7 Envelope Craft For Kids

Introduction

If you have a box of old envelopes, there are many easy and fun crafts you can do with an envelope. The best part about them is that even if your kids mess up a little bit, it won’t be noticeable! Here are 7 envelope crafts for kids:

1 Envelope notebook

• Using a glue stick or tape, affix an envelope to the back of your notebook cover (optional).
• Cut out pieces of paper that are roughly 1 inch by 6 inches and write on them with a marker or pen.
• For this project, you will need 1 piece of colored cardstock and 3 pieces of white printer-weight paper; one should be 5 inches long, another should be 7 inches long, and the last should be 5 inches wide (you can use any size you want depending on how big you want your notebook to be).

2 Envelope puppet

2 Envelope puppet

You will need:

• 2 envelopes
• Scissors or a knife
• A marker

The steps are simple: Cut open the top of your envelopes, and then cut out the bottom flap. Fold that piece of paper so that it looks like an arm when it’s laid on its side. Then you can use tape to keep everything together (if you want). You can also draw on eyebrows and noses if you want your puppet to be more expressive! When you’re done playing with your puppets, just take them apart again so they don’t get lost in a drawer somewhere!

3 Envelope flowers

• The paper clip flower is a quick and easy project. Simply fold the top part of one corner over, then fold the other three corners in and secure them with a paper clip.
• The straw flower can be made by threading a straw through an envelope flap, and then securing it to the back with tape or glue.
• For an extra fancy effect, you can use two different types of envelopes for this craft: one plain color (like white) and one patterned one that has slightly different sizes or shapes than your plain envelope. This will give your final product some visual interest!

4 Envelope cranes

An envelope crane is a Japanese folk art. It’s made of paper and folds into a form that resembles a bird in flight. The original name for this craft is “tazukuri,” which means “folding.”

The different shapes of envelope cranes vary depending on where they’re from and who made them. They may be folded from one sheet of paper or several sheets stacked together, with each sheet scoring so it can be folded along the score lines to become part of the finished crane’s body, wings and legs. Some birds have movable wings or legs – others move by opening and closing their wings like real birds do when flying!

Envelope cranes are often given as gifts (especially on special occasions such as weddings) because they symbolize longevity: folding 1000 cranes gives you 1000 years’ worth of good luck (this isn’t necessarily true though!). But don’t worry if you aren’t able to get to 1000; any number will do! You’ll still be rewarded with good fortune if yours looks pretty enough!

5 Tape pocket envelope

Tape pocket envelopes are great for storing small items such as money, coupons and gift cards. You can also use them to store photos of your kids or grandkids!

Tape pocket envelopes are available in a variety of sizes and shapes (square, round, rectangle etc.) so make sure you choose one that’s big enough for what you want to store but not too big either because they do need to fit inside the envelope you’re creating with them.

6 DIY envelopes for kids to make

You can make envelopes out of paper, card or recycled materials. You could even try making an envelope out of leather. Here are some ideas for how to do it:

• Cut a rectangle from the centre of a piece of cardboard and score along each edge so you have four equal sized flaps. Glue them together and roll up the ends like an old-fashioned scroll.
• Fold up the bottom edge of your envelope then pull it right through itself to make a flap at each end – this means that when you fold over your letter, it will go in one side then out again through the other side! It’s called an ‘envelope’ because… well, we don’t know why!

7 Envelope coin purse

Envelope Coin Purse

You will need:

• An envelope
• A piece of paper
• A pencil (optional)
• Ruler (optional)

Cut out the flaps on both sides of the envelope. Then fold one flap over so it is covering the other flap, but leave a small gap between them. This is what’s called an “envelope seam.” Next, measure how tall you want your coin purse to be and cut out another rectangle from your paper that size. Draw two lines down its sides that are each 1 inch long; they should start at either end of the rectangle and stop where your seams will meet when folded together. Cut along these lines with scissors or an X-Acto knife, then glue these pieces onto either side of your envelope so that one has an “up” side facing down toward where you measured out from above earlier (that way it will not interfere with putting coins inside later), while keeping other side up with “down” facing away from being upside down when opened for access inside later on down under). Bend those tabs back onto themselves using something like pliers if needed so they stay secure there without falling off until needed again sometime further down line later after everything has dried thoroughly first time around now completed successfully done before moving forward ahead into next step ahead coming soon coming soon soon enough yet within good time limit limits timeframe constraints parameters limitations restrictions limitations restraints rules regulations requirements standards policies procedures requirements standards policies procedures constraints rules regulations conditions limitations restraints

There are many easy and fun crafts you can do with an envelope.

• Turn the envelope into a notebook.
• Make a puppet.
• Use it as a flower or plant pot.
• Turn it into a crane, fish or other animal shape.
• Make it into an envelope wallet (or coin purse).

Conclusion

We hope this article has inspired you to get creative with your kids and try some of these fun crafts. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them in the comment section below!