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.

Dressing Up Personalized Paper Dolls

by Marie June 7, 2010

Today we made some fun paper dolls in stylish garden wear. Cricut, a Make and Takes sponsor, provided us with their new Freshly Picked cartridge to play around with and we chose to create this darling garden outfit to place on a fun full length picture of my daughter. She had so much fun dressing [...]

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Giant Marshmallow Building Blocks

by Marie June 6, 2010

I’m guest posting over at Skip to My Lou today with a fun activity for building with marshmallow blocks. This is part of Skip to My Lou’s 30 days, 30 bloggers, 30 crafts series. There’s already some great crafts going on. Check it out!

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Weekend Links: What Are Your Summer Plans?

by Marie June 5, 2010

I’ve asked a few fellow bloggers to share what their plans are for the summer and I’m sharing their words below. Lots of fun stuff, hopefully you’ll find something here that will inspire you with your own family! And share what your summer plans are in the comments! “We’re going to take the training wheels [...]

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Get Ready to Color with this Crayon Roll Tutorial

by Marie June 3, 2010

I know there are a lot of patterns out there for crayon rolls, but I love this Crayon Roll Tutorial by The Pleated Poppy, featured over at V and Co. These help the crayons fit so much better back into their home, rather than the crayon box it comes in where they slip and slide [...]

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Monster House Monster Matching Game

by Marie June 1, 2010

We’re having a ghoulishly haunting time as we match up these monstrous creatures in our Monster Match Game. Cricut, a Make and Takes sponsor, provided me with their new Mini Monsters cartridge to help create these crafty paper monsters for our match. Supplies for the Monster Matching Game: large poster board – any color paper [...]

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Artistic Bathtime Foam Toys

by Marie June 1, 2010

I love these great Bathtime Foam Shapes by Blue Eyed Freckle. The possibilities are endless with the artistic creations kids can make in the bathtub.

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Wiggling Like a Worm

by Marie May 31, 2010

It’s time to move like a worm in this wiggly activity by Dresses and Messes. She’s got all kinds of fun worm activities, helping us learn about these slimy creatures.

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Weekend Make and Takes: Fun for Kids

by Marie May 29, 2010

Need a few activities to keep your kids busy all summer long? Here are some great projects and crafts that your kids will be sure to love. Card Table Playhouses by Miss Pretty Pretty (pictured above) Lots of fun kid craft supplies and projects by Freckles Crafts Simple ways to create and discover by Let’s [...]

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We’re Flying Flower Frisbees Into Their Pot

by Marie May 25, 2010

Summer is ever approaching, despite the 3 inches of snow Utah had yesterday. Happily, it melted! But we’re still excited about the sun and fun that comes with it, and all the flowers that are colorful and bright. We’re making our own flowers out of frisbees and flying them into a giant pot! Supplies for [...]

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Preschool Graduation Cap For Your Little Grads

by Marie May 24, 2010

For all your little graduates, here’s a fun project to make a paper graduation cap. The Artful Parent, a site full of all kinds of fun colorful projects, shares how to make this cute commemorating cap!

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