[For Upper Elementary Students] Simple but Awesome! A Collection of Summer Vacation Craft Ideas

Cute beaded candy craft

Let’s make cute candies using your favorite beads! Cut the soft case into your preferred shape, fold it in half, then use a hair iron to apply heat and seal the edges to make a little pouch.

Fill it with beads and seal the opening.

Stick masking tape on both ends of the candy, trim it with a zigzag cut, and you’re done.

Try using different beads to create various kinds of candies.

If you make the bag for holding the candies the same way, it’ll look extra cute and really stand out.

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Cute dagashi box

Here’s a cute craft idea for making an eyeshadow palette using an empty candy case.

If you’re interested in makeup but it’s still a bit early to try it for real, make this and enjoy the mood! You’ll need a clear plastic sheet, sequins, masking tape, and iridescent film.

Put sequins into the case lid, then attach a piece of the clear sheet cut to the same size and seal the edges with masking tape.

Stick pieces of iridescent film where the candies used to be to mimic eyeshadow pans, make a brush from a straw and a chenille stem, and you’re done!

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Pudding charm

Everyone loves it! Let’s make a pudding charm inspired by that beloved treat.

For the base, use a clear cup for sweets deco from a 100-yen shop.

Mix brown paint into glue to mimic caramel and spread it on the bottom of the case, then pack in yellow yarn.

Draw the package design on thick paper, cut it into a circle, and attach it to the case.

Punch a hole and thread through charm hardware to finish.

You can also substitute brown yarn for the caramel section.

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paper cup hat

If you’re looking for a craft idea that can double as a decoration, how about making a paper cup hat? Cut off the rim of a paper cup, then leave about one-third from the bottom intact and make many vertical slits starting from the rim side.

Spread the slit sections outward, then weave them by folding them up diagonally from the rim side to form the brim of the hat.

Decorate it with your favorite ribbon and you’re done.

The color and pattern of the paper cup will become the hat’s design as-is, so choosing the cups is part of the fun, too.

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Baskin-Robbins-style ice cream

[100-yen store clay] Baskin-Robbins-style ice cream

I want to make cute fake-sweets keychains or ornaments! If that sounds a bit hard, here’s a great project to try: a Baskin-Robbins-style ice cream that looks just like the real thing.

All you need are paper clay, paint, a toothbrush, and a bamboo skewer.

Color the paper clay and roll it into a ball in the size of the ice cream you want, flatten the bottom, then use the skewer and toothbrush to create the ice cream texture.

Once you get used to it, you’ll pick up the knack quickly.

If you mix in too much paint, the color gets too dark and you’ll have to add more clay, so it’s best to add the paint little by little.

Try placing your scoop in a paper cup or even a real ice cream cup.

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A three-step chopstick rubber-band gun

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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.

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How to make strawberry jam

One charm of strawberry jam is its vivid red color and distinctive translucence; it even seems like its appearance enhances its deliciousness.

This project focuses on that colorful aspect of strawberry jam and aims to cutely recreate the look of jam in a small jar.

Use a tiny jar—like the kind that once held craft parts—and pack it with pieces of clear plastic sheet painted red to resemble strawberry jam.

By decorating the inside of the jar, you can convincingly replicate that unique translucence and shine.

It’s also a great idea to plan jar decorations that highlight the contents inside.

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