Crafts with Pictures & Photos

Your child will have as much fun creating his own puzzle as he has putting one together. Make sure you choose a picture that's interesting to him.
Materials

* Interesting photo of a family member, favorite animal, cartoon character, and so on
* Poster board
* Spray adhesive
* Black felt-tip pen
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Small box
* Table

If your child likes, cut out the photos and combine them to form a funny picture.
Materials

* Washable markers, crayons, or colored pencils
* Photocopies of family photos
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Glue
* Plain or construction paper (optional)

Your child will enjoy looking at the pictures and eventually will learn to recognize some of the words, too.

Materials

* Scissors
* Old magazines
* Glue
* Scrapbook
* Photos of family and friends
* Washable marker

On each page, have your child draw a picture of an animal that begins with that letter, or cut animal pictures from old magazines and glue them onto the page.

Materials

* Crayons or markers
* Small notebook or sheets of paper folded together and stapled inside a construction paper cover
* Glue
* Photos
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Old magazines

Children are naturally interested in themselves. Helping them collect and record personal information gives them the opportunity to develop reading, writing, and math skills.

Materials

* Blank notebook or scrapbook
* Pens or markers
* Family photos
* Glue
* Tape measure
* Stickers for decorating pages

If you like, create a "Day and Night" poster by dividing the poster board into two sections and gluing on magazine pictures or family photos that depict day and night activities.

Materials

* Poster board
* Marker
* Old magazines
* Scissors
* Glue
* Family photos (optional)

A time-line can be as short as one page or as long as a wall.

Materials

* Paper
* Markers
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Tape
* Glue
* Photos (optional)

Thanksgiving is a good time to remind our children or grandchildren to be thankful for the many good things in their lives ... family, friends, opportunities to learn and grow. A natural way to call these thoughts to mind is to begin with a question: What are you thankful for?

Materials

* Old magazines and family photos
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Glue
* Construction paper
* Clear contact paper
* Index cards
* Small box or empty coffee can
* Brown poster board and leaf-colored (green, red, yellow, orange, and brown) construction paper

May is a special month for mothers, so help the kids make a special Mothers Day gift for their own moms.

Materials

* Plastic lids from margarine or other plastic containers, enough for each child
* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* White glue (non-toxic)
* Felt or paper doily
* Camera or photograph of each child
* Magnetic tape

Insert the rectangle opposite the photo, next to it, or above or below it, depending on the album's format.

Materials

* Scissors
* Paper
* Photos of family and friends
* Small photo album (sleeves each measuring at least 4-by-6 inches)
* Markers, crayons, or colored pencils

For Mothers Day, your child wants to make something beautiful for you or for his grandma. This project contains steps your child can do independently - for example, let your child go through some of your family photos to select a picture that holds special meaning for him or her. When the projects done, you'll have an endearing reminder - not only from the picture the frame holds, but of your time spent together making this special gift.

Materials

* Child's blunt-tip safety scissors
* Cardboard
* Construction paper or gift-wrap
* Photo
* Dry twigs
* White glue
* Ribbon

A special bookmark made especially for those mothers or fathers who love to sit down with a great book.

Material:

White or colored cardstock
Small (2") picture - can be photo or cutout
Connecting magnets

Make your room a special place for you to hang out.

What You'll Need:

Posters
Paint
Photos
Paper
Anything to decorate you room

Make your own memory box to store special items, a collection, or photos.

What You'll Need

Tissue paper
Magazine cut-outs
String
Glue
Box with a lid
Photos
Memorable items

Easy Fathers Day or Mother's Day or even Grandparent's Day handprint picture frame craft ideas. These also make great keepsakes.

You'll Need:
2 colors of construction paper or craft foam
liquid tempera paint
small photo of your child or a drawing that he has made.

How to create a homemade placemat made from images of your child's favorite things. How to create a homemade placemat, that's as unique as your child!


You'll Need:
construction paper, cardstock, or poster board
one roll of contact paper or laminate sheets
glue Stick
photos, magazine images etc.
optional craft supplies; stickers, markers, crayons etc.

Love will bloom with this homemade valentine craft for kids to make and give. The recipient of this charming Valentine won't need to have a green thumb. This planted Love Flower needs no water or sunshine - Just hugs! Valentine's day arts and crafts, kids valentine projects, preschool, grade school activities for valentines day. This crafts is great also for Mother's Day, Grandmother's Day, and birthdays as well.

Materials Needed:

Red and Green Fun Foam
Scissors
Three-inch clay pot
Permanent marker
Florist tape
Florist stake
Florist foam
Photo

Decorate your birthday table with this easy & versatile mobile. Include the birthday child in the process, so they can show off their handy-work at the party!

You'll Need:
A wire hanger
Yarn, twine or colored tape
String
Picture cut outs that go with the party theme
Magazines or coloring books work very well
Construction paper or poster board
Scissors
Hole punch

A scrapbooking craft for kids who are in to that. This is a "Best Friends" Scrapbook Page Add a "Best Friend" page to your scrapbook or frame the page as a gift for your best friend.

You need:

* Photo of You and
Your Best Friend
* Scrapbook Paper
(We chose green grass for background and two different shades of pokadot orange)
* Two Paper Doll "Friends" to Match the Photo
* Glue Stick
* Scissors
* 3/16" Paper Punch
* Markers, Gel Pens or Paint Markers

This is a craft for kids - children can make this Photo Business Card Holder craft for Mother's Day, Father's Day, parent's birthdays, or Grandparent's Day. Made from an empty cassette case! Lots of possibilities! This one is made with rocks but you can choose anything to match your photo. Makes a great gift for Mom or Dad.

Materials You Need:

* Photo
* Empty Cassette Holder
* Glue Stick
* Card Stock
* Scissors
* Low Temp Glue Gun

Children will love making this craft for kids. Kids can make their own Floppy Disk Photo Cube 6 Photograph Frame. It is perfect to give to a Mom for Mother's Day, Dad for Father's Day, Grandma for Grandmother's Day, Grandpa for Grandfather's Day, or other loved ones for a birthday...they can then place this frame on their desk or mantel.

Materials You Need:

* 6 Old 3½" Floppy Disks
* Blank Index Stock
* 6 Photos You Can Cut
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* Double Stick Tape

Your children will love making this arts and crafts project idea - Mini Shrink Art Magnet Frames Craft for Kids. Use our patterns to make mini magnet frames from shrink art or design your own. Your parents will love this keepsake craft for Mother's Day or Father's Day or for a birthday present.

You need:

* Pattern
* 1 Sheet of Inkjet Shrink Art or
1 Piece of Shrinkles
* Pencils or Markers (for use with Shrinkles only)
* Magnet
* White Fine Point Paint Pen
* Scissors
* Adult and Exacto Knife
* Small Photo

Learn how to make a cool picture with sand!!! This is a great children's arts and crafts activity to celebrate Summer time. Your kids will love making this Sand Picture. They can make their very own sand picture with the following crafts materials and follow the link to find out the instructions involved. Have fun!

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# Clean sand. (beach sand, toy sand box sand or even construction sand will do. )Note: sift out any unwanted particles, like rocks or pebbles.
# Small plastic bags
# Food Colouring
# Picture frame with glass (Old ones work great.)
# Drawing or Colouring book picture (not too detailed)
# Permanent Marker
# Elmer's white glue

This arts and crafts activity for kids is to create a picture frame out of puzzle pieces and it is called the 'Waste Not Picture Frame' crafts project. Do your children have an old puzzle that is missing some pieces? How about some photographs that need framing? If you said yes, then you and the kids have a fun project ahead of you! These easy and personalized frames make wonderful gifts for relatives.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS WILL NEED FOR THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:

photograph for framing
piece of cardboard a little larger than your photo
4 ice cream sticks
15 puzzle pieces (will need more or less depending on puzzle piece size)
tempera paint in colors of your choice
various buttons and doodads for decoration
Craft glue
hot glue
scissors
newspaper