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

My own handmade instrument

[Summer Vacation Craft] Stand out from the crowd with your very own original instrument! Trombone Edition

Let me show you how to make a trombone with a pleasing tone.

Prepare one thin PVC pipe, one thick PVC pipe, a funnel, vinyl tape, and aluminum tape, and let’s build it.

Slide the thin PVC pipe inside the thick PVC pipe to assemble it.

Insert a cut-off mouthpiece into the thin end and secure it with vinyl tape.

On the opposite end of the thin PVC pipe, wrap aluminum tape to slightly thicken the tip.

The key is to have a small gap when the PVC pipes are nested.

Attach the funnel to the end of the thick PVC pipe, and you’re done.

Blow into it and—surprise! You’ll hear the sound of a trombone.

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Make a bow and arrow with straws!

Make a Bow and Arrow from Straws! Recycled Craft! (For 1st–2nd Grade Elementary Students, About 20 Minutes) #craft #handmade_toy

A piece you worked hard to make yourself becomes twice as fun if you can play with it afterward, right? So this time, we’re introducing a bow and arrow you can make with straws.

You can use either thick boba straws or regular straws.

Besides the straws, you’ll just need common household items like a toilet paper roll and rubber bands, so it’s easy to prepare.

The projectile that the bow shoots is made from the toilet paper roll and rubber bands.

Make the bow using a straw and a spherical Styrofoam ball.

Once it’s finished, just aim and shoot at targets made from paper plates or balloons.

Kids will enjoy crafting it with the excitement of being able to play with it after it’s done.

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Nakajima Junko

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PET bottle air cannon

Air Cannon with a Plastic Bottle! Recycling Craft! (For 1st–2nd Grade Elementary Students, About 20 Minutes) #Craft #HandmadeToy #AirCannon

Recommended for kids who are bored with ordinary toys! Let’s make a plastic-bottle air cannon and play.

First, cut off the bottom of an empty plastic bottle, cover the cut edge with a balloon, and secure it firmly with tape.

Tie the end of the balloon so you can pull it.

Next, cut a few slits in one end of a toilet paper tube, wrap it with vinyl tape to reinforce it, then attach it to the bottle to make a handle.

Finally, make a few targets and you’re done! It’s a science toy that lets you have fun learning how air can knock down targets.

It’s easy to make, so give it a try and play with it!

Lantern shade made with cellophane

[098] Simple Lantern

Milk cartons made of sturdy material are handy for crafts.

Here’s a simple lantern you can make using a milk carton.

Cut off the spout and the bottom of the carton, then cut window openings in whatever shapes you like.

Cover the windows with cellophane or a thin napkin that lets light through.

Make the cut-out window side the bottom of the lantern, and attach a stand to hold a candle.

Place a candle-shaped light from a dollar store on the stand.

Punch holes at the top, thread a string or wire through to make a handle, and you’re done.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Korokoro Slider

[Elementary School Craft] Rolling Ball Slider

Make it easily with cardboard! Here’s how to build a rolling slider.

It’s super simple! Prepare a piece of cardboard cut into a rectangle, then use smaller pieces of cardboard to make features like hills and tunnels, and tape them on with packing tape.

We recommend deciding the course and rules however you like and writing them with a permanent marker.

For the ball, crumpled aluminum foil or a marble makes it extra fun.

You can expand the play by turning it into a soccer game, or by using a large sheet of drawing paper as the base—there are lots of ways to enjoy it, whether you’re playing alone or with friends.

Let your imagination flow and create a one-of-a-kind toy of your own!

straw wrapper

Let's make a straw wrapper and paper whistle!

Kids will be thrilled to work on making sound-producing instruments.

Here’s how to make a trumpet using a straw and construction paper.

Prepare a half-circle of construction paper about 25 to 30 centimeters across.

Roll the paper into a cone shape.

Cut both sides of the tip of the straw to create a pointed edge, then insert that pointed tip into the cut end of the paper cone.

Secure the construction paper and the straw with cellophane tape, and you’re done.

When playing, pinch the tip of the straw flat and blow.

It’s a simple craft, but it can produce a unique sound.

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Nakajima Junko

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A coin disappears!? A mysterious piggy bank

Coins disappear!? Let's make a mysterious piggy bank [Summer Vacation Craft]. Easy craft with 100-yen shop materials: magic piggy bank, enchanted piggy bank, magic money box.

The charm of a piggy bank is that your money accumulates little by little—seeing it pile up and feeling it get heavier brings joy.

This is a curious piggy bank that deliberately takes away that charm: the coins you put in seem to disappear.

The piggy bank you’ll make is a simple one with a window so you can see inside, and it’s structured so that you can also see a decorative pattern within.

Before closing the lid with a coin slot, you install a mirror to divide the interior into two blocks, and that’s how you create the illusion of the coins vanishing.

It’s important to assemble it while carefully considering the placement of the interior patterns and the angle of the mirror so that nothing feels out of place.

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