Easy kids’ craft ideas for preschoolers through to tweens. We share art projects, printables, seasonal fun, simple sewing ideas and more.
Make a shoelace practice board from Lego to help kids to learn how to tie their laces! Tying a shoelace is second nature to an adult. It’s so easy that we don’t even need to think about it, kind of like breathing. Can you remember a time when it seemed super-complicated and tricky though? I can. When I was…
Create a camping small world for creative play. This idea has been inspired by the book Old Tracks New Tricks which we were gifted for review but all opinions and ideas are my own. I have a small confession to make: my kids have never been camping, poor things! We’ve owned a tent and some camping…
This post is sponsored by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. One of our favourite family movies, SING is now in stores on DVD and Blu-Ray. To celebrate I’m sharing a free printable set of SING-themed charades cards that go perfectly with a family-movie night! As a family we put on a ‘Movie Night’ every Sunday evening. It really is one…
Today I’m excited to share some moving stick puppets. This is a fun STEAM craft idea which features characters based on the newly-released book My Color is Rainbow written by Agnes Hsu of Hello Wonderful and illustrated Yulia Gwilym. note: we were gifted a copy of My Color is Rainbow for the purposes of this review I’ve always had…
Make a cute cardboard tube grasshopper using a paper towel roll! This craft is part of an Insects from recyclables blog hop. Check out the links at the end of this article for more fun insect craft ideas by my blogging buddies. We happened to capture a little (or some might say BIG) grasshopper in our lounge room last…
Did you know you can make a working DIY iPhone speaker using a paper cup and a cardboard tube? This is a fun STEM craft for kids which demonstrates how sound can be amplified. How does a DIY iPhone speaker work? The speaker on an iPhone is on the bottom right corner. When you place the iPhone…
Make a Yarn Easter Bunny craft! Yep, it’s that time again. Easter is just around the corner and I love all holiday-themed crafting so we’ve made some cute little bunnies from repurposed cardboard tubes and yarn. You might also like these yarn crafts for kids There is something addictive about crafting with yarn. I have this weird problem…
Have you tried sewing with kids? I must confess that as I was growing up I had no time for sewing although my mother did try to teach me. It always seemed complicated and way too time-consuming. I was young, and in the back of my mind I held an ageist belief that sewing was an…
Finger knitting is a fabulous and easy craft for kids of all ages (from around the ages of 5 and up, but younger kids may be capable also). It’s a simple stitch, requires no experience or expertise, no equipment other than yarn and scissors and it is much, much quicker and easier than traditional knitting. It’s similar…