Little Boy Crafts

Your little boys will love dressing up in their own Kings hat they made themselves.

Material:

Stiff construction paper
Stapler
Foam cutouts, glitter or other decorating utentsil.

This kids craft is a Sportsball Decorative Pin Craft for Kids, especially little boys and girls who love Baseball, Basketball, Football, Soccer, Tennis, or another sport. Choose your favorite sport and add your jersey number or the number of your favorite pro!

You need:

* Three Pony Beads
* 8" Rat-tail Satin Cord
* Sports Ball Beads
* Safety Pins, Size 2
* Number Beads
* White Glue

Train Paperweight
Wouldn't Dad just love this paperweight? It's easy to make from our wooden train kit.

You need:

* Wooden Train Kit
* Black, Red and Gold Paint
* Tacky Glue
* Two Craft Sticks
* Mini Mini Craft Sticks
* Plaster of Paris
* Aquarium Gravel
* Small Box or Container for Base Mold

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

Craft Supplies That you'll need:

* Apple box for each child (or similar sized box)
* Red, yellow, blue, green and orange paint
* Colored plastic plates
* Paint brush
* Tacky glue
* Box knife
* Colored construction pape

Learn how to create a working truck from a Soapbox...it is called a soap box Truck. You can Get things rolling on a rainy day with this toy truck project. Your children will love making this toy truck from materials around the house.

CRAFT MATERIALS NEEDED:
Small, noncorrugated cardboard box
Acrylic paint and brushes
Scissors
Glue
Craft wire
4 black buttons
2 beads
Toy figure

Children can learn how to make these fun Tadpole Racers toys. Race them with your friends and make these toy vehicles with items that you find around the house. It is a vehicle made with a marble.

Crafts Materials Needed:

Marble
Silver foil

Hey kids, want to make a space ship toy? Well, this is an arts and crafts project for children to make a Recycled Space Ship! A Recycled Space Ship is a handmade space ship made from recyclable objects that you then turn them into a space ship.

Crafts Materials Needed:

# Discards like coffee cans, foam, and stuff like that
# Glue (like Elmer's or Tacky Glue)

Your kids will love this Thomas the Tank Shoebox Train craft. It really looks like Thomas the Tank Engine. Your kids can Make this Thomas the Tank train from a shoebox and the rest of the arts and crafts supplies mentioned below.

Arts and Crafts Materials Needed:

-1 large shoebox
-1 small shoebox (i.e. for toddler size shoes)
-Paint: blue, red, black, yellow, gray[made by mixing black and white] (we used washable watercolors and it took several
-coats with drying time between each one to get good coverage. There is probably an easier way to do it than we did---a different kind of paint that would coat better but we just used what we had on hand)
-Glue (we used tacky glue)
-toilet paper roll
-Yellow foam and/or circle/rectangle foam shapes
-Llarge wiggly eyes
-Leanne's templates from the Thomas paper craft: face and bumper (see below)
-scissors
-(optional) thin doweling (we used 3/16")
-(optional) 3" round woodsies (size can be adjusted/changed to fit the relative size of your train)
-(optional) drill and drill bit (and adult assistance on this part of course!!)
-(optional) use the template from Wendy for the wheels.

Children can learn how to make a real Toy Canoe that really floats in water. This toy canoe is like the birch bark canoes built centuries ago by the Indian tribes in New England, this lightweight toy craft cuts quickly and smoothly through water. Your kids can learn all about about native Indians used to make their canoes with this nifty and fun crafts project idea.

CRAFT MATERIALS NEEDED:
Cardboard
Scissors
Darning needle
String
Acrylic paints and brushes
Box of paraffin wax
Tall tin can
Metal tongs

House, Fort, or Garage - Make a fun fort, house, or garage out of a cardboard box.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

Large box
scissors
paint

Make a Box Town - This is an easy way to make a toy town using old boxes, cartons, colored paper, scissors, tape, paper tubes, and crayons. Modular Modern House - Make a mini house using a shoe box, cardboard, and paper towel roll - shared by Angie.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

old boxes
cartons
colored paper
scissors
tape
paper tubes
crayons.

Kids - Learn how to make a Tepee from twigs and other household materials, just the way that Native Americans / Indians used to make them. Many Native American tribes made tepees (also called wigwams) from long tree limbs and animal hides. You can make a wonderful model tepee using a brown paper grocery bag and twigs. You can make this into an educational activity if you want to teach your children a bit about the Indians culture and history.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED
# 4 straight twigs (about a foot long each)
# Yarn, twine, or a rubber band
# A large, brown paper grocery bag
# Scissors
# A pencil
# Crayons, tempera paint, or markers
# Tape

Hey kids, Learn how to make a very cool Western Town out of Recycled Boxes with this arts and crafts project for children. With this craft for kids, you can Make a western town out of old boxes and then have fun pretend playing with it.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# Small Cardboard Boxes (such as those holding Aspirin, handsoap, etc.)
# Paints of any kind and/or fine point magic markers
# Glue (prefer hot glue gun)
# Scissors
# Short string of multi-colored Christmas "twinkle" lights (optional)

Kids love to pretend play and what would be more fun than playing pretend pirate with a Treasure box as a prop. This children's arts and crafts project idea is for your kids to create a Sand Treasure Box. With this craft for kids, they can make a sand treasure box out of an empty shoe box, sand, and glue.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:
# Empty shoe box, Cardboard egg Container
# Paint
# Craft Glue
# Clean Sand
# Food Colouring (optional)

Hey kids, learn how to make a spider hand puppet by using materials found around your house. This Crawling Spider Puppet can be made by children like you with these arts and crafts Instructions to make a cool spider puppet using an old glove.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# 1 Black Stretchy Glove
# 2 Large Black Pom-poms
# 2 Wiggle Eyes
# Glue

Hey Kids, do you want to make a Spooky spider puppet that actually jumps? It is a very cool project that most kids, especially boys would love. This would be a good craft to make around Hallow You can make this jumping spider puppet with straws and a few other materials listed below:

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:
# 1 Large Black Pom-Pom
# 4 Black Pipe Cleaners
# 2 Small Wiggle Eyes
# Black Yarn
# Straw
# Glue
# Wax Paper

Do you love frogs? Here is an easy to make crafts project for kids to make on a Rainy Day. This Children's Arts and crafts activity to create a Paper Plate Frog Puppet is so much fun that you might find your child making more than one...which is good because then the frogs can play together. He may not be a prince, but this paper puppet is certainly charming.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:
Paint
Construction Paper
Paper Plate
Googley Eyes
Glue
Scissors

Learn how to make your very own toy with this Sea Turtle Marionette crafts activity for kids to make from materials around the house - Trash to Treasure. Learn how to make this cool toy turtle marionette with the San Diego Zoo's instructions on their site for this cool children's arts and crafts project.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# 1 clear plastic deli container with a snap-on lid, like the ones that parmesan cheese comes in. This is the turtle's shell.
# 4 plastic spoons to make the flippers. Carefully break off the handles of the spoons, leaving only about one-half inch of the handle and the scoop part. An adult could also snip off the handles with wire cutters, but don't try that yourself.
# 1 plastic container from individual-size pudding cups. This is the turtle's head.
# 4 wine bottle corks for legs
# 4 buttons–2 for eyes, 2 for anchors for your marionette strings.
# 1 piece of sponge for the turtle's tail
# 5 twist ties
# 2 popsicle sticks for your marionette control
# 4 small screw eyes to connect the legs to the shell
# Thick white glue
# Nail
# Hole punch–the kind you hold in your hand
# Heavy thread
# Acrylic paints, if you'd like to paint your turtle

Your kids will love celebrating Halloween by creating these scary and ghoulish stick figures with the following arts and crafts activities that were created for children to create themselves. If you are looking for last minute Halloween crafts, you've come to the right place! These adorable little monsters have personality of their own. Made from simple items such as ice cream sticks and tempura paint, theyre sure to be a hit with your kids. You can make a 2 headed snake, centipede, ghostly tree, handy herman, or a ghost ...

SOME CRAFTS MATERIALS YOU NEED FOR THESE ACTIVITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
ice cream stick with wide ends
tempura paint
glitter glue
thin red ribbon
scissors
tacky or hot glue
wiggle eyes
chenille sticks
black marker
Kleenex tissue

Foam Wallet Arts & Crafts Project Idea For Kids - Here’s a great arts & crafts project idea that you can make for yourself and a friend.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
* Fibre Craft® Flexi-Foam™, Blue
* Darice® Value Pack Sticky Back Foam, Orange
* Prym-Dritz 5/8-inch White Snaps, 7 sets
* Prym-Dritz 5/8-inch Snap Attacher Tool
* Rexlace, Clear Blue
* Sharpie® Fine Point Marker
* Punch Line Paper Punch, 1/8-inch round
* Scissors
* Ruler
* Pencil

Coffee Ground Fossils Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea - Make Coffee Ground Fossils with this easy & fun kids arts & crafts activity idea.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
* 1 cup of used coffee grounds
* 1/2 cup of cold coffee
* 1 cup of flour
* 1/2 cup of salt
* Wax paper
* Mixing bowl
* Some small objects to make impressions in the dough
* Empty can or a butter knife
* Toothpicks, optional
* String to hang your fossil, optional

School Bus Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea - Make this school bus out of a milk carton and bottle caps

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
* Milk Carton (small pint size works best)
* Construction Paper
* Markers and/or Paint
* 4 Bottle Caps or Lids from a Milk Jugs
* Glue and/or Tape

4th of July Jewelry Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea Tutorial - A simple craft idea using
colored noodles.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
* Macaroni Noodles
* Rubbing Alcohol
* Food Coloring
* 2 Ziploc Baggies or Bowls
* Yarn

Apple Lacing Arts & Crafts Activity Tutorial For Kids

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Apple Template
Wool or ribbon
single hole punch
scissors
pencil
card stock, poster board or construction paper

Sand Sculptures Arts & Crafts Project Tutorial For Kids

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
· Newspaper
· Large plastic or metal spoon
· Old cooking pot
· 3 cups of sand
· 1-1/2 cups of cornstarch
· 1-1/2 cups of water
· Mixing spoons
· Decorative items, such as seashells, stones, glitter, etc. (optional)
· Tempera paints (optional)
· Paintbrush (optional)

Artful Party Hats Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial For Kids

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
* Construction paper
* Crayons, markers, stickers, and other decorative items
* Tape or stapler
* Scissors
* Elastic thread or ribbon

Marble Painting for Preschoolers Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

This preschool art activity involves running paint-soaked marbles across a sheet of paper.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
* Marbles
* Tempera paint, liquid
* Paper
* Flat box

Fishy Beanbag Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

Your child will have as much fun helping you make this easy beanbag as she will playing with it.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
* Tube sock
* Dried beans
* Yarn
* Marker
* Glue
* Felt scraps (optional)

Homemade Rainbow Crayons Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial ~ These crayons are beautiful and easy for little hands to hold!

Melt a few broken crayons into a film canister, and you will end up with a crayon rainbow of layered colors.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
* Broken crayon pieces
* Clean, empty tin cans
* Pot of hot water
* Empty plastic film canisters

Making Books with Children Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

Creating books with your child is fun to do and can be as simple or complex as you wish. Some home-schoolers spend weeks creating professional looking bound books, but the process needn't be time consuming. If you like, you can simply staple sheets of paper inside a construction paper cover or use a small notebook, scrapbook, photo album, or three-ring binder with plastic sleeves. Print the story your child dictates (or let him print it himself) at the bottom of each page, then let your child illustrate the pages with his own artwork, photos, or pictures cut from magazines.

Making a bound book with your child takes a little more time, but the quality of the finished book makes it well worth the effort. The following instructions were adapted from the book Parents Are Teachers, Too by Claudia Jones.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
* Scissors
* Cardboard or matte board
* 1 sheet construction paper
* Nonstretch fabric (at least 14 by 9 inches)
* Up to 8 sheets plain white paper (8 1/2 by 11 inches)
* Paintbrush
* Sewing machine or needle and thread
* White glue thinned with water
* Wax paper
* Utility knife
* Several heavy books

Cornucopia Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

What is a more popular symbol of harvest than the cornucopia (horn of plenty)? Here is an easy way to make one. While you are working on this project, take the time to discuss with your child where different foods come from.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
* 1 sheet brown construction paper
* Masking tape
* Magazines
* Scissors

Puzzle Trees Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
old puzzles (the ones with damaged or missing pieces!)
brown construction paper
yellow construction paper (or other contrasting color for backround)
glue

Gingerbread Dough Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 T ground cinnamon
1 T ground cloves
water (about 1 cup)

Oatmeal Dough Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Mix 1 part flour, 2 parts oatmeal and 1 part water. Add water gradually to bind the mixture.

Dryer Lint Modeling Mix Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
3 cups lint (from dryer
2 cups cold or warm water
2/3 cups non-self-rising wheat flour
3 drops of wintergreen
Old newspapers

Peanut Butter Dough Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Mix 1 cup peanut butter with 1 cup non-fat dry powdered milk in bowl by hand. Add 1 tablespoon of honey. Knead until stiff. Makes enough for one child. Recipe can be doubled, trippled, etc...if needed.

Cinnamon Dough Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
1 cup ground cinnamon
3/4 cup applesauce

Cloud Dough Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
1 cup vegetable oil
6 cups flour
1 cup water
food coloring

Bread Clay Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
6 slices white bread
1 T. white glue
1/2 t. detergent or 2 t. glycerine

Sparkling Salt Clay Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Tutorial

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
1 cup cornstarch
about 1 1/2 cups cold water
2 cups rock salt (regular salt can be used)
1 cup water