DIY: Quick Easy Craft Activities

A side view of a playful, handcrafted dinosaur made from cardboard stands on a light wood-grain surface. The dinosaur is primarily brown cardboard, decorated with colorful triangles of light green, bright green, yellow, and various shades of blue tissue paper or felt. These triangles are arranged along its back, sides, and legs. The dinosaur has a row of bright green triangular plates along its spine and a whimsical crest of short, vertical yellow and blue pieces, possibly straws or pipe cleaners, on its head. A googly eye adds to its character. Simple, hand-drawn swirls and lines decorate the cardboard base. The dinosaur's mouth is open, giving it a friendly, almost cartoonish appearance.

Dino Collage

Combine children's love for collages and dinosaurs in this perfect activity. Create new toys using old cardboard from home while developing hand-eye coordination and creativity.

Whimsical leaf monsters crafted on yellow paper. Googly eyes and drawn details bring them to life. A hand adds finishing touches with a marker.

Leafy Monster

Autumn is the perfect time to collect fallen leaves - but what can you do with them? This excellent nature education activity helps children learn about different types of leaves while bringing them to life with simple, easy-to-source materials by creating delightful leaf monsters.

On a light woodgrain table, a white sheet of paper features several red and green apple prints, each adorned with googly eyes and simple, drawn-on arms and legs, giving them the appearance of dancing or moving apples. Above the paper lie two cut apple halves, one red and one green, the tools used to create the prints. This charming scene showcases a completed apple printing art project for children.

Apple Stamping

Apple printing is a classic process art activity for preschoolers. It's incredibly simple to set up, and children can enjoy hours of play, art, and fun. It's a brilliant activity that stimulates multiple senses and allows children to explore various early learning concepts through the process.

A charming handmade owl craft is displayed on a textured, light blue and white background. The owl's body is a pine cone, covered with fluffy white cotton. It has large, yellow felt circles for eyes, each with a smaller black googly eye glued to the center. Two white, wing-shaped pieces of material, decorated with wavy lines resembling feathers, are attached to the sides of the pine cone. Small craft supplies like other pine cones and dried leaves are scattered around the owl.

Cotton Wool Owl

In autumn, pine cones mature and fall to the ground. Have you collected a small mountain of pine cones at home? This is a seasonal craft activity perfect for young children, using pine cones and cotton wool to create a lifelike owl whilst experiencing the joy of creating with natural materials.

A cheerful snowman crafted from a white, fluffy material is depicted against a bright blue background. The snowman wears a red and white striped conical hat and a light green scarf with blue dashed lines, suggesting a knitted pattern. Small, white dots scattered around the snowman represent falling snow. The snowman has simple facial features drawn on, including eyes, a carrot nose, and a smiling mouth, and small, light-colored stick arms raised in a welcoming gesture. This image likely represents a winter-themed craft project.

Fluffy 3D Snowman

Bring winter magic to life with homemade 3D paint and create a wonderful 3D snowman! This is a delightfully engaging sensory art activity for young children. Once dried, the snowman feels incredibly soft and fluffy, and your child won't be able to resist squishing it over and over again.

A white ceramic dish, shaped like a bear's face, rests on a bright orange surface. Several small, black Halloween-themed images—a ghost, bat, spider, pumpkin, and skull—have been drawn onto its surface using a black marker pen, which is also shown in the image. The simple, childlike drawings are neatly executed, creating a charming and festive effect. The overall impression is one of a simple, fun craft project.

Get Your Spook On with Halloween Tattoo Stickers!

This experiment is perfect for young little scientists. Children will not only be amazed by the patterns floating on the plate, but there's an even bigger surprise in store—you can copy them from the water and stick them on your skin! In less than a minute, you can create the spookiest Halloween tattoos!

Two hands hold a white card with a cut-out window, partially revealing a coloured drawing of Santa Claus popping out of a present, which is sealed in a plastic bag with yellow tape, against a light wood-grain background.

Hidden Santa

It's not just Father Christmas who can perform Christmas magic - your child can too! This simple activity is perfect for young children and is sure to amaze them!

Two small, clear containers, resembling shot glasses, sit on a white, bear-shaped dish placed on a light wood-grain surface. The container on the left holds a vibrant green liquid, which has slightly spilled onto the dish, creating a green puddle. The container on the right holds a bright orange liquid, similarly spilling onto the dish and forming an orange puddle. The containers appear to have some texture or cracking on their surfaces. This image likely depicts a science experiment or a colorful art project involving liquid dyes.

Ice Painting

Ever wondered what it's like to paint on ice? This fascinating experiment allows children to unleash their creativity by painting with watercolours on ice.

An assortment of paper leaf cutouts, each decorated with a marbled pattern of swirling pink, yellow, blue, and green paints, lies on a light woodgrain surface. The leaves vary in shape and size, resembling different types of leaves. This image likely depicts the result of a marbling art project.

Marbled Leaf Painting

Creating these marbled leaves is great fun! Of course, if it happens to be autumn and you've collected lots of fallen leaves, using real leaves will make it even more natural. This craft is quite simple - just press leaves into shaving foam and paint, then scrape them off to create unique marble patterns!

An origami chicken, made of bright yellow paper, takes center stage. It has a red comb and wattle, googly eyes, and a small orange beak. Its wings are slightly spread, and two black lines trailing behind give the impression of movement. Another similar origami chicken, blurred, appears in the background to the left. The text Ramp Running and Chicken Origami are positioned above the chicken in yellow and white respectively, against a light blue background. A green, slightly hilly landscape lies beneath the chicken.

Feathers Flying! The Hilarious Chicken Chase

Are the young crafters in your home fascinated by farm animals? Create bouncy chickens and start a running race! With just a piece of coloured cardstock, a few decorations, and a ramp, they'll happily run towards you.

Six round, flat objects, possibly made of dough or clay, are arranged on a white rectangular tray. Each object is decorated with a variety of small seeds and spices, creating different patterns. Some feature star anise at the center, while others have concentric circles or radiating lines of various colored seeds. The tray rests on a light wood-grained surface. This image likely depicts a craft or culinary activity.

Seed Mosaic

Create unique artwork by combining seeds of different shapes and colours! This activity develops both hands-on skills and creativity. Join children in crafting your own artistic decorations using natural materials found at home!

The letters ABC are formed from wrapped teal yarn and strung along a single strand of the same yarn. The yarn is suspended against a white background and held taut by metal clips at each end. The letters have a slightly fuzzy texture due to the nature of the yarn. This appears to be a simple craft project or decorative element.

String Letters

Have you ever thought about creating unique artistic decorations using just yarn and PVA glue? Make creative letter decorations using these everyday materials to instantly add personality and warmth to your room!

Two pieces of white paper sit on a marbled surface. The paper on the left has a star shape made from layers of colored salt or sand, with yellow on the outside, then blue, and white in the center. The paper on the right has a heart shape made with similar layered colors, using shades of pink and a white center. The image showcases a simple art activity using colored granular materials.

Watercolour Salt Painting

Salt painting is an art experiment full of surprises! When paint touches salt crystals, colours spread magically, creating dreamlike effects.

A piece of white paper, resting on a light wood-grain surface, displays a flower-like silhouette in white against a backdrop of sprayed blue and yellow paint. The top portion of the paper is predominantly yellow, while the bottom is primarily blue, with some colour overlap in the middle. The white flower shape, created by masking with leaves and a rock, stands out against the colourful, speckled background.

Watercolour Art

Nature provides us with endless materials for artistic creation. How can we use them in art? Twigs, leaves, and stones are excellent materials that we can use to create beautiful geometric shapes and unique designs. Let's celebrate nature's art with children!

A partially completed bat puppet is shown against a light wood-grain background. The bat, made of black construction paper with googly eyes, has a black stick or straw attached as a handle. A piece of black yarn is strung from the stick and is being held by a hand, which appears to be in the process of attaching it to the bat's wingtips to create a mechanism for moving them.

Flapping Wings Bat

This is a simple and enjoyable parent-child DIY project—creating a bat with flapping wings! With just paper, glue, and a few easy steps, you can make a paper bat dance through the air.

Against a light wood-grain background, two hands are shown completing a balloon creature. The pale blue balloon has a tuft of blue yarn for hair and two googly eyes with bright blue irises. A hand holding a black marker is drawing a wavy, slightly downturned line on the balloon below the eyes to create a whimsical, almost sad-looking mouth. The other hand holds the balloon steady.

Flour Stress Ball

Make your own super-soothing stress ball! Using just flour, balloons, and a few simple tools, you can create a soft and stretchy stress ball that provides a wonderful sensory experience for children!

On a light wood-grain surface, two hands are shown coloring a heart-shaped, faceted gem craft. The gem, outlined with black glue or paint, is being filled in with vibrant marker colors within each facet. The colors used include purple, pink, orange, green, light blue, and red, creating a stained-glass effect. One hand holds the gem while the other applies red marker to a lower facet.

Heart Light Catcher

Children love this colourful craft activity that transforms sunlight into a rainbow of colours! Create beautiful hearts using transparent plastic sheets and markers, then stick them on windows to transform sunlight into vibrant patterns.