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Simple but awesome! Craft ideas for upper-grade girls

We’ve got easy craft ideas for upper elementary school girls who want to make cute and amazing projects for their summer vacation! From melon cream soda and candied apple squishies to fluffy pipe-cleaner dolls, these are creations that are exciting just to look at.

We’ve gathered lots of crafts that are simple to make but will still make people’s eyes light up with a “Wow!” Plus, the materials can all be found at 100-yen shops.

Make it a fun and memorable summer break project!

Squeeze Fake Sweets: How to Make (1–10)

Strawberry roll cake squishy

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A cute-looking strawberry roll cake squishy that’s perfect for a school science project.

Start by making the roll cake, then decorate it adorably with pink silicone whip! Experiment with color choices that make it look real and explore differences in texture as your theme.

It’s not only cute to look at, but also super squishy and soothing to the touch.

To make it even cuter, try adding strawberries, cookies, and pink pearls.

Displaying photos or the actual piece will surely convey the fun to anyone who sees it.

Handmade croissant craft

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Croissants, whose toasty aroma practically comes through just by looking at them, are a popular bread across generations.

Let’s recreate that delicious croissant appearance using materials you can get at a 100-yen shop.

For the base, cut a puzzle mat into three different sizes, then glue them together while creating steps.

Once the base is complete, apply double-sided tape across the entire surface and wrap brown yarn around it to mimic the look of a croissant.

Since the layered dough and variations in browning are part of a croissant’s appeal, experiment with how you wrap the yarn and also use paint to reproduce these details effectively.

Squeeze Fake Sweets: How to Make (11–20)

Melon cream soda

Easy craft with 100-yen store materials: How to make melon cream soda. Perfect for summer vacation independent study or free craft projects. Requires few materials and is fun to make. Simple handmade 100-yen DIY for at-home time; homemade craft.
Melon cream soda

A colorful motif that looks just like a real melon cream soda and even feels refreshing.

Use green clay that resembles colorful jelly—something you can find at a 100-yen shop—and place it in a dessert cup to create the melon soda.

Don’t just pack it in; incorporating crushed stones is also important, as this extra touch makes the melon soda appear more vivid and radiant.

Once the soda is filled, simply attach a straw and an ice-cream piece to finish.

Shape it with a sense of roundness and softness.

It’s also recommended to decorate it in ways that real drinks wouldn’t normally have, so the light stands out even more.

Honey Toast accessory case

[Sweets Deco] How to Make a Honey Toast Trinket Box [Fake Sweets, Clay Craft, DIY Fake Sweets]
Honey Toast accessory case

Almost real? Let’s make a sweet and cute “Honey Toast Trinket Box”! It’s a big hit with upper-grade girls: it looks like a dessert, but inside it’s a practical storage box.

The design mimics crispy honey toast topped with plenty of honey, ice cream, and fruit.

It’s a craft project with a soft, sweet vibe.

Using paper clay, sponge, and paints, you can create realistic “browned edges” and a “melty” look.

Coming up with the decorations will be fun to do with friends, too.

Try finishing it off cutely with silicone whipped cream and berries.

Sweets Bath Bomb

[DIY] Cute Foamy Treats in the Bath ♡ Sweets Bath Bomb
Sweets Bath Bomb

How about making bath bombs that you drop into the tub to enjoy their fizz and fragrance, but with a focus on appearance so they look like fake sweets? The ingredients are baking soda, citric acid, cornstarch, essential oils, and food coloring.

Mix everything thoroughly, then lightly mist with water so it holds together.

Press the mixture into silicone molds, let it set, and dry.

Melt glycerin soap in the microwave, tint it with food coloring to resemble chocolate sauce, and drizzle it over the hardened bath bombs.

Try making donut-shaped, chocolate-shaped, and other sweet-inspired bath bombs and have fun with the designs!

Handmade okonomiyaki craft

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Let’s try making okonomiyaki and yakisoba—just like the ones you see at summer festival stalls—using craft materials! Here, we mainly introduce how to make the griddle and spatula.

Feel free to create the okonomiyaki and yakisoba themselves using yarn, felt, and other materials.

For the griddle, cut 2 cm-wide strips from both long edges of a color foam board and attach silver origami paper to them.

Then cover the remaining center piece with black construction paper to form the griddle surface, and glue it between the cut side pieces.

Also attach 1 cm-wide strips of silver origami along the top and bottom edges of the griddle.

Draw in the vent openings, and it’s complete! For the spatula, cut a milk carton into a spatula shape and cover it with aluminum foil—that’s all you need!

Recreating Disney park food!

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Recreating Disney park food!

Perfect for a summer vacation science project! Let’s make a “Little Green Men Squishy.” You know them as popular Disney characters.

These cute and unique Little Green Men can be turned into a squishy with a soft, bouncy feel.

It’s a hands-on craft where you can create a mysterious toy that looks just like the real thing and feels great to squeeze.

All you need are liquid foundation sponges from the 100-yen shop, fast-drying clear glue, and acrylic paint.

Finish a Disney park-style treat that looks real, and enjoy your summer vacation!