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.

No-cook play dough recipe

Making play dough without cooking is an easy and fun way to entertain the kids. Children will love to squish, ...
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Make a fancy fan

Need a way to keep cool during the warmer months? Im sure the kids will jump at the chance for ...
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Make a paper mache horse pencil holder

Kids will love making this easy paper mache horse pencil holder that will look great sitting on their desk ...
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Winter craft: Make a homemade windchime

Wintry windswept beaches wash up some of the best craft suppiles. Go for a winter beach walk with your children ...
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Night sky mobile

The night sky is fascinating to kids. From nursery rhymes such as Twinkle twinkle little star, to cows jumping over ...
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Family tree

Something a lot of kids find fascinating is where they came from. Where their parents and grandparents came from and ...
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Heart art

Valentine's Day is a great opportunity to say 'I love you' to those people who mean the most to you ...
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Make a beaded starfish

Have a 'crafternoon' with an ocean theme. This cute beaded starfish is an easy ocean craft activity for kids. You ...
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Make a pop-up paper house – small

Creating a three dimensional shape from a flat piece of paper is a great way to teach your child about ...
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Fairy costume: make a tulle puff fairy wand

All kids love fancy dress costumes & the fancier the better. So why not make your child's fairy costume unique ...
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Make your own cat collar (and save the birds!)

Help protect the birds in your backyard and neighbourhood with this easy project ...
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Keepsake playdough recipe

Kids adore playdough: it bends to their will and they can create any shapes and forms they want. This playdough ...
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Paper plate pirate

Paper plates are a great starting point for some fun kids' craft activities. How many things can you make? Start ...
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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 ...
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Create an impressive melted crayon artwork

Simple crayons can make beautiful art - and not just by drawing with them! Line up some wax crayons, rainbow-style, ...
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Popsicle stick keepsake box

Mum has a load of little things laying about that you've collected for her - like that pebble from that ...
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Toilet roll flowers

Raid your recycling bin for some great recycled craft activities. These toilet roll flowers are a fun craft activity and ...
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Make retro garden markers

Ever gardened with the kids, planted seeds into the soil - and then forgotten what's there? Check out these waterproof, ...
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Make a sticky label calendar

You know how you write something on the calendar and then things change? Well this sticky label calendar idea is ...
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3-D standing Christmas star

Create a 3D standing Christmas star with this art and craft kids activity. Kids will love how simple this project ...
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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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Craft a pelican windsock

This paper mache pelican windsock is a great addition to any garden and is super easy to make. Make one ...
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Craft a pirate spy glass

Inspire your kids to embark on some imaginative play with this great kids; pirate craft project. They will be standing ...
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Simple no-glue leaf collage

Start the day with a nature walk and gather a collection of leaves. Then come inside and make this easy ...
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Witch costume: make a witchy tutu

If you have a little girl and are growing weary of pink things, try this funky witchy twist on a ...
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Colouring in patterns

Colouring in for kids is always fun but with this cool activity, kids will draw their own patterns and start ...
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Flower crowns

One for the older kids (or a parent to help out with), this is a way to put those flowers ...
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Make a soft drink can pig

Make a whole barnyard of animals with this fabulously fun and easy kids art and craft project. Soft drink can ...
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Turn old crayons into candles

Have fun with your kids turning something old into something new! Try this simple activity that transforms tired old crayons ...
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Make Hey Diddle Diddle shadow puppets

Nursery rhymes can be a great starting point for some easy puppets to stimulate your child's creativity. Download this free ...
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In a box: Make a mobile art studio

Quite often when kids ask to pull the art and craft out of the wardrobe parents shudder. The mess and ...
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Make coloured pasta jewellery

Coloured pasta jewellery is a cute kids craft. Once you've tried this simple method for brightly colouring pasta, you'll never ...
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Indoor paper basketball

Mum says don't play with the ball in the house, but with paper basketball, you can! Craft and decorate your ...
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Snow play dough

Play dough is cheap and easy to make and once you've made it, your child will enjoy playing with it ...
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Jungle print bracelet

Walk on the wild side with this fun and funky jungle-print bracelet. Your kids will love the creative patterns and ...
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Valentine’s flowers

Everyone loves to receive flowers, especially on Valentine's Day! But did you know the Victorians gave flowers a language all ...
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Valentine’s Day ideas for kids

On Valentine's Day, spread the love by helping kids to do crafts, create cards and poems – and even make ...
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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 ...
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Play dough ornaments

This play dough ornament recipe can be used for pendants, Christmas tree decorations, heart-shaped gifts for Mothers Day or Valentine's ...
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Make a ringing telephone

Children mimic real life all the time. How many times have you seen your child chatting to a pretend friend ...
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Pool noodle Pegasus

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

A few simple craft materials and a monster drawing is all you need to create this cute, soft toy pal! ...
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Paper tent collage

Relive a great family camping holiday, or create one that you would love to be a part of. This collage ...
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Make pretty purses

Time to raid the cupboards or the second hand shops for this fun dress-up activity. Bring a squeal of excitement ...
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Picture puzzles

Make your artworks interactive with picture puzzles. This innovative art and craft kids activity is fun for families to do ...
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