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Thanksgiving
Three New Thanksgiving Crafts
Three Special Crafts Just for You:5 Edible Thanksgiving Place Cards for the Kids Table
Three Turkey Crafts
- Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids: 3 Turkey Craft Ideas
- Three turkey craft ideas in one article! Bonus for crafty little hands!
Free Stickers to Make
- Free Preschool Thanksgiving Crafts: Holiday Stickers
- Make your own holiday stickers to use in paper crafts.
Thanksgiving Crafts For Kids
- Thanksgiving Crafts For Kids
- Just looking for Thanksgiving crafts? Check here.
Free Coloring Pages
- Where to Find Free Holiday Thanksgiving Coloring Pages for Kids
- Free turkeys and more to color!
Fall Holidays
- When is Thanksgiving?
- A guide to Thanksgiving dates for the next 20 years.
Character Crafts
Your Kids' Favorite Characters!
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus
Horton Hears a Who
Indiana Jones
Harry Potter
College Road Trip
Miley Cyrus in Bolt Movie
- Miley Cyrus Bolt Coloring Pages
- Coloring pages from Bolt, with Miley Cyrus!
Miley in Bolt
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa Coloring Pages
- Free Madagascar Coloring Pages and Printables
- The movie comes out this Friday, warm up your printers!
- Madagascar Birthday and More
- My lens with more ideas for Madagascar coloring pages, Madagascar birthday parties and more.
Alex the Lion
Madagascar Toy
Madagascar Alex the Lion Plush Toy
Amazon Price: (as of 01/09/2009) 
Battle Droid
DIY iPod Skins
- DIY: Star Wars: The Clone Wars iPod Skins
- Make your own Star Wars: The Cone Wars iPod skins. Sweet!
R2 Mask
Free Star Wars: The Cone Wars Coloring Pages
- Clone Wars Printables
- Free for all! Have fun!
Star Wars Printables
- Printable Star Wars Masks for Halloween or Dress Up
- Assemble your own Star Wars costume and print one of these official Star Wars masks to complete the outfit
iPod Skin Sample
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Camp Rock Coloring Pages
- Camp Rock Coloring Pages
- A collection of printable Camp Rock coloring pages.
Camp Rock Printables
The Best Camp Rock Toys
Camp Rock (Extended Rock Star Edition)
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
Camp Rock Comforters
Amazon Price: (as of 01/09/2009)
Party Supplies - Camp Rock Tattoos (2 Sheets)
Amazon Price: $3.98 (as of 01/09/2009)
Camp Rock Fashion Dolls 2-Pk M & S
Amazon Price: $29.89 (as of 01/09/2009)
Camp Rock Tote - White
Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda Birthday Party
- Planning A Kung Fu Panda Birthday Party
- Everything you need to know to plan your Kung Fu Panda Birthday Party
- Kung Fu Panda Birthday Party
- Kung Fu Panda Birthday Party shopping checklist
Kung Fu Panda Printables
- Where to Find Kung Fu Panda Printables
- Kung Fu Panda Po and his Master friends are busting onto the scene! Here are the top resources for finding Kung Fu Panda printables including Kung Fu Panda coloring pages, activity sheets, and take out boxes.
- Kung Fu Panda Coloring Pages
- More Kung Fu Panda fun!
Kung Fu Panda 4U
Kung Fu Panda Toddler Size Orange 2 Piece Pajama Sleepwear Set - Shirt & Shorts
Amazon Price: (as of 01/09/2009)
Dreamworks Kung Fu Panda kids socks - 2 pairs (size 6-8)
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
Kung Fu Panda Ultimate Sticker Book (DK Ultimate Sticker Books)
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
Kung Fu Panda Master Po Cake Topper Set
Amazon Price: $8.50 (as of 01/09/2009)
Kung Fu Panda Movie 4 Inch Plush Figure Po
Amazon Price: $10.01 (as of 01/09/2009)
Great Stuff on Amazon
Crayola Sidewalk Chalk 52ct. Bucket Crayon Shape
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
List Price: $6.99
Usually ships in 24 hours
Crayola Rainbow Rake
Amazon Price: $13.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
List Price: $13.99
Usually ships in 24 hours
Creativity For Kids Crafty Caps
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
List Price: $14.99
Usually ships in 4-5 business days
Woodshop Assortment
Amazon Price: (as of 01/09/2009)
List Price: $13.99
Alex Toys My Art
Amazon Price: $16.89 (as of 01/09/2009)
List Price: $16.99
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus / Hannah Montana Paper Doll
Miley Cyrus / Hannah Montana Paper Doll
- Miley Cyrus / Hannah Montana Paper Doll
- How to Make a Miley Cyrus / Hannah Montana Paper Doll for Dress Up Games
Horton for Coloring
Dr. Seuss Coloring Pages
- Free Dr. Seuss Coloring Pages
- Free Dr. Seuss Coloring Pages
- More Dr. Seuss Coloring Pages
- Find mroe Dr. Seuss printables and coloring sheets for kids
Indiana Jones Cute Lego
Indiana Jones Coloring Pages
- Indiana Jones Coloring Pages
- While some images from the movie may not be appropriate for children, these coloring pages are free of violence and guns.
Indy Legos
LEGO® Indiana Jones Jungle Duel
Amazon Price: $18.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
LEGO® Indiana Jones River Chase
Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
LEGO® Indiana Jones Temple of the Crystal Skull
Amazon Price: $79.77 (as of 01/09/2009)
LEGO Indiana Jones Temple Escape
Amazon Price: $89.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
Harry Potter Themed Magical Arts and Crafts
For a Harry Potter Birthday Party, Halloween Party and more!
- A Harry Potter Spell Book from Recycled Materials
- This is a great rainy day project, or a craft project for a Harry Potter themed party.
- How to Make a Wizard's Time Pendant, a Harry Potter Themed Party Favor
- Let partygoers decorate their own wizard's time pendant that you make in advance!
- How to Make Sorcerer's Hats for the Harry Potter Themed Kids Birthday Party
- Every little wizard needs a proper hat!
- How to Make a Crystal Ball
- I see a crystal ball craft in your future!
College Road Trip Movie
- College Road Trip Coloring Pages
- Raven-Symone, Martin Lawrence, and that cute little piglet!
College Road Trip Coloring Pages - Sample
Arts and Crafts Supplies
Arts & Crafts Supplies
Products
- Elmer's Squeeze'n Brush: Kids Arts and Crafts Product Review
- My family loves to try out new arts and crafts supplies, but we don't like to waste money. Is your family on the same canvas as mine?
Free Materials For Crafts
...are everywhere....
- 5 Ways to Use Magazines in Kids Crafts
- Five ways to re-use magazines in everyday kids crafts.
- Recycled Materials for Homemade Crafts for Kids
- From applesauce containers to tissue boxes...craft materials are all around. Read the article for more useful and free ideas.
- 65 Free Arts and Crafts Supplies for Kids Paper Crafts
- No money for art and crafts supplies? You don't need any. Here are 65 free items to use in arts and crafts.
Homemade Recipes for Crafts
No More Sticky Situations
- Paper Crafts: Homemade Glue Recipe for Kid Crafts
- Running out of glue in the middle of making a paper craft is no fun, especially on a rainy day.
Some paper crafts just stick together better with some good glue.
Don't worry, kids and parents can work together to make their own homemade glue for paper crafts, that can be used in any kids crafts or rainy day crafts. - Flour Paste Recipe for Kid Crafts and Paper Crafts
- A simple recipe that kids can make to glue their paper crafts. This flour paste recipe contains a mere three ingredients.
- White Flour Clay Recipe: Kids Crafts
- This flour clay recipe is a cooking recipe that adults will need to make for kids. Once the flour clay is cooled, kids can make all sorts of figurines, shapes, and craft projects.
Clay Recipes
- Salt Clay Recipe
- This is a baking clay.
- Flour Paste
- Paste you make with flour.
- Homemade Glue
- Out of glue? No problem!
Clay to Buy
Play-Doh Case of Colors
Amazon Price: $13.45 (as of 01/09/2009)
Melissa & Doug Shape, Model and Mold
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
Pottery Wheel by Mega Brands
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
Crayola: Air-Dry Clay in Bucket - White
Amazon Price: $4.95 (as of 01/09/2009)
160 ACTIV-CLAY AIR DRY WHT 1LB ACT160
Amazon Price: $5.80 (as of 01/09/2009)
Crafts by Theme
Animal Crafts
Roar! Moo! Meow! Woof!
- Toddler Paper Crafts: Torn Paper Lion
- The torn Paper Lion is an easy paper crafts collage project for children as young as 18 months, and as old as five.
- Toddler Paper Crafts: Pet Paper Puppy
- Another scissor-free craft is the torn puppy paper collage for kids.
- Lion Mask for Toddlers: Making No-Sew Kids Costumes with Paper Crafts
- The lion "mask" for toddlers is a no-sew costume accessory that kids can make with some help from you. The lion "mask" is safe for toddlers 18 months and up because they won't really be wearing the mask.
Birthday Party Crafts
- Kids Crafts for Kids Birthday Party Invitations for Under $5
- My son and I just finished making birthday party invitations for his second birthday party. I was astonished at the price of pre-made invitations. I have always made my own greeting cards, rather than pay $3-$6 per card, so I decided that together we could make the invitations for his birthday party.
- Blue's Clues Birthday Party Ideas
- Original craft ideas and where to find free Blue's Clues party recipes and printable invitations.
Clay Crafts for Kids
Let's Get Messy!
- Making a Modern Art Clay Bowl
- How to use a form, like a real plastic bowl, to make your own clay bowl.
- Making a Clay Ball into a Clay Bowl
- One of the first hand-building lessons in clay is learning how to make a bowl out of a ball.
- How to Create a Homemade Miniature Clay Spring Flower Pot
- A miniature clay spring flower pot is fun to make. Make one, make two, or make a dozen! Great gifts for mom's birthdays, a favorite teacher, a best friend, an aunt or a grandmother.
- How to Make a Clay Sweetheart
- For Valentine's Day, a birthay, for a loved one. Sweet!
Paper Crafts
Chenille Kraft 9881-10 Chenille Kraft Student Dry-Erase Boards, Melamine, 12 x 9, White, 10/St
Amazon Price: $21.71 (as of 01/09/2009)
Origami Paper, 18 color, 500 sheets #OG4500
Amazon Price: $18.95 (as of 01/09/2009)
Sunprint Paper Kit
Amazon Price: $13.90 (as of 01/09/2009)
Paper Crafts
For Kids and Kids-at-Heart
- Dress the Celebrities
- Virtual paper dolls for kids 7-13. Printable! Dress your favorite celebrity, celebrity movie star, or celebrity singer.
- How to Use Baby Shower Cards to Enhance Baby's First Scrapbook
- Get older kids involved in helping make a scrapbook for a younger sibling. They will feel involved in the new baby's life, and they will have fun helping you make a scrapbook.
- How to Make Shiny, Crystalline Paper
- Shiny paper can be used for Valentine's Day crafts, or any other crafts. Adults help older kids with this one. Let kids of all ages use the final product in their own paper crafts.
- How to Make Your Own Free Greeting Cards
- While the artcle focuses on Valentine's Day cards, the ideas and techniques used in this paper craft article can be applied to making a greeting card for any holiday!
- Paper Crafts: How to Make Homemade Antiqued Paper
- How to make antiqued paper for paper crafts: make old-looking maps for letters for school projects, treasure maps, or greeting cards.
- How to Make an ATC (Artist Trading Card)
- Use a playing card out of a deck of cards (ask permission first) and make your very own Artist Trading Card.
- Paper Crafts for Kids Three and Up: Learning About Colors While Making Stained Glass
- Learning about colors can be confusing and messy, when making kids crafts.
With this paper crafts idea for kids, they will learn how to make colors without actually mixing them.
By layering colors, kids will learn which color combinations can be used to make other colors.
Parents can teach kids about colors and color combinations with this paper crafts idea. - Dye Your Own Paper
- Christmas Card Paper Dyeing: Holiday Paper Crafts for Kids
Science Crafts
Educational Crafts
- Fantasy Solar System: Science Meets Arts and Crafts for Kids
- Science + imagination + paper crafts = one Fantasy Solar System.
Recycled Crafts
Re-Use, Recycle, Craft, and Recycle for Good
- Recycling Crafts and the Environmental Police
- How do you recycle crafts made out of recycled materials? Do you feel guity just tossing them in the garbage? Read this article for some handy tips.
- Use Recycled Materials to Make a Harry Potter Spell Book
- You already have everything you need to make your own spell book!
- Turn Recycled Materials into a Craft Toy for a Pet Cat
- Recycled materials like empty thread spools can be very entertaining to a kitten or cat. Use empty thread spools and other recycled items in this craft that you make for your pet cat.
Making Crafts for Pets
- Making a Cheap Homemade Placemat for a Pet
- Kids, is your dog or cat a messy eater? Make them a placemat!
- Kids: Turn Recycled Materials into a Craft Toy for a Pet Cat
- Find shiny and fun objects in the junk drawer or a sewing kit, and make a craft that you and your pet cat can enjoy together.
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Parents' Projects
- Useful and Decorative DIY Drying Arts Rack
- DIY a cheap drying rack for kids' art.
Looking for a Craft?
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Are you looking for a kids craft idea with a certain theme or item? Ask me about one and I will do my best to find the information for you.
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Posted May 22, 2008
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Winter Crafts
- Reindeer Cone Feeder
- One craft, three ways to make it!
- Flying Reindeer Craft
- The whole family can have fun making these free and easy Christmas craft for kids.
Holiday Crafts
Pumpkin
Halloween Crafts for Kids
- Halloween Crafts for Kids
- Enjoy Halloween with even the youngest family members with these safe and fun Halloween ideas.
Coloring Pages
- Hanukkah coloring pages
- Hanukkah coloring pages: free click and print coloring sheets.
- MLK Coloring Pages
- Free click and print portraits and more.
- Thanksgiving Coloring Pages
- Free click and print turkey pictures, Pilgrims and more!
Halloween Craft Books
Halloween: The Best of Martha Stewart Living
Amazon Price: $14.96 (as of 01/09/2009)
