Kids Crafts

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Stencils are useful for tracing letters with exact precision, especially large letters. Forming large letters free-hand is difficult because you lose control of the letter due to the large scale...

Making a children's craft wedding canopy allows children to express creativity while being introduced to the concept of tradition and ceremony. A wedding canopy has four poles topped with a frame...

A Christmas reindeer craft shirt transforms your child’s foot and handprint into wearable art. Enjoy this holiday craft as a family or group project; once the paint is out it is easy to make more...

Pumpkins, ghosts and bats inspire simple Halloween crafts for toddlers. Craft activities are a good way to encourage creativity in young children. Many artistic activities also allow toddlers to...

Pirates have been sailing the seven seas for centuries. Today, children are fascinated by them and are exposed to them in movies and television. There are many toys on the market that represent...

Christian crafts allow children to have fun while learning essential Bible truths. Pasting verses onto a mobile, for example, gives children an activity they enjoy, while reinforcing the lesson of...

There are a million different ways to make a craft toy car. You can carve it from wood, blow it from glass, mold it from clay or weld it from metal. However, these methods can take years of...

Kids can do many craft projects with wood. Thanks to unfinished wood items available at your local craft store, no cutting is necessary. With wood craft projects, your kids will be able to create...

Tissue paper is one of the most versatile craft materials for kids and adults alike. Color bleeding is a fun project for even the littlest of kids. With just a few materials little ones can make a...

Summer is a wonderful time of year to spend much of the day playing outside. However, being outside doesn't mean that young children need to ignore craft time. There are infinite craft ideas for...

Children and adults alike can enjoy a basketball-themed party. Have the party for a birthday, a celebration with a youth team or a viewing of your favorite team on television. Plan your party to...

Your kids will have a ton of fun making sculptures with homemade gloop! All you need are a few ingredients to make the gloop then some craft supplies to decorate your sculpture. Happy glooping!

For a terrific project to make with your kids, scout troop or students in a classroom, a simple birdhouse can be made from craft sticks. The project is easy for young children to participate in...

Braided rope bracelets are a fun accessory for all ages. Whether handing them out to your friends as gifts or keeping one for yourself, you can make a braided rope bracelet in just minutes. Their...

Children enjoy craft projects that they can take home and share with their family. You can help them create easy wind chimes to hang in their window from ribbon and beads. You can also teach them...

Celebrate Thanksgiving this year with your children by making Native American headdresses. While making these fun and simple headresses with your children you can share the story of the 1st...

Who loves Sesame Street characters? Children love Sesame Street characters and many adults find him quite amusing also. Oscar the Grouch is known for being grumpy, but kids love him anyway! This...

Whether a model house made from craft sticks is used for a child's school project or as a rainy day craft, the process of building one is easy and uses commonly found materials. Once completed,...

Kids love craft projects. They love to express themselves and create. This is an inexpensive, easy craft project that your kids will love. This is perfect for those rainy days or the days when...

Yarn dolls are classic toys for children that are also simple to make. They don't require much time or planning and can usually be completed in about an hour, depending on the level of detail you...

Plastic woven lanyards have been around for many years, becoming popular as an easy craft for children and at summer camps. Everyone enjoys the seemingly endless color combinations and many...

Kids enjoy doing arts and crafts projects. Craft projects are good for children in church, school or even at home on rainy days. These whale art projects will keep kids busy for a little while....

This quick and easy birthday cake craft can be used as a table decoration, as a springboard for discussion about birthday customs from around the world, as a visual aid to go with children's...

When spring has sprung, creating brightly colored spring-themed wood crafts can be the perfect mood-lifting activity for you and your children on a lazy day at home. If you live in a cooler...

Moravian stars, also known as Advent stars or Herrnhut stars, are beautifully folded paper stars with 20 to 100 points, according to moravianbookshop.com. They make gorgeous components of holiday...

Epsom salt is wonderful for craft projects because it is quite versatile in its uses. Whether used for scented bath salts, potpourri jars, oil scrubs or pictures, you are sure to be pleased with...

This is a great fall or Halloween craft that you can share with your kids. It is very simply to prepare and assemble. It requires only a few simple tools and no special skills. All you need is...

Celebrate Halloween with children this year by making this easy Candy Corn Halloween Craft. It is simple to make, and even the youngest of children can join in the fun! Happy Halloween!

Homemade picture frames are good gifts for kids to give. Kids can include a picture or just give the frame. By having kids customize the frame, it reflects their personality. Frames can be as...

Dress up an empty cigar box to create a personalized jewelry box to give or keep. Decorative options abound for creative expression. Both wooden and paperboard cigar boxes form suitable bases.

Rainbows are a beautiful sight in nature, and children will love making an arts and crafts project involving rainbows. This rainbow craft is really easy to make, and it is wonderful project for...

A miniature beach scene craft will remind you of the beach all year long. You can make this craft your own by using the materials that you have at hand. It's fun to rearrange the items to make...

Wooden crafts can provide an enjoyable activity for young children, who like the feeling of accomplishment that comes from making something substantial using materials other than crayons and...

Craft projects add a creative touch to lessons about the body parts. They work well as a reinforcement to previous instruction on the topic. The craft projects allow for modification to fit the...

Keep your kids busy during the long days of summer with craft projects that will help them preserve the season's memories, look stylish and beat the heat. Cover your work surface with scrap paper...

A bunny lunch bag is a great way to get your children excited for Easter or to surprise them on a regular day. You can make your own bunny lunch bag with a white paper lunch bag and some...

Popsicle sticks are an easy building material for many fun craft projects, ideal for kids, children's parties or camps. They are completely safe and nontoxic when used with simple water-based...

Want to make use of music CD's that you don't listen to anymore? I have by using them to make a Melting Snowman Craft. When finished you will have a melted snowman with his red scarf and hat...

Paper plates serve more than just sandwiches and chips. They also serve up hours of entertainment in the form of craft projects. The versatility of these plates provides the base for a variety of...

Cherries are a favorite fruit among many young children, so it is no surprise that they sometimes become fascinated with cherry trees. Crafts featuring cherry trees can help your child express her...

Falling leaves, dropping temperatures and the festive activities in the coming weeks, makes Fall a wonderful time to decorate the house with crafts while bonding with your child. Here is a quick, ...

You can make this apron with your kids using a vinyl tablecloth you can buy on sale for just $1 or recycle your old vinyl tablecloth. You can also decorate the apron with any design you want. The...

If you have kids, it's good to have a basket full of crafty "extras." Extra flowers, extra bits of craft foam, extra buttons, extra beads. And for girls, extra hair clips. This makes a...

The Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God as law for men to live by. If you plan on teaching your Sunday School class this story, add a Ten Commandments craft to your plan to help reinforce...

Native American art traditions make for interesting and fun crafts for any age. There are as many arts and crafts as there are Native tribes, so you can choose a geographic region, such as the...