Here we offer over 70 free kid's crafts - arts and crafts for children using inexpensive craft ideas, plus arts and crafts projects using recycled materials.

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Free Crafts for Kids

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Fun Craft Foam Projects
Recycling Crafts for Kids
Clothespin Crafts
Paper, Paste and Paint Crafts
Craft Recipes for Kids
Easy Art Lessons for Children
Nature Crafts for Kids
Homemade Gifts for Kids to Make
Father's Day Crafts for Kids to Make
Fun Activities for Children

Fun Craft Foam Projects

Fun foam craft sheets are bright and colorful, easy to cut and glue, and just plain fun to use.

Bookworm Keep your reading place with a foam bookworm.	Gingerbread Man Craft foam gingerbread man pattern.	Girl's Diary Diary cover pattern and printable diary pages.	Fun Foam White Board Colorful fun foam frame holds your marker in place for the eraser board.
Fun Foam Ladybugs Use fun foam ladybugs as fridge magnets or to decorate our white board frame.	Holiday Fun Foam Bracelets Fun foam craft bracelets.	Butterfly Pencil Toppers Easy fun foam craft; make in red and white for Valentine's Day!	Fun Foam Puzzles Easy homemade gifts to make for younger kids.
Bee Door Hanger is made from yellow and black craft fun foam.	Froggy Notepad A whimsical fun foam frog to hold stick-it notes.	Potted Daffodil Picture Nice Valentine craft or gift for Mother's Day!	Halloween Door Hanger Fun foam door hanger. For more Halloween kid's crafts, see our Halloween Index
Fun Foam Witch Make an easy witch face from craft foam.	Spooky Fun Foam Bracelets Craft foam bracelets for Halloween!	Turkey Pin Make this fun foam turkey as a name tag or pin for Thanksgiving.	Fun Foam Critters Make a fun foam puppy, kitten or tropical fish.

Recycling Crafts for Children

Trash to treasure craft projects that recycle common throwaway household items.

Packing Peanut Necklace Patriotic necklace made from packing peanuts.	Pencil Holder Decorate a drink crystal container with popsicle sticks then use as a pencil holder.	Ribbon Butterfly Magnet Note Holder Let the kids use your ribbon remnants!	Dryer Sheet Flowers Use dryer sheets and craft paint to make a flower bouquet for mom.
M&M Lip Balm Necklace Keep lip balm in an empty M&M container necklace.	Bottle Cap Magnet Recycle bottle caps into a cheerful flowered fridge magnet.	Corker Knitting Spool Make a corker knitting spool and learn the art of corking.	Dryer Sheet Butterflies Recycle dryer sheets to make this butterfly magnet kid's craft.

Clothespin Crafts

Crafts to make from clothespins or clothes pegs.

Clothespin Mouse
Includes printable pattern for mouse and clothes.

Clothespin Toy Soldier
Clothespin toy soldier is a great Christmas tree trim.
See our Christmas Index for more kid's Christmas crafts.

Clothespin Easter Bunny
Two clothespin Easter bunnies to make.
See our Easter Index for more Easter crafts for children.

Paper Crafts

Crafts to make using paper, cardboard or glue.

Class Act Apple Teacher appreciation apple craft to make from a grocery bag.	Salt Box Cradle Make a doll's cradle from a round cardboard container.	Origami Bunny Make a tiny paper bunny from a sticky note or paper square.	Wallpaper Butterflies Shape wallpaper scraps into butterflies for Mom's notes!
Wallpaper Fan Wallpaper scraps make a lovely decorative fan.	Plant Pokes are molded with toilet paper pulp.	Glue and Paint Beads Easy beads to make yourself.	Greeting Card Gift Boxes Make tiny gift boxes from recycled greeting cards.
Paper Kites One page paper kites that fly beautifully.	Cardstock Cubby House Box Use our template for Easter or gift giving.	Decoupage Pencils Decoupage pencils with tissue or paper napkins.	Cardboard Tube Scarecrow Easy scarecrow to make from a tube.

Craft Recipes for Kids

Easy craft recipes to make your own paint, paste, salt dough, play dough, sidewalk chalk and more.

Breadcrumb Bead Bracelet
Make beads from breadcrumbs and white glue!

Sidewalk Chalk
Recipe for homemade sidewalk chalk.

Microwave Salt Dough Ornaments
Salt dough decorations ready to decorate in 2 minutes.

Craft Recipes
Recipes for paper paste, finger paint, bread clay, paper mache and picture transfers.

Recipes for Kid's Paint
Face paint, watercolors, window paint and foamy bath paint.

Art Lessons for Children

Easy art projects and lessons for kids using arts and crafts skills such as drawing, cutting and pasting, tracing and more.

Paper Octopus Paper octopus on a watercolor sea. Pattern and photo tutorial.	Felt Board Make a felt board and felt shapes for creative play.	Papier Mache Fish Make a pretty shoal of papier mache fish.	Table Setting Placemat An art project that teaches table settings.
Draw a Monkey Art lesson shows how to draw a monkey and make a glove monkey puppet.	Draw a Frog Easy art lesson with step-by-step photos showing how to draw a frog.	3D Paper Snowman Cut and paste a paper snowman from this free craft pattern.	Reindeer Art Use your child's footprints and hand prints to make easy reindeer art.
Window Clings How to paint stained glass window clings.	Hand-Painted Gift Bags Use a bottle to stamp paint on gift bags.	Bottle Print Tee Print flowers on a t-shirt using a soda bottle!	Sunny Necklace Sunny necklace to paint for summer.

Nature Crafts for Kids

Kid's craft projects inspired by nature.

Timmy CD Turtle Transform an old CD into a turtle fridge magnet!	Terra Cotta Turtle Turn a terra cotta pot into a turtle.	Stained Glass Dragonfly Make faux stained glass decals from glue.	Ladybug Rocks Easy ladybird rock painting for kids!
Pet Photo Frame Photo frame made from pet treats.	Seashell Shadow Box Show off seashells in a shadow box.	How to Make an Ant Farm Kids can learn entomology by making an ant farm.	Painted Stones Painted stones for special occasions. More: Valentine Crafts
Ojo de Dios God's Eyes twig weaving craft.	Pompom Caterpillars or Pompom Ladybugs	Kid's Nature Crafts Apple or pear prints, bird feeders, daisy chains, shell chimes etc.	Also see our Nature Crafts index

Homemade Gifts for Kids to Make

Kids can make their own easy homemade gifts with these crafts!

Tic Tac Toe Paint a tic-tac-toe game; keep pieces in matching trinket box.	Popsicle Stick Frame Metallic "silver" photo frame to make for Mother's Day.	Layered Bathsalts Color epsom salts and layer bathsalts like sand art.	Seasonal Candle Use confetti to decorate a candle with seasonal motifs.
Beaded Christmas Tree Bead a Christmas tree pendant, earrings or ornament.	Seed Beads Gel Pen Cover a gel pen in seed beads.	Personal Push Pins Easy craft to make personal push pins.	Friendship Bracelets Braid bracelets from embroidery floss.
Braided Shoelaces Braid embroidery floss to make your own shoelaces.	Seed Bead Tube Bracelet Fill clear tubing with seed beads to make a bracelet.	3D Picture Stands Make stand-up photo figures with polymer clay bases.	Craft Stick Doll Dress this easy craft stick doll with felt clothes.