Fun Family Crafts

A library of free craft ideas from toddler to teenager

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Mini Car Mat

These mini car mats are great to take along in the car or on the plane. Make your own using […]

Fabric Quiet Book

Lots of ideas and templates to create your own fabric quiet book. Lots of activities to keep your little ones […]

Travel Activity Box

Planning a long trip in the car? Keep the kids busy by creating a travel activity box – its full […]

Photo Party Favors

Here’s an adorable way to personalize birthday favors for your child’s next birthday party. Read on …we’ll show you how […]

Homemade Drum

Recycle a cardboard oatmeal container and turn it into a drum with just a few items from around the house. […]

Felt Christmas Tree

Felt Christmas trees and ornaments are simple to make and will keep preschoolers busy “decorating” for quite a while. This […]

Summer Lei

Turn drinking straws and colorful card stock into pretty flower leis. A frugal craft that’s quick and easy to make […]

Dino Fossils

Create a fun fossil dig right in your back yard using Plaster of Paris and plastic dinosaurs! Boys and girls […]

Pasta Beads

Dye dry pasta to make fun and colorful beads to string. A fun way to sharpen the fine motor skills […]

A Veritable Virtuoso

An adorable toddler masterpiece that’s great for gift giving. Makes a treasured keepsake for years to come.

Bathing Suit Cover Up

Turn a towel into a pretty bathing suit cover up. An easy sewing project for tweens and teens.

Back Yard Kid Wash

Try this inexpensive kid wash and become the most popular parent on the block! What a great way to cool […]

Stamped Driftwood

Perfect project for the kids to dress up their beachy finds and display around the home! Easy enough for kids […]

Flowing Ribbon Bracelet

Watch the ribbons whirl and twirl as the girls dance around having fun with their ribbon bracelets. Every little fairy […]

Shaving Cream Car Wash

A fun frugal way to spend a sunny afternoon …line up cars for a quick trip through the car wash! […]

Chocolate Covered Oreos

Who doesn’t love the combination of chocolate and cookies? A fun and easy way to get the kids into the […]

#1 Dad Olympic Medal

Dad will feel like an Olympic winner when he wears this medal. Not only for Dads, though, the medals can […]

Mixed Media Lions

Have a roaring good time making these mixed media, one-of-a-kind lions. Introduce your children to many different artist’s tools to […]

Hula Hoop Streamer Canopy

Staple streamers to a hula hoop and hang it up to make a garden decoration that can be whatever your […]

Transportation Shadow Puppets

Transportation shadow puppets are a great way to introduce and teach children about shadows. Watch your child’s imagination soar as […]

Sprinkle Ice Cream Cones

A simple way to gain smiles on a hot summer day- kids will love the added touch of white chocolate […]

Easy Strawberry Cheesecake Bites

Simple, no-bake strawberry cheesecake bites are made from fresh berries and cream cheese frosting. Makes a yummy treat for your […]

Icing Covered Pretzels

Sweet and salty icing covered pretzels are a fun food for parties and picnics. Using royal icing instead of chocolate […]

Oyster & Pearl Madeleine Cakes

Individual little cakes made from store-bought Madeleine cakes and pearlized gumballs. A cute addition to any beach-themed party!

Kingfisher Handprint

Turn your child’s hand print into a beautiful kingfisher! Kids will have fun painting their hands to make these colorful […]

Paper Bag Duck Puppet

Paper bag puppets provide hours of fun play and stimulation long after craft time is over. A great way to […]

Butterfly Garland

Make a simple and pretty butterfly garland from paper, crayons and string. A fun project to celebrate the warm weather […]

Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches

Bite sized ice cream sandwiches can be made ahead of time, and are so easy to serve at a party […]

Stamped Sprinkle Bag

Turn a pencil erasers into a stamp to create an adorable candy sprinkles pattern. Kids of all ages can have […]

Paper Fan Sun

Cool off in the heat with a bright and cheery paper sun fan! Easy enough for little hands to help […]

Chocolate Covered Fireworks

An easy, festive treat to make with your kids – cover red, white and blue star marshmallows with chocolate and […]

Shell Butterflies

Fun at the beach always mean coming home with a bucketful of shells. The kids can turn their beach treasures […]

Sandy Hand Mosaic

Turn your next trip to the beach into one-of-a-kind memories! Cast the family’s handprints in the sand and decorate with […]

Faux Ice Cream Treats

Surprise the kids with a sweet treat that looks like ice cream in a cone. What their faces as they […]

July 4th Jello Cups

Jello cups turn patriotic, bold and bright, simply by dropping one clear cup inside another, and sprinkling star confetti in […]

Butterfly Feet

Decorate a little girl’s bedroom with framed butterfly pictures – made from her own footprints! She will love seeing her […]

Toy Soap for Toddlers

We’ve created a sure way to get your youngsters to wash their hands – fill a push-soap dispenser with toys […]

ABC Salt Dough

Salt dough is an easy and frugal way to reinforce letters and spelling during summer vacation. Play spelling games or […]

Patriotic Strawberries

An easy project to do with the kids, these red, white and blue strawberries add a bunch of color to […]

Popsicle Cups

Red, white and blue patriotic popsicles – no mixing , just layering into cups. Made from icee pops and whipped […]

Space Ship Porthole

Aluminum foil transforms foam plates into a wild and wacky space ship porthole. Using leftover foam pieces and some paint, […]

American Flag Marshmallows

Kids of all ages will have fun creating these marshmallow treats for an Independence Day picnic. Using edible markers, decorate […]

Wacky Paper Watermelons

Watermelon crafts are fun for sunny summer days. Paper plate and construction paper are needed for this simple fruity project.

Sidewalk Chalk

Save money by making the kids colorful sidewalk chalk at home. Bag up the chalk to give as a gift […]

Ballet Tutu Flip Flops

Your little ballerina will want several pairs of these adorable ballet flip flops, ranging in all different colors! Made from […]

4th of July T-Shirts

These fancy July 4th t-shirts are quick and easy to make, taking less than 10 minutes to pull it altogether! […]

Paper Plate Duck

Kids will go quackers for these paper plate barnyard ducks. Fun decorations for a bulletin board or the kids playroom.

Faux Cotton Candy

Painting with shaving cream is great fun! Turn your child’s drawings into pretty sticks of cotton candy.

Homemade Cracker Jacks

Here’s an easy recipe for homemade Cracker Jacks. A perfect snack for movies in the park or at home, a […]

Candy Truck

Made from recycled materials, these trucks have the sweetest job hauling around candy! Boys and girls, alike, will spend hours […]

Bottle Cap Tambourine

This homemade tambourine is perfect for singing around the campfire! Kids will have fun crafting musical instruments that they can […]

Fringed T-Shirt

As summer in, brighten up your wardrobe with a fun, fringed t-shirt. Great project for weekend sleepovers or for a […]

Fingerprint Busy Bees

Fingerprint art is easy and fun for kids of all ages! Using a marker, add eyes, wings, hands, feet…endless options […]

Black Cat Silhouette

Make a black cat silhouette by tracing a clip art image of a cat onto black card. Pretty for framing […]

Spiderweb Window Art

Great rainy day activity, trace clip art onto a window to create a quick spiderweb effect! Window markers are wash […]