Kids Crafts

Welcome to our Kids Crafts page. Here you'll find all kinds of fun crafts, projects, tips, and activities for kids, many centered around the current holiday or season. Check out a few of our most popular posts here, or scroll down for the most recent projects.

Recycling Grocery Ads for Playtime Menus

by Marie

I was a guest over at Money Saving Mom last week, posting a fun craft for recycling your grocery ads into Playtime Menus. My kids love picking out which food to use for the menus and how much to price it at! Head on over to Money Saving Mom for the how-to. And, if you [...]

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What Can We Do Today, Mom? Let’s Craft!

by Marie

Here’s some fun and fresh crafty ideas I’ve come across for those, “What can we do today?” questions. (Click on the image for directions.)

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How-To Video: Water Sponge Toys

by Marie

I’ve posted the how-to for these fun Water Sponge Toys before, but I thought I’d make a video to show just how easy they are to make. They’re the perfect summertime toy, helping the kids make a splash this summer! Here’s the how-to video for Wet Water Sponges: What fun things are you doing to [...]

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Dollar Store Tie Dyeing

by Heather

Tie dyeing is a fun summer craft, but I have been trying to cut back on crafts that cost a lot to do so I can focus on using up the huge stash of supplies I already have. I had some colored tissue paper on hand and learned that you can use it to dye [...]

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Summertime Links O’ Fun

by Marie

Since I’ve posted about Keeping the Kids Busy this Summer with the Summer Tub ‘o Fun, I’ve come across some great projects to use our supplies on. Check out some of these fun ideas that are perfect for the kiddies. Mini Crafty Pinatas by Milkshakes and Margaritas (pictured above) Lazy Summer Lunches by Let’s Explore [...]

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Homemade Memory Game

by Heather

What’s more fun than playing a game? Making your own game! One of our favorite preschool games is Memory, the matching card game. My son usually plays the official version at Grandma’s house, but we don’t have that game at home. The concept is so simple that we decided to make our own with readymade [...]

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Tie Dye for the 4th of July

by Marie

I’m contributing over at Alpha Mom’s – Once Upon a Holiday again today. Come see how we Tie Dyed patriotic shirts for the whole family, right in time for the fireworks this Saturday!

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Americana Crafty Round Up

by Marie

There’s been lots of red, white, and blue floating around the web. I’ve collected a few fun links to some super star-bangled crafts for the 4th of July. Below is one of my hand-stitched cards, The American Flag. Cupcake Liner Fireworks by No Time for Flash Cards Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel by Skip to [...]

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Crafty 4th of July Firework Pom Poms

by Marie

Get ready to cheer on the fabulous floats at this weekend’s parade with these fun Firework Pom Poms. They’re the perfect sparkle for your child to hold as the clowns and marching bands go by. Supplies for Firework Pom Poms: yarn, preferablly red, white, and blue 2 pipe cleaner (aka chenille stems) scissors First, measure [...]

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Kid Art: Textured Paintings

by Heather

I have always liked the look of chunky paint applied to canvas in swirls (a la Vincent Van Gogh), but most kiddie paints aren’t capable of making that kind of texture. Enter a secret household ingredient that you mix into your paint that takes it from runny to chunky in ten seconds! What is this [...]

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