7 Craft Ideas For 7-Year-Old Boy

If you’re like me, you grew up in a world where crafting was more about cutting out pictures from magazines and making collages than it was about creating art.

But now that I have kids of my own, I’ve been thrust into the world of crafting for young children—and let me tell you, it’s a whole new ball game. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with craft supplies, Pinterest-perfect ideas, and the pressure to make your child’s preschool project look like a crayon drawing of the Mona Lisa.

So if your kid is turning 7 years old soon (or has just turned 7), here are some fun projects they can do while also learning basic crafting skills – and that won’t break the bank or have you feeling like an artistic failure.

Paper Plate Sun

What you need to make a paper plate sun. 1 paper plate (or multiple if you want a bigger sun)

How to make a paper plate sun
Cut out the center of your paper plate with scissors or an X-ACTO knife. You want about 3 inches left in the middle for your child’s head, which should be able to slide through easily when holding both sides of the paper plate together.
Fold over two opposite ends so that they overlap on top at an angle that looks like rays coming from your child’s head as he holds up his creation! We recommend folding them long enough so that there is still plenty of room for him or her to stick their arms through without getting too close to any sharp edges.
If using more than one piece of material, glue them together at each end with glue dots or tape.*

Color-Changing Milk

This craft is perfect for your little scientist. He will learn how to make a simple chemical reaction and get to play with food coloring.

This project is also a great way to teach your child about the importance of being careful around chemicals, especially those that are capable of changing colors.

What You’ll Need

Two clean glass jars with lids that fit tightly (a wide-mouth Mason jar works well)

Milk (the more fat content it has, the better)

Explore Rocks With a Rock Box

Craft Time 10 minutes. Age Range 8 to 12 years old.

Materials needed. small plastic or wooden box, tape, glue, rocks, and other objects with interesting shapes and colors that you can find in nature (pinecones, leaves) for decorating your rock box.

How to do it: First of all, cover the outside of the box with colorful paper. If you have some colored pens at home they will come in handy! Then put some glue on the bottom of each side and stick on some rocks or other objects that you found during your walk outside — they will serve as decorations for your rock collection later on.

Place an elastic band around the middle part of your rock box so that it stays closed when not in use. Finally, fill it up with more interesting objects like pinecones or leaves and seal off any extra space by taping down any remaining sides or gaps around its base.

Create Stained Glass Art

What you will need. A watercolor paint set with a variety of colors, brushes and trays (available at your local craft store)

Paper towels or rags for blotting.

How to make it.

Fold the paper towel into half or quarters. This is an optional step if you want to keep the glass intact and add texture. Otherwise, skip this step.

Lay out newspaper on which to work; take one sheet at a time and put it on top of an old towel or two that have been folded in half so no ink will go through onto your table. Pour some color (1-2 teaspoons) into the tray and start rubbing it around in circles.

Continue until you’re happy with how much color there is – don’t worry about being neat. Let dry completely before handling again. When dry, use another piece of newspaper as protection when lifting off each piece from its backing paper –

place this piece overtop so both sides are protected then carefully lift off the backing paper without touching the stained glass side down first! When done covering all pieces with newspapers, place them carefully into their own boxes/bags so they don’t get scratched up while transported home. You should now have 2 layers left: 1st layer is backing paper; 2nd layer is the stained glass itself!

Make Your Own Paint Brushes

You’ll need. Paintbrush from the dollar store (or you can use an artist’s brush)

Scissors. A piece of cardboard or paper to work on.

Cut the paintbrush into pieces that are about 1/4 inch long (about 5mm). There will be a lot of them and they’re small, so don’t worry about getting this exactly right as long as you have at least 20-30 pieces per brush! If there are any bristles sticking out that you don’t want, feel free to trim those off too – just make sure not to cut into the metal part at all!

Let your kid experiment with different painting techniques on their own piece of cardboard or paper, using their newly-made “paint brushes”!

Make and Fly a Kite

Making and flying a kite is a fun activity for seven-year-olds. You can make it out of paper or wood, plastic or metal. Here’s how.

Make the frame. Cut out two long pieces of cardboard (or use bamboo sticks if you have them). Staple or glue them together at one end so that they form an X shape. Put some string through holes in the top piece and tie knots on each side to secure it into place. The string will be used for flying your kite later!

Now make ‘sail’ pieces by cutting rectangular shapes from old magazines, construction paper, etc., then assemble these pieces into triangles with tape or glue so that there are three sides to each sailing area; make sure these pieces are large enough so they catch the wind when the kite is up in the air!

Attach these sails by sticking them onto the front corner of your crossbar frame – here’s where those little loops come in handy!

Fingerprint Tree Art

This craft is a great way to teach your child about nature and keep them busy on a rainy day.

First, you’ll need scissors, markers, and construction paper.

Cut out the tree shapes from the construction paper. Print out some leaves from the internet or your own drawings so that your child can draw stems for each tree in their own way (maybe one has curly branches and another has straight ones). You could also just cut out smaller trees and have them decorate those instead of using larger ones as we did here in our example.

Have your child glue their fingerprints onto each leaf using a glue stick or white tacky glue if they can’t handle regular school glue yet! If they’re old enough they may want to use glitter too so make sure you’ve got some handy before beginning this project as well )

Craft Ideas For 7-Year-Old Boy

Make a bird feeder out of a plastic bottle, some string, and some bird seed. Cut the top off of a plastic bottle and place it in the middle of the bottom half of another bottle.

Fill with birdseed and hang from a tree branch or other location that has good access for birds to land on or near.

Collect pinecones from your yard or neighborhood park, then decorate them using feathers, buttons, ribbons, or other items found around the house (or purchased at craft stores.)

Hang each finished piece in your sunroom where they’ll add color throughout the winter months as well as provide birds with food when spring arrives!

Conclusion

I hope that you found this article helpful.