A lot of children’s craft ideas can be pretty awful. And not awful in a cute way. Awful because they’re either too complicated, time-consuming or simply too expensive! Luckily, we’ve got plenty of easy craft ideas for kids so you and the fam can create craft you’ll actually want to keep.
With kid’s crafts, what you see is not always what you get when you and your own kids actually try it out. Because it can be tricky to get the balance right, we’ve put together some surprisingly easy craft ideas for kids that are also very, very cool. Whether it’s the school holidays or just another rainy day, get out the craft supplies and get creating!
Ready to get started? Go forth and get crafty with these easy craft ideas for kids!
Play toys
What’s better than a craft activity? A craft activity that becomes a toy! Once complete, your kids can play with these ingenious creations.
Popsicle snakes, tin can robots, and animal marionettes can fill hours of fun. These easy craft ideas for kids will keep them entertained for hours.
1. Articulated Snakes
From Kids Craft Room.
2. Crazy Robots
From Fun at Home with Kids.
3. Animal Marionettes
From Art Bar Blog.
Practical beauty
While art for art’s sake is totally acceptable (see below), it’s always a treat for the kids to create something they can actually use down the track.
The bookmark is a great one for older kids or for kids looking to DIY a gift for a friend or family member. The animal plates and bowls are so fun and colourful, they’ll be very hard to let go of.
And in terms of beautiful, practical things, the galaxy jar is (quite literally) out of this world. Check out these practical and easy craft ideas for kids.
4. Perler Bead Bowls
From Happiness is Homemade.
5. Watercolour Bookmark
From Happy Hooligans.
6. Galaxy Jars
From Mom Dot.
Reusable designs
These days, recycling and reusing can teach an important lesson about being kinder to our planet. And, while some recycled crafts end up looking pretty crummy, these activities look great and make great use of materials that may otherwise end up in the trash.
The egg carton caterpillars are great for the little ones while the button tree and cassette animals will delight older kids.
7. Button Tree
From Simply Designing.
8. Egg Carton Caterpillars
From Creative Green Living.
9. Cassette Animals
From Handmade Charlotte.
Ornamental
Get your kids passionate about decorative arts and they’ll be house proud before you know it. The more you get the kids involved, the greater the chance that they will respect and admire their own spaces.
Hop online and, together, you can use an easy tool to DIY a canvas collage. We’ve got endless photo collage ideas to brighten your heart and home.
Other indoor ideas include a jellyfish mobile, a dreamcatcher, cotton wool trees and a wire sculpture.
For the outdoors, they’re in for a treat with innovative craft butterflies and flowers – or you can light up the night with a fabulous firefly.
10. Photo Collage
From Canvas Factory.
11. Butterfly Craft
From Kids Craftroom.
12. Egg Carton Jellyfish
From All Free Kids Craft.
13. Dream Catchers
From ArtBar Blog.
14. Fireflies
From Apartment Therapy.
15. Cotton Wool Trees
From Lets do Something Crafty.
16. Wire Sculpture
From Babble Dabble Do.
Wearable art
Craft jewellery is often carefully created then shoved in a drawer somewhere, never to be seen again. These two easy and affordable options will continue to make an appearance long after the craft activity is over.
Anyone know the expiry date for dry pasta jewellery? Asking for a friend.
17. Pasta Necklace
From CBC Parents.
18. Glitter Bracelets
From Babble Dabble Do.
For Art’s Sake
Remember; it’s perfectly OK to simply create craft for craft’s sake. The activities below are all gorgeously spectacular pure art.
Featuring lots and lots of colour, why not create a rainbow collage, paint rocks, or design some clever stained glass?
19. Rainbow Collage
From Danya Banya.
20. Monster Rocks
From Makoodle.
21. Stained Glass
From Powerful Mothering.
If you’re looking for even more crafty and creative ideas, why not create some wall art? With Canvas Factory, you and the kids ca browse through millions of designs and find the perfect one for you. Then, simply choose your art size and style, and place your order! It’s that simple.
