Pattern art and craft projects to engage kids, teens and adults alike. Also known as doodle art and zentangling, these ideas promote mindfulness and relaxation as well as creativity.
Create a gorgeous pattern art pumpkin decoration that spins in the wind! Decorate your pumpkin with doodle art patterns or simply colour, cut and paste together. This is a fun STEM craft for older kids, teens and adults. It’s perfect for Autumn or Fall, Harvest season, Thanksgiving or as a Halloween decoration. Younger kids could…
Make a 3D Peacock Spider pattern art craft. The finished spider wiggles and dances with the help of his movable abdomen tab. This is a fun and educational STEAM activity, perfect for kids learning about minibeasts—or maybe they really love spiders (some people do!) Get the template here Have you heard of the Peacock Spider?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Flower Positive Negative Art is a fun way to explore positive/negative space using doodle art. This is a great Spring Art project for anyone aged 8 and up. There are two flower designs to make, a cosmos and a tulip. Get the template here We’re on a flower art spree right now! Recently we’ve been…
Chirp chirp! Create super cute 3D pattern art Budgie using our latest template. This is a fun Australian animal-themed activity for older kids, teens and adults. Our glue-on support squares give this bird craft a 3D effect to really make it ‘pop’. Get the template here Most people know budgies (called parakeets in the USA)…