When it comes to spending quality time with our kids, we’re happy to do literally anything at all. Their usual favourite way to bond with family, however, is to do crafts together! In our extended family, we have quite a number of kids ranging in all different ages, so we’re always on the lookout for great kids’ craft ideas that they can all do together quite easily, keeping everyone amused and feeling included.
1. DIY lava lamp
Are your kids ever so slightly older and starting to get into the idea of making things that are slightly more like science experiments rather than just, say, cut and paste paper crafts? Then we have a feeling you’ll get along very well indeed with this idea from
2. Balloon and plastic cup marshmallow shooters
In our house, the crafts that go over the absolute best are often those that have some kind of function or fun use to them after they’re finished. Our kids adore the process of making whatever it is and they get a kick out of continuing to use it afterwards! These funny plastic cup and balloon marshmallow shooters featured on
3. Tissue paper and paper plate turtles
No matter how old you are, you probably know that paper plate based crafts are a total classic and a kids’ amusement staple! There’s just something so easy and convenient about making things from housewares you already have on hand. We always keep a pack of paper plates in the kitchen cupboard, so we already had everything we needed to make these fantastic little plate and colourful tissue paper turtles outlined step by step on
4. Paper chain snake
Just like the basic concept of paper plate crafts are a childhood classic, so are paper chain projects! We remember making these frequently as kids as well and loving every single colourful link. That’s probably why we liked this tutorial from
5. DIY fruit fans
Did we actually really catch your attention when we started talking about the idea of crafts that might be a little more satisfying for slightly older kids but you’re just not sure they’ll really dig the lava lamp idea we showed you earlier? Then perhaps they’d prefer to try their hands at making something with moving parts! We’d definitely suggest taking a look at how
6. DIY emoji masks
Perhaps your kids are just old enough to start taking an interest in pop culture things and what’s trendy right now? Then we have a feeling they’re probably just as amused by the fun range of emojis on the iPad keyboards as our budding technology users are! Help them have fun with those things outside the world of screens too by making these fun cut and paste emoji masks outlined step by step on
7. Growing crystals from pipe cleaners
Just in case you’re still feeling rather intrigued by the idea of helping your kids make a craft that’s actually a little closer to being a science experiment of some kind, here’s an idea from
8. DIY moon rocks
Are you quite intrigued indeed by the idea of making the crystals we showed you above but you’re just not sure you want to work with Borax, since you don’t like the idea of such harsh substances around your kids? In that case, we’d definitely suggest taking a look at how
9. Easy pom pom bunnies
In your house, are yarn crafts actually a lot more popular than science experiment based things since you’re an avid knitter or crochet enthusiast who always has spare yarn scraps ready for your kids to use? In that case, we’d absolutely suggest taking a look at how
10. Painted rock photo holders
If your kids could pick any supply to work with for the rest of their lives, are you pretty sure they’d choose to paint? We feel like ours might too, but only so long as they could paint all kinds of unconventional surfaces while they’re at it! Being nostalgic photo lovers as well, we’re totally in love with how
11. Troll painted rocks
Have we really caught your attention with all this talk of painted rocks but your little ones are also huge fans of character based crafts over pretty much anything else? In that case, we think you simply must take a look at the way
12. Unicorn dreamcatchers
If you and your kids have never made dream catchers before then we’re very sorry to tell you that you’ve been missing out on something very fun indeed! We’d definitely suggest fixing that by taking a look at how
13. Glitter seashell picture frame
Rather than choosing paint, are convinced that your kids would actually choose glitter as their number one crafting supply if they had to? Well, if they’re also a big fan of mermaids and all things mermaid themed, then we have a feeling you’ll get along very well indeed with this lovely, well sparkled mermaid seashell photo frame outlined step by step on
14. DIY panda pom poms
Have we actually still got you thinking about how much you adore the idea of making cute things from yarn that you’ve turned into pom poms but your kids actually have plenty of practice with this technique and you honestly think they’re ready for something a little more challenging? In that case, we’d definitely suggest taking a look at how
15. Water bottle penguins
Maybe the ideas you’ve seen on our list that you’ve liked the most so far have been the ones involving animals in some way because there’s nothing in the world your kids love more (besides crafting, of course), but you just haven’t seen the idea that quite has you convinced yet? Well, if your kids enjoy penguins at all, then we’d definitely suggest taking a look at how
Have you made other awesomely fun crafts with your kids that were an instant hit but that you don’t see here on our list? Tell us all about what you created and how you did it or link us to photos of your finished work in the comments section!
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