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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 (11–20)

Rocket

[Easy Craft 039] Straw Missile – It Easily Flies Up to the Second Floor

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!

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Star Necklace

Featured on TV! An affordable necklace made with straw stars

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!

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Murakami Shinpei

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Sensory straw bottle

No.081 “Sensory Straw Bottle” [Handmade Toy by Nursery Teacher]

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.

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Twirl Whistle

[1st Kurukuru Whistle] Make and play together as parent and child! Easy craft!

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.

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mobile

Shun Mayo [Crafts] “Straw Mobile” — Cute and displayable ♪

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!

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