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

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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water dome pen

[Easy DIY] How to Make a Water Dome Pen♡

Water domes are cute as ornaments, but here’s a version made into a pen.

Let’s create a lovely pen that’s adorable whether you use it or display it.

The contents of the water dome are actually things like liquid glue thinned with water or baby oil.

Put various small items inside and seal the cap.

Each time you write, the items move around and look very pretty.

This craft is suitable for upper elementary grades.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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soccer game

Summer vacation craft project

Soccer games are popular even among kids! It’s fun twice over: you make it, then you play it.

You can build it using only items you can buy at a 100-yen shop, like a document tray with holes on the sides, clips, wooden sticks, and a small fish net.

For the players, stick drawings onto plastic sheets for the upper body and attach clips for the lower body.

Use a super ball as the ball.

Modify and attach the small fish net to make the goals.

You can finish it in a day, and with help from a guardian, even younger elementary school kids should be able to make it.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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A car powered by rubber

[Craft] A PET Bottle Car Powered by Rubber Bands | DIY: How to Make a Rubber Band-Powered Car

Here’s an introduction to building your very own rubber-powered plastic-bottle car! Use a rectangular plastic bottle for the body, and cut four bottoms from cylindrical plastic bottles to make the tires.

As for the power source, it uses rubber bands: connect the rear axle to the front of the car—that is, to the bottle cap.

Just like with a toy car, when you pull back the rear wheels the rubber band stretches, and when you let go, it contracts and propels the car forward.

Tires with a textured surface provide better grip and run more smoothly, so wrap corrugated cardboard (with one wavy side) around them.

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Araki Jakkan

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Candy Magnet

[Easy Recipe] How to Make Candy Magnets from Fabric Scraps – Summer Vacation Craft, Recycled, Magnetic, Easy Fabric Accessory / How to Make a Candy Magnet / DIY / Easy

Let’s make a magnet that looks like a candy with twisted ends.

The materials and steps are very simple, so it’s highly recommended.

First, prepare strong magnets from a 100-yen shop, a plastic bottle cap, and a fabric scrap with a pattern you like.

Start by gluing the magnet to the back of the bottle cap.

Next, cut the fabric scrap to 14 cm by 10 cm, then fold back and glue three sides, leaving just one of the short sides unfolded.

Once the glue is dry, wrap the bottle cap with the fabric and secure it with glue.

Finally, to create the candy shape, gather and stitch the fabric at both ends with thread.

You’re done! Try making lots in different colors and patterns.

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Hane Keisuke

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Bird call making

Super easy summer vacation homework! Make a bird call with your kids! Try talking to wild birds while camping or hiking!

As a craft project perfect for children who love nature observation, I recommend making a bird call.

Prepare a hand-sized wooden branch and drill a small hole in the center.

Screw in a metal part called an eye nut, and when you twist it so the wood and metal rub against each other, it produces a sound like birdsong.

Real birds may sometimes respond to this sound, so trying it out in a park after making it is part of the fun.

The volume and pitch change depending on the type of wood and the depth of the hole, so by experimenting and recording the differences, you can enhance the quality of the project as an independent study.

It’s a hands-on idea that lets kids connect with nature while sparking curiosity about how sound works.

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