Crafts for Kids - Arts & Crafts for Children Directory

This arts and crafts project for children is for Heart-Shaped Baskets that will be perfect for filling with candy and treats and giving to a friend or loved one for Valentine's Day. Make from paper or ribbon and fill with treats. This is a fun craft for kids.

You need:

Materials:

* Paper or Ribbon ( 6" each of: red 2" wide, white 2" wide, red 1/4 " wide)
* Scissors
* Glue
* Heart Pattern

This is a great craft for kids to make for Mother's Day or Father's Day for Mom or Dad. This arts and crafts projects is a Fabric Covered Mini Address Book that your children can make as a gift. This crafts project is great for Moms with cell phones. She can hang in from her rear view mirror to keep phone numbers handy.

You need:

*
* Mini Address Books
* 2½ Yards 1/4" Ribbon
* Fabric Scrap
* 1-3/4" Washer or Metal Ring
* Three Ribbon Rosettes Small Photo
* Scissors
*
* Scrap of Batting
* Low Temp Glue Gun
Tacky Glue

An adorable craft for kids for a Pirate Yarn Bug figure. Yo ho ho and a shiny gold coin! Make a pirate yarn bug and name him Captain Jack.

You need:

* Brown, Coarse yarn
* Black Foam Feet
* Tan Foam Hands
* Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
* 2-1/2" Styrofoam Ball
* Tan Pipe Cleaner
* Pirate Hat and Eye Patch Pattern and White Card Stock
* Gold Coin
* 5" Square of Cardboard
* Tacky Glue and Clothespins
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* 12" Piece of Black Satin Cord
* Scissors

This craft for kids is a Reindeer Yarn Bug figure project. This is a great Christmas holiday arts and crafts project for children. With his red nose and antlers, this yarn bug (Rudolph?) is ready for Christmas Eve!

You need:

* Tan Yarn
* Pattern for Antlers
* Brown, Red and Green
Craft Foam
* Brown Foam Feet or
Pattern for Bug Feet
* Two Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
* 2-1/2" Styrofoam Ball
* Brown Pipe Cleaner
* 1/2" Red Pompom
* 5" Square of Cardboard
* Tacky Glue
* Scissors
* Hole Punch

This is a cute craft for children to celebrate Christmas by making a Santa Clause Yarn Bug figure. This arts and crafts project for kids to make a jolly Santa Yarn Bug makes a terrific package topper or a nice little gift for someone special.

You need:

* White Yarn
* Pattern for Santa Boots
Black Foam Feet
* Pattern for Hat and Gloves
* Red and Black Craft Foam
* Red Felt
* Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
* 2-1/2" Styrofoam Ball
* Red Pipe Cleaner
* 5" Square of Cardboard
* Tacky Glue and Clothespins.
* Scissors
* White cotton Batting
* 3/8" White Pompom
* 5/8" White Pompom
* Blush

A craft for kids who love Baseball. This arts and crafts project is to make a Baseball Yarn Bug figure. Your children can make a bunch of them with different colors to represent different Baseball teams. What's your favorite team? Make a yarn bug to match their uniform.

You need:

* White Yarn (or your color choice)
* Foam Feet
* Foamie Hands
* Bug Glove and Tan Craft Foam
* Two 15mm Wiggle Eyes
* One White Pipe Cleaner
* 2½" Styrofoam Ball
* bug_mets.gif (24601 bytes)5" Square of Cardboard
* Tacky Glue
* 3/4" Bead (for Baseball)
* Small Baseball Cap for Dolls
* White Paint or Paint Marker
* Red Fine Point Paint Marker
* White Paint Marker (or your color choice)
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* Spray Paint for Hat (optional)
* Scissors

If your child is in Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts then this is a great craft for your kids. This is a Troop Number Compasses arts and crafts project for your children to decorate a compass key ring with your troop number and scout colors.

You need:

* 4 Yards of Plastic Lace
(2 yard each of two colors)
* Compass Key Ring
* 8 Pony Beads
* Scissors
* Gimp Starter (Optional)

This is a craft for children to create a Handprint Turkey to celebrate Thanksgiving. This handprint turkey uses not only the kids', but mom's (and dad's if you like) handprints as well!

You need:

* Autumn Card Stock
* Warm Card Stock
* 10mm Wiggle Eyes
* Glue Stick
* School Scissors

Kids can make their very own handmade Clay Pot Turkey to celebrate Thanksgiving. This little turkey is quite simple to make. The cost is minimal and he makes a great table decoration or hostess gift for Thanksgiving dinner!

You need:

* One 1-1/2" Diameter Wooden Ball
* One 2-1/4" Diameter Clay Pot
* 3 or 4 Feathers
* 6" Ribbon
* Button
* 6" Raffia
* Tacky Glue
* Black Finetip Marker
* Small and Large Paintbrushes
* Acrylic Paints in Brown, Tan, Mustard Yellow, Red, and Rose
* Clear Coat Spray

Kids can make their own homemade Beaded Patriotic Wall Hanging. This arts and crafts project is a great beading project for children. This dramatic patriotic wall hanging uses a variation of the peyote stitch of the Native American Church.

You need:

* Flag Pattern
* 288 Red Pony Beads
* 326 Blue Pony Beads
* 326 White Pony Beads
* 183 Gold Metallic Pony Beads
* 2 Wooden Barrel Beads
* Nylon Monofilament
* 1 Yard Rat-tail Satin Cord

A great craft for Jewish kids. This is an arts and crafts project for children to make a Jewish Yarn Bug figure from blue and white yarn, and some other items. Here's a kid's craft you can make for Hanukah, your Bar Mitzvah or any day.

You need:

* Blue and White Yarn
* Pattern for Star and Hands
* Blue Foam Feet
* Blue Foam Hands
* Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
* 2-1/2" Styrofoam Ball
* Blue Pipe Cleaner
* Cap for Doll
* Silver Glitter
* 5" Square of Cardboard
* Tacky Glue
* Scissors

This is an arts and crafts project or your kids who are into spying and playing detective. This kids craft is a Detective Yarn Bug figure. This yarn bug is busy gathering clues! He's got a magnifying glass a note pad to record all the evidence.

You need:

* Yarn
* Foam Feet
* Foam Hands
* Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
* 2-1/2" Styrofoam Ball
* Pipe Cleaner
* Mini Magnifying Glass
* 5" Square of Cardboard
* Tacky Glue
* Scissors

This is a craft to create your own Maple Tree. This is a Fall Maple Tree crafts project for children to do with their parents. This is a great project to spend time with your children.

For tree you need:

* Maple Leaf Patterns
* Big Maple Leaf Pattern
* Coffee Filters
* Yellow, Orange, Red and Green Markers
* Liquid Starch
* Scissors
* Stapler
* Interesting Bare Stick
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* Wax Paper
* Foam Brush

For planter you need:

* Clean, Empty Container
* Heavy White Paper
* Liquid Starch
* Yellow, Orange, Red Tissue Paper
* Foam Brush
* Rocks
* Glue

Juliette Low SWAPs craft for Girl Scouts or Brownies.

You Need:

* Juliette Low SWAP Kit

This is a craft for kids, older kids, and teenagers who want to have a unique and decorated notebook for school or for home. This Bandana Covered Notebook
Cover arts and crafts project is a composition notebook with a bandana and decorated by you.

You need:

* Composition Notebook or any Cardboard Covered Book (Plastic Will Not Work)
* Print Bandana
* Fabric Glue or Tacky Glue or Low Temp Glue Gun
* Liquid Starch
* Rhinestones and Jewel-It and Toothpick
* Assorted Lace and Rick Rack
* Disposable Bowl or Large Zip-Lock Bag
* Wax Paper

Do you want some ideas for games your children can play outside? This is a project to make aGiant-Sized Carnival Games center for your backyard. This arts and crafts project ideas is for creating a backyard carnival that's bigger than life with BIG games the kid's will love. The best part is everyone plays until they win. This is a great project to spend time with your children.

Tic Tac Toe Toss

You need:

* Five Cardboard Boxes (ours were 13" x 13" x 8")
* Packing Tape
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* Matte Knife
* Seven Styrofoam Rings (ours were 11" around)
* Spray Paint (We used several fluorescent and black)
* Pencil
* Ruler
* Prizes

Your kids will love celebrating Mardi Gras by making this adorable Mardi Gras Yarn Bug figure children's arts and crafts project. This craft for kids - Mardi Gras bug is ready for a party on Fat Tuesday!

You need:

* Purple Variegated Yarn
* Green Foam Feet
* Green Foam Hands
* Pattern Mask and Card Stock
* Tinsel Pipe Cleaners
* Glitter
* Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
* 2-1/2" Styrofoam Ball or Egg Carton Section
* 5" Square of Cardboard
* Tacky Glue and Clothespins or Low Temp Glue Gun
* Scissors

This craft for kids is to create a Witch Yarn Bug Figure to celebrate Halloween. This arts and crafts project is called a Witch Yarn Bug, you can Go ahead and make a witch yarn bug but don't expect her to scare anybody. They are just too cute!

You need:

* Orange and Neon Green Yarn
* Pattern for Witch Hat
* Black Craft Foam
* Black Foam Feet
* Two Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
* 1/2" Neon Green Pompom
* 2-1/2" Styrofoam Ball
* 5" Square of Cardboard
* Tacky Glue and Clothespin
* Scissors

This is a children's arts and crafts project for kids who like Outerspace ALiens. This kids crafts project is called an Alien Yarn Bug figure. Yikes! These alien yarn bugs are so fun to make, you'll think they are replicating all over the house. This is a craft for kids that everyone will love.

You need:

* Lime Green Coarse Yarn
* Neon Green Foam Feet
* Neon Green Foam Hands
* Neon Green Pipe Cleaners
* 35mm Wiggle Eye
* 2 Small Neon Green Pom Beads
* 2-1/2" Styrofoam Ball or Egg Carton Section
* 5" Square of Heavy Cardboard
* Tacky Glue and Clothespins or Low Temp Glue Gun
* Scissors

This is a cute Summer Yarn Bug figure craft for children. Your kids will think this Summer bug is so cute. With visor and sunglasses this Yarn Bug really "Hangs Loose".

You need:

* Yellow Yarn
* Pattern for Visor and Hands
* Pink Craft Foam
* Tan Foam Feet
* Tan Foamie Hands
* Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
* 2-1/2" Styrofoam Ball
* Black and Yellow Pipe Cleaner
* Pink Paint Pen
* Green Cellophane
* 5" Square of Cardboard
* Tacky Glue
* Scissors

This craft for kids is to make a handmade Sports Water Bottle Holder. This would make a great gift for a Mom, Dad, or relative who is athletic. Great for Father's Day or Mother's Day or a Birthday. You choose the sport bead and the colors to customize a water bottle holder to take with you to your games and clip to your sport bag.

You need:

* 16' of Plastic Lace (8' each of two colors)
* Bottle Holder Kit
* 16 Pony Beads
* Sport Ball Beads
* Scissors

A Saint Patrick's Day Craft for Kids to make a handmade Shamrock Necklace. Your children can make a pretty necklace to wear on St. Patrick's Day.

You need:

* Memory Wire Necklace
* Pearl Beads
* Shamrock Beads
* Nylon Monofilament
* Needle Nose Pliers

An adorable Baby Chicken / Chick Yarn Bug Animal figure arts and crafts project for your children. Your kids won't be able to resist this cute little baby chick yarn bug craft.

You need:

* Yellow Yarn
* Orange Craft Foam
* Orange Foam Feet or
Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
* 2-1/2" Styrofoam Ball
* Three Yellow Feathers
* Old 3½" Floppy Disk or Heavy Cardboard Cut to the Size of One
* Tacky Glue
* Scissors

A children's arts and crafts project to make a Puppy Dog Yarn Bug figure. This craft for kids is to make a puppy dog yarn bug that looks just like your dog!

You need:

* Brown, White, Black
and/or Tan Yarn
* Brown, White, Black and/or Tan Craft Foam
* Foam Feet
* Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
* Pipe Cleaner
* 2-1/2" Styrofoam Ball
* Old 3½" Floppy Disk or Heavy Cardboard Cut to the Size of One
* Tacky Glue
* Scissors
* 1/8" Hole Punch

Kids can make their own Native American / Indian Doll mini-Costume for a doll.
Turn ordinary lunch bags into an extraordinary Native American outfit for your 18" doll. Great craft for girls.

You need:

* Three Lunch Bags
* Iron and Adult
* Suede Cord
* Turkey Feather
* E-Beads
* Tacky Glue and Toothpick

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This is a kids craft to make a Rainbow Sun Catcher with this Pony Bead Pattern. Hang this Sun Catcher can hang from your window.

You Need:

* 66 Light Blue Translucent Pony Beads
* 10 Clear or White Pony Beads
* 18 Purple Translucent Pony Beads
* 12 Red Translucent Pony Beads
* 12 Orange Translucent Pony Beads
* 12 Yellow Translucent Pony Beads
* 8 Green Translucent Pony Beads
* 6 Dark Blue Translucent Pony Beads
* 3 Yards Clear Plastic Lace
* 2 Suction Cups

This is a craft for kids who want to decorate their backpacks with a baseball cap clip. Children can use this Back Pack Baseball Cap can clip this to their back packs made out of team colors

You Need:

* 2 Yards Plastic Lace
(1 yard each of 2 colors)
* Plastic Clip
* Small Baseball Cap for Dolls
* Baseball Bead
* Four Pony Beads
* Hole Punch
* Scrap of Craft Foam

This is a Girl Scouts Law Bracelet that Your little girls can make to wear their Girl Scouts Pride. This arts and crafts project ideas is a bracelet with colors to represent the Girl Scout Law.

You Need:

* Pony Beads
* Elastic
* Scissors
* White Glue

Kids can make these adorable Mini Beaded Flags Arts and Crafts Projects for Children. Your kids can choose a country and then make that flag! We've found ten countries whose flags will work with this project: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Romania and Russia. Great craft for kids that is also educational...you can teach your kids about cultures, flags, and geography with this craft by putting a little bit of work into it.

You need:

* Pony Beads
* Rat-tail Satin Cord
* Toothpicks
* Scissors
* Tacky Glue
* Flag Patterns
* Optional SWAP Tags