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…
Create realistic 3D paper insects with this set of printable templates. We have a bee, a cicada, a dragonfly and a Monarch butterfly to make. Each insect can be made with or without glue-on anatomy labels and is easy enough for kids aged 8+. Younger kids could make them with some adult help. All templates…
Create a Mermaid Small World from paper! This DIY toy makes a great Summer or weekend project and would also be a fun collaborative craft for an adult to make with a child. Get the template here I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, DIY toys make the BEST crafts. They provide two activities…
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…
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…
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…
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…