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

Plastic bottle drum

[Anywhere Art] [Summer Vacation Crafts] Plastic Bottle Drum [Handmade Instrument]

Simple yet loud! Here’s how to make a plastic-bottle drum.

First, cut off the bottom of an empty plastic bottle and wrap the cut edge with vinyl tape.

Next, stretch a balloon over the opening and secure it firmly with tape so it doesn’t come off.

Decorate the bottle with pens or stickers as you like! Finally, tape a 10 cm square piece of aluminum foil to the tip of a chopstick, crumple the foil into a ball to make a beater, and you’re done! It could be fun for everyone to make their own and enjoy a group performance.

Give it a try!

Mysterious Bottle

A cute, mysterious bottle made with dollar-store materials! Perfect for summer vacation and independent research projects. Uses few materials and is fun to make. Easy handmade craft, dollar-store DIY, great for time at home, handmade project.

It’s a curious bottle where the liquid separates into two colors when you shake it.

Here’s how to make a cooling item perfect for the hot summer season.

Prepare baby oil, which is gentle on children’s skin, and pour it into the bottle until it reaches about half the height.

Mix food coloring with water to make colored water, then pour it into the bottle along with glitter or holographic flakes.

Close the lid tightly, and decorate the outside of the bottle with stickers or ribbons—your cute and mysterious bottle is complete.

You can enjoy a scientific independent study that uses the properties of water and oil.

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How to make a basic robot

[How to Make a Basic Robot] Elementary School Robocon 2021 Programming Robot Online Competition / ROBOCON Official [robot contest]

Build a robot with your own hands! Here are some ideas for making a basic robot.

These days, we often see robots active in various roles.

In fast-food restaurants, there are robots that carry food and drinks, and some households even keep robot pets.

This time, let’s try making a simple robot.

You’ll need items like a ruler, scissors, a pen, thick paper or cardboard, batteries, a battery holder, a switch, a motor, and wires.

Be sure to work together with a teacher or a guardian.

Flying Chopsticks

Using Disposable Chopsticks for a Summer Vacation Craft: I Tried Making Flying Chopsticks! How to Make a Chopstick Airplane — A Playable Craft That’s Simple but Awesome

This is an item for playing by flying a chopstick like a paper airplane.

Cut 2-centimeter-wide strips from the long and short edges of an A4 sheet of copy paper to make a large ring and a small ring.

Tape the small ring to the thin end of a chopstick, then attach the large ring to the handle end to complete it.

Hold it with the small ring at the front, keep it level, and throw—it will fly far.

You can enjoy different flight patterns by changing the center of gravity with cellophane tape or a stapler, or by varying the shape and size of the wings.

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crayon (wax pastel)

Three quick and engaging crayon-based mini projects all at once

Crayon pastels, which let you enjoy overlapping colors and inventive line work, are a delightful art form that expands the range of expression.

You can color the entire sheet with crayons and then draw lines on top with a pastel to create a finish reminiscent of carbon copy paper.

Using a stencil technique, place cut-out shapes on the paper and layer colors around them with crayon pastels to make patterns emerge.

In the scratch technique, you first color the surface vibrantly, then cover it with black and scratch lines with a pin or similar tool to draw, resulting in a dreamlike piece.

Choosing themes from nature—such as flowers, plants, or fish—enables even richer expression.

It’s an engaging craft where discoveries arise from shifts in color and accidental patterns, nurturing both imagination and powers of observation.

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10-yen game

Homemade Super Mario Coin Game DIY Nintendo

This is an idea for making your own 10-yen coin game where you flick a lever mounted on a board to aim for the goal.

You can create designs inspired by summer themes like the ocean or fireworks, as well as motifs from anime and games that kids love.

Prepare either an MDF board, which is widely used for furniture and doors, or a piece of cardboard.

Cut ice cream sticks and use them to build the entry point of the mechanism and the path for the 10-yen coin.

By actually rolling a 10-yen coin as you build, you can gauge the width and the size of the holes.

Mark circles on the correct routes and Xs on the incorrect ones, draw illustrations, and attach a rigid card case.

Glue on a lever fitted with a handle and a stopper using a hot glue gun, attach rubber bands, and you’re done.

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smart ball

[Summer Vacation Craft] A “Smart Ball” you can make with 100-yen shop items—perfect for your child’s summer homework or independent research project!

A smart ball game devised based on pinball, where you launch a ball and drop it into holes.

It’s a perfect project for anyone who wants to make a toy you can keep playing with even after finishing it as a summer vacation assignment.

Prepare a perforated board with evenly spaced holes and lumber to frame the edges of the board.

Mark and cut the lumber, then nail it from the back.

After attaching the frame for the ball-launching area, make a striker (plunger) to fit the board’s frame and add nails to hook rubber bands.

Cut a plastic sheet into 2 cm-wide strips and fix them with double-sided tape in an arched shape, then drive in dowels wherever you like.

Attach rubber bands between the nails, decorate with drawings or stickers, and you’re done.

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