Kids Crafts

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...

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...

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...

Children grow quickly. You can have a precious reminder of them as they grow older with the preservation of their once small handprints. Simple mementos such as clay handprints make an ideal way...

Kids enjoy crafts. Making crafts with children at church or school helps them understand and remember the lessons taught them. Help them to create their own replica of a Bible-era lamp by using...

Are you home with the family and feeling crafty? Here are some creative ideas that are fun for the whole family: oven-baked pottery, chocolate roses, soap carvings and homemade ice cream....

There are many recipes you can utilize to make clay, and each one produces a different product. One of the methods you can use the next time you are ready to make a craft is paper. It is important...

Crickets can be fun and exciting bugs to children who enjoy seeing them leap and bounce around. Their bright green color is another draw, as is the beautiful music they can make. Cricket crafts...

Materials for crafts are readily available at craft stores or you can gather materials from nature. Using sand for crafts creates dimension and texture to your craft, and creating these sand...

When many people think of the first Thanksgiving, they tend to think of Pilgrims, forgetting that Native Americans were already living on the land where the Pilgrims celebrated the feast. To help...

According to a study published in the journal Psychology of Music, children exposed to a multiyear program of music display superior cognitive performance in reading skills compared with their...

That cute, ceramic pig on your daughter's nightstand has more history behind it than you think. The often-smashed, porcine change holders we call piggy banks date back to the Middle Ages. The...

Children will enjoy a break from the usual "no playing with food" rule when they get creative with art projects that have a food theme. Include food art projects in a classroom unit on food or on...

There are many fun ideas for modeling clay. Some ideas include making animals, bugs and snakes. Modeling clay is made to be used over and over again or hardened and kept as knickknacks.

For a way to entertain kids who are forced to stay indoors, play dough can be a good option. Most children love to shape and mold these pieces of colored clay into works of art straight from their...

If you went camping as a kid, you might remember creating a bonfire with your family or scouting troop--eating s'mores and telling ghost stories until late at night. Stories and food keep kids...

Making molding clay is a great activity to involve your children. It will work for school and holiday projects or just as a rainy day craft project. This simple and quick recipe will only take you...

Parents have been making hand prints of their child's younger years for ages in an attempt to capture the moments that will never come again. While many parents use ink hand-print kits to capture...

Silver precious metal clay (PMC), or silver clay, is clay made using tiny fragments of silver metal and a binding agent to create a base that becomes entirely metal when evenly fired. The binder...

Are you looking for something to keep your kids entertained for awhile? Have you ever spent an entire rainy day trapped in doors with two kids that are bored out of their minds and are driving you...

Creating Pokémon crafts based on the characters from the popular show on Cartoon Network is a fun activity to share with your child. Pokémon are colorful, animated characters that lend...

Building a model volcano is an educational science project. The use of baking soda and vinegar to simulate a volcanic eruption is both effective and entertaining. If you want to build your volcano...

One of a young child's favorite pastimes is sometimes shredding the toilet paper. I also have a cat who does this. Now instead of trashing the whole pile I simply toss it into a bucket and presto...

Whether you want to try your hand at sculpture without investing a lot of time and money or it's a rainy day and the kids are bored, play clay is fast and easy to make, and it can provide hours of...

Here's a really easy recipe for making Play Clay Dough at home. It requires no heat source - so it is safe for children to make. This is a great project for young children! They will have fun...

A Celtic torc is a heavy necklace that is open so that it lays around the back of the neck and over the shoulders to rest in front. They were believe to keep evil spirits away.

Art activities for after school programs can expose children to new avenues of creativity. Providing a variety of art activities to the participants of an after school program allows them to...

Bees are fascinating little creatures, found in many childrens' stories, songs and games. Making bee crafts can be a great activity to incorporate into lessons about bees, or can just be a fun way...

Creating animals out of paper is a great way for kids to reinforce their discovery of the natural world. Combining construction paper with recycled materials helps kids to make easy arts and...

This is a great craft for first through third graders...

Scotland's bagpipes, tartans and monsters lurking deep under still waters are inspiration for many artists, including children. History and geography is more interesting when it is teamed with...

Summer is a great time for kids to explore different craft projects, whether at camp or at home. Making necklaces from pony beads, cording and clay can be as simple as stringing beads onto cording...

There are many species of tropical flowers throughout the world. The flowers grow in the tropics (the areas closest to the equator) and warm states in the United States, such as Florida and...

Crafts using molding clay are a great way to spend a fun and creative afternoon with your toddler. Modeling clay is especially wonderful, in that it allows children to learn about the world...

Popularized through Nintendo products, TV shows and movies, Pokémon are fictional species of creatures who live in a world where human boys and girls catch them to become Pokémon...

Always wanted to know how they make those intricate looking clay canes. Try this easy cane that is great for bug wings.

Imprint fossils form after living things, such as animals, plants or insects, die, and are covered with earth and left undisturbed for very long periods of time. Eventually, the pressure and heat...

You can personalize key chains by spelling out a child's name or adding objects that represent things the child likes to do. Use inexpensive Foamies, cardboard or sculpting clay to fashion letters...

Model Magic is a molding compound made by Crayola. Unlike other modeling clays, Model Magic clay will air dry in 24 hours. This allows you to shape forms which will harden. Unlike air dry clay,...

Making art dolls is one activity that can really bring out the child in you. If you ever enjoyed dressing up dolls, cutting their hair and so on, chances are you'll enjoy making your own unique...

Although often considered a child's toy, modeling clay has been used for thousands of years to create everything from pots and plates to sculptures and animation figures. Modeling clay can be made...

This homemade play clay is just like the stuff you buy at the store--smooth and soft and easy to shape. It's completely non-toxic and only takes a few minutes to make. Mix in bright food colors...

Summer is a great time to get crafty with the kids. Head outside in the sunshine, get messy with the paint and glue and then run through the sprinkler to wash off. Even if the kids aren't off at...

Modeling clay is fun to play with for both children and adults, alike. They love to mush the gooey clay through their fingers, as they shape and mold it into something imaginable. Now, you can...

This clay will in no way be like the commercial Play Doh type of clay that is available at retail, but makes a great alternative, and is a fun activity for a rainy day. Let the kids help measure...

Show your individuality by making your own marbles. Use any one color or multiple colors. It's up to you. Kids can make them all on their own depending what kind of clay is used. Then they and a...

Making modeling clay is a fun craft activity for children of all ages. The best part about making your own modeling clay is that it is completely safe for your child. Even if some of it gets into...

Making a sand castle at the beach is fun. With this clay you can make a sand castle at home. If you let your castle dry, it will last for a very long time. You can even move it from place to...

Clay for a 3-D picture is applied on top of cut-out images to add dimension. Use clay in a 3-D picture with expert tips in this free crafts video.

Trimming Clay for a 3-D picture creates a more lifelike form. Trim clay with expert tips in this free crafts video.