Kids Crafts

Bring the "Great Outdoors" inside by building a model campsite. Use this art project to guide kids in lessons about campsite safety, wildlife, ecology and preserving the environment. At a new...

The great outdoors. Beauty, greenery, campfires. When it is cold outside, bring the summer season indoors by building a tabletop paper camping site with your children. As the campers-in-residence,...

Marshmallows roasting over the crackling fire. . .the sound of the wind ruffling the trees. . .the smell of untouched nature. Give your children a pre-camping lesson and relive the joys of camping...

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...

With its bright colors and flexibility, foam is fun and easy to work with, making it great for kids' crafts. Foam is versatile, fairly inexpensive, and comes in colorful sheets. The creative...

Creating crafts from everyday objects can become a fun hobby in which your entire family can participate. Children have a connection to animals from watching television, having stuffed animals,...

Whether your child is an athlete, has an abundance of school spirit or is a die-hard fan of a professional sports team, you can support that interest by creating handmade sports pennants with team...

Your child has come home with the wonderful news that she's been chosen as the star of the kindergarten production of "Henny Penny". After the celebration you realize that you have to pull...

Making and decorating a foam cake can be a fun craft project for parents and children without the mess and time of actual cooking.

Keep the kids busy on a rainy day by teaching them how to make foam picture frames to decorate the house and display images of friends, family members, celebrity heartthrobs or a favorite pet....

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...

Foam sheets provide a unique medium for creative crafts. Foam sheets are usually thin for easy cutting, yet are much thicker than paper to provide dimension to projects. Almost any image can be...

Ladybug crafts encompass the cute nature of the little bugs in a creative form. While some bugs elicit screams, ladybugs appeal to the vast majority of kids. Crafts that replicate the creatures...

Available at craft, scrapbooking and teacher supply stores, fun foam makes simple backgrounds and accents for a variety of craft projects. Elementary school-age kids can cut, glue and embellish...

You can't come on a pirate ship without a proper hat. A pirate hate at a costume shop likely will cost a pretty penny. Instead of simply buying a pirate hat, make your own at home with supplies...

Show your spirit with craft projects that display your school's colors, name or mascot. Use completed school spirit crafts on campus or during extracurricular events like football games or pep...

Craft foam is a popular arts and crafts medium that features the bright colors of construction paper and the durability of poster board. This versatile material possesses the added benefit of...

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...

Masks transform children into favorite characters or animals, providing hours of imaginative fun. Making the mask itself provides an engaging art activity for participants. Encourage the kids to...

Whether Halloween is coming up and you'd like to make some fun decorations with the kids, or you're preparing a classroom activity on ancient Egypt, mummy-making is a fun project. Mummies are also...

Creating a board game for kids can spark their imaginations. The amount of supplies you need depends on how much creativity you want to put into your board game. Creating your own board games can...

There is no reason for the kids to sit around on a rainy day. Gather them at the kitchen table and get them started with an enjoyable kid-friendly craft project. Crafts allow children to express...

Need an easy project for kids? Want to make something unique and different? Making a foam bulletin board is easy, creative, and a personal, decorative touch for anyone!

Lighthouses have been used for centuries to warn seagoing vessels of hazardous shorelines. The advent of electricity in the late 19th century made modern lighthouses even more effective and...

Magnets stick on refrigerators, inside lockers or on any other magnetic surface. They can hold paper, pictures or just serve as decoration. You can make your own foam magnets to hold pictures of...

Party hats add fun to any birthday celebration. While store-bought hats are nice, it can be even more fun to let party guests make their own. Using simple supplies like paper plates, construction...

This is great, creative and easy way to make a puzzle that you or someone special to you can enjoy over and over again!

Young children can create a variety of valentine crafts with red, white and pink materials within the short attention span toddlers have for making things. Peel-and-stick foam stickers, red...

Making door hangers are a fun and affordable activity that children from preschool to elementary school enjoy. Making a door hanger can fill a rainy afternoon or keep a child still and quiet...

We can only keep kids occupied for so long during those hot summer days. What can we do now as we count down to D-Day---the first day of school? How about getting a group of young ones together...

Children love to make craft projects that correspond with the current season. When it is snowing and blowing outside, get children busy inside with a variety of craft projects that will spark...

One of the projects that my son worked on at his Confirmation retreat was to make a crucifix with clothes pins. This is a very simple activity and can be done in less than a half hour. The...

Flying things catch children's imaginations like little else. You can make your own foam rockets that are reasonably safe to use from items found at craft and hardware stores. These rockets are...

Make a child's pirate-themed birthday party special with crafts the young guests can create and take home. Choose age-appropriate crafts that are a bit challenging, but fun to make. Two or three...

Teaching arts and crafts to children is a very rewarding experience. It provides them with an outlet for creative expression in a fun environment and a sense of accomplishment and pride. Simple...

Making a piggy bank with your child not only encourages them to save, it can get them enthusiastic about it. Not only that, but this activity can be either an outdoor or rainy day project - and...

Kids playing pirate definitely need an authentic-looking pirate eyepatch, whether they're involved in a simple dress-up game or are creating a pirate costume for Halloween, a party or a play. Make...

Kids can make a Dora the Explorer backpack craft using recycled materials. For added fun, make a compass just like Dora's, and a rolling map. If you can sew or wing it with a hot glue gun, then...

Some of the easiest fall crafts for children to make include simple materials that you may already have on hand, like craft paint or paper plates, and some that you can find in nature, like leaves...

Give children a supply of foam sheets and "peel-and-stick" images and let them create a variety of whimsical crafts for holidays, gifts or just for fun. Along with a craft box of glue, safety...

A bookmark is both useful for holding a place in a book and fun to make. Make a bookmark that tells something about you or makes a bold statement. Make a fun bookmark with lots of colors and...

Children love the mystery of dinosaurs. They enjoy coloring and drawing images of them. You can help your child or craft class make dinosaurs from craft foam. They can choose a cartoon like...

Kids love stamping, and making their own stamps is even more fun. Foam stickers are a great, inexpensive stamping material that kids can easily work with. Find out how simple and entertaining this...

There are two basic types of stamps used when making arts and crafts projects. They are rubber stamps and foam stamps. Each of these stamps does a great job, but they must be cleaned in different...

Since 200 B.C. compasses have been around. They were first invented in China. The Chinese used a volcanic rock called Lodestone and created the compass by floating it in water.

Horse masks are perfect for parties or just for a fun, artistic activity. Take an afternoon, get the family together and make this easy craft. Making horses masks can be assembled in minuted. The...

A great way to enhance your child's creativity is by letting them design and make their own simple crafts. This poinsettia craft project requires only a few supplies to create simple, individual...

I've always hated throwing away those beautifully colored detergent bottle caps. So I've found some uses for them. They can be made into many things. These can be used when putting together a ...