Crafts and Activities

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

  • Paper plate butterflies

    Do you love butterflies? If the answer is yes then these bright and cheerful paper plate butterflies are for you! Contributor Shannon from Oh Creative Day is showing us how to make them today. These paper plate butterflies are a great craft to herald the arrival of Spring or are perfect for imaginative play. We…

  • happy flower craft

    These smiling happy flowers make a perfect flower craft idea for Spring. You could use them as puppets or put them in a small jar to decorate and brighten up the room. They would also make sweet kid-made Mothers’ Day gifts. Wooden teaspoons are meant for eating with but, really, when I buy them it’s…

  • butterfly squish art

    This colourful butterfly squish art is a fun and engaging process art activity for kids. It’s a hands-on way to learn about the symmetry of real butterflies’ wings and it also makes a lovely art display to hang on the wall (or the bedroom cupboard as we did). You know we can’t get enough of…

  • paper tube posy

    Today contributor Tracey Radford is sharing a sweet paper tube posy to brighten up your home. There’s not much you can’t make from a paper roll, is there?    The bright tissue paper flowers look so easy, making this a perfect Spring craft idea for kids. It’s also a great recycling craft!   How to…

  • Butterfly Barbie Costume

    Turn your doll into a butterfly with this easy Butterfly Barbie costume DIY. There is no sewing at all required here – this outfit is completely made of paper! Of course, you could easily make a dress like this from fabric and the wings from felt if you want a more permanent sort of outfit,…

  • Frog habitat garden

    Make a frog habitat garden to help kids learn about frogs and their natural environment. This is a fun small world which invites imaginative play and also teaches kids about caring for our wildlife. I’m not very well known for my gardening prowess. Although I’ve tried hard over the years to create a pretty potted…

  • Paper scrap crowns

    These paper scrap crowns are a bright and colourful craft which is doable for kids of all ages. It’s also a good way to use up all those paper off cuts so you waste less paper. We all hate wastage, right? This may make me sound like a hoarder but when I have a pile…

  • Times table bookmarks

    This colourful set of printable times tables bookmarks has been designed to help kids learn and practice their multiplication tables in small snippets before they read. It can be used as either a wall chart (there are two pages, one with 1-6 and one with 7-12) or cut into strips and used as bookmarks. You might…