For summer vacation homework! Simple and amazing crafts for elementary school students that you’ll want to make after seeing them
A fun summer vacation homework project for kids: crafts! But as children move into the upper grades, they can run out of ideas and worry about making something that doesn’t end up being the same as their friends’.
So here, we’re introducing craft ideas recommended for elementary school students from lower to upper grades.
Many use materials you already have at home or can buy at a 100-yen shop, so they’re easy to try.
The ideas are designed to help kids discover their own unique projects and express their creativity.
Use these as a reference and make some wonderful summer vacation memories!
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[For Summer Vacation Homework!] Easy and Awesome Crafts for Elementary School Students That You'll Want to Make When You See Them (61–70)
Squeeze
Squishies are popular toys because they feel good to squeeze.
How about a craft project where you make your own original squishy design? All you need are a sponge and some coloring pens.
It’s easy to make, so it’s great for younger elementary school kids too.
If you cut the sponge, you can shape it any way you like—try making your favorite characters!
Kaleidoscope Made with Origami
Let’s make a kaleidoscope out of origami that you can spin around.
You’ll need 26 sheets each of 8 colors, for a total of 208 sheets.
You can easily find origami paper at 100-yen shops and the like.
To make it, fold all 208 sheets into the same shape.
It takes some patience, but once everything is folded, you just assemble and glue the pieces together to finish—so give it a try! If a child is good at origami, they can attempt this project from around the middle elementary grades.
You can complete it in one day, but if it’s hard to stay focused, try folding a little each day and finish over several days.
Spinning piggy bank
https://www.tiktok.com/@silk_haru3mama/video/7514644804823682311Why not make a fun piggy bank where the coins spin as they go in? It’s a perfect idea for a summer vacation craft.
First, slice a milk carton into rings, press the corners to flatten the center space, and make four “blades” to form a propeller.
Decorate the edges with vinyl tape, and make two large propellers and four small ones in the same way.
Skewer a large propeller on a bamboo stick, then add two small propellers on each side to create a spinning mechanism.
Insert this into a clear tube, make a coin slot in the lid, put the lid on, and you’re done.
Let’s make gemstone soap
Girls are often drawn to things that sparkle like gemstones, aren’t they? Let’s make soap that looks just like jewels.
It’s perfect for a summer vacation craft project, and it would make a delightful gift too.
Put glycerin and colored soap for tinting into a paper cup, melt it in the microwave, let it harden as is, then cut the corners to resemble a gemstone—and you’re done! You can also enjoy various customizations, like mixing several colors, shaping it to look like a raw crystal, or using silicone molds to make lots of identical pieces.
Marble Maze
This is a craft project where you build a 3D maze using marbles and cardboard.
All you need are easy-to-get materials like graph paper, glue, a utility knife, cardboard, and marbles, so preparation is simple.
If you keep it simple, you can probably finish it in a day.
For older kids or anyone who wants to get more creative, try designing intersecting upper and lower pathways for the marble or adding trapdoors and other clever features.
Air hockey with cardboard
You can make an air hockey game out of cardboard.
This way, you can enjoy it at home too.
What you need: cardboard, a whiteboard, a potato chip tube, colored vinyl tape, and marbles.
Build walls around the whiteboard with cardboard, and cut a goal hole in the shorter side wall.
Attach a handle to the tube’s lid with a glue gun to make the mallet.
Make the puck from another lid, placing three marbles inside so it rolls smoothly.
It’s suitable for upper elementary students and should take about an hour to make.
Tabletop clay accessories
Small clay mascots that can sit on a tabletop test your attention to detail precisely because you’re aiming for a compact, easy-to-display size.
While you’re free to create whatever you like, it’s fun to build a unique world with things that don’t exist in reality—like a pig popping out of a flowerpot or a sheep blooming like a flower.
Paying close attention to details such as the pig’s and sheep’s coats to craft them finely adds realism, which in turn makes the finished piece’s strangeness stand out even more.
Using clays in a variety of colors for a colorful finish is a key point that enhances the joy of both the making process and the display.
