Arts & Crafts

You will want to involve the children in this fun craft concoction which yields vibrant and intense colored watercolor paints. The process involves some neat chemical reactions that will enthrall kids and adults

If your children need a special place to perform their puppet shows, then this user friendly activity is for you. This craft makes easy work of assembling a puppet theater and offers limitless design possibilities

Creating your very own Fabulous Fuzzy Sock Puppet has never been easier! Your family of crafters will be able to do this project fairly independently with some guidance and supervision from an adult. Kids can

If you are looking for a fun, creative, and hands on way to learn about cell structure and the functions of the organelles within a cell, follow these easy steps to create your own cell city. Cell Cities can be

TuxPaint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12. It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program

Chalkboard paint is increasing in popularity and oftentimes can be expensive. Try concocting your own chalkboard paint with this easy recipe for use around your home. Chalkboard paint can be whimsically used on

Preserve the stunning beauty of the bubbles that you blow with this fantastic Bubble Painting Activity. Those gorgeous iredescent hues that we all marvel at really can be captured and transformed into artwork

If you have a lot of broken crayons laying around in a bin somewhere like I do, you can take those small crayon pieces and give new life to them by transforming them into new ones. You can use all kind of silicone

Do you have that child that LOVES decorating pumpkins, but don't want the crazy mess? Or are they too young to cut into a pumpkin? Sometimes using sharp tools is simply out of the question and we have

Making Chalk is so easy! It's an activity that is so fun to make with your kids. The only drawback is that you have to wait for this to fully dry before you use it, but it's so worth the wait. 1 cup Plaster

Set aside a few potatoes from your dinner preparations and create some fancy jewelry beads that can be made into necklaces, bracelets, and backpack charms. Potatoes for dinner has never been so good. With a few

Whole grain flour sand dough is an amazingly fun sensory activity for children of all ages. It is similar to fluffy cloudy dough made with all purpose white flour but the whole grains give the dough a much grittier

Chalkboard painted crafts and DIY has been all the rage for several years. Even cell phone covers are getting into the act.  Chalkboard paint has many creative and fun applications. What is chalkboard

Do you have a princess in your home?  Well, she will have to have a tutu to finish off her look!  This easy tutorial is perfect to make for your creative dress-up corner, birthday party favors

Kids love snow days. Even parents enjoy a bit of a winter bonus day, but are you often at a loss what to do with the kiddos? We have some fun suggestions to do with the little kiddos. Most of the recipes are with

This time of year is great time to get your little ones involved in decorating for the holidays. This easy craft has been around for a long time and it's one of my all-time-favorites! Fine-motor skills are in

A snow globes are universally loved by the young and the young at heart around the country. Especially during the holidays, many love the appeal of the snow globe. We have a DIY tutorial for your very own snowglobe

Making your own ornaments is a great project to do with your kids. I found an old recipe I had for this homemade clay DIY tutorial. It's easy and an inexpensive way to get your kids to create ornaments for family

Thanksgiving is a special time to give thanks for our blessings. Often we want to connect with our family and friends in a meaningful way, but don’t know exactly how. Gratitude Jars are a wonderful way

Toddlers and preschoolers love to finger paint.  Children at this age also enjoy putting everything in their mouths!   Here is a great way to develop your child's sensory

Create unique and colorful paper butterflies out of cone shaped coffee filters, food coloring, pipe cleaners, and clothespins. All ages of crafters will be fluttering in to make these fun and magical insects

Create unique and colorful paper flowers out of cone shaped coffee filters, food coloring, and pipe cleaners. This is a fun and easy activity that all ages can take part in. Make an individual flower or several

Create beautiful Nature Inspired Suncatcher Garden Art with kids of all ages. This is a great Spring or Summer craft which will have the kids exploring the backyard and viewing nature a lot more closely. It is

Concoct a polymer glittery goo and create an awesome super stretchy substance from which you can blow super bubbles with your family and friends. This activity is so much fun to make and play with and is great

Create unique and vibrant necklaces with this simple Salt Dough recipe and some Perler beads. Salt dough ornaments and keepsakes have been around for decades and have always been a simple and fun craft to make

Create spectacular and vibrant abstract art using toothpicks, paint and Mod Podge. This art project is great for all ages to enjoy. All you need are some very simple and easily accessible items and some wooden

Make these fun masquerade masks to add a little fun and mystery to any occasion. Children will love making these fantastic masks for dress up, parties, and playtime. The masks end up being the perfect size for

Create lively and fun fingerprint characters that have great individuality. This activity and art project is great fun for all ages to enjoy. The skin on the tips of your fingers has tiny ridges on it that form

Combine some artful techniques and create a unique Collage Silhouette in this fantastic art project. This art project looks like it can only be done by an experienced artist, but it is really very easy to make

Make a cool prehistoric dinosaur our of a paper plate in a few simple steps. Children are simply fascinated by these extraordinary prehistoric creatures that once roamed our Earth. Pair this project up with a

Create a beautiful soaring bird out of a paper plate. Children of all ages will enjoy creating the species of bird of their choice with this easy to make Paper Plate Soaring Bird Craft Project. You can have several

Create this fun polymer of Flubber and use it to blow interesting bubbles that you can hold in your hand. Flubber is a scientific polymer which means that it takes the shape of the container you put it in like

Create your very own fooseball game out of a cardboard shoe box. My kids have always wanted a fooseball table, but it can take a lot of space and wasn't in the budget. We made a simple alternative that they school

Turn a scribbles and doodles into some silly critters that will fill your page in a delightful way. This is a simple activity that anyone can do and can be done just about anywhere which makes it is great boredom

This Swappable Paper People Art Project is one of our all time family favorite art activities. It inspires creative thinking, artistry and leaves you with a silly activity to share after the project is complete

Quell boredom by having the kids make their own bouncing balloon yo-yos. All you need for this fun activity are some easily accessible items that you likely have in your home right now. You can certainly play

There is something simply intriguing about binoculars for kids. It is like viewing life through different eyes when you use them. Why not change their view altogether by creating different colored lenses! Create

Create some fun and decorative shapes out of out paper mache. In this activity you can use unused wrapping paper strips, construction paper scraps, or even newspaper to make a colorful and unique shapes for decoration

Toddlers and young children will love the freedom of expression that comes along with making a collage. Using contact paper as an art medium creates even more independence for little ones, as the sticky surface

Create dollhouses that appeal to both boys and girls by using shoe boxes and magazine clippings in collaboration with one another. Children can easily become interior designers for the afternoon as they cut and

If you are missing some pieces to a puzzle, save those pieces instead of rendering the puzzle useless. There are lots of fun crafts that you can do with old puzzle pieces. Create these amusing Puzzled Faces with

Create unique and animated characters out of cardboard tubes and cupcake liners. These little people are simply adorable and I think it might be the fringed cupcake liner hair that makes me adore them more. This

Create your own decorative bowl out of out paper mache. In this activity you can use tissue paper strips and decorative leaves from the backyard to make a colorful and unique bowl to hold dry items or simply as

Create your own decorative bowl out of out paper mache. In this activity you can use unused wrapping paper strips to make a colorful and unique bowl to hold dry items as a decoration. This activity is great for

Instead of tossing away those many construction paper scraps, turn trash into treasure by turning it into Construction Paper Clay. In a few easy steps, you can create paper clay in a variety of colors and use

If you have ever wished that you could create your own unique stickers, then this art activity is for you. Artists of all ages will enjoy mixing these two ingredients together to form a lick and stick substance

Use leftover corks to create a beautiful cork bird. Feathers, corks and toothpicks come together to build this adorable aviary friend in just a few easy steps. Use different colored feathers and feather placement

Have fun with this nontraditional paper flower technique that brings fluted coffee filters to life. Create vibrant flowers in the color schemes of your choice by using food coloring to dye small stacks of coffee

This felt weaving activity will be a favorite quiet time pastime for toddlers and young children. This felt activity can be rolled right up for storage and easily packed up to be used in the car or in waiting

Treat the kids like royalty and introduce them to these fantastic Paper Plate Crowns. These crowns are easy to make from the most inexpensive of paper plates and will be the pride and joy of your little princes