11 Clothes Crafts For Kids

Introduction

Winter is a great time to bring out the crafting supplies and teach your kids how to make some fun projects with their clothes. Winter clothing tends to be colorful, striped, and exciting—which makes it a perfect canvas for crafts. From sewing projects like a scarf bracelet or blanket stitch pillow to simple hand-sewn dolls and animal puppets, these DIY crafts will keep kids entertained all season long!

Clothespin Reindeer

Materials needed:

Clothespins (with the wire part)
Glue gun and glue sticks in various colors
One large or two small sheets of paper (like cardstock) in brown, white/cream, and black. Use one sheet for each reindeer you make. The brown should be about the same size as a standard sheet of paper for printing out your favorite photos or pictures from the internet. The white/cream should be about half that size and the black should be much smaller than both sizes (about 1/8 the size).

Mitten Garland

If you have a child in your life who loves to craft, here’s the perfect project for them. It’s easy to make and will be loved by everyone in the house!

What You Need:

mitten garlands (available at craft stores)
safety scissors
a hanging device of some sort (we used command hooks)

Shoe Lace Snowflakes

Laces are a fun material to work with because they’re so easy to get and don’t break easily. If your child has a pair of shoes that need new laces, or if you can find some at the thrift store, you’ll be all set for making snowflakes.
When you’re starting out making these snowflakes, an easy way to get started is by just tying knots on each end of the lace. Your child will enjoy this activity because it’s simple and not too time consuming; after that, they can try different patterns like alternating knots over and under each other (like in this pattern).
A great thing about laces is that they come in different sizes—from extra small all the way up through adult! This means that even older kids can enjoy this craft while playing around with different sizes of snowflakes.

Button Christmas Tree

This craft is a great way to use up buttons lying around the house. You may also want to pick up some extra buttons from a craft store, as the ones you have might be too small for this project.

First, you will need about 30-40 button tree trunks and about 20-30 button branches for your tree. Use a cardboard tube as the trunk and some cardboard cut into various sizes for the base of your tree, since buttons alone cannot support themselves on their own without something stable under them. Use a pencil to make holes in each trunk piece so that there will be enough room between them when they are placed together later on in step 5 below. To save time later on with gluing all those buttons onto your trees (which can take quite awhile), I recommend using an Elmer’s glue gun instead of regular Elmer’s glue; it dries much quicker than regular Elmer’s and doesn’t require any mixing beforehand like Elmer’s would normally require before application steps 4 & 5 below). Finally, arrange all of your “trunks” evenly spaced out along with their corresponding “branches” until there isn’t enough room between them anymore due to overcrowding–this will ensure that once your child finishes decorating his/her Christmas Tree made entirely out of buttons!

DIY Shoe Organizer

Use old shoes and t-shirts to make a shoe organizer.
Use a shoe organizer to organize shoes.
Use a shoe organizer to organize other items, like jewelry or tools.
Make one as a gift! It’s the perfect way to say “I love you” in clothing form (and it’s super easy).
Make one as playtime fun for your kids! They’ll love helping you with this project and then playing with their new toy afterward!

Puppy Puppet

This is a fun project for kids because they get to play with the puppets they made. You can make a puppet from an old sock and then use it to play with your kids.

Heart-Shaped Pillow

Materials needed:
Pillow
Fabric in the color of your choice (you can use scraps)
Felt in 3 different shades (one for the heart, one for the background, and one for the outside border)
Fabric glue or hot glue gun (optional)

Bandanna Tote Bag

You can use a bandanna to make a tote bag. You can use a bandanna to make one that has a pocket. And you can make that with a pocket using just the bandanna.

You’ll need:

Bandanna (cut into squares)

Scarf Bracelets

Start by choosing a scarf. You can use old scarves, but if you want to start from scratch, go ahead and buy one.
Measure your wrist with a measuring tape (or just try it on). Cut four pieces of yarn that are about 5 inches long and tie them together in an overhand knot; this is the closure for your bracelet.
Fold the scarf in half so that it’s doubled and then cut out two squares from each end, making sure they’re big enough so that when folded over they will reach around your wrist/ankle/forearm/etc., plus an inch or two extra on either side.
Cut small slits into both sides of two corners so that they can be tied together once wrapped around your limb; this is how you’ll secure the bracelet in place!

Sock Crab Puppet

Kids love puppets, and they’re easy to make. All you need are socks, some stuffing and a few googly eyes. You can have your kids help pick out the socks, or hand them over and let them get started on their own.

You’ll also need scissors to cut off the toe of the sock (if there is one). If you have an old pair of socks around that are too small for you but too big for your kid, those might work just fine! Just make sure they’re clean if you use ones like these.

Your child should then stuff the sock with some cotton balls or other soft stuffing material until it’s nice and full but not too tight. They can even add a little glitter if they want it to look like sand! It also helps if there’s more than one layer of cotton so that it doesn’t get crushed as easily when playing with it later on down the line; this means fewer tears when something happens unexpectedly during playtime!

Children can use their clothes to make fun arts and crafts projects!

Children can use their clothes to make fun arts and crafts projects! Not only is it a great way to recycle, but you can also use the clothing for gifts or decorations. Children will have fun using their imagination to create different things out of their old clothes. They can even make puppets with pieces from an old shirt or jacket. The possibilities are endless!

Conclusion

We hope you enjoyed these ideas for clothes crafts that your children can make. Now go out and get to work!