Arts & Crafts Projects for Kids and Families

Filed In:Family Fun Family Arts and CraftsArts & Crafts Projects Rosetta Stone Language for Kids and FamiliesArts and crafts projects for kids and families.Seasonal Crafts (46)Crafts for BoysFind craft ideas that boys will enjoy, great for Scout meetings, Sunday School, or cold, rainy days.Create a Fairy House for Your Child's RoomKids love making playhouses from big cardboard boxes; and, with the book, Creating Clever Castles & Cars you can find more creative ideas for a box than you ever imagined.Free Clip Art for Kids School and Craft ProjectsWe do have some favorite free clipart sites where we usually find a cute graphic for a homework or printable project; and so, we share them with you here. These sites should help you safely search for kid-friendly free clipart.Beading Projects and Patterns for Children and TeensStart them off early with beads. It's a great hobby and rich in history and lore. Great for youth groups or individuals.Kids Sewing for Community ServiceThese Kits for Kids would be a great project for a Girl Scout troop, from About Sewing.Learn to CrochetBeginner patterns and how-to's.Learn to KnitIdeas on how to get started as well as how to knit and purl. Answers to questions that are commonly asked by new knitters.26 Creative Ways to Use Magic MarkersProjects for elementary kids' favorite toy, from Family.com Family Fun magazine.Bry-Back Manor CraftsHoliday crafts for kids and more.Canon Print PlanetComputer printing projects are fun for families. Canon has a great resource for party, craft, and card projects.Christian CraftingSunday school and vacation Bible school crafts, including witness bracelet, Easter cookie, advent chain.Crayola Creativity CentralNew project site from Crayola. Fantastic!Dick Blick Rosetta Stone Software Creative Arts LessonsMost are advanced arts and crafts, but you will be inspired.DIY - Do It Yourself Network Kids Arts & CraftsKids' Crafts section at DIY with many crafts and tips for family crafting.Download-a-DinosaurI loved this site and I think you will too. Print out the dinosaurs and let your child color them, cut them out, and put them together. A fun Web project.Earlychildhood.com Arts CraftsMost of these would be entirely appropriate for elementary children also.Elmer's Glue Arts & Crafts ProjectsChoose your project category. Lots of ideas can be found under each one, so plan to look around a bit. Good source for seasonal projects.Hands On Crafts for KidsI especially like the recycled stationery ideas.Hobby Lobby Crafts for KidsSome cute project ideas. They vary in difficulty.Home Sewing Association Kids PageMake pet pillows, fabric headbands, a Beanie Baby sleeping bag, puppet, tooth fairy pillow, more.HP ProjectsPrintable projects for family crafts, games, parties, and more from Hewlett-Packard.Jan Brett's Activities PageChildren's book illustrator Jan Brett has expanded her activities site to include literally hundreds of new offerings. Thank you, Jan, for your incredible contribution to the Web.Kid's Art at AmazingMoms.comTips and projects for families with young children.Kids Crafts at Craftbits.comFind some different ideas at Craftbits.Kids Domain CraftsKids Domain has a great variety of craft projects for kids.Kids' Crafts at Activity VillageA variety of creative seasonal crafts.KinderCraftsFun for the younger crowd from Enchanted Learning Software.Kodak: Youth/Teen Education and ProjectsLearn about photography and find projects from Kodak.Making FriendsPaper dolls plus lots of great craft projects.Marilee's Paperdolls Page Printable PaperdollsMarilee has compiled a fabulous resource on printable paperdolls.Michaels Kids CraftsThe craft and hobby store has a great looking and up-to-date site. The arts and crafts projects are high quality and imaginative.Microsoft Home MagazineSeasonal projects and crafts from Microsoft Home magazineOffray Ribbon: How To'sVery nice instructions for making many types of bows.Origami DiagramsA huge list of diagrams for making origami figures. See them in shockwave or use Adobe Acrobat to print them out.Pitter Patter Craft LibraryVery nicely organized by age. Holiday, seasonal and miscellaneous craft projects.Play-Doh Fresh Ideas GalleryFind ideas for things to make with Play-Doh. As they say "you can only make so many snakes".Resources for Christian TeachersGreat link site with ideas for crafts, lesson plans, clip art, and lots more for Sunday School teachers and parents.Sax Arts & Crafts Project IdeasCute projects here. Could be used at home or school.Sculpey Projects for KidsEasy projects for kids to make with Sculpey clay.Tangrams For Kids and MoreFree printable projects for tangrams, snowflake, and more.Wondertime Create and Play ArchiveArchive of craft projects from the magazine Wondertime.Wrights Kids' CraftsWrights makes ribbon, trim, Rosetta Stone Chinese sewing and quilting supplies. Their kids' projects are really nice, but you might find some for yourself also. Check out the Beanie Baby houses!