50 Easy and Fun Crafts for Kids That Will Spark Their Imagination

Put leftover boxes to good use with this DIY book bin craft. All you have to do is cover the box with construction paper and clear packing tape. You can also add a book series logo or write your own design on the front for added personalization. This craft is also a fun way to help kids stay organized and may even encourage more reading.

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Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day or your kids just want to practice their cutting and folding skills, these simple paper hearts are an easy way to get them interested in origami crafts. With just thick paper, scissors and their two hands, kids will be able to transform the colored paper of their choice into a cute decorative heart.

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With a small chalkboard, watercolor paint and some ribbon, kids can have fun decorating a sign to hang outside their bedroom door. The best part? They can change their message as often as they want so that the craft lives on even after the main work is completed.

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Rock painting is a simple, fun project that combines outdoor activity with crafting. Plus, kids can have complete creative control over what they paint on their rocks. Whether it’s a cartoon face or a design of some sort, their rock painting can be put to display in the garden or indoors.

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If your kids love the “Despicable Me” franchise, these minion pencils are the perfect craft for them. With pencils, googly eyes and foam paper, create your own mischievious minion. Draw on facial expressions with a black Sharpie and voila – writing just got more fun.

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Perfect for a beach day, these styrofoam cup crabs are easy to make and require little materials. Paint a cup the color of your choice, cut some pipe cleaners for legs and add googly eyes up top.

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Preparing for Halloween? Try out this wreath made from spider webbing and twigs! Have your kids gather some sticks, cutting or breaking them so that they are between five and ten inches long. Assist them in cutting a wreath shape out of cardboard. It should be around twelve inches in diameter with a five-inch circle cut out from the inside. Hot glue the twigs to the wreath, layering them so that they fill up all of the space on the cardboard. After drying, stretch spider webbing around and tuck in a few fake spiders with hot glue.

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Here’s a quick way to take a basic straw basket to the next level! Kids can embellish bows with iron-on patches and stenciled monograms. Help them create their own bows using a 3″ wired ribbon or purchase a large one to design. Then, use fabric glue to attach the decorative patches.

They’ll enjoy making these colorful paper flowers to decorate their bedrooms. They’ll first fold dyed cupcake liners in half and cut out petal and fringe shapes. Have them fold a piece of floral wire in half and twist it around the faux flower stamen. Poke the wire through the center of three to four paper liners. Finish it off by wrapping floral tape around the base of the liners and bringing it all the way down the stem.

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Spring is the perfect time to fly a kite. Luckily, kids can make their own with paper lunch bags. Let them embellish the bags with stickers, washi tape, paint and any other accessories. Then, work on attaching the yarn and streamers so the kite will be ready to fly.

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Easter may have passed, but that doesn’t mean this carrot treat cone craft should too! To make, you’ll need to print out our carrot template. Then gather the essentials: coffee filters, orange paper, double-stick tape, green craft paint, twine, a clothespin, a wire hanger, paper towel and scissors.

Steps:

1. Mix a few drops of green craft paint with water until it reaches the consistency of milk. Soak coffee filters in the paint mixture until fully saturated (you can do this simultaneously).
2. Squeeze out excess paint and lay the filters flat to dry on paper towels or hang them from a hanger with a clip or clothespin. Download our template and trace it onto orange paper.
3. Cut out and roll the template into a cone shape, adhering the sides with double stick tape. Cut out the center of the painted coffee filters.
4. Attach the remaining paper to the inside edge of the cone with double-stick tape. Fill the “carrot” cone with small treats and tie twine around the top to close.

Grab some paint markers (or acrylic paint) and watch them draw flowers, swirls and all sorts of cool shapes and designs on taper candles. Use a clean cloth with rubbing alcohol to remove any lint and debris before starting.

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You’re sure to have these supplies in your kid’s craft box. Grab those discarded toilet paper rolls for kids to paint and turn into frogs. Then, have them transform paper plates into lily pads.

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It doesn’t get more simple than this: Kids can spend time outdoors painting the wood strips of plain wooden baskets to carry their toys in and out of the house.

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