Kids Crafts

Want to get the kids involved in decorating the table for Thanksgiving? Looking for a fun Christmas project you can do together? How about some fun and colorful napkin rings that look like sugar...

If you don’t know how to make candy ropes you’re in for a real treat. Candy ropes are bite size pieces of your favorite candy wrapped in saran wrap and tied off with ribbons to make a candy rope....

Step back in time and make potholders with cotton potholder loops. This fun craft is great for kids of nearly all ages. Even the youngest children can help an older sibling or parent by helping...

A fun craft project for the children. This is a great way to keep them busy on Christmas Eve or during a Christmas party before opening the gifts. Plus they can decorate their own hat after making...

Paper crafts are fun to make, especially with children. Make paper snowflakes easily with this simple guide. How to make paper snowflakes easily:

I have a lovely idea for a truly personalized gift perfect for a parent, grandparent, God parent, etc. These homemade handprint placemats will forever be a memento of your little darling’s tiny...

Luminaries can dress up any front walkway, deck or patio. By making your own luminaries, you can add some creative touches to the bags which you learn from this article.

The rain stick is a musical instrument that originates from South America traditionally made from cactus. When you hold it and turn it upright, beads or very small pebbles inside move down the...

Kids love working with clay. For thousands of years, clay has been used by most cultures to make vessels for food, water, household supplies and much more. Clay's flexibility combined with its...

Play dough is an inexpensive tool that you can use with toddlers to help them work on their motor skills, as well as foster their creativity. While you can purchase play dough at toy stores, you...

Old or inexpensive knit gloves make for great rainy day or winter crafts. Chances are you have four or five single gloves whose mates have been missing in action for years. You can also go to a...

When you bake cookies with children you may notice them playing with the cookie dough, molding it into different shapes. Children who enjoy playing with cookie dough in this way will surely enjoy...

Honeycomb paper is used in the center of gift cards to form pop-out figures. You can make a rotund Santa Claus for Christmas, a bright pumpkin for Halloween or a pastel egg for Easter. Two...

A yarn octopus makes a wonderful project for kids' groups or just for a rainy day. Using scraps of yarn and easy braiding techniques, the directions for a yarn octopus produce a great toy for...

Making a clay vase is simple and fun. Once dry, a clay vase can hold water for flowers. Clay can be dried in a kiln, the sun or through exposure to the air. Make sure children have adult...

Crafting with children can be very rewarding, but it can also be a little daunting. It's possible to enjoy homemade craft projects with children and avoid big messes or complicated disasters....

No toy soldier costume is complete without the signature black hat. You can make your own toy soldier hat out of thin cardboard very cheaply. This is a project kids can make themselves and can be...

Whether you are teaching an art class or just want a creative art project for your child at home, coffee cans make a great starting point for all kinds of crafts and projects. Try one or several...

Crafts are an excellent way to introduce other cultures to children. From pizza and pasta to stained glass and mosaic art, America has embraced many aspects of Italian culture, and Italy's rich...

Art projects are a good way to keep a child busy. These projects also will stimulate a child's imagination and promote creativity. Most art projects can be done inexpensively with products found...

Consider making bread decorations with your children instead of buying new Christmas ornaments. Bread decorations are simple to make and provide endless hours of fun for young children. There are...

Children of most ages, and a lot of adults, love pirates. They like reading about them, watching pirate movies and playing pirate games. There's something fascinating about thieves in garish...

Recycle CD cases with crafty do-it-yourself projects to decorate your home or office. Plastic CD case crafts provide an outlet for creativity and can be fun projects for kids, yet they also give...

Make a child's craft table to provide your children with a surface to complete their crafts that prevents you from worrying about stains and spills on your carpet and furniture. Make the table...

Seagulls are scavenger birds common to Northern America, easily recognizable by their simple white and grey coloring and often loud presence. Children may enjoying watching seagulls at the beach....

Need a great project for a rainy day, or any day at all? Create a group of finger puppets out of a cast-off glove. The finger puppet body is already made for you. Add your own special touches to...

If you want to design a simple pair of socks with minimal shaping, try tube socks. Tube socks are easy to design and make, and their stretchy nature means that a single size can fit feet of...

Decorating your school locker is a reflection of your personality. Use a theme to really show who you are. Although you have to be careful that none of your decorations are permanent, there are...

Active kids need water to stay hydrated and feel their best, but keeping track of a water bottle can be problematic when you're out and about. Help your kids drink their eight glasses a day and...

Flag pins can not only be enjoyable to make, but also can help teach children about other countries' flags. Safety-pin flags are made by stringing colored beads onto safety pins, which, when lined...

You can easily make your own glow-in-the-dark paint for children. By mixing your own paint, you can control the brightness as well as the medium you use for painting. You can buy glow-in-the-dark...

Picture or photo frames are an inexpensive craft you can make with kids. Perfect for a family project or classroom activity, these frames are attractive and easy to personalize. Have children...

Dirt shirts are a fun project to add color to your plain white T-shirts. Dirt shirts turn white T-shirts into unique colors produced by soil. Places such as Costa Rica and Hawaii sell dirt shirts...

Paper plates are a wonderful canvas for printing, especially for children's crafts. Because paper plates are essentially thick paper, you can use a wide variety of items to create prints. Some...

Create your own fun crafts for free using toilet paper tubes--and while you are at it, help save the planet by recycling the excess cardboard that is generally thrown away after the toilet paper...

Here's a simple project for using up the extra pictures of your kids or grandchildren. Instead of using magnets to put their pictures up on the fridge, turn their pictures into magnets to hold...

A rollback can is a fun and easy toy you can build with common household items. When you give your can a push, it 'magically' rolls back to you. Built correctly, a rollback can might even be able...

Paper towel rolls are excellent for all kinds of crafts, including making homemade instruments such as kazoos, maracas or shakers, and even unique plucking instruments. These crafts are easy...

On a rainy afternoon, there are very few projects that can spark children's imaginations like building a play fort. Forts can be castles, cabins, boats or caves, depending on the imagination of...

Evoke the feeling of spring any time of year with colorful and fluffy tissue-paper flowers. The lightweight and inexpensive accents are easy to create, and you can make them with your kids as an...

"Count Down to Christmas Links" are a fun and simple arts and craft project to make this December with your children. These links create an easy way for even young children to know that...

Egg carton tops are close to ready-made trays. Styrofoam egg cartons can be a bit brittle, but the molded paper cartons turn out to be surprisingly sturdy material. If reinforced and decorated...

Create a playful and imaginative space for your little girl by including a craft table in her bedroom or playroom. Make the most of the table by combining features of a girls' dress table or...

Don't settle for plain ribbons when you need to tie your daughter's hair off of her face. Design hair accessories that are as decorative as they are functional. Adorn ribbon or strips of colorful...

Making wristbands with yarn is an age-old activity for children and adults. Wristbands and bracelets may look alike, but a wristband is tight around the wrist and a bracelet is loose to move...

Woven ribbon hair clips are easy to make and work well in fine or thicker hair. You can use this basic ribbon weaving technique alone for simple casual woven ribbon hair clips, or add bows, beads...

You can make beautiful Christmas tree ornaments from items you pull from your trash or recycling can. This tutorial will explain how to take a lid from a peanut butter, peanut can, jelly or other...

Take your trash and turn it into a Christmas treasure you will enjoy for years. Old, burnt out light bulbs can be turned into terrific Christmas tree ornaments. This tutorial will explain how to...

My father was a genius at coming up with great fun stuff to do with his kids. He could take just anything and turn it into a day of fun and a totally charming work of art. When I was still...

Kids love gooey, slimy things, which explains why Silly Putty has been around for more than 50 years. A generic version of this longtime favorite can be made at home.