HOUSE MAKING CRAFTS FOR KIDS : Ideas for Arts & Crafts Activities to Make Houses, villages, city skyscrapers, a city, towns, castles, airports, amusement parks, teepees, windmills, barns, farms, and other buildings instructions for children, teens, and preschoolers

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Below you will find many buildings crafts projects for kids to create their own cool building creations such as cities, towns, city skylines, houses, skyscrapers, castles, airports, amusement parks, teepees, windmills, barns, farms, etc.

Making Paper Indian Tepees

The American Plains Indians lived in tepees, tents made of animal hide stretched over a frame of poles. You can make a small model of a tepee from paper. Fold a large sheet of white paper into a cone. Tape it together from the inside. Cut the tip of the cone off as shown. Now gather some straight sticks, a little longer than the cone, and tape them on the inside. Their ends should extend through the opening on top of the cone. Tape two triangular pieces of paper on the sides near the top, and attach a stick to each, as the picture shows. Cut a door in the lower part of the tepee and fold it open. With water colors, paint Indian designs and your tepee is finished.

Making Indian Homes called Long Houses

 

Here is another kind of Indian house that you can make. The Iroquois Indians lived in long houses, made from bark, poles and sticks. You can make a model of a long house from cardboard and stiff paper. Cut two pieces of cardboard in the shape pictured, and then cut flaps in them. These will form the front and back of the house. Bend the stiff paper to make the roof and sides and fasten the front and back flaps to it with metal fasteners or clips. Cut several holes in the center of the roof and a door in the front. Paint the house with water colors so it will look like the bark of a tree and posts. Or use split sticks, putting them on with tape.

Make a City or Town from Cardboard Boxes

If you save all the empty boxes around your house, you can soon make an entire city. Different size boxes can become houses, tall office buildings, a bank, school, garage and whatever else you like. Cut windows and doors or paint them on. Use different colored paper for the roofs and for signs on stores. Make bridges and parking lots too, and put toy automobiles in the scene.

Make a Working Elevator Craft

This toy elevator is made using the same principle of the first hand-operated elevator that was built a little over a hundred and fifty years ago. Rinse out a flat-top milk carton and allow it to dry thoroughly. Stand the carton on a table with the pouring spout at the upper right hand corner. With a pair of scissors, cut an opening about 2 inches high, and almost as wide as the carton, at the bottom of the front side. Punch a hole in the little lid that covers the pouring spout. Pull a piece of string, 18 inches long, through the hole and tie a finger loop at the end, as in illustration A. Leave the other end loose. To make the basket, cut a 4 inch square of heavy brown paper. Make a small hole in each corner of the paper square, and tie a short piece of string to each hole. Pull the 4 strings together to make the basket, and join thew in a knot, as in illustration B. Tie the basket, through the opening in the elevator shaft, to the loose 18 inch piece of string, as in illustration C. Place a few marbles, or some other small objects in the basket. Raise the basket up the elevator shaft to the top by pulling the string through the lid of the carton. The basket should raise and lower easily. If you want to keep a loaded basket at the top of the elevator shaft, wind the string around the lid a couple of times.

Creating a House in a Box

This is an interesting and worthwhile project for kids who like to design houses and to decorate them. Remove the cover from a shoe box and save it as you will need it later. With a ruler, measure the height of the shoe box. Measure and then cut out, 4 small cardboard panels, 2 inches wide, and 1/2 inch less in height than the height of the shoe box. These will be the room dividers. Fasten the room dividers inside the box with Scotch tape. With a nail, make 2 small peep holes in one short end of the box, as in illustration A. From magazine pages or from Internet or Clipart printouts, cut out pictures of a kitchen, living room, and bedroom. Plan which room in your Peep Show House which will be used for each. Trim the pictures to the right size, and glue them to the sides of the box and the fronts of the dividers of the different rooms. Cut squares of colored blotter paper for rugs and glue in place. Make tiny cardboard furniture for the rooms, as in illustration B. For the skylight, cut out 3 windows in the cover of the box, as in illustration C. Plan the windows so that each one will be directly over a room when the cover is placed back on the box. Glue a sheet of colored tissue paper to the underside of the windows in the skylight. Place the cover on the box, and look through the peep holes, down the hall into the different rooms of the house, as in illustration D. If you like, in place of the magazine cut-outs, you may glue Wall paper to the walls of the house, and in place of making cardboard furniture, you may use miniature toy furniture. Peep Show House. Colored blotting paper makes excellent rugs and lends brightness to the general design.

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How to Make a Shoe Box Doll House Arts and Crafts Project for Kids - Today we will show you how to make a really great toy doll house out of shoe boxes and other materials. This little two-story doll house with its gabled roof can be made in less than a half hour by any handy boy or girl.

How to Make a Pilgrim's Log Cabin - Learn how to make a newspaper rolled log cabin...possibly as a Thanksgiving centerpiece for decorations.

Making Towns and Villages from Boxes - Make this amazing town / village from cardboard boxes and some techniques.

How to Make Cardboard Doll Houses from Boxes for Girls & Boys - This two-story doll’s house is extraordinarily easy to make. It takes shape quickly and yet it is so sturdy that you will be playing with it for months. You will have great fun furnishing the rooms with the simple but real-looking furniture.

How to Make Cardboard Tubes Log Cabin for Abe Lincoln on Presidents Day - Well it is going to be February in 2 hours, so I figured that I would put up a Toy Log Cabin Craft Building craft to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Why? Because it is Presisents Day soon. Just use paper and cardboard tubes / rolls and then just connect them together easily.

Making Paper Tents - Learn how to make paper tents with the following easy instructions.

How to Make Paper Windmills with Paper Modelling Craft Instructions - Today, we will show you how to make a cute paper windmill. Below you will find two printable paper models. All you will need to do is cut and fold the model into the proper shape. Have fun.

How to Make Cardboard Doll House Furniture with Old Boxes - Today we are going to show you how to make cardboard doll house furniture, decorations, and wall hangings. This is a great activity for a group of girls at a sleepover slumber party, for girl scouts, or for a boring rainy day.

Make Toy Windmills from Milk Containers Craft Idea for Kids - You have probably seen a windmills before, whether you have seen them on TV, on a farm, or just passed by it when in the car. This is a very cool, working, toy windmill arts and crafts activity for kids.

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3-D Haunted House - Make this spooky 3-D house scene this Halloween.

A castle made from sugar cubes is an architectural delight Sugar is sweet -- but it can also be art! These Sweetest Day sugar cube sculptures will make a unique present for someone you want to remember.

A Kid's Castle Crafts Project for Kids It takes a weekend, an assortment of medieval toys, and a flair for mixing and matching to create a bedroom fit for a king.

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Blarney Castle Arts & Crafts Project Blarney Castle was built in 1446 in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of the most famous castles in the world. Kissing the Blarney stone, located in one of the murder holes on the under side of the machicolated battlements, about 80 feet above the ground, is said to bring you good luck and bring you back to Ireland.

Bird House : Bird Feeder Crafts for Children - This is such an easy to create birdhouse that even toddlers can help make them. Just use those old, dried twigs lying on your backyard and make your feathery neighbors a bungalow of their own.

Birdhouse : Bird Feeder Crafts for Children – Don’t be fooled into buying those rather pricey, ready made birdhouses found in hardware stores and shopping malls. You can make your own at a fraction of the cost!

Bird House : Bird Feeder Crafts for Children – This step by step tutorial is such a breeze to follow that even 3^rd graders can make their own birdhouse in under an hour.

Bird House : Bird Feeder Crafts for Children - You and your child can transform an empty plastic canister into a cozy home for our fine, feathered friends.

Bird House : Bird Feeder Crafts for Children - It’s spring!! Hurray!! I already hear all the birds starting to sing and I love it!!  In honor of the warmer spring weather we made a Bird house for our Fine Feathered Friends!!

Bird House and Feeder : Bird Feeder Crafts for Children – Make your own colorful birdhouse and bird feeder with this nifty craft project! You can even add some color too!

Birdhouse Birdfeeder : Bird Feeder Crafts for Children - Show your kids some love for Mother Nature’s creations by helping them build this two in one bird house and feeder for our little feathered pals. With some creative thinking and re-usable materials, it’s quite a breeze making this craft project.

Bird House Craft : Bird Feeder Crafts for Children – Be it by your window sill or hanging on the porch, this simple bird house craft will definitely look good and feel comfy for our feathered friends.

Bean Bag Toy House - Instructions to make a house for a bean bag toy or other stuffed animal.

Big Ben Printable Paper Folding Craft - Possibly the most famous clock face and chimes in the world the building is officially known as St Stephen's Tower, but which is more commonly referred to as Big Ben. "Big Ben" is actually the name of the largest bell inside the clock tower, which forms part of the Houses of Parliament. Now you can print this paper model out, fold it with the instructions, and then display it in your room or even play with it.

Block Buildings Craft for Children - Help your kids create their own miniature city with block buildings that look just like the ones in your town.

Box Barn Craft : Crafts Using Cardboard Boxes for Kids You can make this cute barn using a cardboard box, scissors, and paint. The barn doors even open and close. If you want to put your toy animals in the barn afterwards, make sure you start out with a box that is the right size for your animals.

Box Buildings - Kids can create all kinds of cool structures -- from houses to high-rises, metal shops to museums -- with household boxes and a few found objects

Box Living Room Diorama Craft for Kids- Recycle boxes and paper cups into a cozy miniature living room and help save the environment while doing so.

Box Tow : Crafts Using Cardboard Boxes for KidsThis is an easy way to make a toy town using old boxes, cartons, colored paper, scissors, tape, paper tubes, and crayons.

Box Buildings : Crafts Using Cardboard Boxes for Kids Kids can create all kinds of cool structures -- from houses to high-rises, metal shops to museums -- with household boxes and a few found objects.

Bug Hotel : Crafts with Oatmeal Containers for Kids - This simple, yet sturdy, insect observatory lets young entomologists check in guests, then check 'em out.

Build a Medieval Castle Make your own model medieval castle - a learning activity that teaches about history, feudalism and life in the Middle Ages.

Build a Barnyard Scene Paper Craft - Learn how to build a barnyard scene with this printable paper craft. Paper Silo .. Animals and Trees .. Fences

Building Bird Houses and More - If you want to attract more birds to your yard, you should try making a variety of bird houses and bird feeders. The projects in these books will help inspire you to do just that!

Build Your Own Medieval Castle - Make your own model medieval castle -- a learning activity that teaches about history, feudalism and life in the Middle Ages.

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Cardboard Box Castle Directions for Kids Turn a plain cardboard box into an enchanted castle. The cutting in this project is heavy-duty and should be done by an adult. The child can help by supervising and by designing where the towers and turrets should go.

Cardboard Boxes Castle : Crafts with Oatmeal Containers for Kids - Children become intrigued with castles at a very young age, and they continue to be fascinated with them for many years. Castles fire up kids' imaginations as their reading tastes move from Snow White to the Knights of the Round Table. Making little castles out of recycled materials can provide hours of fun for the kids themselves, followed by many more hours of imaginative play using small dolls and action figures.

Cardboard Box Castle - Turn a plain cardboard box into an enchanted castle. The cutting in this project is heavy-duty and should be done by an adult. The child can help by supervising and by designing where the towers and turrets should go.

Cardboard Box Castle and Puppet Theater A cool craft made using a large cardboard box.

Cardboard Castles Crafts Ideas for Kids My nieces loved these fairy castles, made completely out of recycled materials!

Carryall Castle Arts & Crafts Activity for Kids The towers of this desktop fortress are just right for stashing a host of school supplies.

Castle and Medieval Building Paper Models - castle and mediaval buildings

Celtic Monastery model - Celtic Monastery model of paper

Castle in the Sun Create a castle with recycled boxes and your imagination. Write your own play script for your stage set, too!

Castle for Keeps Travel back in time with this family or party project that combines imagination and history. Everyone will admire this medieval keepsake.

Cereal Box Haunted House - Let your imagination soar by making your very own spooky haunted house from a cereal box for Halloween or any scary occasion.

Charlotte's Web Diorama Crafts Activity for Kids – This is another fun-filled creative project for you and your kids to assemble. He best part of it all is you get to enjoy the precious bonding time while doing so!

Child Size Playhouse to Fold and Play With- Make a Playhouse out of newspapers...your kids could use it for a clubhouse.

A Christmas Card Cottages : Recycle Christmas Cards Ideas for Kids - - Christmas card cottages for your tree or village.

Chrysler Building Printable Folding Craft - Learn how to print out this foldable Chrysler Building craft and activity.

Celtic Monastery model- Celtic Monastery model of paper

Constrawction Zone : Drinking Straws Crafts for Children - - Looking for some instant fun on a rainy day? Grab a box of bendable straws and invite your child to try his hand at a building activity that takes all kinds of whimsical twists and turns.

Craft Stick Birdhouse Craft Kit . : How to Build Bird Feeders and Houses - Home, Sweet Home for your feathered friends. Make this cute little pretend birdhouse out of craft/popsicle sticks! How tweet it is!

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Dog House - Create a cool dog house from a small milk carton and paper.

Dog House for Teeny Bean Bag Animal - Paint the carton. Let dry. Decorate with pictures of Bean Bag Animals from magazines or printed from Ty's web site.

Doll House Furniture : Crafts Ideas with Juice Bottles - Make furniture from various recyclable items, including juice bottles.

Doll House Pot Holder Tutorial : How to Make Potholders Crafts Ideas for Children - I decided to name this new house block pattern "Doll House". It is taller and smaller than the cottages and just reminded me of a little doll house. The block seemed like a perfect size for a pot holder but the Doll House could be applied to other crafts or quilt blocks.

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Easy Candy Houses - Make an easy candy house with these easy instructions.

Easter Egg Cubby House Gift Box : Box Crafts Instructions for Kids Make a fun shape cubby house project for gifting and crafting. Simply print, cut and assemble!

Edible Haunted House - Here's a fun Halloween project for the whole family.

Eiffel Tower Printable Paper Craft - This is a printable paper model of The Eiffel Tower. This is a foldable paper craft for adults or kids.

Empire State Building Printable Paper Craft - This is a printable paper craft of the Empire State Building.

Fairytale Castle Crafts Ideas for Kids Who could resist trying this gorgeous fairytale castle craft! Easy to make from cardboard tubes and others scraps, it

A Fairy House It is made of a box covered with goodies.

Fairy Houses Twigs Craft Idea - Buttercup the Fairy says, "We love to fly about, but we need to rest, just like you. If we spy an inviting retreat like this one, it's hard to resist. Check out the fairy building code below and then construct your own fairy house. You'll find that once you begin, it's hard to stop -- you just might create an entire village!"Use twigs, sticks, and tree branches to make this Fairy House.

Farm 3D Paper Model Folding Project - Here you can go about Downloading, Installing Running and Building a Farm

Faux Gingerbread House : Crafts with Craft Foam Sheets for Children - - This festive corkboard cottage has a great selling point: while it's every bit as sweet as the classic cookie-and-candy model, it'll never get stale.

Felt Gingerbread Houses : Gingerbread House Crafts for Kids - Made from drink cartons and felt, the houses sport movable decorations that let kids play with them and change their look on a whim.

Geodesic Dome Arts & Crafts Project with Old Newspapers - Who would ever believe that the Sunday paper and a stapler would be all you need to create a life-size structure big enough to hold a bevy of children? Our dome was, at turns, a fort, a gingerbread house, a cave and a camping tent.

Ghost House for Halloween Treats : Oatmeal Container Crafts Ideas for Kids – This would make a perfect decorative complement on your porch during Halloween. Disguise your holiday’s treats with a holder made from an oatmeal container.

Ghost House Printable Paper Model Craft - It seems every town has a 'ghost house', and avensBlight is certainly no exception. This nicely detailed model stands about eight and a half inches tall, just arge enough to hold your deepest fears and gravest misgivings. Plus... this model has a hidden storage compartment for all your other stuff!

Ghost Town - Haunt your home with a tabletop village inhabited by spooky ghosts and tiny trick-or-treaters.

Gingerbread Farm : Gingerbread House Crafts for Kids - A farm, even one made of gingerbread, is a lot of hard work, so don't attempt to complete this project in one day, but your kids are sure to have plenty of fun on this farm.

Gingerbread House : Gingerbread House Crafts for Kidse - Christmas gingerbread house.

Gingerbread House : Gingerbread House Crafts for Kids- Save those empty art supply containers! Transform them into a festive Gingerbread House to add flair to your holidays.

Gingerbread House : Gingerbread House Crafts for Kids - A fun craft idea for the holidays that demands minimal skills for both adults and children is making a Gingerbread House particularly as a family activity.

Gingerbread House : How to Make Gingerbread Houses for Children - Create a giant gingerbread house that would make Hansel & Gretel proud!

Gothic Chapel Printable Paper Model Craft - Here's your chance to own a crumbling Gothic Chapel, said to be badly haunted and shunned by all. As it's new owner, you'll enjoy not only the wonderfully dreary atmosphere it evokes, but also the secret hidden chamber that rests within!

Great Gingerbread House : How to Make Gingerbread Houses for Children - A delicious and mouth-watering craft.

Gingerbread House : How to Make Gingerbread Houses for Children - Make a delicious gingerbread house.

Gingerbread House : How to Make Gingerbread Houses for Children - Create this non-edible gingerbread house from paper and Styrofoam then fill it with a candy surprise.

Germany’s Noble Neuschwanstein Explore German history from the Middle Ages to modern times. Study German castles, such as Neuschwanstein Castle, then design and build one of your own.

Greater Minnesota Housing Fun House Model Craft - Printout this printable paper model house craft.

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Halloween House - Edible house made up from milk cartons.

Haunted House Treat Bag : Crafts with Brown Paper Bags for Kids - Take home treats from your class party in a haunted house bag you make from a paper bag.

Haunted House Printable Paper Model Craft - This is a very cool 3d paper model craft of a Haunted House...perfect for a Halloween paper craft.

Haunted House - So spooky! Just what you need for your Halloween party.

Haunted House Craft - Create a small haunted house out of a milk carton.

Haunted Gingerbread House - Easy to make haunted gingerbread house.

Haunted House Treat Carrier - Fun and easy haunted house treat carrier craft.

Haunted House Centrepiece - Make a scary haunted house for Halloween.

Haunted House - Cast a spell over your neighbourhood with this abode.

Haunted House 3D Paper Construction Model - RavensBlight Manor is a very unusual old ruin. Much dryer and weathered than it should be on the outside, far damper and colder than it should be on the inside...rumored to bring ruin to anyone involved with it...and now it can be yours!

Heebie Jeebie Haunted House - Store your treats and treasures in this box that doubles as a Halloween decoration.

Holiday House Card : How to Make Christmas Cards Ideas Directions - This holiday card sends a cosy home-sweet-home greeting to friends and family.

House 3D Paper Craft - This craft works well for a "my family", "my neighbourhood" or Little Red Ridinghood (Grandma's house) theme.

House Foldable Print out House Toy - This is a printable house, to fold up, put together, and play with.

House Keys Arts and Crafts Project - House Keys Getting out of the house is hard enough when you have three young children, but it becomes decidedly more challenging when you misplace things as often as I do. I used to think Kyle and Jake liked to play the recurring game "Where Are Mommy's Car Keys?" Apparently I was wrong, since I received the following gift from them, which will probably hang on my kitchen wall until the end of time.

House of Treats : Fall & Autumn Crafts Projects - - Kids create a haunted Halloween house and get a treat bag all in one!

Houses - Easy Preschool craft ... make these fun and spooky Halloween houses.  Just use some small discarded boxes and a few scraps to make this great looking Halloween craft.

Home Sweet Home Photo Gallery - This adorable three-dimensional house makes a perfect photo memory display. For younger children, use simple designs. Older kids will appreciate more intricate details when decorating their house.

Honda 3D Paper Craft Hand-Drawn Model Town - This is the cutest little town that you can fold and build with your children. It has a hand-drawn look that makes it even cuter.

How to Build a Cardboard Box Castle The first step in building a cardboard box castle is to cut four pieces of cardboard to create the walls of the castle. Learn about making a bridge for a cardboard castle with help from a teacher in this free video on fun crafts for kids

How to Make Origami House - House origami model.

How to Make Origami House - House origami model.

How to Make a Pop Up Origami House - Pop up origami house.

How to Build a Castle Out of Cardboard Boxes Children become intrigued with castles at a very young age, and they continue to be fascinated with them for many years. Castles fire up kids' imaginations as their reading tastes move from Snow White to the Knights of the Round Table.

How To Build a Popsicle Stick Castle A craft stick castle can be a good school, Scout, 4-H or hobby project for one person or a few members to work on together.

How to Build a Popsicle Stick Castle In order to build a Popsicle stick castle, start by simply gluing Popsicle sticks together to form the sides and back of the castle.

How to Draw Haunted Houses for Kids - Learn how to draw Halloween haunted houses with these lessons for kids.

How to Make Paper Castles Crafts Projects for Kids Build a Paper Castle for kids that's fit for a king or queen! Your work will pay off with hours of fun playtime when you create this fantasy paper craft.

How to Make a Castle Out of a Large Box Make your child boy or girl a castle that they will enjoy and will hardly cost you anything.

 

How to Make the Alcazar Castle With Cardboard Boxes This will allow you and your children to learn about castle architecture and have a large castle to play around and inspire their budding imaginations

 

How to Make a Cardboard Castle Kids Playhouse Children love role-playing their favorite characters from the age of majestic kings, beautiful princesses and brave knights. While a few props and costumes can help, a real castle playhouse makes imaginative play more fun. Make a cardboard castle kids playhouse with your children, and let their creativity take over.

Italian Villa Paper Model House Toy Craft - This is a cool printable paper toy model of an Italian Villa.

Juice Container Log Cabin : Crafts with Juice Boxes for Children- Many pioneers grew up in log cabins way back when, including some of the United States' former presidents!

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Kids' Build a Birdhouse Project (Parental Supervision)- Get your little builders working in the shop. The ever-popular birdhouse is an excellent project for mini-woodworkers. Premilled parts, their "own" tools and a bit of paint make for a couple of hours of busy hands (and peace and quiet) in the shop.

King of the (Asphalt) Jungle (Ape / Gorilla / Monkey) Costume Making Craft - Your kids are sure to go ape for this famous gorilla, complete with a building perch and pint-size damsel in distress.

Little Log Cabin Craft for Kids - You can make this wonderful twig house using a cardboard box, twigs, and hot glue. This is a really wonderful project that makes a small log cabin that you can play with for years. This project takes a lot of time and effort to make, but it is more than worth it. It also uses a lot of glue and a lot of twigs. We worked for about an hour or two a day for 5 days to make two cabins. This project requires adult help and supervision (adults should cut the cardboard, use the hot glue gun, and cut the twigs).

Lincoln Log Cabin - A simple-to-make Lincoln Log Cabin with popsicle craft sticks to celebrate President's Day.

Little Log Cabin : Crafts Using Cardboard Boxes for Kids Craft You can make this wonderful twig house using a cardboard box, twigs, and hot glue.

Log Cabin Plastic Canvas House : Easy Plastic Canvas Patterns Instructions - - Have you ever wanted a little village of cute houses to decorate a shelf? Once you get the hang of it, you can make houses in a variety of styles.

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Mac Donald’s Farm - Sing and play with your very own barnyard! "Old MacDonald's Farm" comes alive with this barn, farmer, and animals.

Magazine Box Town : Crafts Using Cardboard Boxes for Kids Being stuck in the house all day doesn't mean you have to spend your time staring at the same old walls. Instead, you can build new ones. With a few magazine and file storage boxes (sold at most office supply stores and discount department stores), you can construct an entire play village in an afternoon.

Magnificent Building - Design a building with it's very own fountain! Make a realistic replica of a stately government building with steps and statues or your own dream structure with terraces and towering columns.

Make a Box Town - This is an easy way to make a toy town using old boxes, cartons, colored paper, scissors, tape, paper tubes, and crayons.

Make a Castle out of foam-board This D.I.Y. castle project requires a little bit of planning, measuring, and cutting with an Exacto knife by an adult. Kids can help by finding books about castles to use as references and by collecting their castle figurines and props to bring the castle to life. Kids can help decorate the castle once it’s cut (prior to attaching sides) with paints, paper, flags, etc.

Making Origami House Instructions - House origami model.

Make a Town - With an adults help, you can download this Windows software to print out and make your own town.

Merlin's Castle is under attack ! To Arms! To Arms! Make a simple castle and then lay siege to it. Just print out the designs I have provided for you and follow the directions. You have towers, walls, a gatehouse, drawbridge, and floorboards. Then footsoldiers, horsemen, Merlin, and Fata Morgana to battle for control of the castle. 

Micro-Family Play set - This Lilliputian-sized play set makes an irresistible present for a child, and it's deceptively simple to make -- just mount photographs and color copies of photographs so they stand up.

Milk Carton Buildings - Create any type of building you want out of milk cartons!

Milk Carton House - Here's a project for your class party. Save snack time milk containers and ask parents to send in candy, frosting, and graham crackers and let the kids create!

My First Gingerbread House : How to Make Gingerbread Houses for Children - Building a gingerbread house is every child's fantasy--and a project parents may shy away from because it seems so involved.

Miniature Gingerbread Houses : How to Make Gingerbread Houses for Children - Making a Gingerbread House is a tradition that has been around for many years.

Mini Gingerbread House : How to Make Gingerbread Houses for Children - Little hands will enjoy creating a Mini Gingerbread House for the Christmas season. This delicious kids recipe also can make for a Christmas decoration for years to come.

Milk Carton House - This craft works well for a "my family", "my neighbourhood" or Little Red Riding hood (Grandma's house) theme.

Milk Carton Log Cabin - Many pioneers grew up in log cabins way back when, including some of the United States' former presidents!

Milk Jug House Craft Activity for Kids - Milk isn't the only thing that packages well by the gallon. Convert an empty plastic jug into a portable dollhouse or hot-rod garage.

Model Schoolhouse : Crafts with Juice Boxes for Children- Raid the junk drawer to make this fun model schoolhouse. It makes a great "back to school" craft for kids!

Model Castle Crafts Project for Children Magically turn paper into Hogwarts for Harry Potter or a castle for Princess Fiona and Shrek with this fun, easy kids modeling craft.

Modular Modern House - Make a mini house using a shoe box, cardboard, and paper towel roll - shared by Angie.

Native American Tepees : Thanksgiving Indians Crafts - - Create your own Native American tepee.

Needlecase House Felt Sewing Craft for Kids - Here is a simple project to make on one of those rainy afternoons... You will need: felt, scissors, large-eyed needle, pins, embroidery (or ordinary) thread.

Neighborhood - Save empty boxes, cartons and other "throwaways," and your child can find many different ways to use them as playthings. In this activity your child can use lots of "throwaways" to make a whole community.

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Origami House Instructions - House origami craft.

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Paper House - Make a paper house. This is a very easy project.

Panda Palace and Panda Figures Toy Paper Model Craft - This is a printable paper model of a iny little Panda Palace toy as well as panda figures to go into the palace. You can cut out and play with Princess Panda and her friends.

Paper Bag Gingerbread House - Use it to wrap up a small present or fill with Christmas cookies for your friends and family to bring home.

Patrick's House : Patrick Star Paper Model Toy (PDF) - Patrick Star lives under a rock. This just about the right size to matchup with the jumbo size pineapple house.

Photo House Card Craft for Dad - Make a picture-perfect frame card that's filled with Mom and Dad's favorite faces.

Printable Gingerbread Treat Bag - Take home treats or stuff it with newspaper for a lasting decoration.

Paper Tube Castle Crafts Instructions for Kids Preschoolers can use their imaginations decorating this castle! You can use sequins, glitter and whatever else you have on hand. You could even paint a paper plate blue for the moat around the castle.

PBS Kids Paper Houses Models - PBS Kids Paper Models

Princess Castle Crafts Ideas for Kids This castle can be used with Princess or Knights!

Pirate Castle Arts & Crafts Projects for Children This is an easy & inexpensive Preschool craft activity that boys will love to make.  Just add a few plastic figures for additional fun.

Play Castle Craft Activity for KidsEven a princess has dolls. This play castle will allow her dolls live in style.

Princess Castle Crafts Project for Children Little girls will love making this fun & inexpensive Princess Castle.  An easy and rewarding preschool craft makes into a fun toy.   Recycle your household items to make this castle.

Pringles can bird castles Crafts Activity for Kids Wonderful, cozy castle for our little friends!

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Ravensblight Printable Paper Toy Model - Own the legend! A very haunted little house with a most peculiar history. Model includes trees and landscaping.

Red Barn - This craft would be too difficult to do in a classroom setting unless you created one for the entire class to illustrate a book, story, or theme -- but it was great fun to do at home with the kids.

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Shakespeare's Globe Theater Printable Paper Model - Print out a paper model of the Shakespeare Globe Theater.

Shoebox Toy Car Craft for Kids - You'll be surprised at how many discarded household items can still be re-used by you and your kids to create some fun stuff. Take a shoebox for example...

Silo Craft - This is a simple project that makes a great toy silo that you can play with afterwards. You can make this silo from an oatmeal box, a piece of cardstock, scissors, and paint.

SimCity 2000 Paper Model - The models are constructed using thin pieces of wood, cardboard, paper and glue

Skipton Castle Paper Model - See how life would have been in the principal rooms of the castle over 500 years ago. Print your own colour pictures. Simply click on a picture or one of the links to view the larger printable version. Use the coloured pictures below as a guide to colouring the black and white pictures. 

SpongeBob Squarepants Printable Paper Toy Model (PDF) - When printed at 100%, he is in scale with the Jumbo sized Pineapple House

Spongebob Squarepant's Pineapple House Printable Paper Toy Model (PDF) - SpongeBob's pineapple house from Nickleodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants now jumbo size!"

SpongeBob's Pineapple House Foldable Paper Toy Model Parts ... Instructions (PDF) - from Nickleodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants"

Squidward's Tiki House Printable Foldable Model (PDF) - from Nickleodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants"

Sydney Opera House Paper Model Craft - This is a printable paper model of The Sydney Opera House.

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Tabletop Haunt - Filled with restless and hungry spirits, this spooky abode makes a great centerpiece for a Halloween party buffet table.

Taj Mahal Paper Model - This is a printable paper model of the Taj Mahal.

Tepee Craft for Children Instructions - - Many Native American tribes made tepees (tepee is sometimes spelled tipi or teepee) from long tree limbs and animal hides. You can make a wonderful model tepee using a brown paper grocery bag and twigs. This is a simple, inexpensive craft and one that looks quite good!

Tepee Treats - - Historically, an Indian tepee was made from a cone of long poles and a hide covering that appeared shiny white until the hearth fire cured it. Construct a village of similarly handsome - though edible - tepees with this food craft.

Tepees & Houses - - This ct=raft project would make for a great addition to your Thanksgiving decorations. It’s easy to make too!

The Great Cardboard Castle Crafts Activity for Kids Hear ye! Hear ye! Is your home overrun by your child's ever-growing collection of play figures? Well, get them out from under your feet and into a home of their own! On the following pages, you'll discover just how easy -- and inexpensive -- it is to construct a one-of-a-kind castle fit for any miniature kingdom.

The Sugar Chalet House Activity - As any builder will tell you, gingerbread house construction is traditionally tricky- but not so with this Alpine chalet. Made from a revolutionary new building material - Graham crackers - it's a cinch for even first-time home builders.

Thrifty Crafts Old Christmas Cards Christmas Ornaments - - Recycle your old Christmas Cards into miniature houses, and decorate your Christmas tree or give as Gift s. These Christmas ornaments are worth the time to make, and perfect for your next ornament exchange party.

Three Pigs House to Make - Make this craft from the tops of milk cartons and other materials.

Toad House Making Instructions for Kids - A toad is a night-time animal that can often be a noisy neighbor! Learn how to make your own Toad House for your very special nocturnal animal neighbor!

Toadville Village Making Craft - Create an entire village for your garden frogs using coffee cans.

Toddler Castle Craft - This craft has lots of ways that you can customize it, depending on the supplies that you can get or have will affect what you decide to do.

Tooth Fairy Gazebo Paper Model Printout for Kids - Now when the Tooth Fairy visits your house she'll have a nice place to rest.

Toy Shop Paper House Model Craft - You can either cut the windows out and have the toys looking out or use it as a carrying case. You can also carefully cut the right side of the door so that it swings open.

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U.S. Capital Building Paper Model Craft - Print out this U.S. Capital building with this printable paper model

U.S. White House Printable Paper Model Craft - Print out this cool paper model of the U.S. White House.

Western Town of Recycled Boxes - Make a western town out of old boxes.

Winter Village Scene - Have fun creating a winter village scene with your kids using cardboard boxes, twigs, cotton wool and other bits and pieces from the craft cupboard.