Animals make the best creative inspiration. From marine life to bugs to the African Wild, we have so many animal crafts for kids to choose from!
This craft is sponsored by NuFun Activities We have the most adorable fur babies. You might remember them from the printable paper guinea pigs craft we shared one time. Their names are Bob and Lucy, and they are just so special that we decided to immortalise each of them as a plushy DIY pet pillow….
Do you have a kid who’d love a puppy? Never fear, the balloon puppies are here! These balloon puppies are a craft I made with my kids when they were preschoolers – in fact it was actually their idea. They loved their pups sooo much that this craft has been revisited at our house many times…
Make some cute felt dinosaurs using our printable pattern! This sewing craft for kids is part of the Sew a Softie blog hop organised by the fabulous Trixie from Coloured buttons. Check out some of the gorgeous kids sewing tutorials she shares regularly on her blog. Meet our new pets, Douglas Diplodocus and Sunshine Stegosaurus….
Today Im sharing this easy pom pom gecko craft, which uses a wooden teaspoon as the body and bendy pipe cleaners for the legs and tail. So cute! It’s a fun animal craft idea which is simple to put together, but warning – your fingers might get sticky! I love crafting with pom poms. Often I…
It’s SO EASY to make these cute peg dragonflies (or clothespin dragonflies as our American friends would say). Sometimes the simplest crafts are the best. You only need a few materials for this one along with our printable template to create the wings, and it’s very quick to make too. Older kids will love designing…
Do you love butterflies? If the answer is yes then these bright and cheerful paper plate butterflies are for you! Contributor Shannon from Oh Creative Day is showing us how to make them today. These paper plate butterflies are a great craft to herald the arrival of Spring or are perfect for imaginative play. We…
This colourful butterfly squish art is a fun and engaging process art activity for kids. It’s a hands-on way to learn about the symmetry of real butterflies’ wings and it also makes a lovely art display to hang on the wall (or the bedroom cupboard as we did). You know we can’t get enough of…
A new species of bug has been discovered in our garden. Walnut bugs are harmless, social little insects with a hard walnut shell to protect them from predators. They are always happy (I wish I knew their secret) and they like to travel around in polkadot pairs. You’ll find walnut bugs hiding in leafy green…
Make some adorable Arty Bird Puppets! Today our new contributor, Shannon from Oh Creative Day, is showing us an ingenious way to repurpose some of those old paintings you can’t bear to throw away. These arty bird puppets are perfect if you hoard piles of kiddy artwork and paper tubes. Or is that just me?…