Used plastic bottles are thrown away, which releases a large amount of waste into the environment. We will introduce to you 3 ways to make toys from plastic bottle caps . Toys not only contribute to protecting the environment but also stimulate children's creativity, creating hours of entertainment with the family.
Make toys from plastic bottle caps and create an aquarium
A lovely homemade fish tank will be a great decoration for a desk or bookshelf. Parents' ingenuity combined with children's imagination, the aquarium will certainly be extremely lively.
Prepare:
- Multicolored plastic bottle caps
- A blue cardboard
- Green nylon bag
- Brush pens, colored pens
- Color paper
- Drag
- Glue/Paste
Start making toys from plastic bottle caps :
Cut a trapezoid from colored paper to make a fish tail, glue the fish tail to the bottle cap.
Draw more eyes and mouth for the fish. If you have artificial eyes, you can attach them to make the fish look more alive and draw many different expressions.
Use colored pencils to add fins and scales to the fish's body and tail.
Attach the plastic bottle cap to the cardboard with glue. Stick it in different positions to create the scene of fish swimming around.
Use a white marker to draw bubbles in the tank.
Cut the plastic bag into small pieces, use glue to stick it on the cardboard to simulate seaweed.
It's hard to believe that a fish tank on cardboard is this adorable, right?
A homemade clock made from plastic bottle caps
Prepare materials to make toys from plastic bottle caps :
- 12 plastic bottle caps
- 12 long sticks
- 3 plastic or metal bars of different lengths to make clock hands
- Drag
- Screws
- Glue
Steps:
You can start by using a large bottle cap as the center of the clock. However, you need to make sure the diameter of the center matches the size of the watch hands. Using a screwdriver, make a small hole in the center of the watch surface. This hole will be used to attach the watch hands. Attach the hour hand to the screw one at a time, then screw the screw into the center of the clock.
A simple clock made of bottle caps helps children learn numbers faster
Then, you need to mark 12 corresponding time frames on the surface of 12 bottle caps with a pen. Next, punch a hole in the rim of the bottle cap and use glue to seal it. You just need to attach the bottle caps on the surface of the clock in the order of the marked time frames and decorate a little around and the clock made from bottle caps is completed. Children can use this watch to learn how to tell time, increase observation ability and at the same time create excitement in learning and playing.
Create adorable snowmen using bottle caps
Prepare:
- 3 bottle caps
- Orange and black markers
- A ribbon
Making:
We just need to draw on 2 of the 3 bottle caps in this method of making toys from plastic bottle caps . The first bottle cap from the top will be the snowman's head. You need to draw the eyes and mouth with black dots. This drawing method simulates attaching pebbles to a real snowman to create a lovely smiling face. Remember to guide your child to draw the snowman's nose using orange. This color symbolizes the carrot that is often attached to the nose.
Make a super simple snowman with bottle caps
Next, on the second plastic bottle cap, you need to guide your child to put round dots to form buttons on the clothes. You will use glue to glue the edges of the plastic bottle cap together vertically. Finally, you just need to attach the ribbon to the snowman's head so your child can hang the decoration anywhere he or she likes. Or, you can also tie a ribbon under the first bottle cap to create a cute scarf.
In Vietnam, very few areas have snowfall. Making toys from plastic bottle caps like this also helps children imagine life in snowy places, thereby helping them explore the magical world around them.
The ultimate plastic bottle cap robot toy line, did you know?
If you don't have time to make toys from plastic bottle caps for your children, you can refer to thebottle cap robot product line from the Japanese brand BOTTLEMAN . The product is made of high quality plastic, does not contain toxic substances. Applying a completely new bottle cap shooting structure with unique capabilities for each product. Some robot products can shoot bottle caps up to 8 times, helping children freely compete with friends.
The robot has the super cool ability to shoot bottle caps
Coming to this collectible toy set, your child will have the opportunity to own one of Bottleman's countless powerfulrobots in the blockbuster animated film Bottleman - King of Bottle Caps. Thereby stimulating imagination. and children's creativity flies high and far.
So the article has shown you 3 ways to make toys from plastic bottle caps that are simple but still extremely adorable. Making handmade items with your child at home will help strengthen family bonds, while also creating conditions for your child to develop their imagination and come up with new initiatives.
