Easy kids’ craft ideas for preschoolers through to tweens. We share art projects, printables, seasonal fun, simple sewing ideas and more.
Make a pom pom popper snowman craft for some Winter-themed fun! This is a simple DIY toy kids can make from a paper cup and a balloon. It’s also a great STEM activity for frosty indoor weather (or in our case in the Southern Hemisphere, stinking-hot indoor weather). DIY toys are one of my favourite…
Here are more than 50 homemade cardboard toy ideas for play! We’ve scoured our own archives and drawn inspiration from bloggers around the world to come up with this HUGE collection of cardboard toy ideas. There are cardboard games, pretend play ideas, STEM crafts, doll houses, boats, vehicles…. and more. Christmas is coming, which means…
Today we’re showing you how to make classic braided yarn dolls. This is a simple, traditional craft which is fun and easy to make and the finished yarn dolls make great DIY toys or handmade gifts. Perfect for indoor days when you need a low prep craft using materials you already have on hand! This…
Print, colour and play these Christmas board games with your kids this festive season. There are three simple games to cater for different age groups: 4-6 year olds, 6-8 year olds and 8-11 year olds (as a rough guide only). They are free! You might also like our print and colour advent calendar. Christmas is…
Make some cute woodland animal paper baskets with our latest set of printable templates. There is a brown bear, a hedgehog, a fox and a raccoon to print and create. Get the template here I have a thing for paper treat baskets. We have them for almost every season now – there are the Christmas…
Make a softie stick ghost puppet with our printable template. This is a simple Halloween sewing project for kids and makes a fun DIY toy. The printable pattern is free. These guys look cute as Halloween decorations too, prop them in jars or vases around the home, or you could even gift them as a…
Turn an ordinary fruit cup into a colourful turkey snack with this free printable template. The finished turkey snack would make a nice table decoration for Thanksgiving, a fun healthy dessert or a sweet sugar-free treat idea for kids. You might also like our printable woodland animal baskets There are so many beautiful…
Create a 3D paper spider craft sitting in her patterned web using our printable template. The spider ‘pops’ out from the page with a 3D abdomen and bendy legs. It makes eye-catching wall art and is a fun way to support learning about spiders or minibeasts. It would also make a cool Halloween project. Get…
Bubbling brew is a playful, fizzing science activity preschoolers will love. They can pretend to be witches or wizards whilst they stir up a magic, fizzing brew filled with plastic bugs! We originally did this one afternoon with my youngest when she was a preschooler (how time flies!). It kept her busy for AGES and…