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.

Classic Kids Craft: Paper Weaving

by Amy April 9, 2012

Do you remember making woven paper when you were a kid? It’s a classic craft project – simple, inexpensive, and fun. Paper weaving is a low-mess activity I like to pull out on busy days or when friends are over. After a quick lesson, most kids are weaving like pros. Materials: colored paper strips of [...]

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Saturday Spotlight: Eggs

by Marie April 7, 2012

I’ve spotted a lot of crafty and delicious eggs over at the M&T Spotlight. I have to share them in case you’re looking for any last minute ideas for this weekend. **Next week: I’ll be sharing your Earth Day crafts ideas. Share something recycled over at the Spotlight. Bird’s Nest Cookies Egg Cups with Asparagus [...]

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Hippity Hop, Here Comes a Little Q-tip Bunny

by Marie April 6, 2012

This little Q-tip bunny has hopped it’s way to our house for a fun little adventure. He’s watching over the kids to make sure he’ll be able to come again to our house for Easter and hide a few eggs and treats. To make you’re own little hippity hoppin’ bunny, get out your stash of [...]

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Neon Puffy Paint Easter Eggs

by Danyelle April 3, 2012

I’m always trying to come up with new ways to decorate Easter eggs. Recently while at the craft store, I happened upon puffy paint in the best neon colors. I haven’t used puffy paint in over 20 twenty years but remembered always having a lot of fun with it. To create some brightly hued eggs [...]

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Create a Mosaic Earth for Earth Day

by Amanda April 2, 2012

Earth Day is April 22nd, so now is a great time to teach your kids about the importance of recycling, keeping the earth clean, and making responsible environmental decisions. To celebrate Earth Day, we are going to make this mosaic earth. When you’re finished you can hang it on your door to show your awareness [...]

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Decorate and Celebrate With These Easter Posts from the Past

by Marie March 27, 2012

I’m rounding up a few fun Easter posts we done here at Make and Takes to help with decorating and celebrating. Have fun making and taking! Mix and Match Easter Egg Hunt – Create all new Easter eggs by mixing and matching colors, letting each child have one paper to find their own special hidden [...]

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Popsicle Stick Flowers for Spring

by Marie March 23, 2012

We are ready for spring! We’re starting to see flowers coming out of the ground, tulips, hyacinths, and crocus. So when I received a fun package of supplies from the Scribble Shop, I chose to create fun popsicle stick flowers. Thanks to Scribble Shop, a great place to get all your craft supplies, I was [...]

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Mirror Mirror Snow White Crown

by Marie March 21, 2012

I’m here again with another fun and fancy princess craft sponsored by the creators of the movie Mirror Mirror. Last time we made a hand held mirror. Today we’re recreating Snow White’s crown from the movie. I couldn’t get over how simple and yet so elegant it was. Perfect for a princess. Here’s Snow White [...]

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Accordion Folded Spring Flower Collage

by Amy March 19, 2012

Tomorrow is the first day of spring! We’re off to a very rainy start around here – our house could definitely use some spring color to brighten things up. To welcome spring, we made cheery flower collages on accordian-folded strips of cardboard. They stand up on my mantle and make us dream about gardens full [...]

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Foil Pendant Craft for Kids

by Amy March 13, 2012

Here’s a craft project for the big kids – creating shiny, embossed foil pendants with a few simple materials. Making these requires a gentle touch, but they are simple and addicting to make. My girls and I made piles of them! Materials: craft foam sheets aluminum foil clear tape dull pencil or medium ball point [...]

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