the best online craft projects to do with kids.

From styles to materials, crafting fits every rubric and every reason. Find ways to make something beautiful from something else with these arts and crafts meant to share with little people. An *asterisk indicates a PDF printable.

Oh, and if you have an extra box lying around, now is a good time to start the Recycling Box.

Oh, and another thing, if you're looking for ways to craft with natural materials, then there is a whole page dedicated to our loved for that particular kind of creating. Check it out.

painting + printing + stamping

1. The Color of Us self-portraits (Playful Learning)
2. Marbled paper journals (Frugal Family Fun Blog)
3. Ribbon painting (Hands On As We Grow)
4. Coffee filter flowers (Frugal Family Fun Blog)
5. Pretty peacock pictures (Frugal Family Fun Blog)
6. Raindrops and umbrellas (Share and Remember)
7. Pop art self-portraits with tempera
8. Penguin painting craft *
9. Pastel kimono (Art Projects for Kids)
10. Sharpie drawing on dry wax paper (Art Projects for Kids)
11. Beautiful city silhouette painting (Frugal Family Fun Blog)
12. Make frog puppets (DLTK)
13. Linoleum printing (the long thread)
14. Contour portraits
15. Potato Print Gift Tags (Martha Stewart)
16. Jackson Pollock painting (Playful Learning)
17. Ice cube painting (Minieco)
18. Vintage tea dyed paper (Charcoal and Crayons)
19. Sunset silhouette (Frugal Family Fun Blog)
20. Yarn wrapped paper block prints (Share and Remember)
21. Painting with cut straws (Putti Prapancha)
22. Marble painting (Tinker Lab)
23. Holi cards with leaf and petal printing decoupage (MommyLabs)
24. Kids artwork magnets (Ink Blots and Polka Dots)
25. Rolled Paper Strips Art (A Little Hut)
26. Simple abstract painted canvas (Let's Explore)
27. Design Your Own Logo (Country Living)
28. Antique Paper Recipe (Craftbits)
29. Paper Pair Paper Sleeves (small objects)*
30. Map of my heart (Playful Learning)
31. Weaving paintings (laughpaintcreate)
32. Down and dirty screen printing for under $10 (Instructables)
33. Craft paper magnets (Creative Dish)
34. Remida (Reggio Emilia)
    
35. Painting with cookie cutters (mermag)
36. Silk dyed Easter eggs (Modern Handmade Child)
37. Funnel painting (Tinker Lab)
38. Rolling rock painting (Tinker Lab)
39. Easy breezy wind sock (Modern Handmade Child)
40. Painted sticks (Aesthetic Nest)
41. Life sized body map (Pink and Green Mama)
42. Pop art handprints (laughpaintcreate)
43. Fabric scrap stickers (Creature Comforts)
44. Scrapbook paper wall map (My Life with Kids)
45. Pooch painting (Homemade Mamas)
46. Color a sidewalk quilt with chalk (flaxandtwine)
47. Stamping with pencil erasers (Lil Magoolie)
48. Make paper feathers and turn them into a mobile (Free People Blog)
49. ABC stencil flashcards (Shivaya Naturals)
50. Textured wall art (Happy Together)
51. Cut and tear candle card (Art Projects for Kids)
52. Color theory valentines (mermag)
53. Altered playing cards (The Split Stitch)
54. Story dice (Curly Birds)
55. Turtle art (Fairy Dust Teaching)
56. Pooch painting (Homemade Mamas)
57. Retablo redux (Full Circle)
58. Bubble wrap painting (Intellokids)
59. Geometric paper garlands (the light garden)
60. Painting with Rainbow Dye (Let the Children Play)
61. Making cards with sand (the light garden)
62. Thumbprint tree (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
63. Batik baskets (Art Projects for Kids)
64. Retro play stamps (giddy giddy)
65. Learning to set the table craft (Simple Kids)
66. Cherokee leaf printing (Film and Thread)
67. Rubber band painting (Tinker Lab)
68. Magnet painting activity (Let's Explore)
69. Shaving cream valentines (Modern Parents Messy Kids)
70. Drip drop paintings (Kids Craft Weekly)*
71. Dyed pasta (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
72. Splat painting with fly swatters (Let the Children Play)
73. Leaf print lions (the light garden)
74. Make a universal card deck (imagine childhood)
75. Make your own window paints (Modern Parents Messy Kids)
76. Block print burlap pencil bag (Factory Direct Craft)
77. Painting a spring tree (Housing A Forest)
78. Button stamp (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
79. Textured wall art (Oh So Happy Together)
80. Tissue paper tie dye (Land of Nod)
81. City skyline at night (That Artist Woman)
82. Block printing with kids (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
83. Easy homemade stamp wheel (The Crafty Crow)
84. Make a zebra stripy scene (San Diego Zoo)
85. Okra printed gift tags (BK Kids)
86. Marble painting (Housing a Forest)
87. Pour painting (Housing A Forest)
88. Make a handprint zoo (Meet the Dubiens)
89. Toilet tube painting and printing (Casa Marias)
90. Paper feathers (Free People Blog)
91. Cork stamps (Bella Dia)
92. Painting with duplos (Pickle Bums)
93. Batik painting with kids (Bella Dia)
94. Balloon painting (Meet the Dubiens)
95. A supersized marble painting masterpiece (Progressive Early Childhood Education)
96. Rainbow footprints (Good Happy Day)
97. Pencil stamp pointillism (Almost Unschoolers)
98. Potato print artwork (Oh Happy Day)
99. Straw painting (Activity Mom)
100. Abstract DIY art (Oh Happy Day)
101. Peach pit painting (I Can Teach My Child)
102. Farm land (Laugh Paint Create)
103. Handprinted butterfly lifecycle (Mama ne rade na repeate)
104. Art inspired by music (Sun Hats Wellie Boots)
105. Scratchfoam printmaking (That Artist Woman)
106. Sunshine splat flags (redtedart)
107. Koinobori wind wocks (That Artist Woman)
108. Folded paper paint blending (Share and Remember)
109. Halligan's chalkboard globe (Design Sponge)
110. Earth day batik (That Artist Woman)
111. Eraser stamp carving (Lime Green News)
112. Flower printing (Nurture Store)
113. Fingerprint flowers (Ishtar Olivera)
114. Pastel resist owls (That Artist Woman)
115. Pinecones and rosebuds printing (Red Bird Crafts)
116. Farm land (Laugh Paint Create)
117. Abstract art lesson (Art Lessons For Kids)
118. Pointillism with pencil erasers (Almost Unschoolers)
119. Waldorf watercolor lesson (Syrendell)
120. Circle art with cups (Lilla A)
121. Non-objective art lesson (Mr. Picasso's Art Room)
122. Japanese cherry blossoms (Dali's Moustache)
123. Celery printing (Homemade Serenity)
124. Photo painting (Tinkerlab)
125. Supersize string painting (Let the Children Play)
126. Glue batik prayer flags (Teacher Tom's Blog)
127. Brainstorming prints (Awesome Artists)*
128. Create symmetrical butterfly prints and results (Awesome Artists)*
129. Splatter paint owl art (Artolazzi)
130. Picasso inspired owl art (Painted Paper)
131. Make a play mat but use paper and laminate it (Classic Play)

 

watercolor painting

1. Water color techniques lesson plan
2. Sticker resist watercolor paintings (Paint Cut Paste)
3. Watercolor on fabric (The Girl Creative)
4. Sharpie and watercolors (Paint Cut Paste)
5. Painting in the style of Ted Harrison (That Artist Woman)
6. Spray bottle watercolor stencils (Tinkerlab)
7. Watercolor Erica Carle collage (paint Cut Paste)
8. Egg art part 2 (Scrumdillydo)
9. Watercolor board books (Tiny Twist Creative)
10. Watercolor silhouette (Paint Cut Paste)
11. Mini art 1 (Scrumdillydo)
12. Mini art 2 (Scrumdillydo)
13. Mini art 3 (Scrumdillydo)
14. Baby blessing sunburst (Paint Cut Paste)
15. Crayon watercolor batik print (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
16. Watercolor silhouettes (Prudent Baby)
17. Kadinsky's circles (Paint Cut Paste)
18. Salty watercolor painting (The Chocolate Muffin Tree)
19. Watercolor gift wrapping (TinkerLab)
20. Rubber cement masking (Paint Cut Paste)
21. Watercolour paper cups (Stephanie Polli)
22. Reflections painting exercise (That Artist Woman)
23. Make individual watercolor pages (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
24. Coffee filter butterflies (Two Straight Lines)
25. Circle printing (Picklebums)
26. Color wheel gecko (That Artist Woman)
27. Painting trees by blotting with paper towel (Susie Short)
28. Painting dew or water drops (Susie Short)
29. Watercolor house painting projects (Use Your Coloured Pencils)
30. Colorful light ray cross (Housing A Forest)
31. Dinosaur silhouettes (That Artist Woman)
32. Sponge printing (Picklebums)
33. Exploring gouache paints with kids (Alina's Adventures in Homemaking)
34. Transferring a drawing to watercolor paper (Susie Short)
35. Watercolor crayon shavings (Housing a Forest)
36. Spring oil pastel and watercolor resist (Housing A Forest)
37. Early autumn window scene (That Artist Woman)
38. Reverse print painting (Nurture Store)
39. Watercolor dabble paintings (Alina's Adventures in Homemaking)
40. Underwater swimming self-portrait (Use Your Coloured Pencils)
41. Painted word art (Oh Happy Day)
42. Glue-stamped papers (That Artist Woman)
43. Painting on wood (Picklebums)
44. Summer picture craft (Red Ted Art's Blog)
45. Bird puppet (That Artist Woman)
46. Large scale flower art mural (Nurture Store)
47. Just a glitter stripe craft (Alina's Adventures in Homemaking)
48. Van Gogh city at night art lesson (Deep Space Sparkle)
49. Abstract art lesson (Art Lessons For Kids)
50. Pointillism with pencil erasers (Almost Unschoolers)
51. Waldorf watercolor lesson (Syrendell)
52. Georgia O'Keefe flowers (Dali's Moustache)
53. Circle art with cups (Lilla A)
54. Non-objective art lesson (Mr. Picasso's Art Room)
55. Birch trees watercolor lesson (Deep Space Sparkle)
56. Collagraphs (Dali's Moustache)
57. Watercolored doilies (Meg Duerksen)
58. Painted book pages (Miss Indie Designs)
59. Painting watercolor lines (Awesome Artists)*
60. Painting watercolor landscapes Sumi style (Awesome Artists)*
61. Painting watercolor trees Sumi style (Awesome Artists)*
62. Leaf resist art and lesson about Alma Thomas (New City Arts)
63. May Day flower cones (Classic Play)

collage-making

1. Collage with paper booklet (Awesome Artists)*
2. Self portrait collage (Scrapbooks Etc.)*
3. Polymer clay tree collage art (Creative Jewish Mom)
4. Hanging fabric collage (Tinker Lab)
5. Paste paper collage a la Eric Carle (Tinker Lab)
6. April showers bring May flowers collage (mermag)
7. Picasso collage (laughpaintcreate)
8. Cotton ball collage (Tinker Lab)
9. Glossy glittery collage (Tinker Lab)
10. Paper mosaic with rose petal tinged paper (Creative Jewish Mom)
11. Face collage for scribblers (TinkerLab)
12. Rainbow mosaic (I Can Teach My Child)
13. Shapes collages (Activity Mom)
14. Melted plastic bag collage (Tinker Lab)
15. Raindrop collage (Tinker Lab)
16. Recyled paper tube art collage (The Chocolate Muffin Tree)
17. Tissue paper collage (Tinker Lab)
18. Color collage (Hands On As We Grow)
19. "My hand" collage (Art Projects for Kids)
20. Art with spices (My Kids Make)
21. Emotions collage (Leech Babe)
22. Colorwheel bouquet art lesson (Deep Space Sparkle)
23. Train line (Happy Little Messes)
24. Hedgehog collage (Adventures @ Play)
25. Eric Carle seahorses (Dali's Moustache)
26. Waterfront houses art lesson (Deep Space Sparkle)
27. Andy Warhol tissue paper bleed collages (Dali's Moustache)
28. Divide the circle collages (Awesome Artists)*
29. Matisse the collage man booklet (Awesome Artists)*
30. Cereal box mosaics (Fun in the Making)
31. Butterfly family collection (Growing up Creative)
32. Magazine mosaic (Readymade)

 

crafting with recycled papers and paper bags

1. Recycled book accordion (Bird and Little Bird)
2. Butterfly wreath (Alisa Burke)
3. Magazine collage inspired by Eric Carle (Adventures in Homemaking)
4. Paper mache bowls (Art Projects for Kids)
5. Newspaper Apron (from Craftbits)
6. Recycled paper bag flowers (Creative Jewish Mom)
7. Make pinatas (Let's Explore)
8. Paper hats (Momtastic)
9. The recycled rhino (Whimsy Child)
10. Recycled book garland (Minieco)
11. Kids prayer journal (Under the Sycamore)
12. Paper garland (Bookhou)
13. Paper airplane extravaganza (Adventures in Homemaking)*
14. Petit animal collage (Martha Stewart)*
15. Make an alphabet book (A Magical Childhood)
16. A newspaper egg basket (The Handmade Adventures of Captain Crafty)*
17. Painted newspaper (Scrumdillydo)
18. Tinting newspaper to learn color theory (Scrumdillydo)
19. Playing with tints, painted newspaper, and triangles (Scrumdillydo)
20. Alphabet photo book (Playful Learning)
21. Sleepy papier mache birds (the light garden)
22. Recycled paper hearts (The Magic Onion)
23. Sock monkey puppets from paper bags (Mom Inc. Daily)
24. Paper bag kite (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
25. Upcycled magazine beads (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
26. Old book page flower (Cynthia Shaffer)
27. Handprint sunflowers (Nurture Store)
28. Paper poppy wall art (Multiples and More)
29. Pretty paper beads (Pickles)
30. Make a pinata for a pet (San Diego Zoo)
31. Fabulous fish of the woven variety (se7en)
32. Coffee filter garland (Creature Comforts)
33. Gift tags from recycled Christmas cards (Little Eco Footprints)
34. Matching game from old magazines (A Magical Childhood)
35. Papier mache creations (A Bunch of Keys)
36. Paper bag trees (ET Adventures)
37. Starburst wrapper bracelet (Fluffyland)
38. Travel style nature journal (Go Explore Nature)
39. Wycinanki, or traditional Polish cut-outs (That Artist Woman)
40. Giant paper bag flower (Blissful Fetes)
41. Brenna's book page fabric (Design Sponge)
42. Paper bag dragon costumes (Little Elephants)
43. Paper bag challenge (Classic Play)
44. Page corner bookmarks (I Could Make That)
45. Lunch bag art (Skip to My Lou)
46. Newspaper sword (Alphamom)
47. Newspaper basket (How About Orange)

 

folding, coloring, or crafting with general paper

1. Making batik fabric with crayons 
2. Paper plate life cycle spinner (Let's Explore)
3. Double doodle drawing (maya*made)
4. Drawing idea list (Adventures in Homemaking)
5. Create your own basic character (DIY Kids)
6. "I'm finished" free time drawing activities
7. Creating zoo maps (Let's Explore0
8. Rainbow spinners plus template (Minieco)*
9. Origami envelope (Playful Learning)
10. Paper die cut mobile (Modern Handmade Child)
11. Paper airplanes extravaganza (Adventures in Homemaking)*
12. Make a neighborhood map (Adventures in Homemaking)
13. String of lantern lights from paper cups (Alisa Burke)
14. Make an accordion book (Bird and Little Bird)
15. Origami bunny (Tammy Yee)
16. Create your own land (Teapot Opera)
17. Make fuzzy friends (Paint Cut Paste)
18. Paper houses mobile (Paul et Paula)
19. Alliteration art with animals (Unschool Me)
20. Think and draw creative frames page (the light garden)*
21. Sleepy fox creative page (the light garden)*
22. Donkey creative page (The light garden)*
23. Make your own pop-up book (Bug and Monkey Mama)
24. Make office buddies with office stickers (DIY Kids)
25. Folding a paper lily (Charcoal and Crayons)
26. Rainy day toy boat (The Handmade Adventures of Captain Crafty)*
27. Shadow art (Superheros and Princesses)
28. Handmade blooming paper (Paint Cut Paste)
29. Winter solstice lanterns (Paint Cut Paste)
30. Make a cootie catcher that gets you out in nature (ohdeedoh)
31. Coloring Pages From Photos
32. Draw a party animal (DIY Kids)
33. Make fortune cookies (Kind Over Matter)*
34. Paper doll ballerinas plus template (The Crafty Crow)*
35. Printable Greeting Craft * (from Vintage Paint Works, Co.)
36. Printable make your own postcards (Smashed Peas and Carrots)*
37. Paper Dolls (Wee Wonderfuls)*
38. Personalized coloring pages using Adobe Photoshop (Blissfully Domestic)
39. Amazing Paper Toys (The Toymaker) *
40. Make a kindness book (Kind Over Matter)*
41. Cinderella paper dolls *
42. "Handmade with Love" gift tags * (from sew mama sew)
43. Printable chore chart for kids (Craftzine)*
44. American robin color by number (The Handmade Adventures of Captain Crafty)*
45. Create your own pattern (DIY Kids)
46. Peace 101 coloring book *
47. Outer space color by number (The Handmade Adventures of Captain Crafty)*
48. Paper city (Made By Joel)*
49. Making Friends Paper Dolls *
50. Draw some object characters (DIY Kids)
51. Papercraft (Canon Creative)*
52. Little Bird Gift Tags * (from creature comforts)
53. Printable bookplates (Bird and Little Bird)*
54. Rainbow poem coloring and writing (Let's Explore)*
55. Printable summer fruit tags and labels (Creature Comforts)*
56. Free paper toys, including frogs, planes, and more (One Craft Place)*
57. Sphinx paper toy (Paper Toys)*
58. Make a fun coloring card (The Handmade Adventures of Captain Crafty)*
59. Flags of the world crafting and play (Playful Learning)*
60. Lion Print * (from Ottobre Designs)
61. Make a sign with wacky letters (DIY Kids)
62. Printable placemat (Wondertime)*
63. Make a leprechaun's walk book (Let's Explore)*
64. Measure the house activity (Let's Explore)*
65. The Umbrella Coloring Mural (Jan Brett)*
66. I'm hungry cutting and coloring pages (Wondertime)*
67. Vintage paper craft books (Chez Beeper Baby)*
68. Make your own comic strip (Donna Young)*
69. Make a paper bunny (mermag)*
70. Kitty's world cutting and coloring pages (Wondertime)*
71. Ships ahoy card with template (nini makes)*
72. Pee-Wee Herman printable folding paper (Toy A DaY)*
73. The Little Prince paper toy (Toy A Day)*
74. Canoe origami (Adirondack Life)
75. Seaside sketch books (Kellie Medivitz)*
76. Sewing Machine Cut and Color (Alina's Adventures in Homemaking)*
77. Make a pirate map (The Imagination Tree)
    
78. Out my window car game (Wondertime)*
    
79. Make water gun targets (SS Buffat)
    
80. Paper bead necklace (Fifi Mandirac)*
    
81. Waldorf sun catcher (Garden Mama)
82. Printable bird and birdhouse play set (Nurture Store)
    
83. Make a mini pinata (Lieschen Mueller)
    
84. Whirlybirds (Minieco)*
    
85. Make a space station and space ship (McGuireZone)*
    
86. Taj Mahal paper toy (Papertoys)*
    
87. Foldables basics (Dinah Zike)*
    
88. Melted crayon dot art (Helping Little Hands)
    
89. Chalk pastel lizards (Deep Space Sparkle)
    
90. Self portrait template (Inchmark)*
    
91. King Arthur's Roundtable paper dolls (Paper Dali)*
    
92. Mother Teresa paper doll and coloring (Paper Dali)*
    
93. Fantastic steampunk airship (Graphics Fairy)*
    
94. Learning how to draw lettering booklet (Awesome Artists)*
    
95. Learning how to draw lettering booklet: part 2 (Awesome Artists)*
    
96. Learning how to draw people booklet (Awesome Artists)*
    
97. Learning how to draw animals booklet (Awesome Artists)*
    
98. Learning how to draw flowers and insects booklet part 1 and part 2 (Awesome Artists)*
99. Draw with ABCs (Awesome Artists)*
    
100. Draw fences and gates (Awesome Artists)*
     
101. Draw walls and fences (Awesome Artists)*
     
102. Draw cars from behind (Awesome Artists)*
     
103. Draw a compact car (Awesome Artists)*
     
104. Draw a police car (Awesome Artists)*
105. Draw a sporty car (Awesome Artists)*
106. Draw trees 1 and 2 (Awesome Artists)*
107. Draw direct with texture (Awesome Artists)*
108. How to use a texture board (Awesome Artists)*
109. Give paper a texture treatment (Awesome Artists)*
110. Decorative fan (Awesome Artists)*
111. Make your own puzzles (Awesome Artists)*
112. Halloween paper machie puppets (mermag)
113. Draw organic shape monsters (Tinkerlab)
114. Design your own paper car (Classic Play)*

 

crafting with fabrics, needles, and textiles

1. Make and Apply Your Own Applique
2. T-shirt weaving (Alpha Mom)
3. Recycled stitching (This Little Project)
4. T-shirt Bedroom Art (Country Home)
5. Icelandic Altar Hanging tutorial
   
6. Iron-On Valentine pillowcase transfer * (from creature comforts)
7. 4-H Clothing Project Reference Manual
8. Recycled Jeans Organizer *
9. Ladybug toy for kids to sew (Whip Up)*
10. Festive Bunting tutorial (from stitch.rip.repeat)
11. Super Easy People Puppet Pattern *
12. Making a circle skirt, a lesson in geometry (Barry Scientific)*
13. Library tote (Whip Up)
14. Patterned Jewelry Pouch Pattern (from Purlbee)
15. Aromatherapy pillow for daddy (Mommylabs)
16. Hanging fabric collage (TinkerLab)
17. No-sew fabric animals (CT Pub Blog)*
18. Making your own fabric (Adventures in Homemaking)
19. Bean bag buddy (5 Orange Potatoes)
20. Lil' mushroom house (Frugal Family Fun Blog)
21. Scrappy bookmarks (Pink and Green Mama)
22. Sock monkey puppets (Mom Inc. Daily)
23. Weave a t-shirt reading rug (Adventures in Home-making)
24. Machine sewing with the kids (flaxandtwine)
25. Making batik fabric with crayons (Suzy's Sitcom)
26. Make batik print napkins (Under the Sycamore)
    
27. Pillow portraits
    
28. Summer adventure map (imagine childhood)
29. Embroidery for kids (House from One Hill Road)
    
30. No sew doorway puppet theatre (Love Sugar Kisses)
    
31. Make a sock satchet (Wondertime)
32. Make a savings pouch (Shivaya Naturals)
33. Woven trivet (Bookhou)
34. Even toddlers can sew (Tinker Lab)
35. Parachute toy (The Handmade Adventures of Captain Crafty)*
36. Stitch a rainbow (Scrumdillydo)
37. Make circle skirts for stuffed animals (DIY Kids)
38. Patchwork angel ornament (nini makes)*
39. Animal tracks garland (imagine childhood)
40. Woven trivet (Poppytalk)
41. Batik star map (imagine childhood)
42. Embroider an iphone case (lil' magoolie)
43. Stitched wax paper hearts (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
44. Fabric painting with dishwashing gel (Cathie Filian)
45. Make a big scrappy painting (Alisa Burke)
46. Limby the button-eyed dude (Little Eco Footprints)
47. Fabric scrap braided necklace (cakies)
48. Graffiti bracelets (DIY Kids)
49. Pennant necklace (Zakka Life via Skip to My Lou)
50. Make ribbon accessories (DIY Kids)
51. Nature pouch sewing with kids (Red Ted Art's Blog)
52. Spring weaving project (That Artist Woman)
53. Our family in fabric pictures (Flossie Teacakes)
54. Wooden quilt blocks (Giddy Giddy)
55. Elmer's glue on fabric (Virginia and Charlie)
56. Indigo grape natural fabric dyeing (Resurrection Fern)
57. Macrame owl necklace (That Artist Woman)
58. Napkin self portraits (Classic Play)

 

crafting with felt and wool

1. Felt vase (Curly Birds)
2. Little felt owl beanbags (The Handmade Adventures of Captain Crafty)*
3. Felt fortune cookies (Spazzticcrafts)
4. Easy finger puppets from scrap felt (Sacred Spiral)
5. Felted finger puppets (WhipUp)
6. Felt-covered barettes (from angry chicken)
7. Felt doughnut tutorial and template * (from skip to my lou)
8. Kids felt book (Cathie Filian)
9. Felted finger puppets (WhipUp)
10. Make a good listener (Mossy)
11. Making rainbow felt (Natural Suburbia)
12. Make a felt scrap nest ball (Paint Cut Paste)
13. Felt garden patterns (Wondertime)*
14. Felted balls (imagine childhood)
15. Felted soap on a rope (The Magic Onion)
16. Felt chalk roll (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
17. How to felt a sweater (The Magic Onions)
18. Scarecrow felt board and game (Let's Explore)
19. Wet felted pictures (Scraps of Starlight)

 

crafting with yarn, string, and twine

1. Yarn bird nest (No Time for Flashcards)
2. Yarn-wrapped frames (Centsational Girl)
3. Knitted Diaper Bag (from Better Homes and Gardens)
4. Fingerknitting plus youtube tutorial (flaxandtwine)
5. Yarn-wrapped hearts (The Crafty Crow)
6. Yarn words (How the Sun Rose)
7. Beautiful branch weave (Natural Suburbia)
8. Finger knit hearts and flowers (Almost Unschoolers)
9. Basket weaving using recycled containers (That Artist Woman)
10. Make a yarn pom pom (Crafty Crafty)
11. Springtime baby carrots (homework)
12. Waldorf finger-knitted flowers, a video (EarthSchooling)
13. Yarn leaf mobile craft (Two Shades of Pink)
14. Paint with yarn (Zombies Wearing Helmets)
15. Word garland (Scrumdillydo)
16. Friendship bracelets (Honestly WTF)
17. Finger knitted flowers (The Magic Onions)
18. Spring finger knitting project, a blue knit basket (imagine childhood)
19. Circle weaving (Teacher Vision)*
20. Make a sailor's bracelet (Jan Brett)*
21. Summer solstice sun (Love in the Suburbs)
22. Hanging yarn balloons (Juicy Bits)
23. Paint and embroider mini pieces (That Artist Woman)
24. Not so wishy washy hemp bracelet (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
25. Yarn-wrapped stamps (Print and Pattern)
26. Shell garland (Me and Alice)
27. Fingerknitted flowers (Counting Coconuts)
28. Animal sewing cards (Chez Beeper baby)*
29. Paper tapas from South Pacific (That Artist Woman)
30. Friendship bracelets (Infarrantly Creative via Skip to My Lou)
31. Woven tree wall hanging (That Artist Woman)
32. Pencil crayon necklaces (Minieco)
33. Woven flowers and butterflies (That Artist Woman)
34. Heart garland (Little Elephants)
35. Woven person mixed media (That Artist Woman)
36. Macrame owl project (That Artist Woman)

 

crafting with clay, dough, and plaster

1. Clay techniques (Awesome Artists)*
2. Garden stepping stones and decorations (teach mama)
3. Nature in clay (Shivaya Naturals)
4. Make fossils (The Crafty Classroom)
5. Nature impressions (Paint Cut Paste)
6. Clay birds (Sun Hats Wellie Boots)
7. Homemade play dough (Paint Cut Paste)
8. Salt dough bead necklaces (Red Ted Art's Blog)
9. Play dough and lace (Tara S Loggett)
10. Solar system strand (Paint Cut Paste)
11. Homemade play dough (Little Eco Footprints)
12. Fun frogs made from clay (Oogly Fun)
13. Clay spiral heart pendant necklaces (The Chocolate Muffin Tree)
14. Make sand beads (Red Ted Art's Blog)
15. Clay coil snake (Awesome Artists)*
16. Make a pinch pot (Awesome Artists)*
17. Make a sun slab (Awesome Artists)* plus photo examples*
18. Clay slab cut away lesson (Awesome Artists)*
19. Make an animal pot (Awesome Artists)* plus photo examples*
20. Clay creations booklet (Awesome Artists)*

 

crafting with reused cardboard

1. Cereal box scenery (Minieco)*
2. DIY pinwheels (Style Me Pretty)
3. Reading rings (Totally Tots)
4. Cigar Box Guitar (from MAKE magazine)
5. Playing Card Box * (from Mirkwood Designs)
6. Space shuttle scene (Kids Crafts Weekly)*
7. Flower art box (The Artful Parent)
8. Recycled handmade musical instrument called a maraca (Mommylabs)
   
9. Cardboard Castle (from Mr. McGroovy's)
10. Upcycled DVD case, pin-up board, and card holder (MommyLabs)
11. Build a medieval castle (Your Child Learns)
12. Cardboard Rocker Plans * (from Foldschool)
13. Cardboard play ice cream shop (Childhood 101)
14. Toilet paper roll birthday crowns (Creative Jewish Mom)
15. Diaper box into treasure chest (733)
16. Toilet paper roll animals (Busy Bee Kids Crafts)
17. Wishing wall (Playful Learning)
18. Creating a telescope (Blissfully Domestic)
19. Faraway tree house (ikatbag)
20. Cereal box books (Alpha Mom)
21. Cardboard top hats (ikatbag(
22. Larry the leprechaun (inchmark)
23. Quick and simple bird blind (Ohdeedoh)
24. Handmade kaleidoscopes (Create Celebrate Explore)
25. Toilet paper roll kazoo (Smashed Peas and Carrots)
26. Milk carton pirate ship (DLTK Kids)
27. Tabloid Cardboard Stool Plans *
28. Make a cereal box planetarium (Adventures in Homemaking)
29. Toilet paper roll stars (4 Crazy Kings)
30. Narnia ships (ikatbag)
31. Recycled cardboard city (Alisa Burke)
32. Paperboard mystery message (flaxandtwine via Whipup)
33. DIY stamps for children (maya*made)
34. Cardboard rocket (Blonde Designs via skip to my lou)
35. Cereal box marble run (Made By Joel)
36. Children's space chart (Shivaya Naturals)
37. Pretend play cardboard fruits (The Happy Wanderer)
38. Simply made portable puppet theatre (Totally Tots)
39. Homemade puppet theatre with shelf (Bug and Monkey Mama)
40. Wooden spoon actors and box theatre (Cakies)
41. Tabletop puppet theatre for under $5 (Childhood 101)
42. Colorful cardboard box puppet theatre (Pink and Green Mama)
43. Princess carriage (Sun Hats and Wellie Boots)
44. Cracker box robot mask (Adventures in Homemaking)
45. Milk carton organizer (Maya*Made)
46. Toilet paper roll stars (4 Crazy Kings)
47. Moving parts digger (Kids Crafts Weekly)*
48. Cereal box house (Bella Dia)
49. Milk carton truck (MotherBabyEarth)
50. Acorn nature sewing cards (Natural Suburbia)
51. How to make a simple weaving loom from cardboard (Natural Suburbia)
52. Cardboard box splat painting (TinkerLab)
53. Recycled paper tube scuplture (The Chocolate Muffin Tree)
54. Father's day pen holder (No Clever Craft)
55. Cardboard pirate hat (Kids Craft Weekly)*
56. Make box buildings (DIY Kids)
57. Wild and wooly sheep (Kids Craft Weekly)*
58. Box camera obscura (LICM)
59. Pringles pinhole camera (Exploratorium)
60. Cheerful family flower mart (Frugal Family Fun Blog)
61. Play dressing table (Childhood 101)
62. Cardboard box marble run project (Tinkerlab)
63. Flower art boxes (The Artful Parent)
64. Paper tube owls (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
65. Cardboard bunk bed for dollhouse (ikatbag)
66. Amazing cardboard castle (Chantal Vincent Art)
67. Cardboard castle (ikatbag)
68. Make bionic binoculars (Heaps of Laundry)
69. Castle story box (Imagination Tree)
70. Changing faces dolls (A Little Learning For Two)
71. Castles and knights from toilet rolls (Red Ted Art's Blog)
72. Bouncing buttons game (Highlights Kids)
73. Recycled cars and tube people (The Chocolate Muffin Tree)
74. Aztec sun stones (That Artist Woman)
75. B is for banjo craft (Alina's Adventures in Homemaking)
76. Shoebox pull toys (Made By Joel)
77. Montessori play station made from diaper box (Play and Grow)
78. Tiny hats (Classic Play)

 

crafting with popsicle sticks, wood, and clothespins

1. Wooden Figure Key Hanger (from Make Stuff)
2. Rustic Birdhouse (from Better Homes and Gardens)
3. Popsicle stick bracelets (Suzy's Sitcom)
4. Color mobile (Red Bird Crafts)
5. School House Birdhouse (from Michael's)
6. Popsicle stick nomad tent (imagine childhood)
7. Clothespin magnets (Under the Sycamore)
8. Make your own hangers (Free People Blog)
9. Popsicle stick river houses (Reciclando en la Escuela)
10. Popsicle stick magnets (Pure and Noble)
11. Painted wood key hanger (Free People Blog)
12. No sew twirlers (Curly Birds)
13. Popsicle stick houses (Almost Unschoolers)
14. Stick stars (A Foothill Home Companion)
15. Popsicle stick magnets (DIY Kids)
16. Make a magic paintbrush (The Handmade Adventures of Captain Crafty)*
17. Doily butterflies with wooden clothespins (Scrumdillydo)
18. Royal stick puppets (Kids Crafts Weekly)*
19. City planning garden markers (imagine childhood)
20. Cigar box ukulele (Ehow)
21. Spring theatre (imagine childhood)
22. Story theatre (Red Bird Crafts)
23. Clothespin dolls (Dandee Designs)
24. Scrabble magnets (Oh Crafts)
25. Make large wood dice (36th Avenue)
26. Story starter blocks (Teach Beside Me)
27. Shapes and colors memory game (Dandee Designs)
28. Pencil block woodworking (Playopedia)
29. Wood tile necklace (Crafts Unleashed)
30. Wood bead necklace (Little Lovely)
31. Stick men (Red Ted Art's Blog)
32. Fishing rod (imagine childhood)
33. Dangly twig stars just add glue, glitter, and twine
34. DIY stamps (Playbased Learning)
35. Rebec fiddle (Vintage Projects)*
36. Steel guitar (Vintage Projects)*
37. Floating swim dock (Vintage Projects)*
38. Upcycled circus toys (Classic Play)

 

crafting with reclaimed glass

1. Make a hairpan vase (Under the Sycamore)
2. Summer activity jars and grab bags with printables (The Crafting Chicks)
3. Make an hourglass (Paris Bourke)
4. Marbled jars (A Magical Childhood)
5. Mason jar vase (Christina's Adventures)
6. I spy jar (The Magic Onions)
7. Easy glass etching (You Seriously Made That)
8. Nature jar (No Time for Flashcards)
9. Bug jars (lilla a. design)
10. Make hourglasses (Paris Bourke)

 

crafting with reclaimed metals and tin cans

1. Tin can windchimes (Hands On As We Grow)
2. A key hanger from repurposed keys and wood (Sierra Club)
3. Robby the recycled robot (Katherine Marie Photography)
4. Tin can drums (Hands On as We Grow)
5. Kids coins (AlphaMom)
6. Tin can forest (Ohdeehdoh)
7. Hand stamped plant markers (Mossy)
8. Silverware wind chimes (Mayfly via Skip to My Lou)
9. Crazy cans game (Two Shades of Pink)
10. Summertime dragonflies made with garden wire (Whip Up)
11. Clothesline caddy (the long thread)
12. Eric Carle caterpillar (Hands On As We Grow)
13. Mini fairy wings (Kids Craft Weekly)*
14. Tin can forest (Hands On As We Grow)
15. Make spoon garden markers (The Magic Onions)
16. A winter home for birds (imagine childhood)
17. Paint can camera (Paint Can Camera)
18. Metal wire toys (Paris Bourke)
19. Starlight flashlight (imagine childhood)
20. Upcycled tin can for herb garden (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
21. Tin can stilts (Kaboose)
22. Mexican metal tooling (Restoration Place)
23. Plant some grassheads (Heaps of Laundry)
24. Soup can paper mache owl (Art Projects for Kids)
25. Soda tab necklace and choker (Keep Calm and Craft On)
26. DIY bracelets with metal wire (Playful Learning)
27. Tin can wind chimes (Learn 2 Grow)
28. Teapot wind chime (Butter Nugget)
29. Climbing puppet (Paris Bourke)
30. Hex nut bracelet
31. Wire techniques (Awesome Artists)*
32. Wire chain (Awesome Artists)*
33. Wire sculpture person (Awesome Artists)*
34. Wire animal sculpture (Awesome Artists)*
35. Wire jewelry basics (Awesome Artists)*
36. Wearable 3D wire sculpture (Awesome Artists)*
37. Simple wire pendants (Awesome Artists)*
38. Cross wire pendant (Awesome Artists)*
39. Various simple pendants (Awesome Artists)*
40. Attaching big round objects to wire pendants (Awesome Artists)*
41. Simple safe wire ring (Awesome Artists)*
42. Soup can owl (Art Projects for Kids)

 

crafting with reclaimed plastics

1. Paper mache vases from recycled plastic bottles (Creative Jewish Mom)
2. Chihuly (laughpaintcreate)
3. Make a drinking straw weaving loom (Homemade Mamas)
4. PVC pipe lego table (Instrcutables)
5. Bird feeding station (TLC)
6. The reused plastic bottle giving tree (Growing Up Creative)
7. Bottle beings (Family Fun)
8. Crafty crocodile soda bottle craft (Family Fun)
9. Empty milk jug garden markers (How Stuff Works)
   
10. Make Japanese kokeshi dolls (Enchanted Learning)
11. Soda bottle beads (Dollar Store Crafts)
12. Milk jug toy garage
13. Aqua scope from old yogurt container (Maya Made via skip to my lou)
14. Lunch bag art with plastic bubbles (Mod Podge Rocks via skip to my lou)
15. Make a toy rocket (The Handmade Adventures of Captain Crafty)*
16. Homemade sprinkler from plastic soda bottle (Making Memories with Your Kids)
17. CD case labyrinth (giddy giddy)
18. DIY window clings (Smashed Peas and Carrots)
19. Doggy bank (Wondertime)
20. Spangly sun bugs (Kids Craft Weekly)*
21. Hot air balloon (Bloesem Kids)
22. Make reusable snack bags from grocery bags (Notes From a Very Red Kitchen)
23. Turn a milk jug into a lunch box (Family Fun)
24. Bug catcher necklace (Whimsy Girl)
25. Child's drawing to a rubber stamp (A Little Bit of This and A Little Bit of That)
26. Dale Chihuly inspired sculpture (Mary Making)
27. The Cartesian diver toy (Classic Play)
28. Make oversized flowers from plastic bags (Growing Up Creative)

crafting with pipecleaners

1. Concertina fold butterflies (Kids Craft Weekly)*
2. Felt and button flowers includes template (nini makes)
3. Wirework dragonflies (nini makes)
4. Pipe cleaner with pom pom finger puppets (Factory Direct Craft Blog)
5. Slinky spinning spiders (se7en)
6. Pipe cleaner creatures (Mom's Minivan)
7. Easy alien pipe cleaner crafts (Craft Jr.)
8. Pipe cleaner zoo (Artists Helping Children)
9. Worry dolls (Whip Up)

 

kitchen crafts

1. Making jelly from violets (Curly Birds)
2. Homemade magic shell ice cream topping recipe (skip to my lou)
3. Rosemary vinegar (Chasing Cheerios)
4. Homemade Grass Soap
5. Edible art (A Magical Childhood)
6. Homemade lip balm (small treasures)
7. Baby's and bow-wows biscuit recipe (The Handmade Adventures of Captain Crafty)
8. Natural dyeing (beehive craft collective)
9. Dyeing with shaving cream (Art Threads)
10. Heart-shaped crayons
11. Slime recipe (Wondertime)
12. Homemade butter (The Magic Onions)
13. Homemade bug repellent (Unplugged Sunday)
14. Crayon rainbow cubes (Frugal Family Fun Blog)
15. 1870 Milkpaint Formula
16. Rose syrup (Storybook Woods)
17. Bubble paint recipe (Tinker Lab)
18. Kool aid dye tshirts (The Chocolate Muffin Tree)
19. Sharpies and solvent science project (Wondertime)
20. Homemade sidewalk paint (Busy Bee Kids Crafts)
21. Bird cookies (imagine childhood)
22. Nature potions (Squashed Tomatoes)
23. Dyeing with shaving cream (Art Threads)
24. Homemade play dough (Little Eco Footprints)
25. Make your own paper (Paris Bourke)