30 Days of Kids Crafts

Trace our templates onto paper plates to make a zoo of creatures in no time. Kids can personalize with feathers, glitter, and cut-out accessories. 

Here's another reason to corral the kids and head outside: foraging for arts and crafts supplies. To make kid-friendly inks, look for natural materials—leaves, berries, bark, moss—and use our base recipe to transform them into rich, saturated hues.

Turn old CDs into flying art with these DIY hovercrafts. Kids can decorate as they desire, then have an adult help attach the balloon mechanism for taking flight. 

Simple and stylish! Just apply tape around a pencil, paint, let dry, and remove the tape to reveal a fun design. Perfect for jazzing up any back-to-school backpack!

Whether the forecast calls for snow or not, this science project is a flurry of fun. Add glitter to the crystal creations for extra sparkle. 

Wow little ones with this shape (and color!) shifting sand that morphs the more you play with it. 

Turn highlighter ink into a creepy-cool science experiment with this bubbly solution and a DIY bubble maker. 

Mad scientists of all ages will love sinking their fingers into this magical, magnetic putty. Try testing out its powers with your fridge magnets! 

Maybe your tots are still working on eating their vegetables; let them try crafting with them first! Turn beets, spinach, and tumeric into brightly hued dyes perfect for coloring fabrics. 

Going out in the rain might not be fun, but with this simple craft, everyone will be excited to parade through the puddles! 

With our downloadable templates, kids can help make a fun food chart for picking out healthy lunches and snacks (meal-planning: check!) Find more kids' clip art crafts here.

Bighten up any room with these handmade luminaries. Project perk: here's a great teaching moment for kids to discover how light shines through different colored papers.

Cloth bags are the perfect canvas for budding artists. Start with our clip art ideas, or let kids design their own. After ironing on prints, let the coloring-in begin!

The only thing more fun for kids than collecting stickers is having a sticker collection they've designed themselves. 

If your kid could build a city, what would it look like? Bring their wildest dreams to life (and recycle old boxes!) with just a bit of paint and a big idea. 

Who's ready to get peppy? Show some team spirit or make them just because. Customize with colors and sizes -- or make a batch of minis to string onto a festive garland. 

Too young for a dog? Give your kid nature's best (and low-maintenance!) pet -- rock animals! Or, try transforming rocks into one of our many other craft ideas. 

Add a personal touch to their bags, bandannas, totes, and tees with this DIY. Using craft punches, paint, and stencils, the possibilities are endless. 

Let children share their stories with a cast of paper characters. Curtains, please! 

Perfectly portable for on-the-road playtime, here's an activity kids can create and keep busy with. 

Who wouldn't love these adorable pinecone mice? See what else the outdoors has to offer with these nature craft ideas, from chimes and charms to collages. 

See how many colors of the wheel they can make and mix with these easy DIY paints -- plus, you'll find all the ingredients in your pantry. 

Every little artist needs their own suitcase for supplies. This simple storage craft tucks away pencils, paints, and pads for on-the-go use. After sewing the organizer (with an adult's help), kids can deck out the carrier. 

If your household hates the crust, no worries -- here's how to turn them into bread clay for crafting a batch of beautiful beads.