A perfect kid craft. This paper project is just a fun kid activity to do at home. Have fun make these children crafts on the cheaper side and make crafting an activity to enjoy with the whole family.
DIY Oobleck. With only 2 ingredients needed you can make Oobleck at home! This fun hands on science is one that the kids will love and it is perfect for playing and teaching kids about non-Newtonian fluids.
It's so fun to make a DIY spinner toy! These spinner toys are so bright and colourful, and they're so cool to play with! Watch the colours combine as the string spinner whirls through the air. This is such an easy craft to make, especially when you download our free spinner templates (find the links below!). Decorate and colour your spinner disc however you'd like, and create hours of fun for mere pennies! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. DIY Spinner
Learn how to make paper claws in less than 5 minutes! Or download and print our free template to make things really easy! These paper claws are a little bit scary, and a whole lot of fun. Use basic origami folds to transform 1 piece of regular printer paper into a menacing paper claw! These paper wolf claws are great for pretend play and are the perfect addition to a Halloween costume. This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. How to Make Paper
Homemade Silly Putty is very easy to make and the kids will absolutely love it. This is the perfect DIY silly putty activity to keep the kids entertained.
Galaxy Jars DIY, easy way to create a galaxy in a jar and all its wonder in your hands, use tutorial to make Nebula necklaces and other sensory calming jars
I've recently been looking into making more Chinese New Year crafts together as a way to celebrate the upcoming holiday. With my current infatuation with watercolor crafts, we recently made these watercolor painted paper fans together. Watercolor Painted Paper Fans This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! Our Favorite Chinese New Year Books Prior to making the craft, we had already been reading books explaining the holiday. Here are some of our favorites! The Runaway Wok Bringing In the New Year My First Chinese New Year Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year Celebrating Chinese New Year Is it just me or are watercolor crafts like the best? The colors are always so vibrant and it's easy to make lovely, colorful art (and it doesn't require much clean up or prep too- score!) We've recently been going through some transitions over here when I gave birth to my second son. He's been such a gift to our family, but navigating transitions (even good ones) have never been my strong point. Luckily, painting and crafting make me feel happy... so I really enjoyed making these beautiful fans! Materials Needed: Ok, all you need for this craft are: Paper (We use drawing paper for the watercolors, but you can just use plain old computer paper too if you decide to go another route.) Other drawing tools (Markers, Crayons, these cool twistable crayons, Sharpies) Stapler Tape Let's Make Some Watercolor Painted Paper Fans You could go 3 routes when making these fans. Option 1: You could just draw/paint whatever comes to mind.... I made this design by drawing a bunch of dots randomly on the page with Sharpie marker and then connecting them with lines to make triangles. I find geometric shapes to be quite modern and aesthetically pleasing, don't you? Then, I just painted all the shapes in. Option 2: Plan a specific Design- Think in halves! Or, you could try to make a specific design on the fan. We'll be folding these fans in half, so imagine the paper divided in half and draw two different designs on each half. I also wanted to make a dragon fan for Chinese New year, so I drew this pattern out. (You can download it over here Chinese New Year Dragon Printable Fan ). When it's folded it makes a completed dragon fan. My son really liked this one, so he spent most of the time coloring it in... and then telling me that he didn't want to turn it into a fan. Oh well! Once you've finished your design, accordion fold it. Then, fold it in half. Staple yourself a handle and tape the two sides together. Spread your fan out and admire your completed design! Oh! Here's what the stripey design looked like folded. I went a bit crazy with painting and made several. Aren't they pretty? Option 3: Fold first, then paint! And... if you want to, you could also just fold up a bunch of these first and then paint them. That's another option too! (The stripey fan on the lower right corner was painted that way.) Another cute fan craft: Now if you liked making this paper fan craft, you should also check out my folding popsicle stick fans. They're a bit more work, but they also are a bit cooler because you can open and close them! Hope you have a fun time making these with your kiddos. Let's Keep in Contact! You can always find more fun ideas on my Pinterest, Facebook, or Instagram accounts! Happy making!
How to fold an origami corner bookmark. Learn how to embellish and deocrate these cute monster bookmarks for kids.
Make an origami frog that really jumps! These easy to fold origami jumping frogs are so much fun to play with! Click through for step by step folding instructions.
CUTE AND FUN DIY SUMMER CRAFTS FOR TWEENS AND TEENS. Have older kids that need something to do this summer? Get creative and artsy with these cute and trendy crafts!
Learn how to make paper mache with our simple step by step photo and video tutorials! This paper mache recipe is SO EASY to make, using only 2 pantry ingredients. Make super strong and durable paper mache, and create fun (and inexpensive!) decorations like paper mache bowls, paper mache pumpkins, or even a paper mache pinata! It's a really fun kids craft, and a great art activity for school or summer camp. This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. How to Make
Make cool DIY dinosaur fossils from salt dough and dinosaur toys! This dinosaur kids craft is great for toddlers, preschoolers, and school aged kids.
Do your young children enjoy learning about animals? Do they enjoy watching them and imitating their movements? When my kids learned about sloths, they became incredibly curious to learn more about these animals. They could
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This moon sand recipe is so easy to make! With only two ingredients, you'll be playing with this soft and sensory sand within minutes. Moon Sand This moon sand recipe is so much fun. The texture is soft and crumbly, but it also molds really well into different shapes. The kids thought it was the best thing ever! I've tested different kinetic sand recipes before (like this kinetic sand, this moldable play sand and this foam sand), but this one was BY FAR the best. And with only 2 ingredients it's also super easy to make. We loved how the
It's so fun to make a DIY spinner toy! These spinner toys are so bright and colourful, and they're so cool to play with! Watch the colours combine as the string spinner whirls through the air. This is such an easy craft to make, especially when you download our free spinner templates (find the links below!). Decorate and colour your spinner disc however you'd like, and create hours of fun for mere pennies! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. DIY Spinner
These handprint lilies are so beautiful and surprisingly easy to make! They'd make such a thoughtful handmade gift idea for Mother's Day if you make a small bouquet and tie them together with a ribbon. Or you could make a bouquet of handprint Easter lilies if you use white paper. Can Easter lilies be pink? I think they're just white? Either way, they're adorable for spring and they're a wonderful low mess craft to make with the kids! I had such an awesome helper when I made these paper handprint lilies! My spunky 5 year old loves crafts, and she
15 fun and easy crafts for teens that are perfect to make with a friend or to decorate your room you'll adore. DIY teenage crafts for girls will be a hit.
Go beyond the basic dart, and learn how to make 4 really awesome paper airplane designs! These planes fly well and glide far. Fun activity for kids!
Make this super soft, no cook, cloud dough recipe! Only 2 ingredients - cornstarch and lotion. This homemade dough is really easy to make!
These 20 DIY tutorials of How to Make Paper Flowers have easy step-by-step directions so you can make the most stunning and unique paper flowers at home!
Grab some pipe cleaners and googly eyes and make 9 adorable pipe cleaner animals! This is a fun craft for kids. Perfect for a rainy day!
Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).
Make beautiful bubble painting Hydrangea flowers! Fun DIY dish soap paint recipe. Great kids art activity & easy beginner watercolor ideas!
I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this post on teaching kids to knit. Teaching your child to knit might sound a little daunting. It certainly did to me a few years ago when it was time to teach my son. I learned to knit myself when I was very
Brighten up your day with one of these Easy Origami Flowers. This colourful collection of beautiful paper flowers is suitable for every skill level and age. Kids and adults alike will love following the simple step-by-step instructions to make beautiful flowers. From a simple origami tulip all the
Dancing rice experiment for kids. Make rice dance like magic in this super simple kitchen science experiment from Green Kid Crafts...
This tutorial shows how to create a simple no-sew blanket in 5 ways. The finished product will fit any size from baby to adult.
Make your own DIY paper bag book with this easy paper bag craft. Best of all are the pockets in this DIY book for stashing treasures!
Make the most of summer with these fun summer crafts for kids! From DIY suncatchers to paper plate crafts, there's something for everyone.
Learn how to make organic sunscreen at home to protect your skin against UVA and UVB rays without using harmful ingredients. This homemade waterproof sunscreen recipe is simple to make and easy to use.
Learning how to make clay is so easy! This homemade clay recipe uses simple ingredients you probably have in your kitchen already, and it's so nice to work with! How to Make Clay - Only 3 Ingredients! Air dry clay is so easy and so inexpensive to make! Why spend tons of money on store bought clay, when learning how to make clay at home is so much cheaper and so much fun?! We tested a few different clay recipes and this one was the BEST! And you only need 3 ingredients - water, cornstarch, and baking soda! You don't
Are you looking for the best slime recipe? Learn how to make saline solution slime with this simple homemade slime recipe for kids.
Learn how to transfer a photo to canvas! Using t-shirt transfer sheets you can iron an image to canva making inexpensive art!
Take your pick from these fun Origami crafts for kids to introduce your child to the Japanese art of paper folding - you're sure to find something you like!
Have you ever wanted to go on safari and experience the most spectacular skies? Africa's safari sunsets are incomparable! With a horizon stretched endlessly as far as the eye can see, the sky's breathtaking hues look like they're about to catch fire. Want to make your own beautiful African safari sunset? This sunset shadow tracing art is super easy and comes out beautifully every time. The perfect activity for your little ones for some pretend play and a quick geography lesson! Materials Needed: Color Paper Scissors Marker Glue Step 1 Grab your orange-colored paper and set it aside. Then, carefully rip a long, lengthwise piece from your black paper with your hands to create a mountain horizon. Glue it to the bottom of your paper. Step 2 Repeat step 2 with the yellow colored paper. Glue that piece to the top of your orange background to create the top of your sky. Then, rip two thinner pieces and glue them just below with small gaps between. Step 3 Use your black colored paper cut out some animal and tree shapes to finish your African sunset! Glue them to the backdrop. Complete your project by drawing in a few bushes, grass, and trees with your marker!
This video tutorial is great for learning how to make a simple kite with common materials in about 2 minutes. Easy and fun windy day activity!
This is a pouch that would be great to make with or for children.The process by which the fish are shaped will be very interesting and fun.Try this easy
Yes, you can actually make shaving cream play dough! But be prepared, because this is MESSY! And while on the inside, I was trying to hold back my mini freak out about the mess, my 3 year old and 5 year old were loving it. I mean REALLY loving it. I haven't seen them enjoy an activity this much in ages! I'm not sure if they were more into the play dough, or more into the giant mess I was letting them create. Either way, this was tons of fun! (And the clean up wasn't nearly as bad as I thought
Bubble painting is so much fun! Both kids and adults will have a blast experimenting with this unique way of painting without a paintbrush. Turn your bubble art into monsters, flowers, or leave it as abstract art - it's so much fun to experiment with this technique! To make these colourful paintings, simply combine dish soap, water, and paint. Then use a straw to blow bubbles in the mixture and press the paper onto the bubbles. It's such an easy process, but it creates beautiful, unique patterns every time! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to
How to make a stress ball. Easy DIY Stress Ball. A great SENSORY Toy for autistic kids or kids with sensory processing issues. Also fun for Father's Day as well as a teacher appreciation gift. Great Stress Ball Craft. Balloon Stress Ball DIY. How to make a stress ball with a balloon and flour. What is in a stress ball.
Are you looking for your next big product for all your customers to love? These Dollar Store crafts to sell will be perfect!
Learn how to make bath bombs for kids with this easy bath bomb recipe that uses just three ingredients (and one of them is water!). This is a great basic bath bomb recipe for beginners that you can build on later.
Lots of cute homemade bird feeders to make with kids. These DIY bird feeder ideas make fun crafts and homemade project for bird watching.
Easy peasy and oh so fun paper dog hand puppet Love how quick and easy these paper puppets are to make!!! Great easy dog craft for kids.
