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 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?…
Make some adorable cork lovebirds for Valentines Day! I’m pleased to announce that in order to bring you MORE fun craft ideas I’ve decided to take on some contributors. Let me introduce you to Tracey from Jumble Tree, who’s work I have often admired on Instagram. She will regularly be sharing some of her adorable…
Use nail polish and a delicate hand to create colourful neon cicada shells. This is a unique nature craft for older kids. Younger kids can do cicada shell art too, but I’d suggest sticking to preschooler-friendly craft materials because the shells are so delicate. If you live in an area where there are no cicada…
Kids will love making these adorable pom pom spiders for Halloween decorations. Don’t these little cuties make you smile? Our pom pom spiders are so soft and fluffy, and the good news is they are very easy to make too! You may have seen our DIY pom pom maker before. It’s a simple scrap…
Today I’m sharing a super cute seahorse puppet paper roll craft. This makes a great Summer or Ocean-themed DIY toy and will inspire hours of imaginative play long after the fun of making them is over. This easy ocean craft idea was first published in 2017 and has been updated and reshared for today’s audience….
Australia day is coming up very soon and to celebrate we’ve created some Aussie koala masks! There is a printable template in either gold, green, grey (like a real koala) or blank so the kids can colour and decorate their own. To make one of these at home I’d recommend using a heavy paper stock if you have it…
Sometimes the crafts we make are dictated by the kids, and this was one of those times. Miss R found some plain wooden pegs on the craft table that I had planned to use for something else and told me she was going to “make something with these”. She decided that the “something” was going…