Free Kid Crafts

    Looking for free kid crafts? Look no further!  This page has been put together as an easy place to come to and find all the easy crafts for kids.  Many of these free kid crafts can also be found under the appropriate holiday pages.


    There are so many benefits for doing crafts with your children.  It really helps bloom their creativity and artistic side, which is important for development.  This is why elementary schools are sure to incorporate art in the children's school day.  I think you will really find that your children will love doing crafts, and it is so better than having them in front of the television or playing on the computer.

    You can begin at a very young age, just scan some of the free kid crafts below.  Babies and toddlers will love to see their hand prints on paper.  Once they can hold a crayon or a sponge brush the possibilities are endless.  For example, my toddler enjoys sponge painting a coloring page.  It doesn't matter if she goes out of the lines (which she will).  When it dries, we cut it out and glue on glitter or other embellishments.  Its a wonderful way to help them learn their colors too.

    Once the child is older, you can try some beading projects, or projects that involve a bit of cutting with scissors.  Tweens and teens will love lanyard beading and knotting friendship bracelets. They may even enjoy making their own scrapbook filled with friend photos.  I hope you have fun doing crafts with your children and sparking their creativity!  Please stop by often to see these free kid crafts.  I will be adding a lot more free kid crafts in the future!

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Painted Shirts for Valentine's Day - Learn how to decorate a t-shirt using thumbprints!

Wooden Snowflake - Here's an easy winter craft project for a preschooler. This cute snowflake is made out of popsicle sticks, glue, and fake snow.

Conversation Heart Frames - Those cute heart candies with the saying on them are used to make a cute photo frame.

Handprint Valentines - This is a wonderful Valentine for a child to make.  The child's handprints are used to make a heart.

Thumbprint Heart Bookmark - Another cute Valentine's day craft for kids.  The child's thumbprints are used to decorate a paper bookmark.

Paper Plate Leprechaun - Here's one of many more free kid crafts listed.  This is a cute and easy craft for kids.  A paper plate is turned into a leprechaun face.

Tissue Daffodils -  Cute daffodils that are made with tissue paper and a straw.  This is a great craft for kids.

Coffee Filter Butterfly - This is a fun spring craft for kids.  A coffee filter is dyed with colored water and held together with a clothespin to make a colorful butterfly.

Egg Carton Flower Bouquet - A nice children's craft made by recycling an egg carton to make a flower bouquet.

Handprint Sheep - This is an easy craft for a preschooler or young child.  The child's hand print is used to make the sheep, and cotton balls are used to decorate it.

Styrofoam Egg Bunny - Here's one of many more free kid crafts listed. This cute bunny craft is made from a Styrofoam egg and some pieces of felt.

Embroidery Floss Easter Eggs - These eggs are made by wrapping embroidery floss or string around small balloons with glue, and then popping the balloon.

Paper Flower Bouquet - A beautiful and easy kids craft to give away to Mom.

Photo Magnets - This is an easy craft Mother's Day craft, where little clear stones are painted with a photo.

Mother's Photo Necklace - This tutorial shows you how to add a child's photo to a wooden bead, and then form it into a necklace.

Football Coin Holder - A homemade gift for Dad he will love.  Clay is used to form a football shape to hold spare coins.

Pencil Cup Holder - Here's one of many more free kid crafts listed. Recycle some old toilet paper tubes to create the perfect desk accessory for Dad.

Lizard Lanyard Craft - The kids will love making these colorful little lizards out of plastic lace and a few pony beads.  A great summer camp project!

Sandcastle Craft - This is a cute summer craft for kids.  Paper towel tubes are recycled and used to make a sandcastle.  The tubes are then rolled in glue and covered with sand.  

Paper Graduation Cap - This small graduation cap is made out of paper with a few simple folding techniques.

Sand Casts - Your children will love making sand casts of their hands and feet out of Plaster of Paris.  This craft can be done at the beach, or in their own sand box!

Fruit Ring Necklace - A fun craft for kids as young as one!  Children thread fruit ring cereal on to yarn to make a cute necklace.

Paper Strip Pumpkin - This is a nice Halloween craft for children.  Paper strips are attached in the center and at the tips, then spread out to create a pumpkin.

Halloween Art Project - Here's one of many more free kid crafts listed. Red, orange, and yellow paint creates a sunset background, while black objects are painted on the foreground.  

Q-tip Skeleton - A great Halloween project for kids.  Q-tips are glued to paper to create a skeleton.

Fabric Stiffened Ghost - Fabric is coated with starch and a ghost shape is formed.  When it is dry, the fabric is stiff and nothing is underneath holding it up.  Ghostly!

Spooky Ghost Necklace - White glue and paper clips are all that is needed to make these spooky ghosts.

Spider Craft - A foam ball is painted and pipe cleaners are used to make the legs.  Cute Halloween decoration! <

Handprint Tree - Another fall craft for kids.  The children's handprints are cut out from colored paper and form the leaves of a tree.  This looks great in a teacher's classroom as a fall decoration. 

Autumn Leaf Wreath - Fall leaves are collected outside, and glued to a paper plate wreath. This is an easy craft for kids or senior citizens, and it makes a beautiful door hanging.

Candy Cane Reindeer - Here's one of many more free kid crafts listed. Learn how easy it is to turn a candy cane into a reindeer.

Preschool Ornament Craft - Three craft sticks form a triangle to look like a Christmas tree.  The kids will have fun decorating these!

Jingle Bell Snowman - A cute snowman is made out of a jingle bell, a wooden bead, and pipe cleaners.

Handprint Plaque - A beautiful keepsake of your child's handprint is made using Plaster of Paris and a disposable pie tin.

Sled Ornament - Here's one of many more free kid crafts listed. Wooden craft sticks are glued together to create this cute sled.

Jesus Fish Ornament - White glue is used to fill in a Jesus Fish design created by a pipe cleaner.  The glue is decorated with glitter and allowed to dry clear.  

Reindeer Ornament - This is an easy preschool craft.  The reindeer is made by forming a triangle with three wooden craft sticks.

Clothespin Reindeer - This cute reindeer is made using clothespins and craft sticks.

Angel Craft - A pretty angel is made using paper and yarn.  A great holiday craft for kids.

Fingerprint Gift Tags - Instructions on how to make various Christmas designs (wreath, Christmas tree, poinsettia, and holly) using your fingerprints!

Noisemaker Craft - Kids will love making this noisemaker using two plastic disposable tumbler glasses.

New Year's Eve Party Hat - This cute hat is in the shape of the current year and a printable pattern is included.

New Year's Eve Party Favors - These cute decorations are made out of paper towel tubes, which can be cracked open at midnight to reveal special treats!

YOUR Craft Submissions

Noodle Flowers - Wendy shows us how to use uncooked pasta noodles to create a Springtime work of art.

 Talkin' Pencil Topper - A cute way to decorate some pencils for Valentine's Day.

Baby Jesus Ornament - This adorable ornament is made out of some pieces of felt and a wooden doll bead.  It is a very easy ornament to make.

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