Crafts for Kids

  • Drawing Exercise For Kids: Stained Glass

    We have been doing lots of crafts involving drawing lately to get our drawing skills up to speed, and drawing stained glass likenesses is a fun way to get some variety into your kid's drawing exercises. You could make large involved stained glass drawings or little ones like ours, and display them on a window…

  • Drawing Exercise For Kids: A Monster In A Recyled Box!

    Here's a fun drawing craft that's fun and creative with very personal results — I'll call it monster in a box, though it could certainly be an animal or creature of any kind. We used a recycled box, drew the monster's head on the top portion and then used the bottom portion as the monster's…

  • Drawing Exercise For Kids: Drawing Faces

    Summertime is a great time to work on drawing, and I have quite a few fun exercises to share with you coming up! For starters, work on drawing faces by tracing a round object on paper and then filling it in. So much fun and with great results, don't you think? You could then cut…

  • Fun With Air Drying Clay

    Air drying clay is a wonderful way to experiment with clay, without having to worry about firing or baking. We haven't taken our project to the next step yet, namely painting them, but I thought I'd share this with you anyway, since summer is a great time to sit outdoors and sculpt something! My daughter…

  • Tissue Paper And Cupcake Liner Collage For Kids

    Last night before dinner I finally had the brain power to pull out just a few supplies and set two of my kids up with a tissue paper and cupcake liner collage craft. We've taken a little break from the crafting on account of my busy schedule, but it's been too long and the kids…

  • A Drawing Every Day (Or So) Summer Series For Kids

     Getting kids to draw on a regular basis helps them develop drawing confidence, motor skills and even communication skills that are invaluable even in adulthood. Children that don't draw or get too frustrated to draw because they are perfectionists or lack confidence are loosing out by not developing that part of their brain that orchestrates…

  • DIY Faux Parchment Paper —The Summer Craft For Pirates!

    Every summer crafting experience should include making some faux parchment paper, don't you think? And we're here to help you! We, meaning me, the photographer, and my almost 11 year old daughter, the crafter! See this roll of parchment paper,that may very well contain the map directing us to the buried treasure? Well, guess what,…

  • Teaching Kids About Design With Homemade Birthday Cards

    Homemade birthday cards are a family tradition that I grew up with, and am happily continuing with my kids. I have to say, the cards my kids were making were sweet, and included lots of wonderful sentiments, but the visuals were generally lacking. So, now that they're just a bit older, I decided to use…

  • Shoebox Carnival Toss Craft For Kids

    I'll admit, I made this shoebox carnival toss craft for my eight year old, but kids just a bit older can certainly make one themselves, with help from an adult in the last step — cutting out the holes. It's apricot season which means that it's "go-go" season at school, meaning boys of all ages…

  • Fingernail Polish & Glass Pebble Jewelry For Your Summer Wardrobe!

    After our craft failure with the fingernail polish marbelizing craft we had hoped to enjoy, I fortunately had some glass pebbles on hand for this fun fingernail polish and glass pebble craft! I think these would be a great addition to your summer/vacation wardrobe don't you?  If you're not up for making your own baubles, but…

  • Building Models With Kids, A Success At Long Last!

    Building models with kids is a great activity that involves thinking in three dimensions, following instructions, and patience! All wonderful things to develop. Plus the end results might look great on a shelf in your child's room, as a reminder of his/her accomplishment! Our story goes like this: my nine year old, who tends not…

  • Drawing Crafts For Kids: Recycled Cardboard Flowers

    Helping kids develop their drawing skills through crafting (rather than just drawing on a piece of paper) makes the whole endeavor so much more interesting, and hopefully more attractive to the child whose drawing skills could use a little attention! With just a few simple ideas up your sleeve, you can spend a little pocket…