Craft activities

Kids crafts and children’s art provide hours of kids fun for parents and children. Find art projects and craft ideas for kids of all ages to do at home. Parents will love this easy tool for children’s arts and crafts with step by step instructions.

Sandpaper and wood play

Sandpaper and wood play

Get the kids outside in the warm weather with this creative and imaginative kids activity. All you need are the ...
Documenting your baby photos

Documenting your baby photos

Keeping those treasured memories are so important don't rely just with online memories your babys book will be safe and ...
Magnetic chore chart idea

Magnetic chore chart idea

Getting kids to do chores is much easier when you devise a system. Chore charts and rewards charts are a ...
Make geometric magnets

Make geometric magnets

If your kids love creating patterns and are right into shapes or learning about geometry, they’ll love these handmade geometric ...
Retro garden markers for kids gardening

Make Retro Garden Markers

Make your own garden markers and neaten up your gardens. Your markers will be bright and stand out. Label your ...
Under the sea window collage

Under the sea window collage

Create your own under the sea window collage with this fantastic kids art and craft project. This kids learning activity ...
Hand and foot print butterfly poster

Hand and foot print butterfly poster

Give mum hand prints that she can't wipe away! With a little bit of cutting and pasting, you can create ...
Cute bunny puppet

Cute bunny puppet

This cute bunny puppet is made from an old sweater. It requires minimal sewing skills, and if you don't have ...
Woven bookmark with free template on Kidspot

Make a woven bookmark

This impressive woven bookmark with FREE printable template is not only a great craft activity for kids but also a ...
Fairy's mailbox for a fairy garden on Kidspot

Make a fairy’s mailbox for your fairy garden

Little girls love fairies. You can entice some fairies to visit by building your own fairy garden and adding some ...
Make your own glitter paint

Make your own glitter paint

Sparkly paint is so much more fun and pretty than ordinary paint! Make your own with this homemade glitter paint ...
Animal mask

Create an animal mask

Make an animal mask with this fun art and craft project that will spark your child's creativity and encourage their ...
Paper bag monsters

Paper bag monsters

Make your own gang of ghoulishly magnificent monster lunch bags to put on your verandah or doorstep and bring some ...
Balloon stamp painting

Balloon stamp painting

A balloon as a stamp? Why not! Pair it with pink paint and a button and make it a piggy! ...
Bowling pins

Bowling pins

This is a great activity to keep the kids entertained inside on a rainy day or outside in the sunshine ...
Kids advent calendar

Kids advent calendar

Get into the holiday spirit with this advent calendar activity. Make a calendar the kids can use year after year ...
Beaded craft starfish

Make a beaded starfish

Have a 'crafternoon' with an ocean theme. This cute beaded starfish is an easy ocean craft activity for kids. You ...
Make flower magnets

Make flower magnets

Making flower& magnets is a quick, easy and inexpensive gift idea. They are fun to make and easy so the ...
Chinese firecrackers

Make a Chinese firecracker garland

Traditionally, firecrackers are let off each Chinese New year to warn away the man-eating monster Nian. Make your own Chinese ...
Colouring in patterns

Colouring in patterns

Colouring in for kids is always fun but with this cool activity, kids will draw their own patterns and start ...
Make a toy frog

Make a toy frog

This gorgeous frog has a vintage feel and is so easy to make. Filled with rice or grains, he is ...
Play dough garden

Play dough garden

Everyone loves playing with play dough! This activity allows you to create a little play dough garden complete with anything ...
playdough

Sweet-smelling glitter playdough recipe

This sweet-smelling glitter playdough recipe will delight everybody's senses and as an added bonus, it will make lovely glittery playdough ...
Two boys in tree

Activities for boys: Five things to make and do

Activities for boys: Five things to make and do What you need: Number of players: Activity: Snips and snails and ...
Toilet roll octopus

Make a toilet roll octopus

Toilet rolls and egg cartons are the must-have recycled craft essentials. Start putting them aside now and you'll have a ...
Pots of happiness

Homemade Gifts: Pots Of Happiness

Painting a pot is such a great gift idea as it shows that you've put much love, thought, and effort ...
DIY paper

Make your own paper

This is a easy way to make paper that children will enjoy creating and using when they colour in and ...
Make your own dot-to-dot pictures

Make your own dot-to-dot pictures

Kids of all ages love to spend quiet time with pencils, textas and paper. Now you can learn how to ...
DIY upcycled tray

Get Organised With A DIY Coloured Chalkboard

Upcycle an old wooden kitchen tray into a useful and colourful chalkboard for the kitchen. Use it for menu planning, ...
Matchbox advent calendar

Matchbox advent calendar

This is an advent calendar that is less about lollies and more about fun. It's the perfect way to begin ...
Origami waterlily

Origami waterlily

Origami and papercraft are the easiest craft activities for kids; all you need is a square of paper. It will ...
Boomerang art

Boomerang art

This boomerang art project is simple to do and fun for kids of all ages. Older children can enjoy decorating ...
Make a dress-up doll game

Make a dress-up doll game

This easy-to-make game will be a favourite with kids who love playing with fabric scraps or dressing up dolls. Made ...
Make your own didgeridoo

Make your own didgeridoo

Make your own didgeridoo ...
Make a pop-up paper town hall

Make a pop-up paper town hall

Creating a three dimensional shape from a flat piece of paper is a great way to teach your child about ...
Make a superhero symbol

Make a superhero symbol

What could be cooler than having your very own superhero symbol? Better than Batman's bat signal, you could have your ...
Silver foil crown

Craft a silver foil crown

This impressive jewelled crown is fabulous for dress-ups and all sorts of imaginative play. Get your child to decorate it ...
5 Top String Games: Fun String Figures for Kids

5 Top String Games: Fun String Figures for Kids

Remember string games like cat’s whiskers? Jacob’s Ladder? Witch’s broom? If it’s ringing a vague bell but you can’t remember ...
Make hand-woven placemats

Make hand-woven placemats

Kids will love setting the table with hand-woven placemats they have made themselves. Heres how to make them ...
How to make a glow in the dark wall

How To Make A Glow In The Dark Wall

Ditch the nightlight for a glow in the dark galaxy wall – the kids will love it! Follow the simple ...
Create your own mosaic masterpiece with this fun project using Resene testpots.

Sunny Side Up – Paint Your Own Mosaic

Create your own mosaic masterpiece with this fun project using Resene testpots. A great project for all ages, you can ...
Pool noodle pegasus

Pool noodle Pegasus

Make your very own magical flying horse out of a pool noodle and some craft supplies. You can even add ...
Eggshell collage

Eggshell collage

Eggshell collage What you need: Washed eggshells Paint Paintbrushes PVA glue Paper (any colour) Newspaper Tray Number of players: 1+ ...
Autumn leaf garland craft

Autumn leaf garland

Autumn leaves can provide many great Autumn craft activities for kids. Just go outside and collect a bagful then spend ...
Weaving collage

Improve fine motor skills: Weaving craft

Nothing gets the kids wanting to improve something like not knowing about it. Kids will do just about anything to ...

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