Crafts and Activities

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

  • Explosion Cards Tutorial

    How fun are these Mother’s Day/Father’s Day Explosion Cards? Our template includes US and international spellings of Mum and Mom, a version for Dad for when Father’s Day rolls around, and a “You Are” version for grandparents and carers who go by other names… So you can basically make this card for anyone. When Mum…

  • Scrape Painted Flowers

    Create a garden of Scrape Painted Flowers with this fun arty/crafty activity. This template bundle includes four flowers to create from a sheet of dry process scrape art: A rose, a tulip, a cosmos flower and a pansy.  Get the template here There’s nothing quite so satisfying as scraping paint across a page just for…

  • Easter Paper Crafts

    This set of printable Easter Paper Crafts is bound to keep the kids happily off screens over the holiday break… for a while anyway! The bundle includes four of our best-selling Easter printables plus a set of open-ended egg shape templates. Get the Printable Pack Here It’s that time of year when bunny and egg…

  • Easter Positive Negative Art

    Create gorgeous Easter Positive Negative Art with doodle art patterns and our printable template. This is a fun, creative Easter art idea for anyone aged 8+. You don’t need to be a kid—teens and adults love doodling too! This project explores the concept of positive/negative space in a fun, hands-on way. Get the template here…

  • Easter Surprise Eggs

    These Easter Surprise Eggs make the cutest DIY gifts! Ours are stuffed with Easter chocolates and novelties, but you can also stuff them with recycled newspaper to make paper decorations. Use our printable template set to create arty designs so every surprise egg is unique. Get the template here Q: What’s better than a yummy…

  • Pansy Flower Craft

    Create a gorgeous Pansy Flower Craft to decorate for Spring with an easy scrape painting technique and our latest template. This is the fourth and final craft in our Flower Scrape Art series. It’s suitable for kids aged 6+.  Get the template here What’s your favourite flower? I confess that mine are tulips, with roses…

  • Spinning Egg Decoration

    Here’s a fun Spinning Egg Decoration to make for Easter.  Hang your finished 3D paper egg somewhere it can catch the breeze to see it spin. This printable Easter craft is suitable for kids aged 6 and up—there is no upper age limit and adults enjoy pattern art too! Get the template here Eggs are…

  • Cosmos Scrape Art

    Make some colourful Cosmos Scrape Art! These big, bold, scrape-painted flowers are going to make a lovely addition to your wall flower garden. This activity is part 3 in our Spring Flower Art series, where we’re combining process art with cut-and-paste into a finished craft. Get the template here OK, so scrape art is kind…