Category Archives: Kids Crafts
Paper cup Spring Flowers
By Julia Gorham Get going with the freshness and bounce of Spring with great Spring Kids Crafts! (More to follow) Spring has sprung! Here is a simple spring flower activity to do with your children using paper cups and plastic … Continue reading
Hanging fan cat face
This is a very artistic artwork that is a stunning decorative addition to your home. The beauty of this artwork is that, as an adult you can prepare a lot of it beforehand and then allow your toddler or younger … Continue reading
Vegetable Sculptures: Potato People
For kids who love to play with their food, or construct things, this is an ideal craft activity. It’s really fun for them to build a potato person with different fruit and vegetables and then pick it off afterwards and … Continue reading
Plastic bottle shakers
Children love to shake these bottles and the plastic bottles can filled with different items to make different sounds. Plastic bottle shakers are also very easy to make and are a fun way to recycle. You will need: An empty … Continue reading
Why is Recycling Important? Plus a Bird Feeder using a plastic bottle.
It’s important to instill the importance of recycling in our children. And what better way than to teach them the reasons why, plus create a craft from an item that would normally be thrown away. Here’s why recycling is important … Continue reading
Paper plate lions
These lion paper plates are a cheerful addition to your animal theme and require some fine motor work to create the mane with the fork. You will need: A fork Paper plate Bowl of thick orange paint A bowl … Continue reading
Colour washed, wax and newspaper paintings
Sometimes the most beautiful artworks are also the most simple. These paintings create pretty, colourful layered artworks and they require only a few basic materials. You will need: Paper Bowls of different food colouring diluted with water Cut out newspaper … Continue reading
Straw Blow Painting
Children love blowing hard through straws to create a colourful, interesting, abstract paintings. You will need: Straws Bowls of different coloured paint diluted with water A teaspoon/ thick paint brush Paper To do: Using a teaspoon, or a thick … Continue reading
Paper Mache Bowls
Creating these easy to make paper mache bowls is a great sensory experience for children. Tearing the newspaper into strips and dipping them into the bowl of flour paste is messy fun and strengthens children’s fine motor skills too. What … Continue reading
Autumn Art Activities
Autumn leaves are falling down, the weather is becoming chilly and we are pulling on those long sleeves again. We can celebrate this time of year with our children by creating some lovely art works. In this post we’ll show … Continue reading
