Children's Crafts
Free Lemonade Stand
Sunkist® Take a Stand Program
There is an old saying which says if life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Sunkist® is taking that idea to a new level - encouraging kids to raise money for the charity of their choice by selling lemonade this summer. They are giving away 20,000 free lemonade stands [...]
Clothespin Mouse
Use our free printable pattern to cut out small felt and fabric pieces and fashion yourself a wee little Clothespin Mouse. Originally submitted to me by craft designer Twila Lenoir, this project languished for a while, until I had time to make one for myself and take a photograph. As you can [...]
Egg Heads and Bunnies
Here’s an easy little nature craft that generations of kids have enjoyed at Easter or to celebrate the long-awaited arrival of spring. It begins by eating a boiled egg and ends when you get to give your sprouting Cress Egg Head an edible haircut.
Having a hard time getting your kids to eat healthy? [...]
Valentine Pencils
Decorating pencils for Valentine’s Day is a creative group craft for students, home schoolers, Sunday school or parties - just provide the kids with a choice of the basic supplies and let them have at it.
With the supplies on hand, these decorated pencils can be made in under half an hour, so the [...]
Going Buggy
A collection of bugs, insects and creepy crawlies for kids to craft from a variety of media.
Ladybug Rocks
Easy rock painting craft project for kids of all ages, or try Ladybug Fridgies, a very simple project showing how to make ladybugs from craft foam.
Dryer Sheet Butterflies are crafted from used dryer sheets to make scented butterfly fridgies; make Butterfly Pencil Toppers from [...]
Quick Seed Bead Creations
Here’s a couple of seed bead creations that don’t need needle and thread. They are so quick and easy to do that even the busiest children can find time to make them. They are also perfect little projects to use up seed beads that you have left over from other crafts.
For the Seed Bead Gel Pen, shown at [...]
Mini Art Lessons for Kids
I grew up with Arthur Mee’s The Children’s Encyclopedia, a ten-volume set that later became, I believe, The Book of Knowledge in the U.S., and eventually was absorbed, at least in part, by Groliers. In each of the ten volumes were art lessons, as well as things to make and do - these sections called for creativity [...]
Butterfly Arts and Crafts
Butterflies have long been the inspiration for art and crafts, exciting our senses with their ethereal grace and beauty. Whether you wish to attract more butterflies into your own backyard, or would like to make your own butterflies from a variety of craft media, we have some great butterfly resources for you.
Enticing butterflies to visit is easy when you make [...]
Kid’s Crafts for Summer
Here’s a quick roundup of creative crafts and things for kids to make and do this summer:
Party balloon games - good for scouts, guides or church groups too!
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/kids/balloon-games.shtml
One Page Paper Kites - these are easy and inexpensive to make, really fly well and look wonderful if your child decorates the paper first
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/kids/paper-kites.shtml
Nature crafts for kids - [...]
Recycle Old Christmas Cards
Before you discard the cards that you received for Christmas, check out different ways of recycling them first. The Woodland Trust in the UK welcomes donations of used Christmas cards until the end of January - just take your cards to any Tesco or WH Smith store for recycling. Unfortunately, the St Jude’s Ranch for Children [...]
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