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Arts and Crafts for Children - Kid Crafts Galore!

Kids love crafts and moms, teachers and day care providers are always on the hunt for new crafts for kids. I'm now a grandma, and I still love kid crafts of all types. My favorite subject in school was art; I joined scouts and 4-H because we learned new crafts to make decorations, cards and gift for upcoming holidays. And as a grandma, I still love crafts for kids.

I collected old cigar boxes, shoe boxes, paper towel rolls, bits of lace or ribbon, tile and wood pieces, buttons and natural objects so I could make gifts and crafty decorations all year long. (Okay, I confess - I still do collect all this stuff for crafting.) My birthday and Christmas lists were filled with two things: art supplies and anything to do with horses.

I've grown beyond the horse wishes now that I'm a grandmother, but my family knows I love to receive arts and crafts supplies, crafts books, crafty magazine subscriptions or sewing "stuff" as a gift for any occasion.

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I Love Arts and Crafts

It's My Niche on Squidoo, and on the Internet

I spend much of my time designing crafts or making crafts, and I create art with my computer almost every day. It's my passion, and I blog about it and I've created many Squidoo lenses about crafts, clip art and coloring books.

I started my first web site in 1996 - a parenting portal, like an online magazine - chock full of free articles, recipes, freebies and crafts for the whole family. A few years ago I decided to create 2 new sites that focused on the most popular topics on my web site: paper crafts, clip art, printables and coloring books.

Visit Pastiche Family Portal
pastiche Family Portal, parenting web site

My other two web sites feature hundreds of pages filled with free paper crafts, original digital graphics and coloring books you can download free for personal use at home or in the classroom.


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Clip Art 'n Crafts




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Pastiche Portal Paper Crafts Blog

Pastiche Family Portal is a huge web site - this blog highlights a seasonal craft every week with a direct link to the page and printables.
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Green Crafts for Children

Green Crafts for Children: 35 Step-by-Step Projects Using Natural, Recycled, And Found Materials

Green Crafts for Children: 35 Step-by-Step Projects Using Natural, Recycled, And Found Materials

by: Emma Hardy

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Kids Craft Favorites

Crafts for All Seasons

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Spring Arts and Crafts for Kids

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The Crafty Chick Blog

Nifty Paper Crafts and Ideas for Frugal Crafts

Party Supplies, Favors, Decorations and Games
I've checked out lots of party favors, gifts, decorations and party supplies for celebrations for all ages. Here's my collection of the best party supplies, favors, decorations and theme kits I've found for adults and children.
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Kids Crafts for Summer Fun

Crafts Keep Kids Busy When School's Out

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Autumn Crafts for Kids

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Kids Art Works

Kids Art Works!: Creating With Color, Design, Texture & More (Williamson Kids Can! Series)

Kids Art Works!: Creating With Color, Design, Texture & More (Williamson Kids Can! Series)

by: Sandi Henry

Amazon Price: $7.55 (as of 02/16/2012)Buy Now

Paper Mache Crafts for Kids

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Holiday Arts and Crafts

Holiday Crafts on Squidoo
Who doesn't love holidays and crafts? I do, and I write about them all the time - holiday crafts, decorative crafts, kid crafts and crafts for adults.This lens is all about my favorite Squidoo holiday crafts lenses.
Chanukah Crafts and Gifts
This lens features Chanukah crafts, decorations, cards and gifts for children to make for the Festival of the Lights. Making home made Chanukah holiday crafts and gifts helps children explore fun activities that teach them about Jewish culture and traditions.
Christmas Coloring Fun
Christmas coloring pages and coloring craft sheets will keep the kids occupied in the hectic days before the holidays. Print out Christmas and New Year coloring pictures to decorate with crayons, markers, glitter, colored pencils, paints or colored chalks.Use Christmas coloring book sheets to design
St. Patrick's Day Coloring
Here is your lucky lens for St. Patrick's Day coloring books and crafts. Coloring books for adults and kids, St. Patrick's Day coloring cards and Celtic coloring posters, coloring in pictures of shamrocks, leprechauns and Irish pictures to color are waiting to be found.
Printable Greeting Cards
You can find printable greeting cards and note cards online at low and even no cost (yes, free printable greeting cards do exist). There are many lovely printable greeting card designs on the Internet that you can print out for holidays, special occasions or every day notes.

Winter Crafts for Children

Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year, Kwanzaa Crafts for Kids

The months after the holiday season are one of the best times to get children busy with arts and crafts. A simple craft can help long winter days pass while getting children interested in the next seasonal holiday event.
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Children's Arts and Crafts

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Craft Projects and Supplies

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Squid Angel Blessings - Crafts for Kids

Squid Angel skiesgreen blessed this lensSquid Angels like Kids Crafts! skiesgreen gave this lens an Angel Blessing June 24, 2010.

Marsha32 made a special visit to bless this lens in December, 2010.

Senora_M blessed this lens January 15, 2011.

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Shop for Craft Supplies

There's a huge craft store available online

I love to shop Amazon for arts and crafts supplies. I can find great prices, get my choices shipped right to the studio, and I can compare prices and quality easily on the site. Here's a quick search for "craft supplies" I've created for you, but you can search Amazon for anything you need right from this page. Just change the keywords and terms, then click the button!

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Crafts for Kids Rock!

Purple star lens, crafts for kidsCrafts for Kids Lensography was awarded a Purple Star on July 6, 2010 - thank you!

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Child Size Easel

My children had an easel (my grandkids are now using it) and they absolutely loved it.
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Standing Easel W/Accessories

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Standing Easel W/Accessories

Amazon Price: $65.74 (as of 02/16/2012)Buy Now

My grandkids are using the easel their grandfather made for me when I was an art student and their Moms were little kids.

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I'm Pastiche, the Crafty Grandma

I design free printables and paper crafts for kids and adults

I've been crafting for almost 60 years, and teaching crafts to kids and adults or sharing my art with friends and family for half a century.
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More Crafts for Kids

Links to free kid craft web sites, e-books and project patterns.
Summer Crafts for Kids eBook | FaveCrafts.com
Keep the kids entertained while they are out of school with this collection of summer crafts for kids. Camp counselors, scout leaders, babysitters and parents will find great crafts for groups.

Kid Craft Lenses

Coloring Books, Printables, Paper Crafts

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Crafts for Kids - Index to Topics

Linked to kid craft topics in this lens

Here's a quick jump list of all the childrens craft topics in this lens. Click to jump back up the page.
  1. I Love Arts and Crafts
  2. Pastiche Portal Paper Crafts Blog
  3. Green Crafts for Children
  4. Kids Craft Favorites
  5. Spring Arts and Crafts for Kids
  6. The Crafty Chick Blog
  7. Kids Crafts for Summer Fun
  8. Autumn Crafts for Kids
  9. Kids Art Works
  10. Paper Mache Crafts for Kids
  12. Holiday Arts and Crafts
  13. Winter Crafts for Children
  14. Add Your Crafts for Kids Links Here
  15. Shop for Craft Supplies
  16. My Facebook Fan Box
  17. Child Size Easel
  18. Please Leave A Comment About Crafts for Kids
  19. More Crafts for Kids
  20. Kid Craft Lenses

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