Easy kids’ craft ideas for preschoolers through to tweens. We share art projects, printables, seasonal fun, simple sewing ideas and more.
This Printable Insect Positive Negative Art is a fun way to explore positive and negative space using colour and design. It’s a great Summer bug craft for anyone aged 8 and over (adults included!). Get the template here We love positive-negative art projects! Recently, we shared Positive Negative Flower Art, and today we have an…
Print, colour and make some beautiful princess paper dolls, all dressed up for the ball. This is a fun DIY toy craft for kids aged 6+, although younger kids could make it with some adult help. Get the template here Princess paper dolls are a fun craft that will provide hours of imaginative play once…
Kids can print and create their favourite pet crafts with this value bundle of printable templates! There are cats, dogs, guinea pigs, budgies and goldfish to make. Get the templates here We love our pets! Life would suck without them. That’s why I decided to create a printable pack especially for pet-lovers. What’s your favourite…
How adorable is this set of Rocking Cats? This is a fun and super-easy DIY toy kids can make. Get the template here Q: What’s cuter and more lovable than a cat? A: Four happy rocking cats! Even better, you can print and make all four of them with our latest printable template. Each cat…
Make some super cute printable paper guinea pigs. This set has a mama with two babies to cut, fold and slot together – no glue needed! This printable craft was first published in 2016 and has been updated with a new, improved template set and reshared for today’s audience. Get the template here This template…
Make a Sun Spinner paper decoration that twirls in the breeze! This is a fun Summer papercraft for kids that can be a doodle art project or a straight colour, cut and paste craft. Get the template here There’s nothing quite so happiness-inducing as sunshine. The sun is associated with warmth and brings us blue…
Create realistic 3D paper insects with this set of printable templates. We have a bee, a cicada, a dragonfly and a Monarch butterfly to make. Each insect can be made with or without glue-on anatomy labels and is easy enough for kids aged 8+. Younger kids could make them with some adult help. All templates…
Here’s a quirky but simple art idea you probably haven’t tried yet—Lint Roller Painting! Like all process art, lint roller painting is a fun way to experiment just for the fun of it. You might also like our Flower Scrape Art Let’s take a second to appreciate one of the coolest inventions of the 20th…
Create a Mermaid Small World from paper! This DIY toy makes a great Summer or weekend project and would also be a fun collaborative craft for an adult to make with a child. Get the template here I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, DIY toys make the BEST crafts. They provide two activities…