Easy Origami Animals

These origami animals are so easy that kids can make them without help.

Reindeer Ornament

Here's a quick and simple way for kids to make cute reindeer ornaments this Christmas. They make cute gifts or keepsakes.

Kid-Made Halloween Votive Holders

Light up Halloween night with these cute little votive holders that kids can make from recycled jars and tissue paper.

TP Roll Frankenstein Craft

We love a good TP roll craft around here and this Frankenstein is perfect for kids to make on Halloween.

Paper Plate Frankenstein Kid Craft

This paper plate Frankenstein monster is more cute than scary and a fun craft for kids to make this Halloween.

Perler Bead Magnets

Here's a simple idea to turn your kids' perler bead creations into magnets.

Paper Plate Owl Craft

All you need to make an adorable and easy owl craft is a colored paper plate and colored foam craft sheets.

Winter Craft: Punched Paper Window Snowflakes

Looking for something to do during the holiday break? Keep the kids busy and improve their fine motor skills with this easy winter craft. Punched paper snowflakes can make any window a little more cheerful and they look especially pretty when the light comes through them.

Bus Driver Appreciation Gift

Well, I waited until the very last minute to come up with thank you gifts for my son's bus drivers, so they had to be really easy. They were also inexpensive and quick to put together. And who doesn't like chocolate?

Painted Tissue Paper Vase Kid Craft

In the spring and summer my sweet daughter brings me tons of flowers from the yard. Every vase in our house gets filled with dandelions and whatever else she can find. This year she decided she wanted to make her own vases. And she wanted the vases to have flowers painted on them. I remembered making decoupaged tissue paper vases when I was a kid. I used colored tissue paper but I figured if we used white, she could paint whatever she wanted on them.

Easy Mosaic Cross Craft

These mosaic crosses are easy and inexpensive to make, so they'd make a great last minute Easter craft. My kids also made some to give to their godmothers and grandmothers on Mother's Day.

Bunny Finger Puppets

Make some easy bunny finger puppets with kids and use them for all kinds of early literacy fun. Check out the bottom of the page for bunny poems, stories, and songs that preschoolers can use to make their bunny puppets come alive and practice important literacy skills at the same time.

Simple Jet Craft for Boys (or Girls)

This jet craft is easy to make with a few simple shapes made from construction paper and it's great cutting practice for kids.

10 Suncatchers & Window Decorations: Kid's Co-op

My son brought home this adorable suncatcher that he made in preschool. It hangs in our window and I love it. (The Artful Parent has a great tutorial for making melted bead suncatchers.) Thanks to the ideas at Kid's Co-op, the kids and I can fill all of our other windows with colorful decorations too.

Snowman Collage Craft for Kids

If it's too cold (or warm) to make a real snowman, you can keep the kids entertained and work on fine motor skills with this easy snowman collage craft made from old magazines.

 

Stamped Clay Ornaments: Random Crafts of Kindness

When I received an opportunity to work with Consumer Crafts on a random acts of kindness project, I immediately knew who I wanted to create something for. Down the block from me lives a single mother with a very busy toddler. Every time we see her at the park or the library, she is cheerfully chasing him around. I watch her and I wonder where she gets all that energy without a break. I wonder how she finds time to do things for herself. I wanted to leave a small gift in her mailbox to let her know that somebody notices how hard she is trying and what a good job she is doing with her son. My kids and I worked together to make these stamped clay ornaments. They were so easy to make that we ended up making more for Christmas presents.

Egg Carton Baby Jesus: Christmas Craft

Since we've been reading lots of books about Baby Jesus being born in the manger, my four year old and I made a Baby Jesus egg carton craft.

20 Nativity Crafts, Activities, and Books: Kid's Co-op

During our book advent, I've been trying to include plenty of books about the nativity. Because I want this to be the focus of our Christmas celebrations, I'm also planning some nativity crafts. Luckily, there's been wonderful ideas for nativity crafts and activities linked up to the Kid's Co-op both this year and last year so we'll have plenty of projects to keep us busy.

Cardboard Tube and Paper Plate Wreath Craft

Making this Christmas wreath craft with your kids is a fun way to recycle empty toilet paper rolls and create a cheerful holiday decoration at the same time.

Cardboard Tube and Coffee Filter Turkey Craft

My kids and I love crafts made from toilet paper rolls and we love making coffee filter art, so we combined the two to make this cute Thanksgiving turkey craft.