Buildings & Towns & Cities & House Crafts

This Haunted Candy House serves as a super table centerpiece for a Halloween party!

You'll Need:
Single serving milk cartons, empty and washed
Royal Decorating Icing (recipe below)
Graham Crackers
Decorations-candy corn, pumpkin candies, black licorice, "peeps" ghosts, chocolate bar miniatures, green decorating sugar, other candy suggestions....Necco Wafer Candies, Reese's Pieces, gum drops....

With a bit of help from you, your child can make a toy town with your old containers and boxes!

You'll Need :
Saved boxes , cartons, etc
Glue or Glue stick
scissors
Construction or wrapping paper
Crayons or markers

A craft for kids and your cat. :) Make your own Kitty Cat House or Condo - You and you cat will have hours of fun in this home built just for him!

You Need:

* Two or More Paper Bags from the Grocery Store
* Scissors
* Glue
* Tape
* Cardboard
* Construction Paper
* Glasses and Bowls to Trace Around
* Pencil
* Pictures from Magazines
* Kitty

Hey kids, learn how to Make a Toy House for Your Beanie Babies or Bean Bag Toys, Stuffed Animals or dolls. Children can use unused items around the house to make his or her own Bean Bag Toy House - Instructions to make a house for a bean bag toy or other stuffed animal is below with the following arts and crafts materials:

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# Boxes - shoe box, milk carton, small cardboard box, etc
# Paint
# Tape
# Glue
# Misc Supplies such as Scrap Material, Ribbon, Buttons, Etc

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

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

Large box
scissors
paint

Kids can make this Lincoln Log Cabin craft to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday and President's Day. - A simple-to-make Lincoln Log Cabin with popsicle craft sticks to celebrate Presidents Day. Teach your kids about Abraham Lincoln, and you can turn it into an educational arts and crafts project that is both fun and educational for your children.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# Construction paper (white and at least one other color)
# White glue or a glue stick
# Scissors
# Craft sticks (popsicle sticks)
# Crayons
# A shiny penny

You and your children can make this cure Log Cabin Arts and Crafts project to have fun or to celebrate President's Day and Abraham Lincolns birthday. Teach your child about Abraham Lincoln and his log cabin and you can turn a fun project into an educational one as well. This Little Log Cabin Craft can be make using a cardboard box, twigs, and hot glue.

-A small cardboard box (we used ones about 9 inches by 12 inches by 9 inches)
-A sheet of cardboard (for the roof)
-Hot glue (you'll need a lot)
-Craft knife (to cut the cardboard)
-Garden shears (to cut the twigs)
-A lot of twigs (choose the straightest ones you can find)
-Pencil
-Optional: Acetate (for the windows)
-Optional: Tiny pebbles and a tiny box (for a chimney)</li>

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 Modular Modern House with arts and crafts supplies that you already have around the house. This is an easy way to make a toy town using old boxes, cartons, colored paper, scissors, tape, paper tubes, and crayons. Children will love creating this Modular Modern House using a shoe box, cardboard, and paper towel roll - shared by Angie.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# 1 shoe box
# 1 paper towel roll
# 1 piece of cardboard as long as the shoe box, but a good deal wider than the shoe box is deep.
# Glue, tape or adhesive putty--but only if you want to make the modular design permanent.

Hey kids, learn how to make a 3d Paper House by printing it out on paper and folding it. Children can make a paper house easily, as this is a very easy project ... and fun. Your kids will just have to fold along the template lines and poof - a fun house to play with.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# paper and a printer
# scissors
# paste
# crayons and/or markers

Kids - Learn how to make a farm Silo with this fun arts and crafts project for children. You can make this silo from an oatmeal box, a piece of cardstock, scissors, and paint.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

# An oatmeal box (or another cylindrical box)
# A sheet of cardstock (or thin cardboard) for the roof
# Pencil or marker
# A compass or a plate or bowl (to help you draw a circle)
# Scissors (to cut the cardstock)
# Glue stick (or tape)
# Tempera or acrylic paint (red and white)
# Scrap newspaper (to protect the table)

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)

Hey Kids, Do you need a theater for your finger puppets? Well, you can make your own finger puppet theater with this arts and crafts activity that is easy enough for children to make themselves. For this child's 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.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:
# A large, empty cereal box
# Poster paint (one color) Paint brush
# Old newspapers (to protect the table)
# Colored construction paper (or scraps of fabric) for the curtains
# Glue
# Scissors
# A pencil

Are you looking for something for your kids to do on a rainy day? I like this Wishing Well childrens' crafts idea, especially on boring, nothing-to-do type of days. This crafts for kids, has easy to follow instructions for making a miniature wishing well using a tin can and popsicle sticks. Once all the glue is dry and you are done with this crafts, then your wishing well is ready for pennies or whatever else you want to do with it!

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED FOR CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY

# Tin Can
# Popsicle Sticks
# Glue

Learn how to make Aircraft Hanger Paper Model arts & crafts tutorial - Construction is quite simple - drawings are made in black and white, use different cardboard colors to get different wall, roof and floor colors. Educational & fun arts & crafts modeling activity tutorial.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:

white paper
dark grey130g/qm cardboard.
light grey130g/qm cardboard.
medium grey130g/qm cardboard.
160g/qm cardboard in the wall color you want.
transparent (overhead) foil.

Hey Kids! Build Your Own Medieval Castle with this arts & crafts project tutorial - Make your own model medieval castle -- a kids learning arts & crafts activity that teaches about history, feudalism and life in the Middle Ages.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:

Scissors, tape or glue, markers or crayons, paper, a PC with printer and Build a Medieval Castle free software.
Helpful: a large piece of paper or cardboard or several sheets of paper fastened together to go underneath the castle; paper clips to hold parts together during construction; toothpicks and colored paper to make pennants to put on the towers; index cards.

Castle and Medieval Building Paper Models Tutorias - Learn to make castle and medieval buildings with these educational & fun arts & crafts modeling activities tutorials.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
A4 and larger (i.e. legal) sized paper

Celtic Monastery Model - Kids can learn how to make a Celtic Monastery model arts & crafts project of paper.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:

Use the heaviest grade paper your printer can handle and a quick drying paper glue.

Merlins Castle Paper Model Art & Craft Project Tutorial - Make a simple castle with this easy & fun arts & crafts project tutorial and then lay siege to it.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Paper
Scissors
Glue
String
Toothpicks

SimCity 2000 Paper Model -

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
The models are constructed using thin pieces of wood, cardboard, paper and glue. It takes several days and large quantities of building materials to construct skyscrapers this size! Do not attempt to make these buildings unless:

* You are willing to devote lots of class time to the project.
* You have access to many large pieces of cardboard.
* You are handy with basic cutting tools, staplers and glue guns.
* You can tolerate a messy classroom for days on end.
* You have lots of personal energy.

Create these Skipton Castle Paper Model with these arts & crafts activity projects tutorials. - See how life would have been in the principal rooms of the castle over 500 years ago. Print your own colour pictures. Simply click on a picture or one of the links to view the larger printable version. Use the coloured pictures below as a guide to colouring the black and white pictures.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Paper
Scissors
Glue
Colored Pencils/Markers

Free Paper Airplane Models Arts & Crafts Project Ideas for Kids - These are card models I have designed, and may be downloaded for your personal enjoyment.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
67-pound cover stock (approx 8.5 thousandths of an inch or 0.2 mm thick) is recommended
Scissors
Glue

Child Size Playhouse to Fold and Play With Arts & Crafts Project Idea. - Make a Playhouse out of newspapers with this easy & fun arts & crafts tutorial. Your kids could use it for a clubhouse.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
• newspaper
• doweling or broom handle
• tape
• marker pen
• stapler (and staples)
• measuring tape

Foamcore Construction Arts & Crafts Activity Idea For Kids - The foamcore squares are decorated with paint or pens before construction. The toothpicks are stuck into the soft insides of the foam core and used to connect pieces together.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
foamcore* cut into small squares (3-4")
toothpicks
felt pens or q-tips and paint

Easy Candy Houses Arts & Crafts Project Idea Tutorial - Make an easy candy house arts & crafts project with these easy instructions.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Graham Wafer Crackers
4 - 2"x4" crackers
2 - 2"x2" crackers
Works best with Crackers roughly 2" x 4" or you will need to use icing to hold them together for long walls.
Royal Icing
Candies, Pine cones,...for decorating
(We use our Halloween Candies, since we don't allow to much of it to be eaten...Food Colouring Allergies)
Styrofoam Meat Trays covered with Tin foil.
Icing Sugar

Gingerbread House Arts & Crafts Project Idea Tutorial - Make a Gingerbread House with
CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
1 cup brown sugar (dark); 1-3/4 cups corn syrup (light); 8 cups un-sifted flour; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup margarine; Icing (recipe below); Variety of candies for decorating.

Gingerbread Dough for Gingerbread Houses Kids Recipe Project Idea -YOu and your children can make a gingerbread house - its a lot of Christmas fun.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
1 cup Shortening
1 cup White Sugar
3/4 cup Fancy Molasses
1/2 cup Cooking Molasses
2 Eggs, slightly beaten
5 1/2 cups Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Ginger
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Cloves

Gingerbread House Arts & Crafts Project Idea Tutorial - Make a Gingerbread House with this easy & fun arts & crafts project tutorial.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
1 cup brown sugar (dark); 1-3/4 cups corn syrup (light); 8 cups un-sifted flour; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup margarine; Icing (recipe below); Variety of candies for decorating.

Apartment Building Paper Model Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea - A three story brick building with storefronts on the first floor and apartments on the top two. Naturally the building features a Ben&Jerry’s scoop shop.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Paper
Computer/Printer

Blarney Castle Paper Model Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea - This Cast was built in 1446 in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of the most famous castles in the world. Kissing the Blarney stone, located in one of the murder holes on the under side of the machicolated battlements, about 80 feet above the ground, is said to bring you good luck and bring you back to Ireland.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
heavy card stock
brown card stuck
cardboard or presentation board base.
glue

Bean Bag Toy House Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea- Instructions to make a house for a bean bag toy or other stuffed animal.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
* Boxes - shoe box, milk carton, small cardboard box, etc
* Paint
* Tape
* Glue
* Misc Supplies such as Scrap Material, Ribbon, Buttons, Etc

Community Church Building Paper Model Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea: The classic, clapboard church building with a clock and bell tower. This one comes in black and white only.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Paper
Computer/Printer
Coloring Supplies

Farm 3D Paper Model Folding Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea - Here you can go about Downloading, Installing Running and Building a Farm.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Use of a PC computer and printer
Tape or glue
Crayons, markers or colored pencils
"Make a Farm" free educational software program to patterns of farm buildings on your PC printer:
Go To Make a Farm Download Instruction Page

Strongly recommended:
Butcher paper, construction paper or heavy paper for "ground"
2 paper clips
index cards (for animals)

Haunted House Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea - Make a small haunted house out of a milk carton.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
* Milk Carton
* Construction Paper
* Glue
* Misc Craft Supplies

Haunted House 3D Paper Construction Model Arts & Crafts Project Idea - RavensBlight Manor is a very unusual old ruin. Much dryer and weathered than it should be on the outside, far damper and colder than it should be on the inside...rumored to bring ruin to anyone involved with it...and now it can be YOURS!

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
List is included in instruction download.

House 3D Paper Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea - This craft works well for a"my family","my neighbourhood"or Little Red Ridinghood (Grandmas house) theme.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
paper
printer
scissors
glue
something to color with (if using B&W template)

Honda 3D Paper Craft Hand-Drawn Model Town Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea - This is the cutest little town that you can fold and build with your children. It has a hand-drawn look that makes it even cuter.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Paper
Computer/Printer

Make a Town Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea - With an adults help, you can download this Windows software to print out and make your own town.

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
scissors
cellophane tape or glue
crayons, markers or colored pencils
patterns for houses and stores:
Go To Make a Town Download Instruction Page

New England Farm Buildings Paper Models Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea - The classic red barn with a silo, outhouse and some farm animals. There are two pages for this set. The barn is on one page, the silo, outhouse and animals are on another page and Paper Farm Silo Model .

CRAFTS MATERIALS YOUR KIDS NEED TO MAKE THIS CHILDRENS' ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY:
Paper
Computer/Printer