These felt flower hair clips are so cute and easy to make. They’d make lovely handmade gifts for Christmas and would be a good craft for older kids. They’d be perfect for those times when you just need “Something little” that you can add to a larger gift, or give to school friends along with…
How to sew a bag from felt. This fringed flower bag makes an easy sewing project for kids and would be a nice handmade gift idea for a friend. Sewing projects are a great way for kids to practice fine motor skills, learn patience, learn a traditional hand craft and make something useful at the…
Here is a Dinosaur succulent garden kids can make. This would be a fun Spring gardening project for kids, can be used as a small world for imaginary play and would also make a great handmade gift for somebody special. We have a thing for dinosaurs here at The Craft Train. Maybe because they are…
Today Im sharing this easy pom pom gecko craft, which uses a wooden teaspoon as the body and bendy pipe cleaners for the legs and tail. So cute! It’s a fun animal craft idea which is simple to put together, but warning – your fingers might get sticky! I love crafting with pom poms. Often I…
It’s SO EASY to make these cute peg dragonflies (or clothespin dragonflies as our American friends would say). Sometimes the simplest crafts are the best. You only need a few materials for this one along with our printable template to create the wings, and it’s very quick to make too. Older kids will love designing…
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…
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…
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…
Make some adorable cork lovebirds for Valentines Day! I’m pleased to announce that in order to bring you MORE fun craft ideas I’ve decided to take on some contributors. Let me introduce you to Tracey from Jumble Tree, who’s work I have often admired on Instagram. She will regularly be sharing some of her adorable…