Easy kids’ craft ideas for preschoolers through to tweens. We share art projects, printables, seasonal fun, simple sewing ideas and more.
Today we’re sharing a fun and easy sewing craft for kids, shape monsters with a free printable pattern. You can sew Sammy Square, Tammy Triangle or Cecilia Circle, but watch out – these guys will gobble up anything they find of their own shape! Our shape monsters are part of the sew a softie tutorial…
Today we’re sharing over 40 cool crafts for tweens. Technically, that includes kids aged 10-12, but there’s plenty of wiggle room when it comes to age with this list of ideas. Kids who are a little bit younger or older would enjoy them too. We’ve got DIY jewelry, stationery, beauty DIYs, art ideas, bedroom decor,…
Make a spinning top DIY toy from a plastic milk bottle lid and a toothpick. This is a fun recycling craft that becomes a toy for play. This craft idea was first published in 2013 and has been updated and reshared for today’s audience. You might also like these 40 fun recycling crafts I was…
Are you sick of using plastic googly eyes? Then our free printable paper googly eyes are for you! You can incorporate these googly eyes into most craft projects in place of the plastic version for a more eco-friendly craft. You might also like our recycling crafts for kids You know those teeny-tiny plastic googly eyes…
Create decorative pressed leaf art to hang on your walls using leaves collected from nature and colourfully painted scrap cardboard. This is a good way to encourage patterning for kids and, of course, it gets them appreciating nature just a little bit more. This craft was first published in 2019 and has been updated and…
Do you have a supply of LED candles taking up space in your cupboard? Here are 14 fun light up crafts for kids that will put them to good use! There are DIY night lights, tissue paper crafts, lanterns, DIY toys and more. You might also like these DIY toy ideas There is no denying…
Today we’re sharing a fun set of printable creative prompts for kids. This freebie includes 53 creative challenge cards to get kids thinking, designing, drawing, painting, building and making. The cards provide a starting point to go from so kids can use their imaginations and have fun without having the pressure of a “right or…
Meet Peppermint and Candyfloss, two very lucky spiders. These guys are one of 17 easy sewing projects featured in the book Sewing Simple Softies by Trixi Symonds (of Sew A Softie fame) and Deborah Fisher (from Fish Museum + Circus). You can order a copy of the book here. Do you know what I love…
Make a pair of paper roll dinosaurs as a fun upcycling and DIY toy craft idea. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to make both a diplodocus and a triceratops using our free printable template. This craft was first published in 2015 and has been updated and reshared for today’s audience. You might also…