Crafts4Kids

Miley Cyrus in Bolt Movie 

Miley Cyrus Bolt Coloring Pages

Coloring pages from Bolt, with Miley Cyrus!

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.

DIY iPod Skins 

DIY: Star Wars: The Clone Wars iPod Skins

Make your own Star Wars: The Cone Wars iPod skins. Sweet!

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

Camp Rock Coloring Pages 

Camp Rock Coloring Pages

A collection of printable Camp Rock coloring pages.

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!

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

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.

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!

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!

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.

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 

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.

Parents' Projects 

Useful and Decorative DIY Drying Arts Rack

DIY a cheap drying rack for kids' art.

Free Stickers to Make 

Free Preschool Thanksgiving Crafts: Holiday Stickers

Make your own holiday stickers to use in paper crafts.

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

Free Coloring Pages 

Where to Find Free Holiday Thanksgiving Coloring Pages for Kids

Free turkeys and more to color!

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!

Hanukkah Crafts 

10 Cheap and Unique Hanukkah Arts and Crafts Supplies for Kids

10 Cheap and Unique Hanukkah Arts and Crafts Supplies for Kids

Free Hanukkah Coloring Pages

Free Hanukkah Coloring Pages

Christmas Crafts for Kids 

Christmas Crafts for Kids: Three Homemade Christmas Gift Tag Ideas

Three ways to make your own Christmas gift tags.

Three Wise Men Door Hanger

Religious Christmas Craft for Kids:

How to Make a Chocolate Advent Calendar with a Recycled Egg Carton

Kids can make their own chocolate advent calendars for themselves or for their siblings and families. Most of these items you can find around the house, but you might have to buy the chocolate.

Christmas Card Paper Dyeing: Holiday Paper Crafts for Kids

Kids can dye their own Christmas card and holiday decoration paper with this easy and cheap holiday craft idea.

President's Day 

Free President's Day Coloring Pages for Kids

Free printables of all the Presidents, cool!

Valentine's Day Paper Crafts 

I Love You, Crafts!

Creating Homemade Shiny Paper for Valentine's Day Crafts

Older kids and adults can make this one together. Or, adults can make this one in advance for Valentine's Day or any other gift-giving day.

How to Make Homemade Antiqued Paper for Valentine's Day Crafts

Kids and adults can make this one together. It can also be used to make maps!

Baby Bird Craft 

Cupcake Cup Baby Bird

Cupcake Cup Baby Bird: Paper Crafts for Kids 18 Months and Up

Valentine's Day Coloring Pages 

Last Minute Valentine's Day Coloring Pages for Kids

Free coloring pages and printables

Valentine's Day Crafts for Toddlers 

See-Through Heart Craft

An easy, glue-free, scissor-free craft for toddlers for Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day Crafts for Toddlers

A variety of crafts for toddlers.

Valentine's Day Matching Game and Craft for Preschoolers

Valentine's Day Crafts for Preschoolers 

Personalized Wax Paper Pillow Valentines' Day Cards for Preschoolers

Easy and fun alternative to store-bought cards!

Free Valentine's Day Game and Craft for Preschoolers

This is a craft that turns into an educational game that focuses on patterns. matches and memory.

Valentine's Day Crafts for School Children 

Homemade Miniature Lace Valentines' Day Cards

This craft uses scissors.

Springtime Crafts 

Five Easy Indoor Gardening Projects for Kids

This is more gardening than craft, but still great for little ones.

Kid Craft: Painting a Rock Fish - Associated Content

A kids crafts which involves the outdoors, imagination,painting, and some gardening. What fun! Use a painted rock fish to make a stepping stone in your yard when you are done.

St. Patrick's Day 

Pot of Gold Fishing and Counting Game

St. Patrick's Day Game for Preschoolers

St. Patrick's Day Parades in Massachusetts

Where and when to find St. Patrick's Day Parades in Massachusetts - family fun for everyone!

Easter 

Make a Homemade Easter Basket Using Recycled Material

This remains one of my favorite crafts of all time!

Religious Crafts for Toddlers 18 Months and Up: Stained Glass Craft Ideas

Make a craft that imitates stained glass.

Great for springtime, rainy days, Easter or Christmas.

Easy Easter Craft and Matching Game for Toddlers

A fun and easy craft and game for Easter.

Easy Easter Craft for Kids: Recycled Coffee Creamer Easter Bunny Rabbit

Put those coffee creamer bottles to good use: turn them into bunnies!

Free Religious Easter Coloring Pages for Kids

Where to find religious Easter coloring pages for kids.

Easter Squidoo for You 

Easter for Kids

Easter crafts, Easter basket ideas, Easter candy, and non-candy Easter basket ideas.

Free Father's Day Crafts 

Father's Day Crafts

My Squidoo Lens dedicated to all things Father's Day! Find e-cards, crafts, coloring pages, free clip art and more.

Summer Crafts 

Beach and Summer Themes

Using Paper Crafts to Introduce Geometry to Kids: The Sailboat Collage

One way to introduce geometric shapes to kids in a fun way is to make a Sailboat Collage.

Picnic Basket Craft

Make a pretend picnic basket and let the one-year-old help with decorating it. This craft is for any child who is one or older who can hold a crayon, and is learning to use a glue stick.

Sand Dollar Shaker Craft 

Sand Dollar Shaker Craft

A cheap and fun craft for kids 2 years and up.

4th of July Crafts 

Red White and Blue Cardboard Bead Threading Craft and Game for Toddlers

The Red White and Blue Cardboard Bead Threading craft is an educational and fun craft and game made from recycled materials.

Summer Food Crafts 

Red and Blue Cookies

Simply change the M & M colors from red and green to red and blue and you have festive 4th of July cookies!

Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Kids will love dipping juicy, red strawberries into melted chocolate. Add colored sprinkles for summer fun!

Red Foods

The best red foods, and how to make them red, mostly with natural methods. Great for summer holiday parties!

Summer Crafts for the One-Year Old Child 

Picnic Basket: Age 1

Make a pretend picnic basket and let the one-year-old help with decorating it. This craft is for any child who is one or older who can hold a crayon, and is learning to use a glue stick.

Crayons and the One-Year Old

How to teach a one-year old to use crayons.

Teaching Textures

How to use textures in crafts with the one-year-old.

Sailboat Collage 

Sailboat Collage

Make an easy sailboat collage and sail the day away!

Make Shiny Dragonflies 

Muffin Tin Dragonflies

Paper Crafts for Children 2 Years Old and Up: Shiny Muffin Tin Dragonflies

Glitter Goldfish 

Glitter Goldfish

A safe toddler craft: make a glitter goldfish!

Fall Holidays 

When is Thanksgiving?

A guide to Thanksgiving dates for the next 20 years.

Halloween Crafts for Kids 

Halloween Crafts for Kids

Enjoy Halloween with even the youngest family members with these safe and fun Halloween ideas.

Three Turkey Crafts 

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids: 3 Turkey Craft Ideas

Three turkey craft ideas in one article! Bonus for crafty little hands!

Thanksgiving Crafts 4 Kids 

Thanksgiving Crafts 4 Kids

Find my favorite Thanksgiving Crafts 4 Kids!

Thanksgiving Crafts For Kids 

Thanksgiving Crafts For Kids

Just looking for Thanksgiving crafts? Check here.

No-Sew Costumes 

Easy Coraline Costume

Make your own no-sew Coraline costume