoor Activities] A Collection of Craft Ideas Recommended for Elementary School Students

My First Fake Sweets

Let me introduce some super cute-looking fake sweets.

These days, you can find all kinds of candy-themed items at 100-yen shops, so it’s easy to enjoy.

How about decorating your favorite shaped motifs with whipped cream for sweets deco and adding dragees? You don’t even have to make the motifs yourself to have fun, so it’s perfect for your first fake-sweets project! Thinking about colors and shapes and handling tiny parts helps develop fine motor skills and boosts concentration.

You’ll nurture many abilities while having fun making them, so give it a try!

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A kalimba that makes a hopping sound

[Instrument Craft] Boing-Boing Sounds♪ Kalimba <Upcycled Craft / Handmade Toy> [Empty Box / Spoon / Rubber Bands] Easy to Make

A kalimba is a traditional African instrument consisting of a wooden box fitted with thin metal or bamboo tines.

This time, let’s make a kalimba using an empty candy box and plastic spoons! The method is simple: just use rubber bands to fasten the spoons to the empty box.

To improve stability, you’ll need to create grooves to hold some chopsticks, but don’t worry—the process is as easy as making small cuts with scissors.

Place your handmade kalimba on a desk, hold the body down with your hand, and pluck the spoons to produce interesting sounds.

Try experimenting with how the way you secure the spoons changes the pitch.

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Let’s try making a tangram

[Math Craft] Let’s make the ever-popular educational puzzle “Tangram” for kids! A math video where you build and play

Here’s an idea for making a handmade tangram, a puzzle that’s popular with children.

There are many store-bought options, but you can make one yourself if you have construction paper.

Creating it on your own also leads to discoveries about numbers.

Tangrams let you freely choose colors and shapes while having fun, and they nurture creativity and spatial awareness.

As kids cut out the pieces and arrange them, they naturally develop fine motor skills and concentration.

Completing a figure or making an original design gives them a sense of accomplishment and boosts their confidence.

A handmade tangram isn’t just a toy—it becomes a warm, enriching experience that supports children’s intellectual and emotional growth.

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Easy acrylic keychain made with labels

"No plastic sheets or resin needed" Easily remake a plastic bottle label into a faux acrylic keychain using 100-yen shop items — How to make a keychain from a plastic bottle label

Introducing an easy acrylic keychain you can make with labels—perfect for creating your own original designs.

Peel off a plastic bottle label, place it design-side up, and stick it onto a milk carton.

Put it in a square tray and pour hot water over it.

Then, sandwich the design between pieces of a card case cut slightly larger than the design, and trim around the edges.

Attach a keychain ring and you’re done.

Give this simple, custom acrylic keychain a try—the steps are easy and beginner-friendly.

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Shrinky dink crafts with everyday materials

Play before you throw it away!! Have fun with Shrinky Dinks using everyday materials • What can be used as Shrinky Dinks • How to make Shrinky Dinks ❤︎ How to make Shrinky Dinks idea ❤︎ #870

Everyday items can actually be used as materials for shrink plastic crafts.

There are many types of plastic, and not all of them will work.

Polystyrene is fine.

Check the symbol on the container carefully when choosing.

Once you find something usable, draw on it just like you would with regular shrink plastic.

Polystyrene cups shrink and crumple into a rounded shape as they bake, which is fun to watch.

Be careful, though—aluminum foil can sometimes stick! You can turn them into coasters or make a toy wristwatch.

Before you throw containers away, be sure to check them and give this a try!

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Remaking a 100-yen shop clock

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Remake a 100-yen shop clock! Clip clock 👍✨Summer Vacation Craft#Summer Vacation Workshop#100-yen shop DIY#100-yen shop arrangement

♪ Original song – Nanmo-kun – Nanmo-kun

The part you can see from the back of a table clock or wall clock—the section with the battery compartment and the knob for setting the time—is called the movement.

You could say it’s the heart of the clock.

In fact, clock movements are sold on their own at 100-yen shops and home improvement stores, and you can use them to make your own original clock! If you’re good at woodworking, try starting from scratch by buying a wooden board and cutting a groove to fit the movement.

If that’s not your strong suit, there are also assembly kits with pre-cut grooves available, so you can use those instead.

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Cake-shaped accessory case

Here’s an idea for a cake-themed trinket holder made with paper cups.

First, take one paper cup and cut straight from the rim down to the base, then cut out the base as well.

Use this as the template base, and decorate it by attaching felt or construction paper to make it look like a cake.

Once you’ve finished decorating the base, attach it to another paper cup, and you’re done.

It’s easy and cute, and you can customize the decoration however you like—highly recommended! With a bit more effort, you can even add a lid to the trinket holder, so give that a try if you have the time.

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