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We’ve put together a collection of craft ideas using straws that are perfect for elementary school kids.

In crafts, straws often seem to play a supporting role, don’t they?

But in fact, by taking advantage of their round, slender shape, you can make just about anything— from everyday toys to stylish, cute items—depending on your ideas.

For elementary schoolers, straw crafts are sure to shine as summer vacation homework, and they’re also great for everyday parent-child fun!

Take this opportunity to enjoy making crafts with straws!

Fun Crafts Using Straws (41–50)

Tube plane

“Tube Plane” — Introducing easy crafts and magic tricks that Chikinan Tonami can try! “Yusuke Tonami’s Give It a Try!”

Tube plane

Have you heard of a slightly lesser-known toy called the “tube plane”? You can make a long-flying airplane using a straw and loops made from construction paper! The tube channels the airflow so it flies far—this craft offers a different kind of experience from your usual paper airplane.

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helicopter

[Easy Craft 016] Straw Helicopter — Blow through the straw to launch! Straw Helicopter

helicopter

Here is a toy that uses the mechanics of a straw tube: you blow into it to make a helicopter fly upward.

It’s easy to try, and it can be a gateway to learning the physics behind how blowing air makes things move.

Watching it zip off like a bamboo-copter is pretty fun, isn’t it?

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A hand that moves freely when you pull the string

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This is a fun toy where a paper hand moves freely by pulling strings.

First, cut construction paper into the shape of a hand.

Apply double-sided tape along each finger, then attach short pieces of straw—each with a string threaded through it—lined up along the fingers.

Gather all the strings around the wrist area, stick a label or sticker on the end of each string, and you’re done! When you pull a sticker, the corresponding finger moves.

If you pull all the strings to move the fingers, you can even make a fist! It’s an easy, enjoyable toy to make, so give it a try.

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Straw Robot Hand

Koji Kanba's Fun Craft: Straw Robot Hand

Straw Robot Hand

A robot hand made with straws is a fascinating craft with uniquely mechanical movements.

Just treat each straw as a finger and attach them to a palm piece, and it’s complete! By threading strings through the finger parts, pulling the strings makes the fingers move.

If you cut the sections that correspond to the finger joints, the motion becomes adjusted and results in a more natural movement.

Simply watching its curious motions is fun, but trying a game of rock-paper-scissors with it also sounds interesting.

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Water note

I tried making a cute water note!

Water note

Here’s a project where you can cleverly use tools like a hair iron and a glue gun.

Melt a straw with the heat of a hair iron to form a tube, pour colorful dyed water inside, and create a vibrant water notebook! It looks like you could adapt this idea for things other than notebooks, too!

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