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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Perfect for Summer Break Homework! Simple and Awesome Crafts for Elementary Schoolers That Make You Want to Create (31–40)
bowling toy
This is a craft project to make a miniature bowling game where you throw a ball to knock down pins.
All you need is cardboard and marbles, plus a utility knife, glue, and pens or construction paper for decoration.
You’ll build everything—the pins, the lane, and the mechanism to launch the marble—by combining pieces of cardboard.
Aiming for a realistic miniature bowling alley involves more complicated steps, but as long as you make a lane and a launcher, it’s a playable project.
You can also adjust the complexity to suit the students’ grade level.
A wind chime made of thread
Let’s make a wind chime using water balloons and lace thread! It’s perfect for a summer craft, so give it a try.
Inflate a balloon to your preferred size and tie the mouth twice—that’s the key.
Next, wrap thread all around the balloon.
If you don’t have lace thread, embroidery floss works as a substitute.
Then brush wood glue onto the thread so it soaks in, let it dry, and pop the balloon.
Finally, trim off any excess to form the bell shape of the wind chime, thread a string through, and attach a paper strip, and you’re done! It takes a bit of effort, but you’ll end up with a unique wind chime full of originality.
64-shot cardboard chopstick rubber band gun
A must-see for anyone who wants to push the limits of rubber band gun rapid fire! With this cardboard-based gun, you can fire an incredible 64 shots in a row! All you need is cardboard, a plastic bottle, chopsticks, rubber bands, kite string, plus a motor, batteries, and vinyl wire.
It’s a proper build with a built-in motor, so the difficulty is high—but that just makes the satisfaction of completing it even greater! Perfect for a summer vacation project or a stay-at-home activity during a long break—give it a try when you have time to take it slow.
Just be prepared: picking up all the rubber bands after 64 shots might be a bit of a challenge…
A three-step chopstick rubber-band gun
This is a chopstick rubber-band gun that you can make with a simple procedure: use chopsticks as the base and attach a clothespin with a rubber band.
Insert the metal part of the clothespin into the gap between the chopsticks, then secure the clothespin in that position with a rubber band.
After that, to keep the chopsticks from spreading apart, wrap a rubber band around the tips of the chopsticks, and it’s done.
The mechanism is that you launch a rubber band stretched from the tip by opening and closing the clothespin.
The appeal is that you can make a chopstick rubber-band gun easily with only a few materials.
Aluminum foil art
This is an easy craft that lets you make your own artwork by making your drawings and pictures shine.
All you need are cardboard, aluminum foil, jute twine, and a permanent marker.
Draw a design on the cardboard and glue the jute twine along the lines.
Then tightly cover it with aluminum foil and add color—simple as that.
The steps are very easy, so even small children can do it, which makes it a craft where the key is to be creative with your design.
Summer Homework Project! Easy and Amazing Crafts for Elementary School Students That You’ll Want to Make (41–50)
The opening straw flower
It’s amazing that you can create such beautiful crafts using just straws! The flowers, opening like umbrellas, overlap intricately and transform gracefully.
I can’t help but be captivated by the sight.
Since straws come in many colors and patterns and are inexpensive, this seems easy to make.
With adult supervision, even lower-grade elementary school children can give this craft a try.
Be sure to work carefully to avoid injuries.
Long Boots Piggy Bank
Let’s make use of those memory-filled items! Here’s an idea for a rain boot piggy bank.
Many of us feel that children grow up so fast.
Clothes and shoes need to be replaced each time… throwing them away as they are is such a waste! This time, let’s repurpose outgrown rain boots and turn them into a piggy bank.
What you’ll need: outgrown rain boots, interlocking foam mats, scissors or a utility knife, adhesive, and so on.
It’s nice to be able to keep using your favorite rain boots as a piggy bank, isn’t it?