Arts and crafts with kids is a great way to spend time with your kids. Your kids don't even realize that they might even be learning something while they are having fun.
Pumpkin Carving Patterns
There are a TON of sites around the web offering free patterns for carving pumpkins. I have sifted through them and am listing the Top 5 sites for patterns.
I highly recommend getting proper pumpkin carving tools. We could not find ours this year and I used a vegetable knife to carve an owl (or as my son calls it - a hoot-hoot pumpkin) pattern. My fingers were cramped up for quite some time and it took much longer to carve than if I had our pumpkin knife.
Happy (and safe) Carving!
I highly recommend getting proper pumpkin carving tools. We could not find ours this year and I used a vegetable knife to carve an owl (or as my son calls it - a hoot-hoot pumpkin) pattern. My fingers were cramped up for quite some time and it took much longer to carve than if I had our pumpkin knife.
Happy (and safe) Carving!
- CarvingPumpkins.com
- Over 150 downloadable patterns with tons of different categories. There are tips on pumpkin carving as well.
- DLTK's Crafts for Kids
- They've got over two dozen different designs that are perfect for young kids. Not too hard and they are not too spooky for the youngsters.
- Hormel Foods Pumpkin Patterns
- Hormel foods has a half-dozen real cute pumpkin carving designs. They are almost retro in appearance. Simple designs means that we adults should not have too much trouble "assisting" the younger ones.
Sign up for the Kids Craft Weekly Newsletter
"Every fortnight you will receive a copy of the kids craft weekly newsletter which contains original craft ideas and fun activities for young kids."
Here is a link to a past newsletter with a gardening topic. Easy craft ideas with great pictures and instructions abound.
Here is a link to a past newsletter with a gardening topic. Easy craft ideas with great pictures and instructions abound.
Pictures of fun kids crafts
Check out all of these neat crafts made by kids (with some help from parents).
Art Projects for Kids Blog
Links to cool craft projects
There are a ton of really neat sites out there for kids crafts. This is a list of some of the craft projects for kids that I thought were too cool.
- Make a watering can
- You will only need a half-gallon milk jug, a nail, and some markers, stickers, or paints for decoration.
- Make a hovercraft for $.05
- All it takes are two styrofoam cups, masking tape, and four medium rubber bands. Check it out!
- Make your own Playdough (Play-Doh)
- When I was a kid I loved Play-Doh. I couldn't pronounce it very well - I called it pah-doo.
Anyway, this recipe lets you make your own custom colors.
You will need:
2 cups flour
2 cups warm water
1 cup salt
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1 Tablespoon cream of tartar (optional for improved elasticity) - Customized Printable Bookmarks
- You can choose from an array of different themes and either print the bookmarks in color or black and white. I recommend printing them in black and white so your kids can color and decorate them as they see fit.
- Make your own chalkboard paint
- If you want a custom color for your chalkboard paint here is a recipe for making it yourself.
Excellent books for kids craft projects
Sure the web is a great place to find craft projects for your kids. It is even nicer to have your own little "craft library" that you can flip through at the spur of the moment when you want to find an idea or two.
This collection of books is a good place to start.
This collection of books is a good place to start.
The Crafty Crow Blog
All kinds of great ideas. Makes me wish I was a bit more creative.
Find stuff to make your crafts on Ebay
You have a list of projects you want to make with your kids. The trouble is - you don't have everything that you need to make them.
Stock up on the cheap at Ebay.
Stock up on the cheap at Ebay.
Kids Crafts Blogs
Find a plethora of ideas with this list of Kids Crafts Blogs.
More Great Kids Craft Stuff
Craft: Blog
New crafting blog from the creators of Make: Magazine
Wow! I cannot believe how creative some people are. The ideas that flow out of this blog help me to brainstorm my own projects. Not all of these are directed at kids, but most of them could be adapted for kids crafts.
Do you Craft with your Kids?
Feel free to share your experiences in crafting with your kids.
The Good.
The Bad.
The Ugly.
I love a good story. Especially when it involves messy craft disasters with your kids. You have to laugh about it, right?
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chrissuard
Dec 10, 2010 @ 11:04 am | delete
- Great set of Craft ideas, blessed by a Squid Angel!
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youhavegottobekidding
Aug 31, 2008 @ 8:03 pm | delete
- thanks for all those tips. especially the home made Play-Doh recipe.Ü
5 stars for your Very Informative Lens.
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anndouglas
Jun 16, 2007 @ 11:41 am | delete
- The playdough recipe that you posted is the one that we've always used, and it's terrific.
Thanks for posting such a smorgasbord of ideas.
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