Craft Ideas for Kids

Instructions Step 1: Find artists Find enthusiastic artists to help paint faces. If you have volunteers that are not confident drawing freehand, stencils are a great option. Step 2: Set up a table Set up a table with clean brushes, water for cleaning brushes, face paints, sponges, glitter, and examples of face-painting designs that children …

Instructions Step 1: Blend avocados Cut the avocados in half, pit and peel them, and chop them in the food processor. Then add the sour cream and pulse the mixture until it has the texture of yogurt. Step 2: Add salt and lemon juice Add the salt and lemon juice, and blend until the body …

Instructions Step 1: Mix cream and cornstarch Mix the cold cream and cornstarch together. TIP: Diaper cream or solid cooking shortening can also be used instead of cold cream. Step 2: Stir with water Stir in the water and mix until you get a smooth texture. Step 3: Add food coloring Add one drop of …

Instructions Step 1: Get backpack Get out your old backpack or purchase a new or used one. Step 2: Get accessories Go to your local craft store or look through your household junk drawer and gather accessories that fit your style. Look for beads, pins, patches, bracelets, buttons, or jewels. TIP: Use your imagination and …

Instructions Step 1: Collect materials Raid your family’s junk drawers for enough popsicle sticks, glue, and other materials to build your bridge. TIP: Stop by a local craft store to purchase additional building materials. Step 2: Build main span Build the main support spans by layering popsicle sticks halfway over each other and gluing them …

Instructions Step 1: Add accessories to zippers Add a keychain, whistle, bell, or small toy to one of your zippers. Step 2: Sew on patches Sew patches onto your backpack. Choose patches that display funny sayings, a popular band, or a silly cartoon. TIP: Make a pocket out of a patch by not sewing the …

Instructions Step 1: Open a new document Open your word-processing program and create a new document. Step 2: Insert graphic Insert a graphic into the blank document from a clip art file, scanned image, or the internet. TIP: Choose an image with a high resolution to ensure that your tattoo isn’t blurry when printed. Step …

Instructions Step 1: Choose theme Decide on a theme, such as the ocean, the rainforest, the solar system, or a favorite scene from a book. Make a list of all the elements to include and any important action in the scene you want to depict. Step 2: Decorate box Turn a cardboard box, like a …

Instructions Step 1: Cut paper Cut your paper large enough to cover your textbook. TIP: Add two or more additional inches on all sides. Step 2: Put book on paper Put the textbook on the center of the paper. Make creases by folding the paper over the top and bottom edges of the book. Step …

Instructions Step 1: Draw a rectangle Draw a rectangle, 8-by-4 inches, on the plastic using your pen or permanent marker, and cut it out with your scissors or a utility knife. Step 2: Draw your fold lines Draw three lines, parallel to each other, lengthwise along the rectangle. The lines should be 1¼ inches apart, …

Instructions Step 1: Mix ingredients in the saucepan Mix cornstarch, salt, and water in the saucepan. TIP: Add glycerin to make the paints shiny. Step 2: Heat mixture on low Cook on low for 10 to 15 minutes and continue stirring until the mixture becomes smooth and thick. Step 3: Remove from heat Remove mixture …

Instructions Step 1: Tie your thread Line up your thread so that the ends are even. Tie a knot about two inches from the top of the bundle. TIP: To make a thicker bracelet, use more than four strands of thread. Step 2: Secure your thread Secure the knot to a flat surface with masking …

Instructions Step 1: Slit the stem With your fingernail or knife, make a slit lengthwise in the stem of one daisy about 2″ below the blossom. TIP: Two inches is just a suggestion. The closer you make the slit to the blossom, the denser your chain. Step 2: Thread the stem Thread the stem of …

Instructions Step 1: Add color to sand Mix up several batches of colored sand. To do this, pour about a handful of sand into each of your containers. Then add a different color of tempera paint powder to each container. Put the cover on tight and shake, shake, shake. TIP: Add the paint powder a …

Instructions Step 1: Rinse out carton Rinse out the milk carton thoroughly and let it dry. Step 2: Staple shut Close the carton and staple it shut. It will look like it did when your mom or dad bought it. Step 3: Cover with tape Tear or cut pieces of masking tape that are two …

Instructions Step 1: Mold 2 balls Mold the foam into two balls. Make one of the balls about the size of your fist (for the porcupine’s body). Make the other ball a bit smaller (for the head). TIP: Make sure your hands and the surface you’re working on are clean. This will keep the foam …

Instructions Step 1: Shape body You can make any animal you like, of course, but let’s start with a dog. Take a handful of clay and shape it into a ball for the dog’s body. Step 2: Make spots Use a different-colored clay to make spots for the dog’s body. Step 3: Draw features On …

Instructions Step 1: Paint dot Paint a dot on the flat part of a clear dome-shaped bead—this will be the center of a flower. Let the dot dry completely. Step 2: Paint petals In another color, paint the petals of the flower and let them dry. TIP: If you don’t like how your flower looks, …

Instructions Step 1: Shape clay Shape one shade of clay into a rectangle about 2 inches by 1 1/2 inches and 1 inches thick. Do the same with the other two colors, and set aside your three leftover lumps of clay. Step 2: Stack rectangles Stack the three rectangles on top of each other. Step …

Instructions Step 1: Draw outline Draw the outline of a monkey on the foam. The monkey should be bigger than the magnet but no larger than a postcard. Trace a picture from a book or magazine, or create your own monkey by drawing a circle for the stomach, a smaller circle for the mouth, and …

Instructions Step 1: Pick base Pick one color of glitter contact paper as your base and lay the CD on a piece of it. Step 2: Trace CD Trace around the CD with a pencil. Step 3: Cut out circle Cut out the circle of contact paper. Step 4: Stick to CD Carefully peel off …

Instructions Step 1: Choose picture Choose a picture that you want to make into a puzzle, and then choose a piece of cardboard or foam board that’s slightly bigger than your picture. TIP: The lid of a pizza box can make a perfect puzzle board—as long as it’s not all cheesy and oily! Step 2: …

Instructions Step 1: Set up area Spread a the plastic sheet or garbage bag out. Step 2: Rubber band shirt Bunch or fold up sections of the T-shirt, and wrap them tightly with the rubber bands or string. These will be the areas that will stay white after the shirt is dyed, forming a pattern. …

Instructions Step 1: Squeeze glue Squeeze the entire bottle of glue into one of the bowls. Step 2: Add water Fill the empty glue bottle with water, shake, and pour that in with the glue. Stir well. Step 3: Add food coloring Add a few drops of food coloring to the glue mixture and stir. …