Create yoghurt pot flowers
Create stunning yoghurt pot flowers with this creative art and craft kids activity. Your kids will love making these pretty pots and this project is also a fun kids party activity, so get crafting today!
How to make glue
Kid`s art and crafts can provide hours of fun for parents and children. Making glue is a fun and useful craft for your children. They will love to glue lots of things with their homemade glue.
Cool pencil toppers
Have some fun with your pens and pencils with these fun pencil toppers. This kids craft project is easy to make and will bring delight to your kids whenever they go to write or draw. Make funny face toppers, or make a koala or puppy topper. You decide!
Origami iris
Origami can be a great way to help your kids improve focus and attention to detail. This step by step video shows you how to make an origami iris. Once you've made this iris, you can move on to the more complicated origami lily.
Twirly paper pumpkin
Create these fancy-looking paper pumpkins for some Halloween fun. Use it as seasonal decorations for the table or hang it on your door, either way, this fun curly-twirly paper pumpkin will help your kids add some Halloween flair to your home.
How to sew
Learning how to sew some basic stitches is an important life skill you can pass on to your children. Why not spend a quiet afternoon showing them these two simple stitches to teach them how to sew.
Sydney Opera House collage craft
Keep your kids busy with fun craft activities by making this spectacular Sydney Opera House collage for Australia Day. Don't forget to add the sparkly fireworks!
Bubble bath
This homemade recipe for bubble bath will have the kids ready to jump in the bath at any time of the day. They may need a little help with the measurements, then you can sit back and relax as they enjoy bath time again and again.
Playdough hedgehog
Playdough is the ideal activity for children: it is colourful and it bends to their will. They can literally make anything that comes to mind, Why not try other sorts of creations too like this hedgehog?
Flower crowns
One for the older kids (or a parent to help out with), this is a way to put those flowers the kids pick on a walk to good use. Or grab some from your own garden when they’re in bloom and make some super-easy flower crowns for your super-cute flower children.
Recycled Craft: Turn Trash Into Homemade Fun
This article will show you five great recycled activity ideas you can make with your kids. Free up space in your recycling bin and have fun!
Winter craft: Make paper snowflakes
Paper snowflakes look incredibly complex, but they are one of the easiest low-fuss crafts you can do. All you need is a square of white paper and some scissors. Watch the video below to find out how to make your own spectacularly impressive paper snowflakes.
How to crochet: make easy coasters
Crocheting is a great way to improve your child's fine motor skills. You can make these easy coasters by learning a simple chain stitch and then following the steps below.
Old fashioned art: Craft a quill pen
If your kids have ever looked at the old fashioned pens and wondered how they worked, here is the perfect activity to give them an idea without the expense of buying a real one. Make your own quill pen that really works.
Make your own didgeridoo
Make your own didgeridoo
Paper snake
Make this paper snake and keep him as a pet. Go for a walk, hang him up or simply hand him out for a gift. This art and craft paper snake is a cute addition to any room's decor.
Meal Mat
This great art and craft activity will have the kids wanting to sit at the table all the time! Help them make their very own unique place mat and you wont be able to get them off the table even after meals have been finished!
Butterfly paintings
Get your kids playing with paints as they create a gorgeous butterfly painting. This is a great art and craft kids activity that will have your kids expressing their creativity in fabulous colours and shades.
Cloud dough
Cloud dough is the perfect sensory recipe for pre-schoolers to play with. It has enough form to create fun shapes but then falls apart for them to create something new. Make it on a rainy day and watch them play!
Make flower magnets
Making flower& magnets is a quick, easy and inexpensive gift idea. They are fun to make and easy so the children can help out too, great for a birthday activity.
Paper clothes on the clothesline
All kids love a bit of art and craft. With this super cool activity, kids can make their very own paper clothes to hang out on the clothesline. Kids will love making, decorating and getting messy whilst having all this fun!
Make your own paper pirate hat
Kids love to dress up! Have fun indoors learning to make your very own paper pirate hat with step-by-step instruction from CBeebies, so you can spend the rest of the morning having swashbuckling fun with the kids.
Make a pet rock
A pet rock is fun to create and, best of all, it is a pet kids love that requires no care! Follow these simple steps and the kids will have theirs in no time!
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 special fairy furniture like this snail mailbox. If you're lucky, the fairies might even leave you some messages in your fairy mailbox!
Heart art
Valentine's Day is a great opportunity to say 'I love you' to those people who mean the most to you. This heart art kids' art and craft project is an easy and quick kids' activity that will give your little ones the chance to make something special.
Pin wheel
Make these cute pencil pin spinners with your kids or use them as a sweet homemade party favour for your child's next birthday party.
Paper plate sun
This simple paper plate craft idea involves everything kids love: paint, glue, scissors and googly craft eyes. Set it all out for your child and see if they can figure out how to create a paper plate sun.
Father’s Day: make your own 3D container
This impressive 3D container with free printable is a great gift idea for Dad or just a fantastic maths activity.
Make hand-woven placemats
Kids will love setting the table with hand-woven placemats they have made themselves. Heres how to make them.
Make Baby’s Own Photo Album
Create a photo album of the important people in your baby's life that you can look at together to get to know family even when they're not always around.