For summer vacation homework! Simple and amazing crafts for elementary school students that you’ll want to make after seeing them

snow globe

[DIY] I tried making a snow globe with items from a 100-yen shop!

Why not make your very own original snow globe? The materials you’ll need are water, a jar, a sponge, liquid glue, adhesive, and scissors.

Then prepare items that match the world you want to create—such as figurines, beads, pipe cleaners, or ribbons.

The steps are simple.

Use adhesive to fix a small piece of sponge to the inside of the lid.

Attach non-moving items like figurines to the sponge base.

For moving items like beads or pipe cleaners, first mix liquid glue and water inside the jar, then add them in.

Once you screw on the lid, your one-of-a-kind snow globe is complete! It’s very easy, so even lower-grade elementary school children can enjoy it.

You can make one in about an hour.

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Birthday cake box

Amy’s birthday cake box Craft: Let's make a birthday cake box ☆ Amy’s atelier

I’ve been using a wooden pencil holder I made myself back in elementary school for decades.

Don’t you have things you just can’t throw away—things you made yourself and feel attached to? In that spirit, it might be fun to try making a birthday cake box you can use forever.

There’s a lot of drying and gluing involved, so you might not be able to finish it in a day or two! What you’ll need are round boxes in different sizes and felt or sponges for decoration.

First, wrap the round boxes with colored paper.

Choose the paper based on the kind of cake you want to make.

Stack the boxes, then just add fruit and chocolate decorations with felt.

Older elementary school kids who like crafts should be able to handle it!

A running cardboard mini car

[Experiment] It runs! I tried making a toy car out of cardboard! [Craft]

Isn’t a car one of the things kids want to try making? This video explains how to make a toy car using a single piece of cardboard.

You’ll need thick cardboard, plastic bottle caps, bamboo skewers, a hot glue gun, and rubber bands.

Most of these are common household items, and you can buy a hot glue gun at a 100-yen shop.

Draw a blueprint on the cardboard and cut it out accordingly.

Make holes in the bottle caps, insert the bamboo skewers, and then pass them through the cardboard.

Older elementary school kids could probably make it in about an hour.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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LED candle

[Independent Study] For Lower to Upper Elementary Students — A Must-See for Moms and Dads — Dolphin LED Candle Made with Tiles #shorts

A candle holder for enjoying light by placing a candle inside.

How about decorating a glass jar by attaching your favorite translucent tiles or rhinestones, and adding a glass ornament on top? It’s a craft that also works as an interior decor item after you make it.

LED lights shaped like candles are sold at 100-yen shops, so put one inside and enjoy.

It’s safe and easy, and if you use an LED, you can even make it with a plastic container instead of glass.

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utatane

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pen holder

[Origami] How to Make a Yume-kawa Pen Holder

A pen holder that can store pencils, pens, scissors, and more is a must-have for your desk, right? If you use a handmade pen holder every day, it might even help you study more efficiently! Fold your favorite patterned origami paper to make six parts, then glue them together.

Finally, cut a piece of cardboard for the bottom and fix it in place, and you’ve got a hexagonal pen holder.

It’s a simple craft that even children can try.

If it’s hard to make on your own, ask a parent or guardian to help! You can also decorate it with stickers, masking tape, or beads to create a unique piece.

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cardboard backpack

Eizouken Official Collaboration / Recreating Sayaka Kanamori’s backpack from cardboard crafts

Recommended for elementary schoolers who love anime! This craft recreates the backpack of Sayaka Kanamori, a character from the anime “Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!”, using cardboard.

You can download the pattern for free, so if you’re considering a cardboard craft, definitely give it a try.

Since you’ll use a utility knife to cut the cardboard, it’s best suited for upper elementary grades.

Children around the middle grades can probably handle the assembly, but ask a parent or guardian to do the cutting.

A cardboard thickness of about 4–5 mm is recommended!

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Bottle Cap Shooter

[Simple Craft 078] Bottle Cap Shooter — Let's Launch Caps! [Do Not Aim at People]

Throwing weapons used in ninja or cops-and-robbers play—like rubber shuriken and toy guns—really capture kids’ imaginations.

At the shooting stalls you see at summer festival booths, just getting to hold a rifle you don’t normally handle is exciting, too.

So here’s a project: a “Bottle Cap Shooter” made mostly out of cardboard.

It uses plastic bottle caps as bullets, and I think you’ll be able to play with it a lot even after you finish making it.

If you can, try making different colors with your friends and then all play together afterward.

As a craft, it’s a bit advanced—best for upper-grade students.

If you enjoy detailed handwork or are confident in your crafting skills, give it a try!