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!
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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!
Egg Carton Hearts
- Think twice before throwing away your egg cartons! Slyvie shares a
creative way of using egg cartons to create a heart mosiac or memory
game for Valentine's day.
Valentine
Necklace - Glenda shares an easy project made out of paper
and a necklace cord. She did an excellent job showing us step
by step photos. These are simple and fun to put together.
Party
Decoration Idea - Sylvie explains how to make an all-occasion
craft to decorate any party table.
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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