Crafts for Kids

  • Melted Crayon On Wood Craft

    Here's a great little craft activity for the whole family (excluding toddlers) — drawing with crayons on hot wood! While this craft does require caution due to the very hot wood, it is just so completely satisfying to draw with crayons that melt as you apply them to your hot surface. I got this idea…

  • Butterfly Kite Kid’s Craft With Straws

    Here's a great butterfly kite craft for kids, that you might not be able to resist yourself, since the results are just so much fun! Last week I shared with you the kites we made from straws and tissue paper, and we just couldn't stop with classic kite shapes, since there are so many possibilities…

  • Stamped Birthday Party Favor Tags

    Birthday party favor tags, or gift tags for any occasion are so simple to make with just some stamps, colored ink stamp pads and the colored card stock of your choice! I always love the hand crafted look, and this is a great occasion to go all out with the artistic imperfection, which makes this…

  • Kid’s Craft With Paper: Mosaic Collage!

    Above: Paper mosaic pomegranate craft by Tanya Garber Here's a simple kid's craft idea that you can use in so many ways— mosaic collage. Mosaic paper collage crafts require only a few simple supplies, like paper, tissue paper, card stock or cardboard and glue or decoupage medium. Oh, and possibly a black marker if you'd…

  • Kid’s Kite Craft With Drinking Straws

    Want to make some adorable kites for your next birthday party, or involve the kids in a fun summer craft? How about making some kites using drinking straws and tissue paper? It's so much fun, and we can't wait to make more! I was invited by Marie over at Make and Takes to participate in…

  • Homemade Cards From The Heart

    There’s nothing quite as sweet as homemade cards for any occasion, right? And encouraging kids to spend a little effort to express their feelings for another on an important day is certainly something every parent should do. I grew up making cards, and now I’m happy to say my kids have taken on the  family…

  • Melted Plastic Hama Bead Bowls

    Yesterday as we were recovering from a wonderful Shavous holiday weekend, we made some melted hama (perler) bead bowls! You see, a good friend who stayed with us for the holiday just couldn't resist mopping my floors and doing some general cleaning, so when she suggested that maybe the kids could do a project, I…

  • Lag B’Omer Arrows Craft For Kids (Or Mom……)

    This fun arrow craft for kids is an example of a spur of the moment craft that happened at our house today with my six and eight year olds, just in time— just in time for Lag B'Omer that is, phew! Tomorrow night starts the Jewish holiday that celebrates one of our great sages, Rebbi…

  • Fun With Hama (Perler) Beads

    I just love Hama beads, and hope to do some beading with them some day, but in the mean time when my kids need a little activity and Mommy is too busy to sit with them or come up with something interesting, so I try to encourage working with these fun little plastic beads, as…

  • Dollhouse Furniture From Found Objects

    When you're deep into the Spring cleaning, don't forget to keep your eyes open for things that could be ready made dollhouse furniture! Last week as I was going through some of the final drawers for our thorough Passover cleaning, I came across a few little things that were just perfect for some of my…

  • Simple Origami Jumping Frogs For Passover

    Origami frogs, namely simple origami jumping frogs, that you and the kids can make in just a few minutes each, are the perfect craft for the Passover seder. And of course they'd work very nicely with the origami pyramids I posted about last week! Teach the kids how to make them, and then let them…

  • Potholders From Recycled Long Sleeved T-shirts

    You can make some great woven potholders from up-cycled clothing! The potholders I just made from t-shirts, well I should specify and say actually from the sleeves of my daughter's old t-shirts, are so great I just had to share this idea with you. Plus I do believe that I sort of promised I'd try…