11 Craft For Kids
Crafting with kids can be a fun way to make memories with your child. In this post, I’ll outline a few ways to make cute and cool crafts.
Craft for kids is a great way to get them involved in creative activities. It can help them develop their motor skills and use their imaginations. It is also a great way to bond with your child and spend some quality time together.
There are many different crafts that you can do with your child, so take some time to explore and find one that you both enjoy.
Cheap, Stylish, & Versatile: Chalkboard Paint
If you’re looking for a versatile craft that can be used in many different places and on just about anything, chalkboard paint is the way to go.
It’s easy to apply and works great on any surface—wooden frames, mirrors, picture frames…you name it!
Here are some ideas for how you can use this versatile material in your home:
Make a pretty frame out of chalkboard paint by using it on an old photo frame or mirror. You could also make one for hanging in the bathroom (great for kids!) or anywhere else that needs some personality added!
Unicorn Spin Art
Materials
sponge (to cover the paper in paint)
- paintbrush (to add details)
- paper towel (to blot excess paint off the brush and wipe it off the table)
Rainbow Rice
- What You Need*
- 1 cup of rice
- 1/3 cup of water
- food coloring (red, yellow, blue, and green)
- What It Is*
This is a fun craft for kids to make. It’s colorful and the end result looks like rainbows! The best thing about this project is that you can customize it to fit your child’s interests or theme.
For example, if they are into unicorns or rainbows, they could add glitter or stickers to the rice after it has dried.
If they’re into dinosaurs, you could use dinosaur-shaped cookie cutters instead of regular ones to form the faces in all four colors onto each piece as you shape them. Also, note that this craft does require adult supervision because there will be hot glue involved!
Digital Tracing Pad
A digital tracing pad is a simple way to encourage your kids’ creativity. The pad has several different features, including the ability to draw, paint, and color.
You can print out pictures from the computer and then trace them on the pad. Or you can use it to trace letters and numbers so that your child can practice writing them.
You may want to use this as a fun family activity where everyone makes something together. You could also encourage your child’s creativity by letting them make their own picture book with their drawings or artwork on the electronic pen!
Pinwheels
Materials.
- Scissors
- A piece of paper (8 1/2 x 11 inches)
- Pins (optional)
Instructions. Print the template, and then cut it out. If you want to be able to spin your pinwheel, use pointed pins instead of pencils or other round objects as the spinner.
It’s easier if you have an adult help you with this part because safety scissors are sharp! Lay the paper on a flat surface and put one end of your spinner right above where you want it to be placed in your pinwheel; then fold over that part so that everything is lined up with one another neatly.
Use four or five pins to secure the spinner in place so that it doesn’t move around while rotating. To help get started spinning faster, tap lightly on top of each pointy end with a finger until enough momentum has built up for it to do its thing without any extra nudging from us humans–it’ll pick up speed as soon as there’s enough friction between those points and our fingers!
Colorful Perler Coaster Placemats
This project is perfect for anyone who wants to make a personal holiday gift or simply add some color and warmth to their home. Using Perler beads, you can create a unique design that will last forever in the form of these placemats.
All you have to do is place your favorite colors in a pattern, fuse them together with an ironing board or hair dryer, and then display them proudly!
If you are looking for something slightly more challenging than other kids crafts on this list, this craft is sure to please. The results are impressive—and they’re also useful! Your child can use these placemats at home or give them as gifts for friends and family members at Christmas time.
If they want even more challenges, try making coasters instead of placemats: just be sure that whatever surface you plan on using it on can withstand heat from an ironing board or hair dryer!
Playdough
While playdough is a popular activity for kids, it can also be a useful tool in the classroom. Children are often more willing to participate in lessons when they feel like they’re playing with something fun!
When you make playdough with different ingredients and colors, you’re giving your students the opportunity to learn about different substances and their properties.
For example, let’s say that you want to teach your students about acids and bases by making them some red/blue colored playdough.
You could use vinegar as acid and baking soda as a base—both have distinct smells (acidity smells like vinegar; basicity smells like ammonia) that will help your students identify which substance they’re working with before they even touch it!
If this isn’t enough differentiation for you though, then consider making separate batches: one red batch and one blue batch so that each student gets their own unique experience!
Giant Light Box Drawing Table (Dollar Store Hack)
This craft is great for getting kids to use their imaginations and engage with art in a fun way.
Take a table from the dollar store, cover it with a white sheet, and project images onto it. Then have children draw on the tabletop using black crayons or markers–whatever you have on hand. The result will be something like this.
Or you can use a lightbox. Draw what you want onto the light box’s translucent surface using black crayons or markers–whatever works best for your child—and then shine an LED flashlight through it so that shadows appear on another surface below!
Button Bowls
This craft is a great way to use up buttons that you already have on hand. It’s also a fun way for kids to learn about shapes, colors, and sizes.
Gather your supplies: buttons of various shapes, colors, and sizes; a bowl or box (for holding the buttons while they dry); glue gun; scissors; and paintbrush or Q-tips (for applying glue).
For each button bowl you make, lay out the buttons in the shape you want your bowl to be and press them down onto a paper towel to dry.
Repeat this process with all but one button so that each side has one unpressed side left on it. These unpressed sides will be glued together later into one big rounded bowl shape!
Movement Games with Foam Dice
To play, each child rolls their dice. The child with the highest number goes first and then moves along the board according to their roll.
If a player hits a space that has an object pictured on it, they must find that item in the room and place it on their game piece. Once all of the items from one space have been collected, you can move on to another space (or if there are no more spaces left).
When playing this game with your kids, be sure to talk about what actions or activities are appropriate for each picture card—for example, making funny faces might not be appropriate behavior during church services but is fine during the family fun time at home!
Creative Citrus Painting for Kids
If you’ve never heard of citrus painting, it’s a fun way to use fruits to make art. You can use all kinds of fruits, and many different colors. You can also use paintbrushes and paper that aren’t made from real citrus fruit!
Here are some tips.
Paint with a variety of colors. To keep things interesting, try using various shades of orange, pink, red, and yellow—or whatever color strikes your fancy! In addition to the paper towels mentioned above (which you’ll probably want in case anything gets messy),
I also like using painter’s tape to outline my design before pouring on paint. This helps me stay organized while still allowing me freedom within those boundaries when choosing where they go. And remember.
if at first, you don’t succeed (in making an awesome picture), just paint over it again until something cool happens!
Have Fun With Your Kids
It’s a bit of a cliché to say, but you can often have more fun with your kids than they have with their toys.
Today’s craft projects are designed to be done together and involve lots of laughter, giggles, and sometimes tears.
And if that sounds like something you’d be interested in doing with your little ones then keep reading!
Conclusion
These 11 ideas are just the beginning of what you can do with your kids. We’re excited to see how you and your children will get creative with them! Have fun, be safe, and remember that it’s about the experience, not the end result (although those can be pretty amazing too).
