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Below you will find many clown making crafts ideas and projects for kids. Find out how to make clowns with the following arts and crafts decorations, instructions, patterns, and activities for children

How to Make a Paper Bag Clown

Besides providing wonderful fun in the making, a few of these funny clowns make perfect party decorations, particularly for a circus theme. Get a brown paper bag—medium size is best. Cut off the bottom and then slash it as shown in Figure a. This bag is the clown suit, so decorate it with crayons or paints, covering it with circles or crescents or any desig. Then take some light-weight cardboard and draw feet and a head and arms in the shapes suggested by Figure b. Color in bright socks and shoes. Draw a face and color the hat. Indicate the hands. Cut these shapes out. Slip the feet into the pants legs, and fasten the paper around the ankles with rubber bands or bits of string. Put the head and arms in at the top, and fasten the paper around the neck with a rubber band or bright string, making a little ruffle around the neck with the paper. The clown should now look like c. Put a small hole through the top of the hat and run a piece of string through, so the clown may he hung up. Making these clowns is a fun family project. The youngest members of the family can color the suits. The heads and arms and feet provide a good opportunity for the young artists to exercise their talent and imagination.

Making Paper Clown Puppets

If you want to make this silly clown to use on your hand, then print out this clown picture. . Cut off the legs and paste the legless picture on a piece of cardboard, like cereal box cardboard. Now cut around the clown, cutting through the cardboard. Then cut out the two round holes in the bottom of the figure. Cut these out. Place your fingers through the holes. Make them move so that the clown will walk, jump, stumble, take a nose dive, or dance. Make several of these puppets. When your friends come to visit, ask them to join you in a show of clown tricks.

Make Spool Wire Clowns

Learn how to make this clown doll with spools, hooked together with wires. Get some corks out and paint eyes, nose, and mouth on them. Remember that clowns normally have a big red nose. Put a wire through the head of the clown and knot the wire and put the end back into the head of the spool. Below the clown's head, twist another wire for the hands...put beads on them. Thenbelow the arms, put 2 more spools on there, and then below that, twist another wire below it and put beads on them and twist a knot at the bottom of both feet. Now you can paint buttons on the clown's body.

Making Paper Pom-Poms for a Clown Hat or Costume

If you want to make a good clown hat or costume, then you need a good pom-pom. Don't go out and spend money to buy expensive yarn pom-poms...instead make these paper pom-poms. These turn out good in all colors and all sizes too. Just trace good circles and then you will fold them together and then sew the seam. They turn out to be excellent for your clown costumes. Find out how to make them here.

Another Clown Finger Puppet Craft

You'll have a lot of fun with this finger-puppet. By just moving your fingers, you can make him dance, walk, stumble, jump, and do all sorts of little tricks. Here's a picture of a clown to print out, but you can use any figure that you think will look funny dancing or doing tricks. Look through some old magazines and you will very likely come across a picture of some interesting figure. If your picture is in black and white, color it with crayons or paints. Cut out the picture. Then cut off the legs. Paste the legless picture on to a piece of cardboard. Now cut around the figure, cutting through the cardboard. You will have a nice, sturdy little puppet. Using a dime or a penny for an outline, cut two round holes in the bottom of the figure through which to put your fingers.

More Clown Making Crafts Below

A Clown Face Crafts Activity - A Face that a Clown would Love.

Balancing Clown Making Project - This is a fascinating craft idea for a kid.

Become a Circus Clown Craft - Let's run away and join the circus! First step- design your own clown mask perfect for life under the Big Top!

Circus Clown on the Move Making Instructions - A great craft project that you can hang or carry!

Circus Clown Toilet Paper Roll Craft - I've had this clown on my to do list for awhile and I've finally finished him! 

Clarise the Clown - Bright fabrics and rickrack turn an ordinary sweat suit into circus attire.

Clever Clown Bank - Have you ever be fascinated by a clown's costume and face paint designs? Here's your chance to create your very own designs that any clown would love.

Clown Bag Craft - An interesting craft to make to carry each day.

Clown Costume - This classic joker costume is perfect for kids who love clowning around.

Clown Doll - These clowns have been around for ages.  I crocheted my first clown doll when I was a young girl and still enjoy making them today.  This pattern is an oldie but a goodie!

Clown Figure and Christmas Cracker - A spry clown - did he leap from Santa's bag? - makes a Christmas cracker all the more fun.

Clown Mask - Have fun clowning around! :o)

Clown Ornament - Your kids can spruce up your Christmas tree or a birthday present with this cute, clown ornament made from felt and a Ping-Pong ball.

Clown Paper Decoration - This brightly colored circus clown will add cheer and delight to any room he is hanging in. It is a perfect decoration especially for a child’s play room. Assembly is a bit fun because it is like dressing a paper doll.

Clown Pencil Topper - If the upper ends of pencils strike you as boring, then liven them up with these clown pencil toppers. This is a fun craft for kids that doubles as a great birthday party activity and takeaway for guests.

Clown Placeholder Names - A fun craft to make!

Clown Place Settings - Give all your birthday party guests a little take home Gift with these clown place settings. Kids can easily craft these from a Styrofoam ball and a few other crafting materials.

Clown Ring Toss - Liven up your child's birthday party with this easy clown ring toss game made from a cardboard tube and a little imagination.

Clown Ring Toss Easy - Clown around with this Kool-Aid canister Ring Toss game for kids' clown parties, summer afternoons or rainy days. Easy to create and fun to play.

Craft Foam Pencil Toppers - Add character to your pencils by creating these cute craft foam pencil toppers.

Crazy Clown Doll - Make this cute clown doll!

Crochet Clown Pattern - If you like clowns, this pattern will make a great addition to your other projects. And best of all, the pattern is an original, one-of-a-kind design.

Crochet School Clown Holder - This cute little vintage clown hangs on the wall and holds a ruler, crayons and pencils. Handy and decorative. The little ones will love him.

Cuddles The Clown - A clever projects that will make delightful additions to your seasonal decorating.

Cute Bottle Cork Clown - This a fun recycling group craft for kids!

Dancing Clown - Create a clown that's fancy, funny, and friendly! Make your clown kick his legs, flap his arms, and wiggle all over.

Easy Clown Pencil Topper - Whether for school or as a party favor, this Clown Pencil Topper paper craft is a surefire hit and so easy to make!

Easy Shapes Clown Craft - The children will practice shapes and colors with the craft activity first.

Finger Puppet - Transform a paper tube into an silly clown finger puppet.

Letter C becomes a Clown - Transform your letter C into a clown.

Moving Marionette Clowns - Clown around with these great marionette clowns! Simple to make and a lot of fun!

Mr. Happy and Mr. Sad Clown - Create a paper plate clown puppet with two faces- a happy face and a sad face.

Paper Bag Puppet - Clown Craft - Sometimes when I go to put together a new craft my brain goes into overdrive and I can think of a million different combinations for doing it.  This was one of those times.  I've tried to give just a few of the alternatives I thought of.

Quite the Clown Puppet Create your own three ring circus with some help from this funny clown!

Valentine Clown - Create a funny Valentine Clown using hearts and glue.