Fun crafts using straws
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!
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Fun Crafts Using Straws (11–20)
coaster
Let’s slice straws into small rings, mix and match them freely, and make coasters to set cups on! The method is simple: when you heat the straws with an iron, they melt and stick together, so you can create coasters with any pattern you like.
Buy colorful straws and make your own uniquely styled designs!
Star Necklace
Using a toy called a “straw star,” a star shape woven from straws, you can make accessories! Just pick up the tools at a craft store or a 100-yen shop and combine them with a straw star, and it instantly turns into a lovely necklace! You can also make straw stars in any colors you like, which makes it even more fun!
Rocket
This is a palm-sized “rocket” you can easily make with a straw.
Despite its simplicity, it’s quite fast and really fun to launch and play with.
Make a base out of cardboard, use a bamboo skewer as the axle, and launch the straw with the spring from a clothespin.
It’s an easy craft that kids can try without worry, and it’s great that you can take it outside and play with it!
Sensory straw bottle
Let’s make a sensory straw bottle that beautifully showcases shimmering, shifting colors.
By sealing straws filled with different colors into a single bottle, you can create an even more vibrant world.
It’s a simple process: put glitter and oil into the straws, then arrange them inside the bottle.
Another highlight is how widely you can customize it—what you put inside the straws, how you arrange them in the bottle, and even decorations on the outside.
You can enjoy its beauty just by flipping the bottle, but it’s also fun to experiment with different ways of moving it, like rolling it around.
mobile
A mobile is a hanging decoration, and among them, the type called a “himmeli” is popular as a Finnish craft.
Himmeli are traditionally made with straw, but since straws are also hollow tubes, let’s try making a himmeli-style hanging decoration using them.
The method is simply threading string through the straws and tying them, so it should be easy to make.
The number of straws you thread and the points where you tie them vary depending on the design, so it’s a good idea to experiment while taking inspiration from various himmeli.
Be sure to create a lovely hanging decoration that’s uniquely yours!
Twirl Whistle
Let’s make a classic festival toy you’ve probably seen for ages—the party blower that unrolls when you blow and curls back up! All you need are a straw, paper, cellophane tape, and masking tape.
First, fold a strip of paper into thirds lengthwise and tape the overlapping edge with cellophane tape.
Insert a straw that’s been cut in half into one end of the paper and secure it firmly with cellophane tape.
Decorate by adding masking tape over the cellophane tape, then roll the paper up—and you’re done.
Fun Crafts Using Straws (21–30)
Let’s explore the secrets of sound
Here’s an idea for a flute you can make just by connecting straws.
Prepare straws that are all the same thickness and length.
You’ll need 8 straws for the mouthpiece, and since you’ll place spacer straws between them, prepare an additional 7, for a total of 15.
Cut the spacer straws to 5 cm.
The straws that become the flute pipes will vary in length depending on the pitch, so be sure to measure their lengths carefully with a ruler.
After cutting, seal one end of each straw with tape to make it a closed pipe.
Once everything is connected and glued together, it’s done.
Try experimenting with different lengths to see what sounds they make.
