Below you will find many Ideas for Nail Arts & Crafts Projects & Activities with Nails for Children, Teens, and Preschoolers.
Lion Crafts Arts and Crafts Project - If your kids like lions, they'll love this imaginative lion craft. Using a block of wood and ordinary nails, they'll pound out a wild work of art!
Nail Board Craft for Kids - Hammer nails into a piece of board. Allow your child to create a design by wrapping string or colored elastic bands around the nails.
Panther
Pumpkin Carving Pattern - - This
howling panther will proclaim your mastery of pumpkin carving. Transfer the design
before you cut the lid. To do so, tape the template to the pumpkin
and score the design into the skin by poking holes through the
pattern with a nail. To create the delicate features in the lid,
first cut out the lid along a single line, then gently shave above
and below to add depth. To carve the face, start at the center of the
design and work outward. Begin with the innermost and smallest
features and try to carve the inside lines of each feature
Sign
of Spring Craft Instructions - -
Stake out your territory with this spiffy copper-foil garden sign.
Slam-Dunk
Success Arts & Crafts Project - -
We all know the gross anatomy of a peeled-off outfit--that bedside
heap of dirty-kneed jeans (underwear still inside) topped by an
inside-out T-shirt/sweatshirt combo.
Squirrel
Café Beginners Wood Project (PARENTAL SUPERVISION) -
Just as we humans enjoy a good bite to eat at our favorite summer
roadside diner, so can the bushy-tailed travelers in your neck of the
woods--if your family opens up one of these easy-to-build squirrel
cafes. It's a great craft for beginning woodworkers. Once you've
constructed it, just stock up on dried corn on the cob (sold at most
garden centers), and you're in business.
String
Art Kids Craft- -
A cross between Spirograph and macramé, this retro craft is
the equivalent of two great tastes that taste great together.
Professors actually use this project to teach a mathematical
principle -- forming a rounded shape called a Bézier curve
from straight lines -- but it's so funka-delically awesome that you
don't have to be a geometry whiz to dig it.
Tacky
Sphere Fun Activity with Nails - -
Decorative orbs are a timeless classic, and are easily made with
STYROFOAM™ brand foam. The decorative coverings are endless,
from naturals like moss and seashells to the upholstery nails shown
here.
The
Fresh Beat Band Tambourine Craft Project for Preschoolers and Toddlers - -
Shake it! This nifty noise-maker comes together with everyday
materials, many of which you probably have at home.
Tin
Can Halloween Luminaries Craft Instruction for Children - -
It's easy to make tin can luminaries to light your walkway or front
steps on Halloween. Add a coat hanger wire and you can hang them up,
if you like. Just recycle those old tin cans and make a variety of
Halloween designs.
Tin-Can
Knitting Making Instructions - - Working
with bright, fuzzy yarn is
the perfect antidote to gray, blustery weather, as Ava and I found
out when we delved into the world of tin can knitting one stay-inside
morning. First, we assembled simple, homemade versions of the
Knitting Nancy, or spool knitter, I'd used as a kid, then we put them
to use with some pretty yarn, looping the strands around the nails.
Tin
Can Luminaries - -
These tin can luminaries are beautiful lit up at night, with a tea
light candle sitting inside. They make your outdoor party more
festive and patriotic! These look great along the walkway
welcoming your guests, or put them out for your firework display.
Take them along when you go camping. People will love the fact
that you made them. The best part is they are made from empty
vegetable or soup cans, so you'll be able to collect a bunch of them
quickly! Read on to learn how easy it is to create this fun craft.
Tin
Can Train - -
Don't let looks fool you. Assembling a shiny freewheeling toy train
like this one is a cinch -- the pieces are simply stuck or clipped
together. Chances are, most of the parts you'll need for this
model-making project are ready and waiting in your recycling bin.
Wooden
Crow and Pumpkin - - This
crow can be found wandering around the pumpkin patch in the autumn
season. This project is of average difficulty and is completed within
an afternoon.
Wooden
Santa with his Sleigh and Reindeer - - Santa
and his reindeer are anxious to be on their way with lots of goodies
and gifts for all of the children! This decoration only has two
reindeer but you may of course saw out all eight if you have the
space for them. This wood craft project requires a few hours to
complete but is really worth the time.
Wooden
Wind Chimes - -
This wind chime is very easy to make, just follow the detailed
instructions.
Yarn
Snowcrystals Ornaments - - There
is nothing more beautiful than looking out of your window on a
winter’s day and watching the snow as it falls. You can capture
that beauty by creating your own snowflakes. Make a few of them and
decorate your windows or Christmas tree with them.
