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Make Thanksgiving Games with 3D Pilgrim & Turkey Tic-Tac-Toe Game - Have a free afternoon and want to make the coolest craft you have ever made? All you need are a box, chopsticks, printer, paper, scissors, glue, and patience and you will have a fun Thanksgiving arts and crafts activity to keep you busy. This Thanksgiving game was a big hit in my house and I think your kids will love it too.

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3 Little Pigs : Printable Three Little Pigs Toy Models - These are free printable paper model toy crafts. More 3 Little Pig Stuff .. Box for 3 Little Pigs .. Big Bad Wolf

5 String Braided Jumprope - How to make a 5 string braided jump rope in five easy steps.

ABC Matching Game - - Children will have fun learning their Alphabet Cases by matching upper and lowercase alphabet letters in this fun ABC Matching Game craft.

Agreeable Sheep - Mechanical Paper Toy Craft - Not one to stand out of the crowd, our woolly friend agrees with everything you say... "Is this a good colour scheme?" "Yes!" "Would you like to go for a walk?" "Yes!" "Are you having a good time?" "Yes! Cut out and make this agreeable model and you need never get a second opinion again.

Alien Space Ships - - This Alien Space Ship craft is out of this world - hang as decorations around your room or campsite.

Alka Seltzer Powered Bathtub Boat - My daughter had a school assignment to bring a boat that could cross a fish tank under its own power. It was legal for dads to help. Some chose rubber band power. I decided on bubbles from Alka Seltzer mixing with water.

Altoids Smalls Toy Car - This craft project will show you how to make a simple Toy Car made from an Altoids Smalls tin! If you have a pile of them in your drawer like me then you can make a lot of these and have a family race!

Apple Dolls : Craft Instructions - Don't let their craggy faces fool you. These little old ladies are sweet-natured and easy to make.

Art-rageous Cars for Kids - During Houston's annual Art Car Parade, a caravan of crazy-looking vehicles decked out in wacky ways tour the streets of the city. Kids can create a wacky version of the event with this craft.

A Space Shuttles - To make this craft project you will need a milk carton, 4 dixie or bathroom cups, two straws, white paper, scissors, tape, glue, and crayons or markers to decorate your space shuttle.

Awesome Straw Plane - - This is a plane that has a drinking straw as a fuselage and it flies very nicely. I once made a rubber band powered propeller plane out of this design but I think a small electric motor (needs to fit in the straw) may be able to possibly make an RC plane like thing, or at least make it fly longer(also the motor will act as the nose weight).

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Baby Block Jingle Toy - - These baby blocks are the perfect Gift for the baby.

Baby's First Toy - - There are many craft ideas for recycling those baby food jars. Have you thought about doing things other than crafts with baby food jars? Here is my favorite...

Baby Sock Puppets - Turn mismatched baby socks into cute little friends for your kids in just five minutes! They are the perfect size for little hands and kids will surely love them!

Backseat Box - This laptop box is just the ticket for packing games, toys and snacks to take along on a road trip.

Backseat Travel Tray - - Serve up some backseat fun on your next road trip - a tray full of magnetic games and drawing supplies

Backyard Melody Maker - - This interactive musical rod is simple to make and easy to use -- over and over again. Kids slide the washers to the top of the metal rod and release them. As the washers slowly cascade to the bottom, they make a beautiful metallic twinkling sound, similar to that of a rain stick. One 4-year-old tester declared it "the most awesome musical instrument I've ever played in my whole life!"

Backyard Wooden Boat - With some parental guidance and a chunk of balsa wood you can create a genuine craft to navigate that brook that will last for years to come. Follow this step-by-step guide and build your own floating masterpiece.

Ball Catchers Crafts Tutorial - A recycled milk jug or detergent bottle becomes a great ball catcher for young kids just learning how to catch.

Ball in Cup Printable Paper Toy - This site is in Japanese but it looks like a printout toy game where you need to get the ball in the cup.

Balloon Paddle Ball - - Kids will love this make-it-yourself active sports game for indoors or out! Learn more about Balloon Paddle Ball.

Balloon Platoon Boat Craft for Kids - No matter how rough the waters get, the fearless crew aboard this inflatable toy raft will stay high and dry.

Balloon-propelled Funny Toy Car - Moveable Toy Cars - When air moves in one direction, it forces something to move in the opposite direction. Such is the law of physics found in the balloon fixed on this toy car project. This easy to make toy will surely give the kids loads of fun on a boring afternoon.

Balloon-powered Toy Car That Moves Craft for Kids - You get to blow up a balloon attached to a car, set it down, and let it race across the floor! Is that fun or what?

Bark Boats - This craft project teaches everyone that all you need is to find a few natural things from what we have around us and you can make a toy more beautiful than any you can buy in the shops. They are easy to make. Start off with a piece of bark that floats nicely.

Basic Bean Bag Game for Kids to Make - The Basic Bean Bag is the perfect project for beginners. It is easy to make and only requires a small amount of yarn. The garter stitch technique, used in this project, calls for repeating the knit

Basketball Games - When Dad needs a break, he can play a game of basketball at his desk.

Basketball Hoop Games - Cool basketball hoop craft that is a game you can play once it is done.

Bath Craft - This clever catamaran turns your bathtub into a glamorous port of call.

Bathtub Sail Boat - Follow this step by step guide to making a simple toy boat and your kid will definitely have endless hours of fun in the bathtub.

Beanbag Balls Craft for Kids - These totally tossable, squishable balls are lightweight and easy to grip, making them perfect for novice jugglers, beanbag games, or a good old game of catch. You make them with balloons, believe it or not.

Beanbag Buddy - Transform a sock into your very own beanbag buddy. Add some yarn and buttons and your kids can make a new recycled friend for Earth Day.

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

Bear Doll : Craft Project for Children - Start thinking about who you know that would love a new bear, of adding to your collection! They make a wonderful first toy for babies, as well as birthdays and holiday gifts.

Bedroom Planetarium - Help your first grader learn to recognize constellation with this fun and easy activity. Then, on the next clear night, take a walk and see if he can find them in the sky!

Bed Sheet Parachute Fun Activity for Kids (Not a Craft)- Bed Sheet Parachute can be made without fancy fabric necessary for a kid-pleasing parachute; just use a sheet!

Bed Sheet Soccer Goal (Not a Craft) - String plus sheet equals instant indoor or outdoor soccer; just add a ball.

Binocular - Children will use and develop fine motor skills.

Binocular - Have a budding naturalist too? Here are the easy steps to throw together your own binoculars in just a few minutes.

Binoculars - Nina shows you how to make your very own binoculars out of cardboard tubes!

Binoculars - Make Toilet Paper Tube Binoculars.

Birch Bark Canoe Toy to Make - Many Native American tribes made finely-crafted birch bark canoes. You can make a small model using construction paper and yarn.

Birthday Candle Bowling - Bowling game made from milk cartons.

Block Puzzles Recycled Into New Puzzle Game - - Turn leftover blocks into a new puzzle to create playtime fun.

Bloo Doll : Craft Project for Children – Looking somewhat like the nemesis of Pacman, this cute little Bloo Doll will surely capture the hearts of little tykes.

Boat on a Stick - As kids, one of our favorite toys to play with was a boat fashioned out of scrap lumber. Tie that boat to a stick and we would spend hours racing our boats around on the shoreline. It was a simple pleasure, but one that we created for ourselves by sneaking into dad’s workshop. The boats never were much, but they were ours. And you can easily build one with your kids using simple tools, scrap lumber, and a little creativity.

Bobby Riding His Bronco Moving Mechanical Paper Toy - This is a printable paper toy of Bobby riding his horse...actually moves.

Boo-Boo Bunny : Pom Pom Crafts Ideas for Kids - Turn a frown upside down by transforming an ordinary washcloth into a cuddly toy bunny.

Bottle Boat - It is a boat that is made with simple materials and is easy to make. It is good for the environment and we can use it for something useful in the future.

Box Car Derby - This freeway is so easy to construct, the road will be open to toy traffic in no time.

Box Guitar This is an easy way to make a guitar using an old shoe box or tissue box, rubber bands, scissors, a paper-towel tube, and a pencil.

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

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.

Boy and Girl Glove Dolls   - – Here’s something that little girls will love playing “pretend” with. It’s not hard to make a pair of these craft project, let us show you how.

Bridge Over Cardboard Water Craft - A group of triangles can be joined together to form a truss. There are many different truss designs, including the Pratt, Whipple, and Fink (sounds like a law firm). Although truss bridges are not as good for spanning great distances as other bridge designs, they are extremely strong.

Building a Boat with Your Kids - How to build a sailboat with your kids and hit the water.

Build a Way-Cool Marble Racer (Get Mom or Dad to Help)- There's no better way to bump into a little adventure than the road trip. A few times each year, my mother and stepfather would get in their car for a week of touring Pennsylvania's Amish country.

Bubble Mania - - Time and again, science has shown us that first impressions can't be trusted. Consider the bubble: At first glance, it looks like the most fragile thing in the world. Yet under the right circumstances, it can be surprisingly difficult, if not impossible, to burst - as the two tricks here illustrate.

Bug Catcher - - If the buzz of a beetle sounds like the call of the wild to your kids, here's a great homemade bug catcher for their next backyard safari. It will let them vacuum the bugs they find into a plastic container for clear viewing. Plus, it keeps hands and insects apart, to protect bugs and budding entomologists alike.

Build a Bubble Powered Rocket - Build your own rocket using paper and fizzing tablets! Watch it lift off. How high does your rocket go? Print this page for the instructions.

Build A Jumbo Jet Arts and Crafts with Milk Jugs - Build your own model jumbo jet! Nearly everything you need is recycled. Where will you fly?

Build a Hovercraft - You might think it would be difficult to learn how to build a hovercraft but it is really not all that hard to make a quick little hovercraft for a school science project or just for fun at home on the weekend. All you really need for learning how to build a hovercraft are a few simple household items and tools.

Build a Smoking Race Car Arts and Crafts Project(Parental Help a Must)- This is a quick 15-minute project with great results- that is if you have some old beat up toys which you would like to recycle.

Build a Toy Car from Scratch (Parental Help a Must)- Building a toy car from scratch for your children can be fun and you can also save a lot of money. This will guide you with the simple steps on how to build a toy car from scratch.

Build a Wooden Classic (Parental Help a Must) - This project is intended primarily for adults to share with children—a family project which can be used to teach woodworking skills and the proper use of tools. Of course, you can build the car for any reason you'd like. Maybe you fancy cars, or maybe someone in your family does. This swoopy coupe would make a great gift. It looks great sitting on the mantel and is sure to draw attention. An intermediate level woodworker with normal shop tools should be able to fashion this car in a few hours.

Build a Toy Sailboat - Taking into account the drying time for the sealant, this sailboat should take a novice no more than two days to make. When it is done, your child will enjoy playing with his new toy sailboat in his room or in the bathtub. This classic toy will not only be fun for your child, but it will also be more meaningful to the both of you than something bought at the store.

Build-Your-Boats - Sailboats have been used for at least 5000 years. Ancient Egyptians drifted down the Nile with the current, and then raised their sail to go back up the river. The Chinese invented a way to change wind. Canoes (kenu means dugout) were developed by the Carib Indians and other Native Americans over thousands of years. Rafts, kayaks, and many other types of early boats are also still used today.

Build Your Own Paper Rocket - Still looking for something to shoot into the sky on new year eve? Here it is: Build your own little paper rocket - it comes complete with a pneumatic launch pad. Using pressurized air as it's only fuel, the rocket might rise as high as five meters. No fire and no explosives are used - it's perfectly safe for indoor use.

Bull's Eye Toss Game - - How much more fun is a game that you make yourself?! This one takes just a few basic supplies and craft tools.

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Camouflage Binoculars Craft - An interesting craft to make.

Can Stilts - - Step up on your can stilts and walk like you’re in the circus.

Can-do Stilts Fourth of July Crafts Activity for Kids - Give your favorite patriot a boost with a pair of classic tin can stilts. Our design allows you to empty the can while keeping its top and bottom sealed for safety and stability.

Cardboard Boomerang - It's hard to watch a boomerang soar off through the air and return to the thrower without imagining that some kind of magic is at work. In fact, it's not magic at all -- just physics taking flight.

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 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 Box Guitar - It's easy to make a variety of stringed instruments from boxes and rubber bands. Let your kids paint their guitars with colorful stripes. They can also draw designs on them or even glue on ribbons or streamers. Then, strum a tune.

Cardboard Hot Rod - Does your child have a need for speed? This cardboard car is a real winner. Black and white plastic plates and craft-foam flames give our roadster a smokin' look.

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

Cardboard Box Costumes for Halloween Some adorable costumes have come to light using little more than a cardboard box, some paint, and lots of imagination. Here are several ideas to choose from. Happy Halloween!

Cardboard Motorized Toy Car Craft Project Directions for Children - This project will be teaching you how to make a small motor powered car made of k'nex, cardboard and a few other materials.

Cardboard Race Car - A cardboard race car doesn't have to just be for kids. A small child may fit more easily into most cardboard boxes, but if you have a big auto racing fan in the family, a cardboard race car can serve as a unique touch to that auto racing fan's upcoming birthday party or as a prop for an Indy 500 viewing party. With a sturdy cardboard box, making a race car doesn't take much effort.

Cardboard Boxes Castle - 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 Car Arts and Crafts Activity for Children - A cardboard box car is a great toy for make-believe games. Kids can pretend to chase bad guys, take trips to far-off places, or simply drive around doing the things their parents do. With proper supervision, even young kids can help draw the doors, wheels and other parts of a cardboard box car. And when the kids are all done playing, the car can be easily pushed into the corner out of the way.

Cardboard Motorized Toy Car Craft Project Directions for Children - This project will be teaching you how to make a small motor powered car made of k'nex, cardboard and a few other materials.

Cardboard Roll Binoculars - This shapes craft for toddlers allows the kids to be creative when they decorate their binoculars. Adults will need to do some of the steps to complete this kids craft project.

Cardboard-tube Binoculars - Search for wildlife in your imagination with these cardboard-tube binoculars! Transform a back yard, park, or your house into a jungle teeming with wildlife.

Car Marble Toy Arts and Crafts Activity for Children - Whoever said that paper cars don't move hasn't seen this project yet! Be amazed at what you can do with good old marbles and some paper cardboard materials.

Car or Train Tunnel Craft for Kids - Your child can add tunnels to their train setup for a fraction of the cost of store-bought tunnels. Craft foam trim adds a colorful rainbow effect.

Cardboard Tube Space Ships - You don't have to be a rocket scientist to build one of these svelte spacecrafts. All you'll need is the right stuff: cardboard, glue, tape, and a big dose of aeronautic creativity.

Catapult Paper Model Toy - Need to destroy a vampire but hesitant to get too close to it? How about using a medieval catapult to hurl bundles of stakes at it from a distance? Here's a 2 player game with a functional catapult!

Catch The Comet Game for Kids - Make a fun scoop game for budding astronauts with Empty Milk Jugs!

CD Space Ship Craft - Kathryn submitted this project as part of this Make-It-Over craft challenge. She explains how she created this great space ship using two CDs and a few other supplies.

Cereal Box Cars Cardboard Toy Craft for Kids - Help your child make a cereal box car to keep him busy all day. With a little guidance and a few supplies, your little engineer will be creating the cars of the future. This project is great because it uses supplies that you likely have on hand, which makes this craft project such a breeze to finish.

Cereal Box Pickup Truck Craft Activity Instructions - You know those little cereal boxes that come in packs of eight? We used to get them for camping trips, but most markets sell them now, and we know some parents buy them for ready-to-go, individual-sized breakfast portions. But here's one other way to make use of those in a fun way.

Cereal Box Puzzle Party Craft - This craft called "Cereal Box Puzzle Craft" follows a "Puzzle" themed birthday party. This kind of party also includes puzzle games and a charming puzzle birthday cake!

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

Chao Karate Tournament Kit Paper Model Toy Kit - Beat the predetermined position of the ring with your finger and make your CHAO fight against others ! Pushing out from the ring or make it fall down will be your victory !

Child's Play Fireman's Vest - - Play pretend fireman and make your own fireman play vest to enhance the feeling of braving the heat and the fire in order to save lives and be the everyday hero that you dream to be. Follow the link and we will teach you how to easily make your own play vest.

Children’s Lacing Card - - Lacing boards are a great way for children to develop basic motor skills, and keep them busy for a little while!

Chinese Dragon Boat - Dragon boat racing began more than 2000 years ago. People in China believed that the boat race would ensure a prosperous harvest. Today dragon boat races are held in many countries. The races are primarily fun ways to learn about Chinese history and culture.

Chinese Dragon Pull Toy - – Celebrate Chinese New Year together with this pull-along dragon toy.

Chinese Drum Craft - - A popular old-fashioned noise-making toy, the Chinese drum (rattle) is twisted in the hand so that the beads bounce of it and make a noise. With practice you can get a good rhythm going! Here's one the kids can make themselves.

Chipmunk Softie   - Gloves (like socks), while born to be part of a pair, often end their days in lonely solitude, separated from their mates by the forces of the universe that conspire at every turn to pull them apart. Alone, they sadly serve little purpose (aside from the occasional show biz appearance for only the most sparkling among them), and are left to languish in the backs of a drawers and bottoms of closets — that is, if they're not disposed of all together. Ah... but it's a new day.

Classic Truck (Parental Help a Must) - I know it seems a little late for toys but just because Christmas is over doesn't mean that there aren't some little kids out there with birthdays. This would make a great gift for that special child that likes real toys. Nothing is nicer than a hand-made toy.

Climbing Critters - - Kids can stage a rematch between the tortoise and the hare with this pair of string-climbing critters - or they can break new ground by facing off the animals of their choice.

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.

Chinese Paper Yo Yo - - A fun paper game that you will play for hours!

Coffee Can Drum   - Kids love music and banging on pots, pans, and plastic containers. Combine their creativity with their musical talent by making this adorable homemade drum.

Color-It-Pretty Pinwheels - Pick out all your best-loved colors from your crayon box and use them on paper! After you color a sheet, turn it into an awesome blow-in-the-wind pinwheel!

Colored Pinwheels – These are easy to make, cheerful to play with. All you need is a little bit of wind to get this thing going!

Clothespin Dolls - Here is a classic craft that everyone will enjoy making. Find out how to make personalized dolls using a clothespin and embroidery floss.

Clothespin Mexican Dancing Doll - - Baile folklorico is a traditional Latin American dance emphasizing local cultures. Baile folklorico means folk dance in Spanish and women wear colorful dresses with billowy skirts. Make your own Mexican Dancing Doll to celebrate your heritage!

Clothespin Peoples - - Friends and family smile with these little people that look just like them! These make perfect decorations for your next family gathering or as one-of-a-kindgifts.

Clothespin Pinwheel - So pretty they'll make you dizzy, these patriotic whirligigs spin in the wind. They're tacked to clothespins so you can clip them to anything -- like a bicycle basket. Cut two 5-inch squares in different colors from patterned paper. Glue back-to-back; let dry. Draw diagonal lines from corner to corner. Make a 3-inch cut along each line. Fold every other point toward center; glue. Affix to clothespin with map tack.

Clothespin Toy Soldier - Some people might call this little guy a clothes peg toy soldier, or a clothespeg ornament, but whichever name you give to those wooden clamps used to hold wet clothes to a laundry line, you'll want to liberate a few for the craft table to make this cute toy soldier Christmas ornament.

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.

Colorful Clothespin Dolls – Now this is what we call art craft and trendy fashion rolled into one project! Create your own colorful display of miniature clothespin dolls and find many uses for them afterwards.

Colorful Sock Toss - Transform singleton socks into a fun, colorful bean bag toss game. It only takes 20 minutes to make this fun craft project.

Constrawction Zone - - 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.

Cork Catamaran Boat - All you need is corks and cocktail sticks to make these adorable little boats. If you don't have any cocktail stick handy then you can always use matchsticks sharpened to a point.

Cork Sail Boat - Find some old corks and slice them in half. Grab some toothpick and paper and you now have a simple yet fun toy boat!

Cosmic Crafts: The Trash Masters Project with Film Containers - Your kids will love creating and playing with these miniature action figures. To create the green illuminater, slide the cut-off bottle bottom from the Two-liter Transporter over a battery-operated touch lamp (available at drug and discount stores). To make a space-case backpack, tape a pair of twist-tie straps to the back of a dental floss container.

Cow Toy Printable Paper Craft - Cut and Fold Animal Cow Friends for You to Make.

Cow : Printable Paper Model Cow - This is a printable paper model cow.

Combination Lock Eggstra Paper Model Craft - A fun addition to the combination lock model. Print out these replacement tumbers and make a new version of the Combination lock. You can keep your collection of chocolate mini eggs safe from prying eye. When you want one, simply line up the easter bunnies and open the lock.

Cootie Catchers Toy Game Making Instructions - Make your own cootie catchers.

Craft Project - Hit a balloon with homemade paddles, like tennis or badminton.

Crazy Caterpillar - Do you like bugs and creepy crawlies? Even if the answer is no, you are sure to love this particular caterpillar! Caterpillars are very cute, especially if they are made with tube socks or tights!

Crocodile Crayon Drop Game Craft for Kids - Your young party-planners prepare this crayon-eating crocodile a day or two ahead. This updated version of Drop the Clothespin game is a sure hit!

Crow and Corn Beanbag Toss - - Fall is the perfect time to be outside. The weather is cooler but still comfortable, so celebrate by making this whimsical game featuring crow and corn cob beanbags!

Cube Toy - Printable Foldable Paper Toy - This site is in Japanese, but this looks like a cube puzzle game like Rubiks Cube.

Cuddly Bantha Star Wars Craft for Kids - Every Tusken Raider needs a trusty bantha to ride around Tatooine. These elephant-sized creatures with long ram-like horns first showed up in A New Hope. It's easy to make your own cuddly bantha with some felt, stuffing, thread and a lot of love.

Customized Game Table - - Any child would get a kick out of pulling up a chair to a one-of-a-kind game table like this one, particularly if he's had a hand in creating it. Applying the self-leveling polymer finish is definitely a job for adults only - but the good news is that it pours on and, once cured, it is waterproof.

Custom Paper Dolls - About five minutes after somebody invented paper, we figure, some little girl invented paper dolls. And they haven't changed much since then. However, get ready for the 21st-Century paper doll! When paper dolls and computers get together, cool things happen. The computer is a doll factory and clothing designer all in one, letting kids print out all the paper dolls they like as well as fashions sporting any pattern imaginable -- including reproductions of a girl's own favorite outfits. Ready for some high-tech dress-up?

Cup o' Fish Game - - Make an edible aquarium in a cup. This is a great party treat you can make with your child.

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Dancing Lion or Dragon Toy - - Traditionally, on Chinese New Year, two people wear a huge lion or dragon costume and dance. This toy is a tiny paper version of this traditional puppet.

Design your own Racecar - - With Crayola Model Magic® Fusion™, you can customize your own sets of wheels! Whether you make an imaginary or real race car, this project will get your creativity revving.

Diego’s African Safari Drum - Kids will have a blast running around the backyard with Diego's African Safari Drum.

Dino Feet - Have a prehistoric good time with these fun dino feet made from cereal boxes and colors.

Dinosaur Board Game Craft - Make this cool dinosaur board game for fun.

Dinosaur Feet-  These feet are fun to play racing games with so make a couple of sets. They would make a great party game for a dinosaur theme party. (scroll down)

Dinosaur Memory Cards Game - Dinosaur Memory Cards Game.

Dinosaur Sock Puppet - Roooaaarrr! Here comes Sock-A-Saurus-Rex! This dinosaur sock puppet is a great kiddie craft to make and a fantastic toy to play with when done. This dinosaur sock puppet, in addition to being silly and fun, is a great way to teach simple lessons about dinosaurs to young kids. This sock puppet is a simple preschool craft that your children are sure to love!

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 - Make furniture from various recyclable items, including juice bottles.

Donkey, Dog, Cat, Chicken Paper Model Craft - This is a printable paper model of a donkey, cat, chick, dog and a box.

Dora's Paper Plate Pinwheels - Use colored paper plates to create a playful garden ornament. It's easy, and because the plates are coated to prevent ice cream from seeping through, Dora's pinwheel is weather-resistant. When it's ready, set it in a sheltered spot, or prop it in a big flower pot filled with soil or gravel.

Dragon Kite Making Instructions - Constructed of bags, a hanger, and a dowel, this friendly dragon is cheaper but is just as durable as its store-bought cousins. And its acrobatics would make a Chinese warrior proud.

Drama Dolls - Kids create the characters, their costumes, the sets-and all the fun. Keep your video cameras rolling!

Drumroll, Please - This easy-to-make instrument just can't be beat -- no, wait, it can! It provides even the youngest musicians with a wonderfully rich and resonant sound.

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Easy Bottle Boat - This is a great toy for your young children that will supply hours of fun. Caution I am not liable if you hurt yourself.

Easy-Grip Toy Car - Take the boredom out of the room with this easy to make toy car craft project which your rowdy little lads will find amusing.

Easy Riders - Toy Car Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers - Have fun with these environmentally-safe cars and planes that run completely on imagination.

Egg Carton Fire Truck Craft - - Don’t throw away those empty egg cartons just yet! Use them to make your own fire truck toy.

Egg Carton Sailboat - Sail through the boredom of summer with these free, easy sailboat crafts for kids.

Eggshell Ships - With a tissue paper sail, this boat is kitchen sink-worthy (as long as the wind remembers not to blow too hard)

Elephant Toy Printable Paper Craft - Cut and Fold Animal Elephant Friends for You to Make.

Elephant Foldable Paper Toy Craft - This is a cutout printable toy that is a cute elephant.

Elf Mitten Skit : Elf Crafts for Kids - It's Christmas and Santa's elves are hard at work making toys when all of a sudden the factory shuts down! It's up to the new elves to save the day, but can they do it?

Engineer and his Train Play Costume to Make- Let your child be an engineer of a train that will surround the child and their wheelchair.

Easy Spyglass Telescope   - Make this spyglass telescope and you will be the first to discover the new world from your make believe perch in the crowsnest of the Santa Maria or spot pirates roaming the seven seas.  

Egg Carton Mancala Game - Eco-Friendly Christmas or Holiday Gift From Recycled Materials

Ewok Sock Puppet Craft - Ever lose a brown sock in the dryer? Now you can put the other sock to good use by turning it into a cute Ewok sock puppet! No sewing necessary! You're basically crafting an Ewok hoodie for your sock puppet. All you have to do is grab a brown sock, fabric glue, felt, googly eyes and you'll have your own Ewok to put on Star Wars puppet shows!

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Fairy Dolls - These fairy dolls take a bit of effort and would be easier for older children.  Use different colored flowers and make lots of fairies.

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.

Family Game Memories : Grandparents Day Craft - - This is a great way for generations to get to know each other, and learn some new, or traditional, games.

Famished Frog Sock Puppet - This fantastic frog sock puppet is a great way to entertain the family during play time. With a toy fly on its outstretched tongue, this is one happy frog!

Fan Car Thing (Parental Help a Must) - This project will show you how to make a self propelling vehicle out of a toy car and a D.C. motor.

Feed The Frog - Invite a frog to your birthday party! Make the frog part of the game ahead of time. Guests design the insects then toss them onto the frog's long red tongue.

Felt Checkers Game Craft for Kids - Kids learn a little bit of sewing when they make this game and bag to store it in. It also makes a great gift for any checkers fanatic.

Felty Friends - This Felty Friend is similar to cloth dolls made in the 1800s, except that we've inserted a pipe cleaner skeleton to make the doll pose able. We should warn you though, that when one Felty is completed, it will inevitably require a friend, clothes, a sleeping bag, and a pet.

Felt Toy Cat - Who could resist this little Halloween cat? Make a collection of Halloween felt toys to keep him company!

Fleece Pom-Pom Balls - This fleece pom-pom makes a perfect toy for younger kids

Film Cannister Rockets - My son's fourth grade teacher had them do this experiment which his Cub Scout troop later used for their booth at the Scout-a-Rama. It was a favorite! This only works with the white film cannisters because of the way they fasten on top.

Film Container Parachute - Instructions for making a parachute using an empty film container

Finger Puppet Theater You can make a tiny theater that is useful for putting on shows with finger puppets, popsicle stick puppets, or puppets on a straw. You hold the theater with one hand and use the other hand to move your puppets.

Fire Truck Box Toy Children can make these fire trucks to pretend to ride in or to use as a toy box.

Fishing For Letters - - Create, play, and practice the alphabet in this wonderful alphabet fishing art craft.

Float Your Boat - Get your child juiced about crafting with recyclables by turning an empty OJ carton into a working paddle wheel-powered sailboat.

Fly-Catching Frog Tongue Flicker Crafts Idea - You and your child can transform a simple party favor into a fabulous toy frog that can flick its tongue just like real ones do when they try to catch flies.

Flying Bat - This 'finger toy' is easy to make and fun to play with.

Foam Boats - These boats are fairly sturdy and take only a minute to make. All you need is a rectangle of "fun foam" and a stapler.

Foam Flyers - - Don't toss those Styrofoam food trays! Recycle them into a fleet of UFFOs: unbelievably fun flying objects.

Foam Friends - Make our cute paper doll "Friends" out of foam to use for your craft projects.

Foam Turtle Soap Bath Toy - – This easy soap craft project makes bath time all the more fun!

Fold a Record-Breaking Paper Airplane - This glider is the current king of the paper airplane world. Originally folded by paper pilot Ken Blackburn, it claims the Guinness record of 27.6 seconds aloft! Think you can beat that? Give it a shot -- the sky's the limit.

Foil Fleet - It takes only a few minutes to rig up one of these toy sailboats.

Foot Juggling Ball Arts and Crafts Activity and Game for Kids - Make an April Fool's Day craft that turns into a game. Using balloons and sand, you can create a foot juggling ball that you and your friends can play with in the back yard.

Fortune Boats - Follow these easy step by step instructions to make colorful fortune boats to celebrate the Chinese New Year!

Fly Wright on the Beach - Step back in time to December 1903 when the Wright brothers first flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. You and your biplane are there with this diorama!

Free Paper Models - Free paper model crafts that we at free paper toys have created for you to download and cut out then print out and use a little glue to build and play...

Free Spool Dolls Tutorials - - I'm hijacking Lauren's blog for a minute to bring you this quick and easy spool doll tutorial!  Of course, you can use this to make those ever popular clothespin dolls as well!

Frictionless Toy Air Car Craft fro Kids - You can build a frictionless toy air car from plywood, an empty thread spool, and a 12-inch balloon. Adult assistance or supervision is needed for this craft project though.

Friends Are Easy To Make - As the title suggests, you can indeed make your own friend- a doll friend that is. They will keep you company for hours on end and will never tease you nor speak behind your back or… what else have you.

Friendship Pal - These little dolls are a new twist on a summer classic, the friendship bracelet.

Frog Beanbags No Sewing Craft for Kids - These beanbags are very easy to make and no sewing is involved.

Frog Bean Bag Felt Craft for Kids - This is terrific first sewing project for children. If using it as such, I recommend having the children sew the body pieces together using a running stitch or a blanket stitch and then glue the remaining pieces together. I would fill with pillow stuffing instead of rice ... stuffing won't leak out as easily if the child didn't keep their stitches tight enough.

Frog Music Box Paper Craft Children will like it. Just ask them do they want to make this paper craft, and help them to prepare the paper craft supplies.

Furry Panda Sock Puppet - – Go on a safari to the crafts store to pick up some faux black fur for this exotic panda puppet. This will be a hit with the panda lover in your life.

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Garage Cardboard Car Crafts Activity for Kids- Build your very own car with just a cardboard box... And a little paint to make it pretty!

Garbage Bag Kite - This is a simple project to do with kids. All you need are two sticks, a bag, string and scissors and you have a kite!

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.

Giant Alphabet Game Bag - Give your child's alphabet learning a boost through this alphabet bag craft. Play an alphabet matching game after you've finished this project.

Giraffe Sock Puppet - - There are many reasons to love summer! It’s a season in which we can wear sandals and don’t need to track down missing socks every day. So, for all the missing mismatched socks we have at home, here’s a pretty cute animal sock puppet idea that you can make.

Glasses Paper Cutout Toy Craft - Print out these black glasses, fold them up, and play with them.

Glove Bunny Puppet - A few folds and tucks are all it takes to turn a pair of gloves into a cuddly Easter rabbit puppet.

Glove Dolls – Why spend a fortune buying dolls when you can make your own? This easy to follow craft guide will teach you how to make a dozen of this cute glove dolls in no time.

Glove Monster Tutorial - That’s all there is to it, really. If you get stuck, your monster will tell you what to do. Just ask it.

Glove Puppets - Using an inexpensive garden glove, colored felt and pom poms you can create wonderful hand puppets that can make any storybook come alive for children of all ages!

Goat Toy Printable Paper Craft - Cut and Fold Animal Goat Friends for You to Make.

Go-CART Toy Car (Get Your Parents to Build This For You With Your Help) - Indulge your resourcefulness by building a classic go-cart! (If you have a favorite youngster, you should probably know how to build a go-cart.)

Golf Pen Crafts : Pen Crafts Activities for Kids - - This golf pen craft can be made for your favorite golfer, following these free project instructions.  If your Dad loves golf, this would make a useful Father's Daygift for his desk.

Goofy Gator Sock Puppet - - This alligator has a bark worse than its bite. Its seemingly sharp teeth are nothing more than soft white felt. Make this adorable gator puppet for everyday entertainment.

Gourd Games : Thanksgiving Games & Activities for Kids - Think pumpkins are just for carving into jack-o'-lanterns and baking into pies? Guess again. After the second helping of Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, get up and get moving with these great-for-all-ages games.

Great Catch - - How many fishes can you catch? Learn numbers through this fun fishing craft.

Greeting Card Puzzles -These simple-to-make puzzles will delight your little ones.

Guatemalan Worry Desk Decorators - Use ordinary wooden clothespins to create original versions of Guatemalan worry dolls. These mini people hold important papers or perch on pencil cups to add color to your desktop!

Gumdrop And Toothpick Constructions Craft - Boy holding gumball structure Did you know the triangle is stronger than the square? It's also the building block of the geodesic dome, the Ferris wheel and the truss bridge. Let your children prove it with gumdrop and toothpick constructions.

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Hacky Sack or Stress Ball Making Crafts Project -This is a really fun toy for teens!  I've made them and given them for Christmas and their friends all soon wanted one too! And moms-- you can make one for yourself or your stressed out husband because they make a great stress ball.

Halfback Harry, Moving Mechanical Football Player Payer Toy Craft - Print out Halfback Harry, cut him out, put him together, and then he will really move.

Hammerhead Sock Doll - If you have a pair of old brown socks with holes in them, instead of sticking them back on your feet make your own Hammerhead sock doll! Otherwise known to his Cantina pals as Momaw Nadon, this gentle Ithorian was sitting quietly in a darkened booth that fateful day that Luke Skywalker wandered in.

Handmade Hanukkah Dreidel Arts and Crafts Project -Learn how to make your own Hanukkah dreidel game from scratch. (Want to know the rules of the dreidel game? Check out the rules right here)

Handmade Sock Monkey - A stuffed toy monkey made from brown work socks delights children today like it has for decades. Make one for a special child - or for yourself to recall happy days as a kid with your own sock monkey.

Hand Doll Puppet Kid Craft - The envy of all the girls at daycare.

Handkerchief Doll - The history of the handkerchief doll has been known for years especially in the more religious rites 'they were known as the prayer doll. Little Girls were given these dolls to take to church with them and if they dropped them no sound would be heard to disturb the congregation.

Handmade Puppet Craft - Lost mittens and winter go together like Al Roker and the weather forecast. This means you’ve got about a dozen right-handed mittens; while your kid only has one right hand. Next time he loses a mitten, don't get mad; get creative! Have your kid turn his spare mitten into a monster doll. Chances are, by the end of winter he'll have enough mitten monsters to give the Muppets a run for their money!

Handy Bug Puppets - Turn garden gloves into incredibly entertaining insects for your kids to play with.

Happy Cow - The Paper Shaper - The Paper Cow. Here you'll find toys, games, and other free suprises to brighten up your day as well as your work space.

Heart Counting Game for Preschoolers - Make this simple game for preschoolers.

Hedgehog Mechanical Paper Toy Craft - This is a moveable, paper model craft of a Hedgehog (I think).

Herbivores Sock Puppet Squirrel - You may need adult supervision to do the project. Always use care when using tools or a heat source. Be careful and safe!

Hobby Horse Puppet Craft for Kids - Learn how to make a horse sock puppet with yarn hair with this crafts project from Elmers.

Homemade Horseshoe Game Here's a quick and easy way to make a horseshoe game that is safe and fun for kids.

Home Made Rubber Band Ball - Instructions to make a fun bouncing ball - submitted by Jenna Reedy.

Homemade Clown Pouch - You can use it to keep letters and envelopes, laundry or your knick-knacks. You can make it longer to keep more clothes, but be sure that it should not be loaded much. It also looks beautiful and funky in kids' room. It can be either hanged on the door or on the wall.

Hovercraft - A hovercraft is a boat that runs on air which gives it less friction and more thrust as is moves along. This is a great example to make one of your own.

Hovercraft Toy Boat - Make a simple homemade toy hovercraft using a compact disk and learn from this video tutorial.

Hoopster - - Most paper airplanes are flat but these paper hoops can really fly!

Hop-to-it Sock Bunny - This is another sock bunny project that is more in an upright position. It was really fast to make as well. This is an especially good project if you have some socks that have lost its partner.

Horse Mechanical Horse Paper Craft Toy - This is a mechanical, moving, printable paper toy model.

Horse on a Stick - How to make a Horse on a Stick, a good toy for older toddlers (a few of the steps may cause a choking hazard). This is a perfect activity for children four and up, however would require adult supervision.

Hovercraft Film Canisters Crafts Activity - Make a hovercraft from empty film cannisters

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 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 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 a Styrofoam Boat - Commonly employed as a packing material, Styrofoam is available in blocks, boards, sheets and chips. Though solid, it is very light and can float. You can even build a simple, workable toy boat out of it. Below, you'll learn how to make your own Styrofoam boat.

How to Make an Origami Simplified Banger - Simplified version of origami banger.

How to Make a Scooter (Dad or Mom Will Need to Help With This One) - This scooter is an example of how something mechanical can be made just by using standard materials that can be purchased from most building supply stores. This project should be undertaken in conjunction with a capable adult. This basic project involves cutting the pieces of wood to length, marking where the holes are to be drilled, drilling the holes and simply bolting the pieces together.

How to Make a Yo-Yo Woodworking Plans for Kids - Here is a great example of the power of doing it yourself. Despite also owning a few high-tech yo-yos, this homemade yo-yo is the one I use most often. The size and shape are all custom fit to my hand. Most importantly, the fact that I made it incorporates a level of satisfaction to yo-yoing that a manufactured yo-yo cannot match. This is a simple and classic project that also makes a great gift, and you won't believe the functionality that you can create.

How to Make an Origami Toy Water Bomb Directions - Water bomb origami toy.

How to Make an Origami Toy Model Yakko - Yakko origami model toy.

How to Make a Pet Rocks : Rock Crafts for Kids – A pet rock is a great alternative for anyone who wants a pet but does not have the space or time to take care of one. It is also a perfect pet for bad economic times because you do not have to spend money on food, vet visits, and toys. Find out how, using a rock and some basic craft supplies, you can create your own pet with lots of character!

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.

How to Make a Balloon Car - This will show you how to make your very own Balloon Powered Toy Car.

How to Make Your Own Magical Doll - - Poppets are a simple, effective and fun tool for sympathetic magic.

How to Make a Cool Catapult Crafts Activity Toy - This shows how to make a neat catapult.It is fun to build/play with on a rainy or boring day.If you want a game to play launch marshmallows into someones mouth.Sorry I only have one picture.My sister(she has the camera) doesn't understand the concept of a good instructable.She suggested that I make an instructable without pictures! I convinced her to take at least one.You are saving a bottle cap from the waste stream so it is somewhat green.I am kinda trying to win a contest here,so vote if you like it!

How to Make Origami Banger Toy Instructions - Traditional banger origami toy.

How to Make an Origami Toy Pinwheel Directions - Pinwheel origami model.

How to Make an Origami Toy Rotating Coaster Rota-Coaster - Rotating coaster origami.

Home-Made Binoculars Craft - How to Make Toy Binoculars Using Toilet Paper Rolls.

How to Make Film Canister People - Do you have a lot of old film canisters that you're just not sure what to do with? Don't throw them away. Instead, recycle them to make this fun and oh-so-easy craft project. Film canister people are a great craft for children of all ages, and it's a good way to turn a piece of trash into a treasure. Here's how to make film canister people.

How to Make Paper Binoculars - Paper binoculars for kids are perfect for backyard explorers and nature-lovers. Create this paper craft with a few supplies and a wild imagination.

Humpty Dumpty - Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, had a great fall, all the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again… you can of course, with the velco strap attached in between the head and the body of this doll.

Humvee Pinewood Derby Toy Car (Parental Help a Must) - It is Pinewood derby season for the Cub Scouts. This project is meant to be a father son project so help your boy do as much as he can.

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Incredible Iceboats - In this miniature boat activity, make incredible iceboats, and see how long your boat can last. This is a summer activity for kids that are cool as ice.

Indoor Golf Game - Make your own indoor golf game using recycled materials - so that your kids can enjoy a craft activity and the game afterwards!

Insect Finger Puppets - With just a few basic supplies, you can transform a stray glove into an assortment of whimsical toys that will provide your children with hours of amusement.

“It’s a String Thing” Bottle Doll Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Dolls which you can make by yourself. It is a great idea and a lot of fun!

Jet Boat - Kids will love being the captain of this balloon-powered jet boat -- perfect for racing in pools, ponds and bathtubs.

Jolly Giraffe - This giraffe sticks its neck out in style! A knee sock creates the long neck, and felt forms the trademark spots and mane.

Juice Box Boat - Won't your kids love building these little Juice Box Boats and floating them in the pond or bathtub?

Juice Box Car and Plane - Transform a simple empty juice box into your child's favorite toy.

Juice Box Dolls - When kids are done sipping the delicious juice inside these boxes, they can rinse them out and make an adorable new friend. 

Juice Box Frog Jumpers Craft Toy - Make your own jumping frog with a recycled, empty juice box.

Juice Box Train - Make your very own train out of empty juice boxes and practice saying 'choo choo'!

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

Juice Lid Drop Game Making Instructions for Kids- How to make your own game using frozen juice container lids and a coffee can.

Juice Lid Memory Game Making Directions for Kids - Andrea explains how to make your own memory game from frozen juice container lids.

Jumping Spider Puppet Craft - - Follow these directions to make a fun, jumping spider puppet.

Junkmobile and Toys - Drive the sturdy, smooth-riding Junkmobile around the neighborhood on regular collection days, or park beneath the Waste Shooter for a quick fill.

Junk Model Toy Car Craft for Kids - Model cars don't always have to be flashy, shiny and made of molded plastic or metal. You can create model cars from junk or recycled materials. This can give your model car some unique properties and give the car an endearing handcrafted charm. This technique is done in third world countries where metal, cardboard and wood are not as widely available. Because of this, toys and models are created from scrap so that nothing is wasted in the process.

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Kalah Game for Kwanzaa - Every African plays some version of kalah, for example, mancala or awari. The game can be simple enough for children as young as five, or complex enough for to satisfy more experienced players.

Kaleidoscope : Kaleidoscope-Making Instructions for Kids - This is an easy 'paper kaleidoscope' (not one of the ones you look through) that is fun for young children to put together.

Kaleidoscope : Kaleidoscope-Making Instructions for Kids - Construct a colorful cascade of symmetrical shapes - and learn just how and why a kaleidoscope works in the process.

Kaleidoscope : Kaleidoscope-Making Instructions for Kids - This one was our favorite and we tried different things to really make the kaleidoscope show all the different colors.

Kaleidoscope : Kaleidoscope-Making Instructions for Kids - Create a radial design with beautiful colors to brighthen up any room.

Kaleidoscope Toy - Make Your Own Kaleidoscope for Children - The kaleidoscope is one of those toys that make me nostalgic for my childhood. Today, just before children go back to school, I'd like to show how to make a homemade kaleidoscope toy.

Kaleidoscopes - How to Make an Easy Kaleidoscope Instructions- Remember how amazing it was to look through a kaleidoscope when you were younger? These neat gizmos are especially suitable for older age groups since they require more advanced cutting skills and involve more detailed directions.

Keep Away From The Shark Crayola Craft for Kids - Play an outside bag-toss game on a chalk-decorated sea! Make your game as easy or difficult as you like.

Kid Binoculars - Be on the "Lookout" with our Easy Child Craft.

Kiddie Cardboard Race Car Craft for Kids - Got any cardboard boxes lying around the house? Well put your creative wheels in motion and make a race car out of cardboard for your kids. Vroom, vroom!

Kids Backyard Rocket Launcher Film Canister Crafts - Make your own rocket launcher for your backyard. These 'rockets' will go up to 20 ft in the air. The power for these rockets comes from the gas created by combining two common items.

Kids Can Stilts - - Walk tall with this juice can stilt craft that provides hours of fun and physical activity for kids.

Kid Glove Toys - Not sure what to do with lonely, cast-off gloves? Turn them into toys with this fantastic craft.

Kid Grid - Print your photograph onto sticker-backed photo paper, cut it into squares, attach to blocks, and voila -- homemade baby toys!

Kids' Kaleidoscope : Easy Kaleidoscopes for Kids to Make - What a wonderful world to see when you make your own Kids Kaleidoscope with recycled film canisters--a fun summer or scouting craft.

Kitchen in a Box A cardboard box, gussied up as a play sink and stove, will send your toddler into pretend rapture--for real.

Kites : How to Make Kites Instructions for Kids - Learn about kites and then make your own kite.

Knit Wits - Turn gloves into palm-size pals.

Knotty Rabbit Activity for Kids - Fold, tie and fasten a square of material and -- presto! -- a cuddly toy.

Kwanzaa Kinara : Crafts to Celebrate Your African American Heritage - In order to play this game, a prop box needs to be made.

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Lacing Cards : Shoelace Crafts for Kids - - Lacing is an excellent activity for developing fine motor skills, improving hand-eye coordination and concentration, and keeping little kids happily amused!

Lacing Table Toy : Crafts with Trays for Children - - All you need for this project are the right materials (as you will find in our guide) and your creative genius.

Leprechaun Tic Tac Toe Game Craft Activity - Neat craft to make to entertain the children for hours during your next St. Patrick's Day party. Create this leprechaun playing board and use shamrocks as tic-tac-toe pieces.

Lion Paper Model Toy Craft - Print out this cute lion paper model.

Little Cereal Box Pickup Trucks - You know those little cereal boxes that come in packs of eight?  It can be made into a box Pick Up trucks for your kids to make and enjoy more during their playtime.

Little Log Cabin Craft You can make this wonderful twig house using a cardboard box, twigs, and hot glue.

Little Red Riding Hood - This project is obviously a walk down the fairy tales lane. Just looking at the red cape, we can easily tell who this doll character is.

Little Red Riding Hood Mini Marionettes - Grandmother, what small teeth you have! Sound strange? That's what your kids will be saying with these Little Red Riding Hood Mini Marionettes.

Lincoln Sticks: Popsicle Stick Log Cabins Activity - This instructable will show you how to make the Lincoln stick pieces and then detail the designs of two "log cabin" structures that I built out of them. I welcome any and all comments or suggestions!

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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 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.

Magic Skittles Game - It's always fun to go bowling! Make your own tabletop skittles game to play with friends and family.

Magnet Fishing Game Craft - One of our daughter's favorite cartoon shows had an episode where the characters went fishing, so of course she wanted to go fishing too. The problem is that it's mid-February here and it snowed last night so we needed a way to go fishing indoors (which frankly is this Mommy's preferred method of fishing regardless of the weather!). So we put together this fun magnet fishing game! This cute fish craft is a great way to make a variety of preschool learning games as well.

Make a Kiddie Doctor Kit - Make this fun doctors kit for fun childrens play.

Make a Hovercraft - Most people think that hovercrafts are very sophisticated structures that are difficult to construct. However, through the steps below, you can build it in a few hours using ordinary materials.

Make Your Own Magic Star Wand - Make a magic star want with Styrofoam;  4" to 5" square; Star cookie cutter (or star pattern); 1 long straight sipping straw (painted, straight stick may be used for a more sturdy wand.); silver or gold glitter; craft glue; 3 or 4 strips of scrap ribbon, color of choice, 8" to 10" long.

Make A Super Cool Tipi Fort Using Recycled Materials : Crafts with Old Bed Sheets for Kids - Although tee-pee is often spelled tee-pee (t-e-e-p-e-e), tipi (t-i-p-i) is considered the correct spelling. Tipi is a Sioux word formed from the word meaning to dwell or live- ti, and the word meaning used to live in -pi. Regardless of the spelling, they make a super cool fort.

Make: a Daytime Telescopes   - A cool craft to make.

Make Pin the Hat on the Witch Game Make as many hats as you will need.

Make Different Toy Cars (Parental Help a Must) - Creating toys by hand can be a satisfying hobby. One toy that is relatively easy to create is the wooden toy car. You can create three vehicles out of one 2-foot 2-by-4. Many crafters are attracted to the simple design and bright colors of wooden toy cars.

Make a Sock-a-Saurus Puppet - Make a dinosaur puppet out of a sock.

Make-a-Sock-Doll - You'll never know what happened to that missing sock, but now you know what to do with its other half. A few "orphan" socks from your laundry room can be made into a soft, huggable new doll.

Make-a-Sock-Monkey - This classic, yet goofy, sock toy has been a favorite of children for years. Why not make your own sock monkey using two socks, plus scissors, stuffing, yarn and a little bit of time?

Make-a-Sock-Puppet - - Making a sock puppet is really quite fun. If you make several of them, you can hold a puppet show. Just be sure to make them unique and individual so that they each have special characters. They don't have to be human - animals and aliens are great possibilities too!

Make Your Own Portable Game Set Craft - This homemade 3-in-1 game board lets players take their pick of challenges, with tic-tac-toe and checkers on one side and a penny-pitching target on the other. Roll it up like a scroll and take it on vacation for a rainy-day diversion.

Making Sock Puppets - Make these simple sock puppets out of old socks and a few other supplies.

Marble Shooting Game - This little cardboard game is fun to play with lots of marbles and a lot of fun.

Marionette Puppet Craft Toy for Kids - With a little practice, your kids can perform their very own puppet show with these marionette puppets.

Mini Golf - Create a mini golf course for your father out of cast-aside home items. Using your imagination, you'll create a challenging backyard courses that will make you the envy of the neighborhood on Father's Day.

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 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.

Milk Boats - These cute boats are a fun and easy summer project even for a group of kids. The basic materials are a discarded milk carton, straw and napkin.

Milk Carton Boat - Enjoy your bath time experience with this easy to make, recyclable and eco-friendly kids craft project.

Milk Carton Sailboat - Sail through summer with these free, easy sailboat crafts for kids.

Milk Carton Toy Sailboat - This is a fun craft that actually floats - kids who made these had a lot of fun playing outside in tubs of water with their boats over the summer!

Mini doll making - This tiny mascot doll is perfect for beginners.

Mini Homemade Dolls - Use your sense of style and a few spare craft supplies to whip up a collection of these colorfully clothed dolls.

Mini Music Makers : Cinco de Mayo Crafts Activity for Children - - Easy to make from empty film canisters and craft sticks. 

Mini Solar Car : Learn How to Make a Solar Powered Toy Car (Parental Help a Must) - Solar Power begins its journey 1,000,000 years ago at the heat of the sun where matter is being to energy at a sub-atomic level. The Sun's energy reaches the surface of the Earth with a power of one kilowatt per square meter (1.1 horsepower per square yard).

Miniature Wood Craft Toy Car (Parental Help a Must) - With some wooden materials and some moving parts, you'll be surprised at how easy it is to make a miniature toy craft car!

Mini Yarn Doll - We would like to thank Grandmas everywhere for keeping this craft alive. Now we've just given our dolls an updated look.

Mitten and Glove Puppets - Lost a mitten or glove? Don't fret! Make its orphan into a cute animal puppet.

Mix & Match Animal Games - Kids mix and match different animals to make unusual kreatures. Encourage creative thinking by asking questions: What if a hippo had a bird's body? What if a camel had paws like a tiger?

Multicolor Binoculars - Turn two rolls of cardboard into magical multicolor binoculars. A fun Columbus Day craft that kids will love to build and explore with - just like Dora!

Skeleton Puppet Marionette Paper Model - Meet Styx, the Dancing Skeleton! He'll rock out to your favorite music whenever you wish, and he'll hang quietly on the wall (or from the ceiling) the rest of the time to give any room that certain extra... something. This little fellow is fairly easy to build and is suprisingly fun to goof around with once he's finished.

Making Bean Bags - Instructions to make bean bags to play fun games with. Great simple sewing project!

Make Your Own Checkerboard - Make Your Own checkerboard with 1 piece of plywood cut (square) to size you want; Felt in two different colors; Paint (enough to cover the top of the plywood); Paint: small amount in two colors (same as colors of felt); Bag of round wooden discs (available at craft supply stores).

Make Your Own Bible Game - Playing games is a great way to bring to life a Bible story. You can make your own game using the templates and ideas given

Make Your Own Marbles - Make your very own marbles.

Make a Bottle Cap Snake - Make long snakes, short snakes, or use your imagination to make other bottle cap creatures - crabs, ladybugs, centipedes - just by adding chenille stem legs or antenae. You'll soon have a menagerie of handmade toys that will provide hours of fun for your young ones.

Make and Fly a Rotocopter - Just cut and fold. Add a paper clip and toss it into the air. Watch the rotocopter spin to the ground. This makes an interesting classroom project. Try changing variables. Use a larger paper clip or a heavier piece of paper and see which rotocopter drops the slowest.

Magnet Fishing Game Craft - One of our daughter's favorite cartoon shows had an episode where the characters went fishing, so of course she wanted to go fishing too. The problem is that it's mid-February here and it snowed last night so we needed a way to go fishing indoors (which frankly is this Mommy's preferred method of fishing regardless of the weather!). So we put together this fun magnet fishing game! This cute fish craft is a great way to make a variety of preschool learning games as well.

Mancala Game - - Play for hours when you create this fun African Mancala Game from recycled egg cartons and tuna cans. Great for all ages!

Math Game - Instructions for making a fun math game using an empty film container

Mighty Megaphone - - Even the littlest voices can lead the cheer with this sturdy homemade megaphone.

Milk Jug Car : How to Make a Toy Car Out of a Milk Jug - With a few materials and a little imagination, you can make box cars like a race car, a sports car, or even a minivan.

Milk Jug Catch Craft for Children - Milk Jug Catch is a great game to play indoors or outdoors. It's especially fun for kids because they make the scoops themselves.

Milk Jug Whale Craft for Kids - An everyday household item becomes a new bath toy!

Milk Carton Pirate Ship - This is a really cool pirate ship made from milk cartons.

Milk Carton Spanish Galleon - This is also a really cool ship.

Mini Golf - Create a mini golf course for your father out of cast-aside home items. Using your imagination, you'll create a challenging backyard courses that will make you the envy of the neighborhood on Father's Day.

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.

Mint Tin Magnetic Word Play - - Take old magazines and turn your favorite phrases into word play. This simple project is sure to make headlines.

Model Car Factory - Liven up a rainy afternoon by test-driving a fleet of homemade cars.

Monkey : Pat Head and Rub Tummy Mechanical Monkey Model - This is a mechancial paper model toy of a monkey patting his head and rubbing his tummy.

Moves Count - - Design an original board game to use math skills. Sculpt playing pieces with Crayola® Model Magic. Clear directions and rules are a challenge to create, too!

Musical Altoid Tin - - I've seen projects similar to this but the trigger mechanisms didn't seem too reliable. So this project is how to install a pressure switch to make your Altoids tin musical. If you haven't tried soldering before this project should be a good start. It only has four simple solder joints to make.

Musical Maracas - Maraca made from a coffee can.

Musical Magic Slipper Game - Wear the Magic Slipper and you have the power to disappear! Glitter Glue, sequins, and ribbon all add to this game’s fun!

My Own Message Board - - Have you noticed how magnets seem to attract kids like, well, magnets? Capitalize on that fixation with a magnetic memo board right in your child's room.

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Napkin Ring Toss s - - Make Thanksgiving a fun feast by playing games with crafty napkin rings and keepsake frames you create yourself! Invite the whole family to participate in this memorable game.

NASA's Concept Rocket Car Craft and Science Experiment for Kids – This link will show you the concept of how rocket propelled vehicles are made. Kids will even have fun learning with this easy to assemble toy craft project.

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.

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.

No-Sew Felt Bean Bag Chick - “It’s so cute!!” “It looks so cuddly!” “I want one!” Those are just a few exclamations we’ve heard with this cute yellow chick doll. Now you can make your own with this huide to help you out.

No-Sew Friendship Dolls - These dolls, made out of rolled strips of paper, look like stick figures before they are wrapped with yarn and dressed in fabric scraps. Parents and teachers can make these dolls very detailed to give as gifts or to decorate a classroom in an international theme. Children ages 8-12 can make them with very little assistance, and younger children can make them if an adult helps with the yarn wrapping, cutting and gluing. These little "paper-people" really come to life when they are dressed and topped off with some yarn hair.

Nutty Squirrels Craft for Kids - In this crafty tabletop game, players try to guess which critter has squirreled away the nut.

Oatmeal Box Cradle Craft - A simple-to-make cradle made from an oatmeal box and either paper or fabric scraps. You can use this cradle for a favorite doll or teddy bear.

Octopus Puppet - With no mouth to move, this purple octopus doesn't have much to say. But it's still ready for action, thanks to its eight shapely legs that can be twirled about.

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Painted Rock Playsets : Stones and Pebbles Crafts Ideas for Children - Here's something to do with all of the rocks that seem to magically pop out of the garden each spring: turn them into a colorful, interactive art-and-building set for your kids.

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 Cup Air Cannon Toy - A DIY version of AirZooka. A simple air cannon that will shoot puffs of air in the shape of torus (AKA: Rings). Add smoke and you get smoke rings.

Paper Dreidel Craft - - This paper dreidel is great to use as a Hanukkah decoration or a holiday toy. The rules for playing dreidel are listed below.

Paddle Steamer from a Soda Bottle Activity for Kids What fun for a summer afternoon in a pool or a pond. Cool steamer from soda bottles.

Panty Hose Polo Game : Make Crafts with Panty Hose & Stockings - - Never underestimate the power of silliness to double up your kids in laughter. And in this game, in which players madly swing oranges suspended in panty hose, laughing yourself silly is no stretch.

Paper Airplane: Squirrel Glider Printable Craft - Print out and fold up this squirrel glider airplane for a lot of fun.

Paper Doll Chain Tutorial - When you make a Paper Doll Chain, you will notice that all the dolls have the same shape. Even though these paper dolls are identical, you can color each one to look different.

Paper Chain Gang Craft for Kids - Remember the joined figures of a doll chain? Try a square fold instead and see what you come up with.

Paper Dove Flying Toy Craft- You won't mind this critter invading your next picnic: a high-flying dove made from paper plates and plastic spoons.

Paper Dreidel Crafts - This paper dreidel is great to use as a Hanukkah decoration or a holiday toy. The rules for playing dreidel are listed below.

Paper Plate Frog Pull Toy Crafts Activity - This paper plate frog is not only an adorable paper plate craft for kids, but you can turn this cute little guy into a fun pull toy for the little ones.

Paper Gyrocopter Toy Craft - Take your kids for a spin around the neighborhood with a toy gyrocopter. You can make one in five easy steps.

Paper Microscope Printable Paper Toy - Believe it or not: Here's a microscope, made from nothing but paper, two lenses, a plastic mirror and a drinking straw. Although this is not the kind of material you would expect to be used in an optical instrument, the facts are quite amazing.

Paper Towel Roll Snakes - This is a craft and a fun toy all in one! Preschoolers design their snake and then they can take it for a “walk” by pulling it along with the yarn.

Parachute Patterns - - Jump right in to this fun project that is patterned after real parachutes. Kids will fall for this creation that explores how colors can be arranged to create a design.

Pasta Pets - If you're looking for quick fun on a rainy day, just use your noodle -- elbow, bow tie or penne will do -- to make these posable toy animals.

Patriotic Twirler - - This colorful twirler is simply two flexible straws joined together, with a tassel of tissue paper taped to one end.

Patrin's Frog Toy Printable Paper Craft for Kids - A little frog for you to make.

Pencil and Coin Spinning Top - - In this instructable I will explain how to make a cheap and funny little toy.

Penny Butterfly Printable Paper Toy Model Craft - This little balancing butterfly will do tricks and balance on your finger.

Penny Graph Game : Craft with Pennies - - Every penny counts in the Penny Graph Game! Learn more about coins in circulation with this easy indoor game for kids. By taking a sampling of when coins were minted and graphing the results, kids can find out when most pennies in circulation were minted.

Pet Matching Game Decide what kind of matching game you want to make. You can make it to match adult and baby animals, animals of the same species, animals of the same color, etc.

Picnic Plate Paddle Games - - Life's a picnic when there are fun things to make and play with kids. Make two sets of these paddles, crumple up paper for a ball, and everyone can get up to the plate.

Ping-Pong Basketball - Challenge a friend to a game of ping-pong basketball.

Pipe Cleaner Dolls - With posable bodies and wigged-out hair, these futuristic action figures are a welcome diversion on a rainy day.

Pipe Cleaner Pals - These Pipe Cleaner Pals are easy to make. A few moments of your time is all it will take.

Plastic Bag Paratroopers - Who says only birds fly? Create your own playthings such as these paratroopers and see them float in the air.

Plastic Bottle Sailboat - Spend an afternoon making a sailboat out of a plastic bottle, producing a toy that can be used over and over again. It is a way to recycle old plastic bottles, and can provide a fun experience for children of all ages. These boats can be sailed in any water source, from the bathtub to a local brook.

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

Play Cat and Mouse Bedsheet Tag - Are you looking for an easy-to-play, fun game? Try Cat and Mouse! All you need is a large bedsheet or tablecloth, a "cat" and a "mouse" and you're set for this silly take on tag!

Pocket Sized Tin Racer Craft Activity to Make a Toy Car - Have you ever gotten bored at school or wanted to make your friends jealous with something they didn't have? Well this is it! This is what you have all been waiting for... The Pocket Sized Altoids Tin Racer!

Poetry Pebbles Game- A super way to get the creative writing juices flowing

Pop Bottle Wind Spinner Craft for Kids Recycle those empty soda bottles into fun wind toys. Very beautiful, colorful and fun to have such this in your garden on the tree.

Pop-pop or put-put steamboat - Children, from about 6 years old on, can make this real steam propelled boat under adult supervision. This pop-pop or put-put steam boat requires neither soldering nor gluing. No drilling or puncturing is needed. It does involve an easy to make bending tool.

Pop Rockets! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Arts and Crafts Project with Film Canisters - Rockets. Seriously, it seems like boys are generally very transportation-oriented, and rockets seem to be the pinnacle of interest for my guy. Combine that with the hands-on science aspect of this project and I really found a winner! (I should say that everyone loved this–both Josie and Daddio joined in at launch-time).

Pop-Up Puppet – Puppets make a fun toy and these are quite easy to make. Find some used and empty oatmeal containers so we can get started!

Popsicle Binoculars - This is one unbelievably easy craft but I put a bit of a spin on it by using some brightly colored Popsicle sticks to decorate them with plus they make them really sturdy!!

Portable Soccer Game Making Instructions - Fun and easy to make portable soccer game.

Posable Action Figure or Doll Craft for Children - This little buddy stands, sits, and bends every which way. Kids can twist it around a desk lamp, hang it from a doorknob, and make it hold up pencils or markers. How will your child use it? Make with Wooden Craft Sticks.

Primitive Sock Doll - Looking for fun way to spark the creativity in your child? Consider helping them make a primitive sock doll. This is so cheap and easy to do, your child might just want to make a whole family of them! Follow the simple steps below and you'll have your first primitive sock doll ready in minutes.

Pringles Can Pinhole Camera : Potato Chip Cans Activities for Children - Recycle a potato chip container into a pinhole camera.

Pringle Can Castle - Make a toy castle out of pringle cans.

Puddle Boat - Spring showers set the stage for the type of adventure found only in a big rain puddle -- like setting afloat a toy boat.

Pull-Along Dragon Toy - - Create this dragon pull-along toy out of paper cups- a great craft for learning about Chinese culture or celebrating Chinese New Year.

Pumpkin Patch Board Game - Kids can count on handmade games for holiday entertainment.

Quack, Moo, & Oink Finger Puppets Craft - Fill your fingers with pigs, ducks, roosters, cows—whatever barnyard animal puppets you create!

Quadropus - Got a single glove and no hope of finding its match? Some easy sewing will transform it into a four-legged octopus.

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Race Car Making Toy for Kids- This makes a fun party or preschool activity. Children will enjoy making the car and playing a game of Red Light Green Light.

Race to the New World - - Race to the New World with this Columbus Day activity. Perfect for warm weather, this game lets you explore the world with the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

Racing Crate Car Arts and Crafts Project for Kids - Give future motorists a thrill ride with this race car craft. An old wooden apple crate and some plastic plates are all you need to get the wheels turning for kids' parties and other events.

Rainbow Fishing Game - Put up a "Gone Fishing" sign! Play this fun fishing game-you create it with Crayola® Twistables™.

Rainbow Flier Toy Paper Craft - Like the real thing, this rainbow flier can brighten a rainy day.

Rainbow Fishing Game - Put up a "Gone Fishing" sign! Play this fun fishing game-you create it with Crayola® Twistables™.

Ramadan Game : Ideas Ramadan Arts and Crafts Projects - The kids love the game, and learn some new things.

RC Bottle toy boat - Remember that each boat is unique. Consider this a suggestion to what you should do with the motor of your defunct RC boat/plane/car.

Recycle Binoculars - This project is so easy, that you even don't need pictures in order to understand it.

Robot Racer Rubber Band Car - This site will show you how to build a Robot Racer. The robot racer is a fast, fun, easy-to-build elastic band car. The car uses recycled tubes, bottle tops and even recycled elastic bands for that eco-friendly feel. Enjoy!

Rocket Ship Craft - Learn to make a rocket ship so you can fly to outer space.

Rocking Horse and Elf Rider Paper Toy Printable Model - A big thanks to Toymaker Gerd Schenk for the idea for this cute horse and rider.

Rollo, The Baseball Rookie Mechanical Moving Paper Toy Craft - Print this baseball player out, put him together and he will really move.

Rubber-Band Powered Altoids Boat - This instructable is on how to build a Rubber-Band Powered Altoids Boat! Perhaps you remember making a boat out of a milk carton as a kid. Now here's one out of an Altoids Tin! They are a great thing to do with kids. Also you don't have to worry about using batteries either! (Green power!) So work hard, have fun, and play nice.

Rubber Band Powered Toy Car Launcher Craft Project Idea - Ever wanted your toy cars to really go? Want a new way to race? Want an excuse to build something really cool for your kid? Or do a fun project WITH your kid? You don't have to go buy a new cheap plastic toy, make your own fun from leftovers from prior projects! Make this awesome "Hot Wheels" type car launcher that sends cars flying across the floor! Boys would love this, but keep them far from any low windows!

Rubber Band Powered Tugboat – Children will have a swell time playing with and watching this rubber band powered tugboat glide effortlessly through the water!

Rubber Glove Finger Puppets - These cute finger puppets are so simple and appealing. What a great end for that left over rubber glove.

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Safari Miniature Golf Set – This is one fun way to learn about sports and animals in one setting! Recycle old cardboard boxes into golf fun.

Sail Away! - Sail away with this breezy sculpture! Imagine you’re exploring the seas with a mini version of your favorite craft.

Sail with the Vikings - Sail into your own adventures! Explore the high seas on a Viking ship--with beasts at bow and stern. Vikings made huge ships that had heavy armor and ornate designs. Many Viking ships had carved images of sea creatures or other mythical beasts at their bow (front) and stern (back).

Sailing Walnut Boats - To make this craft project you will need a walnut shell, a toothpick, a tiny lump of clay or gum, a piece of paper, and some markers. Those are pretty easy to get materials for a fun to make project.

Sand Toy - - If you want to give this as a Gift , make two or three soaps to stuff in the netting that held your sand toys, then pop in a wash cloth and a net bath scrubby. 

Sea Turtle Marionette Toy Making Craft for Children - Make a turtle marionette

Shadow Puppets - - Your kids can cast a shadowy show of their own with just a few of these simplified paper puppets.

Simple Sailboat Craft - - You can make these cute little toy boats in just a few minutes. They are great for preschoolers and kindergartners to practice cutting with scissors, drawing, and molding clay.

Ship Ahoy! - If boredom's got your kids walking the plank, let them turn a refrigerator box on its side and set sail on the waves of their imagination.

Shrink Art - Instructions to make home made shrink art using styrofoam meat trays

Simple Film Canister Kaleidoscope - This is a lesson plan that Sandy got when she attended a workshop at The Columbus Museum of Art.

Sky Riders with Recycled Soda Bottle Craft for Kids Our version of the classic toy parachute has a surprising twist--or more precisely, an untwist.

Sky Riders - The classic toy parachute with a surprising twist -- the chute's cords are attached with a fishing swivel that all but eliminates those annoying tangles.

Slam Dunk Success : Basketball Crafts Activities for Children- Fun slam dunk game craft.

Slinky Snakes : How to Make Toy Snakes - Decorate your strips with different designs or colors to make your snake coils stand out.

Snowflake Game – The Holidays can sometimes get boring especially when you are waiting for that opportune moment to open up your gifts. So why not waste away the waiting time with playing a snowflake game? Find some old oatmeal containers first and follow these easy step by step instructions.

Snowball Pitch - - Tell kids to throw snowballs in the house? That's right -- it's the aim of this cool target game.

Soap Box Dragsters - - Powered by a blast of air, these little racers can really move, making a clean getaway as soon as you set them down! Kids can assemble a bunch, then host their own mini derby.

Soap Box Racer Project Instructions - Bright, colorful and powered by a blast of air; these little box cars really move. Kids (and adults) can assemble a bunch of them at once, making it a perfect project for birthday parties or just some good old summer fun with Mom and Dad.

Soapbox Truck Project Instructions - Get things rolling on a rainy day with this toy truck project. All you need is some glue, discarded soap boxes (which can be found on your bathroom sink), and this instructions to get you going!

Soaring Space Ships : Space Ship Crafts Ideas for Kids - Rocking rocketry is possible with versatile Crayola Model Magic® Fusion™ modeling compound. Its glittery surface gives your imagination an extra blast-off.

Sock Doll - Line up a few of these dolls on a windowsill or mantel, and you're guaranteed to spread cheer to family and guests alike.

Sock Fairy – If you missing pairs of socks and are thinking about throwing the whole lot away, think twice before you do because here’s something which you can create out of those.

Sock Monkey - This craft project may take a little more time than the rest but be assured that once you are done; you will have a swell time playing with your creation. Ask Mom to help you out in handling the needles! Always remember that SAFETY is the first rule in craft making.

Sock Puppet Kids’ Craft - Like many, we have a massive pile of socks with mates that have mysteriously gone missing. Around my house, the Sock Monster takes the blame for this, and anything else that might happen to go missing from the dryer. These socks sit around in the lone sock bag for a while, and then once all hope is lost that its mate will show up in a later load of laundry, they become dust rags or craft projects.

Sock Puppets - Looking for something to do with those mysterious single socks? Turn them into animal puppets (they're easier to make than they look).

Soda Bottle Boat - How to make a soda bottle boat.

Soda Bottle Sailing Boat - Kids love to play in the water. And kids especially love to float toys in the water. With this great craft, they can play with a toy of their own making. A soda bottle can be turned into a sailing vessel to be used in a pool, in a pond, in the ocean, on a creek, or merely in the bathtub!

Soda Can Cuties - - These are really adorable little toys! In order to make one, you have to follow our easy guide though. Here’s how…

Soft Muslin Doll - Make an extra special handmade doll using muslin, a soft and tightly woven cloth material. Follow the instructions in this sewing craft to create a one-of-a-kind doll because nothing says special quite like an art craft you make yourself.

Spin and Skip : Potato Chip Cans Activities for Children - This toy is so much fun to play with, your children won't realize they're also getting a workout.

Spinners, Thaumatropes or Turning Wonders Paper Model Craft - These are really fun to give out at parties or to bored children. Glue a piece of heavy thread or string in the middle where the dotted line is... after it dries you can spin it and a picture will appear.

Spool Dolls - - I had heard of spool dolls but never seen one, so I began collecting empty wooden thread spools to make my own.   Nowadays, most thread is on a plastic spool.   Either wood or plastic will work, with or without thread.   This is an easy craft and children can help you if you like. But spool dolls are not just for children.   I have mine hanging on the latch of the armoire in our bedroom.

Spool Snakes - - I made Laurel a little toy yesterday.  My grandma gave me one of her craft books (which would make it vintage) and it had all kinds of simple ideas for homemade toys. All the necessary supplies are ordinary things that you find around your house.  I just love toys that don't have flashing lights, make beeping sounds, or have a screen.

Spyglass Telescope   : Making Easy Telescopes Arts and Crafts Projects - Make this spyglass telescope and you will be the first to discover the new world from your make believe perch in the crowsnest of the Santa Maria or spot pirates roaming the seven seas.

Speed Eraser Toy Cars and Trucks Making Instructions - Have your kids turn a handful of office supplies into a busy fleet of cars and trucks. There’s nothing nicer than to see their eyes light up with a newfound craze!

Spin and Skip : Potato Chip Cans Activities for Children - This toy is so much fun to play with, your children won't realize they're also getting a workout.

Squeeze Ball Craft for Kids Toy (Not for children under 5) - Have you ever noticed that kids can sit for the longest time, fascinated by some new squishy or slimy toy. This activity is a home made version of a common toy for older kids. As a matter of fact I keep one by my computer desk to exercise my hand.

Stacking Tic-tac-toe Craft - Add a third dimension to plain old 'X's & 'O's with this stacking tic-tac-toe craft. Makes a great kids' game for long car rides.

Sticker Star Twirler - Here's a windup toy that's guaranteed to amuse young holiday guests on the Fourth of July. Just crank the handle, let go when the top starts to turn, and watch the starry swirl. Made from the lid of a coffee can.

Stuck-on-You Box - - Toddlers love playing with magnets, so, why not double your tot's pleasure by creating a chunky, easy-to-pick-up set personalized just for him? Decorate them with stickers of his favorite things, from book characters to cute critters, and/or letters that spell his name. Try storing them in a metal lunch box - it makes a perfect carrying case and play station all in one.

Styrofoam Airplanes - - Make this airplane using a Styrofoam meat tray.

Styrofoam Airplane Craft Project for Kids - Children Age 2+ will enjoy playing with these (if you are careful to make the wings even on either side, the airplane will really fly). This is made with egg cartons. But to make the craft, children should be Age 4+ as it requires a bit of dexterity.

Styrofoam Cup Binoculars - A great kid craft idea for most parties is setting aside a craft table with glitter, glue, stickers, markers, crayons, colored papers, etc.

Styrofoam Motor Boat - This toy boat project might still be a work in progress but with your creative minds, you can actually make it look a lot better.

Styrofoam Sailboats - With this project, you not only get to work on making a toy boat but also discuss with the children the concept of drag in relationship to a sailboat.

Styrofoam Toy Boats - Use this sleepover planning guide for great arts and crafts ideas for kids. These Styrofoam boats with sails are fun and easy for preschoolers to make!

Super Sailboat Soda Bottle Craft for Kids This pint-size -- or, more precisely, liter-size -- craft offers a decent approximation of a high-seas sailboat. And since it's constructed from common household items, it's a lot cheaper than the real thing!

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Table Soccer Printable Paper Game Craft - Make a table soccer game from paper and a printer.

Tangram Puzzles - Print out Tangram Puzzles ... Download, print and cut-out the ancient Chinese puzzle on your right. It will offer you hours of challenging fun.

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

Telescope Fun Activity  - A cool idea of making a toy telescope.

Telescope Making Instructions  - Sight Sensory Crafts for Kids.

Telescope Toy Making Craft  - Land ahoy! Create a terrific Crayola Color Explosion™ telescope to navigate uncharted worlds!

Tennis Racket Crafts - - Instructions for making a fun tennis racket using pantyhose and a hanger.

The Free Catapult Plan (Parental Supervision) - this plan shows the layout and design of the Table Top Troll Catapult. It is an easy to make catapult that is powered by rubber bands and has a base that is twelve inches (12") in length.

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 Not-so-Scary Dragon - Don't be fooled by the fiery breath; this guy is a softie.

The Red-Heel Sock Monkey - Follow these step by step directions and make your own adorable sock toy monkey using red-heeled socks.

The Water Car Craft Activity for Children Toy - Make a small,simple 2 minute water car! It needs to be pushed to be moved in water but you could add a engine or get a balloon strap it on and go!

The Wooden Spool Family - - Kids and adults alike will enjoy making these little guys. I added embellishments like the buttons, silver beads and ribbon, but you can just add the fabric if you'd like.

Thread Spool Dolls - Turn thread spools into quick, kooky characters.

Tic-Tac-Toe Game Making Craft - You can make your own tic tac toe board and pieces with Perler beads!

Tin Can Train Craft for Kids - Don't let looks fool you. Assembling a shiny freewheeling toy train like this one is a cinch -- the pieces are simply stuck or clipped together. Chances are, most of the parts you'll need for this model-making project are ready and waiting in your recycling bin and bottle caps.

Tin Model Toy Car (Parental Help a Must) - Many old-fashioned toys and models were made of tin because it could be easily shaped into many things. A great project for any model-car enthusiast is the Tin Lizzie itself, the Ford Model T. It was the first car to be mass produced that was affordable for the working class.

Tiny Littles Paperdolls Printable Toy Crafts - Print and make this little group of friends to create your own stories.

Tiny Sock Monkey - Stuffed animals can be a child's best friend. A sock monkey makes the perfect stuffed animal. Not only is it made by hand and with love, it can be customized to match the child's personality. Sock monkeys aren't difficult to make if you have a bit of skill in sewing, and they are a friend that will last forever.

Toddler Binoculars Crafts - This is a perfect craft to do with your exploring toddler. If you have a young child who enjoys to pretend that they are on a safari or just bird watching they will love making this fun and easy binoculars craft.

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.

Toilet Paper Roll Binoculars Craft - Hunt down some fun with these TP binoculars.

Toilet Roll Binoculars - This is one of our Easy Kids Crafts that are for the really little kids. It is easy and requires very little supplies.

Toothpick Dolls - These tiny toothpick dolls can keep your kids company wherever they go. Slip them into your kids' pockets, notebooks, or schoolbags for a friendly hello during the day.

Topsy-Turvy Spool Dolls - - In this tutorial you will learn how to make topsy-turvy spool dolls.

Toy Boat Woodworking Craft for Kids - Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat! How'd you do? This week we have a wood project for the kids that will need an adult's assistance. We made these toy paddlewheel boats as kids and played with them in the big pond we had at the back of our property. You can have that same kind of fun with this easy to build paddlewheel boat. Make these with your friends and have boat races.

Toy Garage Craft with Milk Jug for Kids - Milk isn't the only thing that packages well by the gallon. Using milk jug craft ideas from this page, your party guests can turn an empty plastic jug into a portable hot-rod garage or anything else you desire - possibilities are endless!

Toy Submarine Crafts Project with Recycled Film Canisters - You can create many different type of Submarine, Dolphin, Shark, swimming monster.

Trained Octopus : Octopus Crafts Activities - Expect your kids to carry around this amazing toy for days, showing friends how they can make their trained "octopus" rise or fall at their command. You'll need a piece of colored cellophane, an eye dropper and a clear, squeezable plastic bottle with a screw-on cap (like the kind soda or fancy bottled water comes in).

Treasure Hunt Map - Create a fun game by drawing out a map of your campsite or backyard. Have someone hide several "treasures" around the location, then go out and collect them!

Tube Racers : How to Make a Racing Car from Toilet Paper Tubes - How can you turn a toilet paper tube into a hot rod? Take this idea for a spin.

Turkey Paddle Ball Game - - It's a craft and a game we all remember from our childhood.

Tusky the Elephant Sock Puppet - Kids will love playing the part of the swaggering elephant. Create this fun elephant for your child's next party.

Tyranosaurus Rex Flip Book - Download this Acrobat file, then print out and assemble a 20-page booklet. When you flip through the pages, Sue, the T. Rex, will appear to run. Index leads to more about this famous Badlands of South Dakota dinosaur.

Ultimate Straw Rocket! - - What is the "Ultimate Straw Rocket"? Answer: A very easy to make rocket made from a drinking straw, and launched using air pressure. Almost everyone will be able to make this, it does not require any hard-to-find items, but also can it be made in very little time. Therefore will the rockets themselves be very easy to mass produce. They will fly HIGH up in the air and then land on the ground, completely safe!

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Virtual Kite Zoo - If you want to know about kites, all about kites, every kind of kite, big kites, little kites, strange kites, fancy kites, plain kites ... then step inside, and explore my sketches and descriptions of every kind of kite you can imagine - and some more.

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Walking Tall Stilts - Kids are forever wishing they could be bigger and taller. One quick way they can reach new heights is to take a walk on homemade stilts.

Wall Footballs : Thanksgiving Games & Activities for Children - Bring the thrill of the gridiron to your living room wall with this pigskin version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.

Water Bottle Boat - This boat is made out of a motor, fan, water bottle, film canister, wire, tin foil, and a C battery. The water bottle glides above the surface while the motor is submerged.

Water Scope - Ever wonder what bugs do under the water? You can see with this scope toy.

WaveMaker - Wouldn't it be nice to see ocean waves whenever you'd like? With a little oil, a little water, and a little imagination, you can do just that with the Wave Maker.

Weave a Jump Rope - With this classic finger-weaving project, kids can get a jump on outdoor playtime by recycling their old socks and outgrown tights into a colorful homemade toy.

Weight Lifter Boy Scouts Crafts Projec with Film Canisters - The purpose of this site is to provide detailed instructions for making a large variety of high quality, exciting crafts. These crafts will be treasured for years - not thrown away in a week. Each project includes a list of required materials and tools, step by step instructions, templates, photographs, drawings, short cuts, and helpful hints. Learn how to make such items as LED flashlights, God's Eye, hot plates (trivet), and a crowing rooster. Make things from clay, plaster, leather, string, foam, beads, wood, film canisters, and chenilles (pipe cleaners).

Whale Water Scoop Craft for Kids - Pour, splash, and otherwise play in the sink or tub with this "creature of the deep" water toy with recycled empty Milk Jug.

What You Need to Make a Miniature Cars - - In this tutorial you will learn how to make a miniature car with a thread spool and other materials.

What’s the Mystery Picture? - Who can keep a surprise? Ask them to make your mystery game. Then peek through the tiny hole. What do you see?

Which Witch? - Everyone will have fun making a witch at your next Trick-or-Treat party. They're great for Hallow-wonderful games!

Whirligig- Make a Whirligig out of plastic bottles and watch them spin.

Who am I? This game is a great ice breaker games for the first time a new group of kids gather together.  This game gives children a reason to talk to each other without wondering how to start the conversation.

Windmills Pinwheel Making Toy Craft - Make your own toy windmills out of this project. Make your own windmills to decorate the top of a pencil or just for fun!

Wind Toy - This toy, with its long, rustle-in-the-breeze tail, will make any kid feel like he's sprouted wings.

Wooden Spoon Guess Who - People who are very comfortable around each other can play a guffaw-inducing game with a couple of long-handled wooden spoons.

Woodpecker and Tree Moveable Paper Craft Toy - This is a mechanical woodpecker pecking on a tree toy.

Wooden Sailboat - This small sailboat is the perfect decoration to give any room a maritime look any time of the year. This wood craft is quick and easy for novice woodworkers, too.

Woolly Wonder Sock Puppet - This soft and cuddly sheep will become a bedtime favorite for kids to curl up with. These puppets are simply a blast!

Worry Dolls - In Guatemala, kids tell their troubles to worry dolls, tiny figures that they tuck under their pillows at night. Take this tradition worldwide with a multicultural collection of clothespin dolls.

Wrapping Tube Track - - With just a few snips here and some duct tape there, an empty wrapping-paper tube revs back to life as a double track - the ideal venue for racing balls or toy cars, and one that's perfectly engineered for solo play.

Yoda Doll, You Must - Jedi Masters are fairly tricky to locate on this planet, but with some craft supplies, a needle and thread -- and some patience -- you can make your own cuddly Yoda felt doll. It's easy to make, plus it's fun!

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