Crafts for Kids - Arts & Crafts for Children Directory

Make Your Own Dream Catcher with these Dream Catcher craft project instructions. This is a fun and educational craft for kids that can then be hung from a ceiling or tree or somewhere else to decorate your bedroom.
According to Native American / Indian legend, the Dream Catcher allows good dreams to pass through and slide down onto the sleeper. A bad dream becomes entangled in the web of the Dream Catcher.

You Need:

* 5" Hoop or Ring
* 4 Yards Hemp or String
* Pony Beads
* Feathers
* Ultimate Craft Glue
* Scissors

This craft for kids is to make hemp bracelets. This would make a great gift for a parent or grandparent.

You Need:
--6 Yards #20 Hemp
--Misc. Beads
--Masking Tape

This craft for kids is a Wreath Photo Christmas Ornament . This ornament comes out really beautiful. You'll enjoy hanging it on your tree year after year!

You Need:

* Photo Frame Box
* Green Acrylic Paint
* Foam Brush
* Green Sequins
* Red E-Beads
* Rat-tail Satin Cord
* Ribbon Bow
* Craft Knife and Adult
* Tacky Glue and Toothpick
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* Small photo
* Scissors

Santa Clause and Mrs. Claus Figure Patterns Craft for Kids - The Santa pattern, submitted by Virginia, is a winning entry in our pony bead design contest.

You Need:

* 14 Red Pony Beads
* 10 White Pony Beads
* 4 Black Pony Beads
* 3 Ivory Pony Beads
* 1 Silver Pony Beads
* 1 yard of 1/8" Satin Cord

This craft for kids is an Animal Bead Necklace craft that would be great to give as a gift.

You need:

* 20 Green Pony Beads
* 8 Black Pony Beads
* 20 Green Pony Beads
* 3 Orange Pony Beads
* 3 White Pony Beads
* 3 Yellow Pony Beads
* 3 Brown Pony Beads
* 4 ' Rat-tail Satin Cord
* Black, Orange, Light Brown Paint Markers or Permanent Markers

A Craft for Kids Table Top Bridge craft for kids. These little bridges make great table decorations.

You need:

* 65 Craft Sticks
* 8 Mini Craft Stick
* 2 Jumbo Craft Sticks
* 4 Small Green Foamie Scout Shapes
* 4 Foamie Hearts
* Small Silk Flowers
* Low Temp Glue Gun

This craft for kids is on using Your Pony Bead Loom. This craft could be used to make a nice gift for a parent or grandparent.

You need:

* Bead Loom and Pattern
* Pony Beads
* Rat-tail Satin Cord
* Tacky Glue

This craft for kids is a Braided Suede
Friendship Bracelet. This would make a good gift for a parent, friend, or grandparent.

What do you admire most about your friend? Is he/she generous? ... loyal ....kind?

Make this special gift to let them know how you feel by choosing your bead colors from the list below.
Generous Orange
Loyal Blue
Kind Pink
Responsible Green
Honest Red
Cheerful Yellow

You Need:

* 8 Feet Suede Cord
* 3 Pony Beads

This craft for kids is a Zany Alien.
Design you own alien or make one to look like ours. Either way, the kids will have lots of fun with this project.

You need:

* Green Foam Feet
* 2 Pair Green Foam Hands
* 3 Green Pipe Cleaners
* Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
* 3" Styrofoam Ball
* Foam Brush and Paint
* Tacky Glue and Low Temp Glue Gun
* Foamie Shapes
* Scissors

This craft for kids is great for summer. It is a Duct Tape
Beach Bag
All you need is duct tape and scissors and you can make a beach bag... It's waterproof, too!

You need:

* 20 Yards Duct Tape
* Scissors

This craft for kids is a Paper Bag
Valentine Card Holder
This is one of my favorite crafts. Cards slide inside pockets created by using bags to make the booklet. Take a look at how clever it is.

You Need:

* Two Red Paper Bags
* Hand Hole Punch
* Foamie Heart Stickers
* Permanent Markers
* Printable Graphics
* More Printable Graphics
* Glue Stick
* 2' Ribbon
* Scissors

This craft for kids is a Safety Pin Bracelet
This come out really nice. Try designing your own, the possibilities are endless!

You need:

* About 50 Gold
Safety Pins, Size 0
* E-Beads
* Gold 4mm Round Beads
* Beading Elastic
* Needle nose pliers

This Craft for Kids is a Valentine's Day
Candy Rose
Wrap up a couple of candy kisses to make them look like a rose for your valentine.

You need:

* 2 Chocolate Kisses
* Green and Pink Craft Foam
* Wooden Skewer
* 12" of 1/8" Ribbon
* Pink Cellophane
* 4 Green Pipe Cleaners
* Black Fine Point Marker
* Decorative Edge Scissors
* Scissors
* Low Temp Glue Gun, or Tacky Glue and Clothespins
* Hand Hole Punch

This craft for kids is Caribbean Foot Jewelry
Be cool on hot summer days at the beach! This pretty foot jewelry is all the rage. Pair it with our Caribbean hand jewelry for a really cool look.

You Need:

* About 20 grams of
Small Glass Beads
* 4mm Gold or Silver Beads
* Beading Elastic
* White Glue

This craft for kids is a Black Cat Costume
Meow! Just wear all black, make cat ears from a feather boa, use another boa for a tail and you'll have a great costume that will be comfortable to wear all night. Great for Halloween or any costume party.

You Need:

* Plastic Headband
* Two Black Boas
* Ears Pattern
* Black Craft Foam
* Scissors
* Low Temp Glue Gun

This kids craft is a Christmas Lantern
Hang a beautiful lantern by the window or set it on your table to make a festive holiday decoration. Add a glow stick inside to make Christmas Eve an enchanted night. This makes a great holiday gift for a parent or grandparent.

You need:

* Lantern Blanks
* Green & Red Tissue Paper
* Scissors
* Glue Stick
* Sequins
* Tacky Glue and Toothpick
* Craft Wire

This craft for kids is a Patriotic Scooter and Bike Decorations
Decorate your bike or scooter for the Memorial Day parade! Great for the fourth of July as well.

You Need:

* Red, White and Blue Perler Beads
* One roll each of Red, White and Blue Vinyl Tape
* Scissors
* Star Paper Punch
* Label Stock or White Paper and Glue
* Star Pony Beads
* Nylon Monofilament

This Children's craft is Pom Pom Bugs
Glue a few pom pom together, add some pipe cleaners and wiggle eyes and you've got these adorable bugs!

You need:

* Pom Beads
* Pipe Cleaners
* Wiggle Eyes -- 10mm
* Tacky Glue
* Scissors

This kids craft is Classic Natural Dyed Easter Eggs
What's more fun then coloring eggs? Experimenting with natural dyes.

You need:

* Eggs
* White Vinegar
* Spoon
* Cooking Oil
* Beets, Cranberries, or Frozen Raspberries for Pink Eggs
Yellow Onion Skins for for Orange Eggs
Orange or Lemon Peels for Yellow Eggs
Spinach Leaves for Green Eggs
Canned Blueberries for Blue Eggs
Coffee for Tan Eggs

This craft for kids is a Beadie Bear
Pony Bead Pattern.

You need:
--68 Purple Pony Beads
--3 Black Pony Beads
--2 Yards Satin Cord
--1 Lanyard Hook

This craft for kids is Mini Origami Envelopes
Make dozens of clever SWAPs for just a few cents. Put information about your troop inside the mini envelope

You Need:

* Safety Pins, Size 2
* Origami Pattern
* Any type of paper. Try wrapping paper scraps, wall paper samples, scrapbook paper, computer paper, construction paper.
* Computer and Printer
* Scissors

This scout craft for kids is a Daisy Crown

You need for
each crown:

* 5 Silk Daisies with Leaves
* Drinking Straws
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* 2 Pipe Cleaners
(Pipe Cleaners)
* Scissors
* White and Yellow Curling Ribbon

This craft for kids is a Native American
Talking Stick
Use a talking stick to keep order in your group meeting.

The talking stick was used by Native Americans to show who had the right to speak. The chief would hold the talking stick and begin the discussion, We would pass the talking stick to the next speaker. Only the individual holding the stick could speak.

You Need:

* Stick
* 1 Yard Suede Cord
* One Yellow Pony Bead symbolizes sunrise (The East)
One Red Pony Bead symbolizes sunset (The West)
One White Pony Bead symbolizes snow (The North)
One Green Pony Bead symbolizes grass (The South)
* 1" Strip of Faux Fur as a reminder to speak softly
* Feather as a reminder to be wise as an eagle
* Bear Claw Bead as a reminder to be strong like bear
* Tacky Glue
* Scissors

This children's craft is to Make a Pony Bead Loom. This makes a cute gift for a parent or grandparent.

You need:

* Shoe Box Lid
* Heavy Thread
* Tape
* Instructions for Using Your Loom

This kids craft is about making Caribbean Hand Jewelry
Be cool on hot days at the beach! This pretty hand jewelry is all the rage. Pair it with our foot jewelry for a super cool look. Thanks go to Linda and her kids for this version of our Caribbean jewelry.

You Need:

* 4mm Faceted Beads
* 4mm Gold or Silver Beads
* Beading Elastic
* White Glue

This fun craft for kids is to make a Rainstick
According to South American legend, rainsticks are played to serenade the gods as a reminder that rain is welcomed. Rainsticks are traditionally made from hollow cactus wood, thorns and pebbles. Our version is made from a cardboard tube, tinfoil and popcorn kernels. Thanks go to Mrs. Carlozzi's Kindergarten class for decorating our rainstick.

You Need:

* Cardboard Tube
* Tinfoil
* Cardboard for end caps
* Popcorn Kernels
* Hot Glue Gun
* Markers
* Scissors

This craft for kids is to make a Kwanzaa Hat
Celebrate a very special holiday in style.

You need:

* Craft Foam: 1 Sheet each of Red, Black and Green
* Tacky Glue and Clothespins or Glue Dots
* Foamie Buttons
* Scissors

Dragonfly
Pony Bead Pattern

You need:

* 22 Purple Pony Beads
* 36 Pink Pony Beads
* 2 Black Pony Beads
* 2 Yards Satin Cord
* 1 Lanyard Hook

This scout craft is to make a Daisy Kindness Keeper
Every time your Daisy does a good deed, she glues on a flower. Each flower represents one of the petal colors! When all done, she can make her Kindness Keeper into a crown or a belt.

You Need:

* Foamie Daisies
* White Craft Foam
* Tacky Glue and Clothespins
* Hole Punch
* Satin Cord
* Gemstones
* Scissors

"Handful of Love" Card
This will be your Mom's favorite card. She'll save it for a lifetime. Don't forget to make one for Dad too!
You Need:

* Skin Tone Card Stock
* Red and Pink Card Stock
* Scissors
* Markers

This kids scout craft is a SWAP Sash
Here's really fun craft that's truly functional. Fingerweave a SWAP sash to display your SWAPs. This terrific idea come from Miguel, a Junior Co-Leader from Mastic. Thanks Miguel!

You need:

* Approximately 120 Weaving Loops depending upon the size of the girl.

International SWAPs Arts and Crafts project ideas for Girl Scouts and Brownies. Use beads to represent the country's flag and add a mini postcard to use as a tag.

You need:

* Coiless Safety Pin
* Pony Beads
* Scissors and Washable Glue Stick

Make Your Own Freedom of Expression T-Shirts with this Fabric Painting crafts project for kids. Children can decorate a tee shirt with fabric spray paint. Make it patriotic or choose your own colors.The Red, White, and Blue one is great for Fourth of July, Veteran's Day, President's Day, or Memorial Day.

You need:

* Fabric Spray Paint
* Tee Shirt
* Newspaper

Make Your Own 3-D Folded Christmas Ornaments Craft for Kids and Brownies. How great are these handmade ornaments? Just print, cut and glue! Also available for Brownie Girl Scouts or printed with holly and berries.

You Need:

* Brownie Ornament Printable
* Holly Ornament Printable
* Sparkly Ink Jet Paper
* Tinsel Pipe Cleaner
* Translucent Pony Beads
* Hole Punch
* Scissors
* Low Temp Glue Gun

A craft for kids to make their own Butterfly with this Butterfly Pony Bead Patterns.

You need:

* 16 Black Pony Beads
* 36 Blue Pony Beads
* 2 Green Pony Beads
* 2 Yards Satin Cord
* 1 Lanyard Hook

An arts and crafts project for kids to make handmade Fall Coasters to place your drinks on. This is a great gift for children to make for Moms or Dads for Mother's Day or Father's Day or for a birthday. These coasters are great for your Thanksgiving entertaining.

You need:

* Coaster Pattern
* Jelly Craft Sheets
* Raffia
* 1/8" Hand Hole Punch
* Plastic Needle
* Stapler
* Scissors

Girl Scouts can make their own Promise Badges with this arts and crafts project for kids. Your little Girl Scout will wear this badge with pride after she learns the promise.

You need for
each crown:

* Daisy Badge Pattern
* Foamie Hands
* Card Stock
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* Tacky Glue
* Jewelry Craft Pins
* Markers, Crayons or Colored Pencils

This is a children's arts and crafts project idea to make a Winter Snowman figure. This is a kids craft to make a Washcloth Snowman figure.What a great crafts project! Everything comes precut and ready for glue!

You need:

* Washcloth Snowman Kit
* Fabric Glue
* Bean Bag Fill or Dried Beans

A craft for kids to make a Spiral Bracelet as a gift or to wear. This simple knot can be done with with any kind of cord or embroidery floss and is made by weaving the floss. This fabric bracelet can also be knotted in beads.

You Need:

* 6' of Rainbow Satin Cord
* Four Mini Pony Beads
* Masking Tape
* Scissors

A great kid's craft that can be used as a Fundraising Key Ring Decoration. This arts and crafts project is a key ring decorative bead craft that spells "HOPE". Just what you have been looking for to help with fundraising. Make a key ring decoration with the word "HOPE" woven into it.

You Need:

* Lanyard Hooks
* 21 Pony Beads
* "HOPE" Letter Beads
* 30" Satin Cord
* Heart Shaped Pony Beads