Building Home Arts and Crafts for Kids
Crafting at home is a great way to keep busy and stretch the limits of your imagination.
Whether you are stuck inside because of the weather or just looking for something cool to make and add to your art collection on the refrigerator, we have tons of crafts for you to create. Before you get started on your work of art, make sure that you have all the materials you will need and have the help of an adult if needed. Remember, art has no limits and all crafts can be customized to make them uniquely yours.
Kids can make fun and sparkly decorations for their bedroom with any of the eight crafts featured on Parents.com.
Using different textures in your crafts at home is a great way to explore something new and use items around your home to make some really special artwork.
Ink and Straw Haiku Painting Projects
This is a great art project for kids that love poetry and painting. Combined these two things to make a unique and beautiful haiku painting.
Make this special recycled birdfeeder and hang it in a tree in the yard. Wait and see what types of feathered friends come to visit.
When you're stuck in doors on a snowy or rainy day, make your own fun at home with these fun and easy-to-make puppets. Put on a show of your very own!
Another paper-craft favorite is the origami dog. make your own at home or make many to share with friends.
These easy-to-make silhouettes are a creative way to add something special to your room. Make one for each family member to create work of art for the family room, too.
Whether your deck or porch is big or small, these cute pots are a great way to add a bit of green to your space.
When you're stuck indoors this winter, try one of these winter-themed crafts to pass the time. Snowballs and snowmen are so much fun to make.
The Ultimate Arts and Crafts List for Your Home
Before you start a new arts and crafts project, make sure you've got the right supplies. This list has a ton of common arts and crafts item you might want to keep at home.
Put down an old drop cloth and break out the paints to try one of these nine cool and creative painting projects for kids.
If you have a lot of trees in your backyard, you might consider collecting some acorns to make these nutty crafts next fall.
Make and hang these one-of-a-kind ornaments for any season and reason. This is an easy craft that is perfect for most ages.
Playing out in the sun or in the backyard, it's important to protect your eyes. Protect them with these googly-eyes sunglasses.
Create a little bit of calm in your home after a busy day at school. Just get some glitter glue and get started.
Sewing can also be very calming. Try this sewing or threading craft to work on concentration and fine motor skills.
Collect some rocks from your yard and create unique snowmen that can be mixed and matched in so many different ways.
This is a fun art project that is safe for most ages. Using simple materials, like glue, paint, and leaves, toddlers and teens alike can create beautiful artwork.
Mom and dad, save those paper tubes and let your kids make recyclable race cars and have a friendly race down the hallway.
Welcome spring into your home by creating your own fuzzy caterpillars using pom-poms and floral wire. Follow this up with a butterfly craft.
Create any kind of critter you can imagine with this simple ingredient dough that you can make at home.
Parents: Arts and Craft Safety
This guide can help you and your family craft safely. Give it a read to make sure that crafters of all ages are using the safest materials when creating art at home.
Cold-Weather Craft for Cooped-Up Kids
When it's too cold to be outside, keep the fun going indoors with these winter-themed crafts.
