Category Archives: Kids Crafts
Bugs Made From Cooldrink Bottles
These cute little bugs are made from small cooldrink bottles and apart from being fun to make, are a ball to play with too. You will need: Cooldrink bottle Styrofoam ball for head Pipe cleaner for feelers Coloured foam for … Continue reading
Car String Painting
String painting is a lot of fun to do with little kids. It is a decorative way to paint a simple picture and looks great if you mount it afterwards on a contrasting colour card. You will need: Pieces … Continue reading
Owl Bird feeder from Milk Cartons
If you ever wanted to make a cute bird feeder out of recycling material, here is a cute idea: an owl bird feeder. This concept was taken from the blog Red Ted Art and you can see their feeder made … Continue reading
Quick Salt Dough Fridge Magnets in the Microwave
I’ve made salt dough before at my previous school and my memories of it involved a long time of watching the thing in the oven and a few possible burns as well. With my first holiday program project being salt … Continue reading
Paper Plate Letters
This is a tactile art activity used as an extension to teaching your child phonetic letters. You can also write your child’s name on the plate, use a different plate for each letter of your child’s name or write short … Continue reading
How To Make An Easter Egg Basket Out of a 2 Litre Container (Cooldrink or Milk)
You don’t have to spend a lot of money to make an awesome Easter egg basket for your child this Easter. All you have to do is use an old container and spruce it up with decorations. You will need: … Continue reading
Magic glow jar
You will need: 4 different colored glow sticks Glass jar with a tight lid To do: Fill the jar with clean water Break open 4 glow sticks Pour the liquid from the glow sticks into the glass jar Shake the jar with lid on and place it in the … Continue reading
Salt dough ornaments
Salt dough ornaments (Please see salt dough recipe ) You will need: • Salt dough • Cutters • Toothpick • Mixed paint • Beads/glitter/sequins • Clear varnish • Apron • Paint brushes How? • Roll salt dough out evenly … Continue reading
String painting
You will need: Pieces of string Peg Containers of different coloured paint Cardboard or thick paper How? Place peg on end of the string and dip string in paint. Using the string, create interesting patterns and designs on cardboard. … Continue reading
Cling Wrap Painting
You will need: A roll of plastic wrap paper Paints in bowls Spoons for each bowl How? Place paper on the table and using a small spoon dribble different coloured paints. Place a sheet of plastic cling wrap … Continue reading
