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How to Make Halloween Tombstones
Making Halloween tombstones can be done with blue insulation board or recycled white packing Styrofoam, some paint, something to cut with and morbid creativity. Construct a cemetery with advice...
Making Mini Coffins for Halloween
Making miniature coffins for Halloween decorations can be done using polymer clay, a dough roller or pasta machine and some basic insulation board. Enjoy the festivities with advice from a theater...
How to Make a Skeleton for Halloween
Making skeletons for Halloween requires some thin cardboard, some scissors, craft knife or box cutter, some brass brads, some glue and a whole lot of fun. Get cutting with advice from a Halloween...
How to Make Spooky Halloween Signs
Making spooky Halloween signs can be done with blue insulation foam board, some paint, an an X-Acto knife and some fun imagination. Start scaring the trick-or-treaters with expert advice from a...
Halloween House Decorations
Decorating the home for Halloween can be done by purchasing items from a store, making them from scratch or combining both to create the perfect scary house. Get started with advice from a theater...
Making Halloween Paper Decorations
Making Halloween paper decorations is easy, quick and fun for both kids and adults. Get creative with advice from a Halloween enthusiast in this free video about making paper crafts for Halloween.
How to Decorate Your Door for Halloween
Decorating a door for Halloween starts with deciding on a theme, gathering the right supplies and having fun getting involved in the neighborhood. Choose a style with advice from a horror...
Do-It-Yourself Halloween Centerpieces
Making Halloween centerpieces is a terrific way to set that 'creepy' mood and can be done with a variety of supplies, crafts and materials. Create that scary feeling at home with advice from a...
How to Face Paint a Princess
Girls love being a princess, and painting a small princess on the side of a girl's face can be done with a few easy steps shown by a professional clown in this free video. By keeping a steady...
How to Face Paint a Mouse
Painting the face of a mouse on a child's face only requires a small amount of paint when it is spread around evenly. Spread some gray paint gently over the face, and carefully around the lips and...
How to Face Paint
When face painting, you want to make sure the child is nice and comfortable before starting. In this free video, a professional clown says it's best to have decent, and preferably water-based...
Fast Face Paint Techniques
Face painting kids is a fast and easy way to have some fun with makeup. With expert tips from a professional clown, this free video explains how to be safe and what kind of face paint to use when...
How to Make a Squeaky Balloon Whistle With Your Toddler
This all time classic balloon trick is still a favorite today! We’ve all done it, and I was reminded of just how much fun it is, on a recent trip with my family. The steps are few, and the...
How to Make a Halloween Spider Puppet
Halloween is right around the corner, and I’ve got the cutest little Halloween Spider Puppet craft idea that you can do with your toddler! The materials are basic, and the instructions are...
How to Make a Paper Origami Fortune Teller
For many years the art of folding paper into shapes has entertained everyone in the world, but especially children. The paper fortune teller is one that when folding it is mastered it can be a...
How to Make Crafts Out of Candy
A simple candy craft for kids is the candy necklace, which consists of yarn or string that has been tied around a number of Lifesavers. Discover how to play candy tic-tac-toe with gummy bears and...
Toddler Board Games
A few common board games that toddlers can play include "Barrel of Monkeys," "Elefun" and "Lucky Ducks." Learn how to play a number of board games that toddlers will understand with help from an...
African Arts & Crafts for Kids
A number of African crafts can be created by kids, including a drum make of Styrofoam cups and a mask made out of paper plates and yarn. Find out how to decorate African arts and crafts for kids...
Craft Ideas for Making Bookmarks
In order to make a bookmark, use construction paper of a child's favorite color and cut it out into a wavy design. Find out how to help a child make a bookmark with laminating film with help from...
Games & Crafts for Toddlers
It's easy to make games and crafts for toddlers with a little imagination, a toilet paper roll, paper and rice or beans. Find out how to make a simple shaker instrument with help from an...
How to Create a Kids Recipe Book Template
A kids recipe book can be made with a template that outlines a section for the name of the recipe, the ingredients and the directions for completing the recipe. Learn about getting kids to...
How to Make a Busy Book for a Toddler
In order to make a busy book for a toddler, cut out a shape or a favorite character and punch some holes that can be connected with shoelaces. Find out how to make matching pages and Christmas...
Wind Spinners for Kids to Make
The first step in making a wind spinner for kids is to gather a paper plate and draw a spiral on the plate, which can be decorated by the child. Discover how to cut out a spiral to make a wind...
Preschool Valentine's Day Craft Ideas
One idea for Valentine's Day for preschoolers is to make a stuffed heart, which simply consists of two hearts stapled together and stuffed with cotton balls or newspaper. Find out how to use...
Coat Hanger Crafts
After cutting the hook off of a coat hanger, shape it into a diamond and cover it with tissue paper in order to make a kite. Learn about making kites and Easter eggs out of coat hangers with help...
Fun Crafts for Kids With Pipe Cleaners
Fun kids crafts that use pipe cleaners include making a person out of pipe cleaners and wrapping pipe cleaners around the body of a pencil. Discover how to make pipe cleaner reindeer with help...
Simple Art Projects for Children
A few simple art projects for kids include spraying shaving cream on a pan, which can then be used to draw letters or pictures. Find out how to use Popsicle sticks to do simple art projects for...
How to Make a Rocket Ship From a Plastic Bottle
In order to make a rocket ship from a plastic bottle, the supplies needed include a plastic bottle, tape, scissors and construction paper. Find out how to use construction paper to create the...
Build a Washer Toss Game
In order to make a washer toss game, use a scrap piece of wood, different sizes of washes and different sizes of bolts. Put bolts into scrap wood for washers to be thrown upon with help from a...
How to Make Homemade Play Dough
The ingredients for homemade play dough include alum, water, flour, salt, oil, measuring spoons, measuring cups, a mixing bowl and a mixing spoon. Add food coloring to homemade play dough to...
How to Build a Popsicle Stick Castle
In order to build a Popsicle stick castle, start by simply gluing Popsicle sticks together to form the sides and back of the castle. Learn how to make a drawbridge for a Popsicle stick castle with...
How to Build a Cardboard Box Castle
The first step in building a cardboard box castle is to cut four pieces of cardboard to create the walls of the castle. Learn about making a bridge for a cardboard castle with help from a teacher...
How to Make Paper Airplanes
To make a paper airplane, decorate a large sheet of paper, fold it in half, fold in each corner, and fold down the wings. Test out a colorful paper airplane with helpful tips from a nursery school...
How to Make Paper Corsages
To make paper corsages, fold several pieces of small tissue paper like an accordion, tie a pipe cleaner around the middle, and fan out the leaves of paper to create a full flower. Let kids help in...
How to Make a Pirate Hat With Newspaper
Making a pirate hat with newspaper can be done by folding the paper into a triangle, folding down each corner and folding up the bottom to make a cuff. Play dress up using nothing but newspaper...
How to Make a Snowflake Out of Construction Paper
A construction paper snowflake is a great way to let kids decorate for the winter holidays, and it can be made by folding the paper in half several times, cutting out interesting shapes from the...
How to Make a Crepe Paper Rose
Making a crepe paper rose can be done by folding several sheets of tissue paper like an accordion, wrapping a single pipe cleaner around the center of the tissue paper and fanning out the leaves...
How to Curl Ribbon
To curl ribbon, simply cut a length of ribbon, wrap one end over a blade on a pair of scissors, and pull the ribbon across the blade to create a decorative curl. Curl ribbon for wrapping gifts...
How to Make a Rocket Out of a Paper Towel Tube
Making a rocket out of a paper towel tube simply requires covering it in construction paper, cutting out triangles for the rocket ship fins and adding a cone top. Help children create a fun art...
How to Make a Snowman Out of a Sock
Making a snowman out of a sock is done by stuffing the sock with construction paper, tying pipe cleaners around each section of the body and gluing on decorative eyes and buttons. Create a winter...
How to Make a 2-Loop Bow
To make a simple two-loop bow, tie a knot in a long piece of ribbon, create two loops on either side of the knot, and tie the two loops together in another knot. Make a two-loop bow for a variety...
Blowing Bubbles
When blowing bubbles with kids, mix up a cup of dish-washing liquid with water and make wands out of pipe cleaners. Teach children how to blow bubbles with tips from a nursery school teacher in...
How to Make a Pom Pom Bow
To make a pom pom bow, simply create back-to-back loops using a long piece of ribbon, and connect all of the loops at the bottom. Create decorative bows for gifts or other projects with tips from...
How to Make a Sock Baby
To make a sock baby, stuff a tube sock with construction paper, tie pipe cleaners around the neck, glue on some eyes, and draw on a smile. Use everyday materials to create a fun toy with tips from...
How to Make Stencils
Making stencils simply involves cutting out shapes from construction paper or cardboard, which creates a clean-edged pattern. Make stencils for a new art project with tips from a nursery school...
How to Make Homemade Valentine's Cards
To make a homemade Valentine's card, fold a piece of construction paper in half, cut out a half-heart shape along the fold, and decorate the outside and inside using markers, glitter and paint....
Christmas Pipe Cleaner Crafts
Children can make Christmas crafts using pipe cleaners by bending them into Christmas tree shapes and gluing on decorative beads as ornaments. Let kids make Christmas decorations with tips from a...
How to Create a Craft Loop
Creating craft loops is an easy project that even kids can help out with. Create long chains of craft loops for decoration, play and projects with tips from a nursery school teacher in this free...
How to Play the Cup-Stacking Game
Playing the cup-stacking game is a great rainy-day activity where children stack plastic cups into a pyramid as quickly as they can. Use simply plastic cups to entertain children for hours with...
How to Make a Figure-8 Bow
To make a figure-eight bow, wrap a long piece of ribbon around itself into a roll, tie a pipe cleaner around the center of the roll, and spread the loops of ribbon out to create a decorative bow....