Easy kids’ craft ideas for preschoolers through to tweens. We share art projects, printables, seasonal fun, simple sewing ideas and more.
Here’s a super fun and easy monster painting project that suits kids of all ages. Free masking template available for download. This is a great Halloween craft idea and makes colourful wall art too. You might also like these 3D monster portraits How fun are monster-themed crafts? I can’t get enough of them. We already…
Make some super fluffy yarn monsters using a DIY pom pom maker and our free printable template. Make these cuties as a fun Halloween project or any time of year. You might also like our 3D monster portraits I have a thing for pom pom crafts. They’re so fluffy I find them irresistible, and these…
Make a cute black cat craft from a paper roll. This is a fun and easy Halloween craft for kids and includes a printable template for the cat shape. I’ve never really understood why black cats are associated with all things scary on Halloween – they are so cute! My two girls have always loved…
Make colourful monster lanterns to decorate for Halloween! These DIY luminaries are super-easy to make using upcycled plastic containers (or you could use large mason jars too). We’ve even included a free printable monster features template. They look awesome after dark lit up with LED tealight candles! You might also like these 3D monster portraits…
Get crafting for Halloween with this spooktacularly easy 3D paper ghost craft for kids. Use our printable template to create cool Halloween ghost wall art that ‘pops’ off the page! Check out our 3D paper monsters or 3D paper spiders here Get the template here We love kid-friendly ghost crafts here at The Craft Train….
Here’s a fun upcycling idea… make a Halloween herb garden from recycled plastic bottle planters. This is a great way to upcycle your plastic bottles into an environmentally-friendly Halloween decoration. You might also like our paper roll ghosts It’s that time of year again — time for spookariffic Halloween crafting… BOO! Every time I purchase…
This paper mosaic featuring an Autumn leaf design makes an eye-catching Autumn or Fall art project for kids. Paper mosaics are SO EASY to make using our new Printable paper leaf templates. You can also create comic leaf art and Autumn doodle art using the same set of templates. This easy art project was originally…
Make a spooky spider frame for Halloween! This easy Halloween craft is a fun way to display your costume photos once the fun is over. It also makes a cute keepsake decoration to hang on the wall come Halloween for years to come. The finished spider frames don’t need to be for photographs. They could…
Here’s an easy DIY black cat costume made from egg cartons! It’s a simple and inexpensive costume idea you can put together at the last minute for Halloween. This craft idea was first published in 2013 and has been updated and reshared for today’s audience. You might also like this DIY cardboard box monster costume…