Easy kids’ craft ideas for preschoolers through to tweens. We share art projects, printables, seasonal fun, simple sewing ideas and more.
Here’s a simple hand-sewn felt ornament kids can make — I’m calling it a happy pear. Cute, right? Sewing with felt is a fantastic craft for all ages 5 and up. It helps develop fine motor skills, teaches a traditional skill, and the finished ornaments are a beautiful keepsake to decorate your tree year after…
Here is a fun polar bear craft idea – a 3D polar bear portrait surrounded by falling snow. It’s perfect for Winter-themed crafting and looks fabulous hanging on the wall. The polar bear’s nose pops out of the page giving a three dimensional effect. This is easy to create with some basic folding and the…
The Countdown to Christmas is almost as fun as Christmas itself, don’t you think? Here is a way to incorporate the Christmas countdown with art using a set of printable advent drawing prompt cards. You can use this set of printable advent cards to create a simple DIY advent calendar. The idea is that kids…
These sparkly nature ornaments have to be just about the EASIEST Christmas craft ever. Granted, glitter is messy as anything, but we’ll show you how we contained the glitter mess to keep it to a minimum (sort of, haha). This is also a good way to get the kids outdoors by collecting fallen pinecones or…
‘Tis the season for homemade greeting cards! Here’s a super cute penguin card you can make at home with the kids. This fun kids’ craft idea is super easy to put together and you can use the card for all occasions. Holiday or Season’s Greetings, Christmas, New Year, Birthdays …whatever. Get the template here When…
Make some colourful paper reindeer! These little guys look good as DIY Christmas decorations for the mantlepiece or even as a table centrepiece. While they don’t make super sturdy toys, if kids are gentle enough with them they can be used in imaginary play and games too. Get the template here I’ve said it before…
Today we’ve got a real treat to share… over 30 trick or treat crafts and printables, just in time for Halloween! There are printable labels and crafts, cute gift ideas to hand out to friends, simple costume DIYs, non-candy treat ideas and more. You might also like our printable Halloween paper crafts Kids get soooo…
Upcycle some old cardboard tubes into a set of paper roll spider puppets. This is a simple cardboard DIY toy kids can make. This spider craft is easy enough for preschoolers (with some help) and is also a great way to practice fine motor skills. Once you’re done they will love making up puppet shows…
These simple Halloween salt dough ornaments are a tactile, fun and easy Halloween craft idea for kids. First, there is the sensory part of kneading the dough, rolling it out and then pressing the ornaments out with the Halloween-themed cookie cutters. After that, the creative part of painting and decorating them after you’ve baked them…