Crafts and Activities

Easy kids’ craft ideas for preschoolers through to tweens. We share art projects, printables, seasonal fun, simple sewing ideas and more.

  • Balloon Puppy

    Do you have a kid who’d love a puppy? Never fear, the balloon puppies are here! These balloon puppies are a craft I made with my kids when they were preschoolers – in fact it was actually their idea. They loved their pups sooo much that this craft has been revisited at our house many times…

  • Simple weaving for kids

    Weaving for kids is such a fun and effective craft activity. It’s great for fine motor skills, looks fantastic when completed and uses materials most people will already have at home. Today Shannon from Oh Creative Day is showing us how to do a simple weaving project for kids with a gorgeous result! Weaving with…

  • Felt dinosaurs sewing pattern

    Make some cute felt dinosaurs using our printable pattern! This sewing craft for kids is part of the Sew a Softie blog hop organised by the fabulous Trixie from Coloured buttons. Check out some of the gorgeous kids sewing tutorials she shares regularly on her blog. Meet our new pets, Douglas Diplodocus and Sunshine Stegosaurus….

  • Egg Carton Darth Vader

    If you like Star Wars then you’re going to love this Darth Vader craft made from an egg carton by contributor Tracey from Jumbletree. Tracy is quite the genius with egg cartons, see her full collection of Star Wars mini figures at the end of the tutorial. Cue sinister music, Darth Vader is back… and…

  • Pom Pom Gecko

    Today Im sharing this easy pom pom gecko craft, which uses a wooden teaspoon as the body and bendy pipe cleaners for the legs and tail. So cute! It’s a fun animal craft idea which is simple to put together, but warning – your fingers might get sticky! I love crafting with pom poms. Often I…

  • Paper Beads

    I’ve always wanted to try making paper beads but have never gotten around to it. Today our contributor Shannon from Oh Creative Day is teaching us how to make them by upcycling old picture books. Declutter while making a cute craft – win win! Making your own paper beads is a project perfect for any…

  • Easy peg dragonflies

    It’s SO EASY  to make these cute peg dragonflies (or clothespin dragonflies as our American friends would say).  Sometimes the simplest crafts are the best. You only need a few materials for this one along with our printable template to create the wings, and it’s very quick to make too. Older kids will love designing…

  • paper towel garland

    How sweet is this colourful paper towel garland made by contributor Shannon from Oh Creative Day? It utilises a fun process art technique to create brightly coloured paper towel art which has then been turned into an eye-catching decorative garland. This easy, arty kids’ craft would make a fantastic classroom display or bedroom decoration for…