21 Super Cool, Surprisingly Easy Craft Ideas For Kids

A lot of children’s craft ideas can be pretty awful. And not awful in a cute way. Awful because they’re either too complicated, time-consuming or simply too expensive! Luckily, we’ve got plenty of easy craft ideas for kids so you and the fam can create craft you’ll actually want to keep.

With kid’s crafts, what you see is not always what you get when you and your own kids actually try it out. Because it can be tricky to get the balance right, we’ve put together some surprisingly easy craft ideas for kids that are also very, very cool. Whether it’s the school holidays or just another rainy day, get out the craft supplies and get creating!

Ready to get started? Go forth and get crafty with these easy craft ideas for kids!

Play toys

What’s better than a craft activity? A craft activity that becomes a toy! Once complete, your kids can play with these ingenious creations.

Popsicle snakes, tin can robots, and animal marionettes can fill hours of fun. These easy craft ideas for kids will keep them entertained for hours.

1. Articulated Snakes

From Kids Craft Room.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Kids Snakes

2. Crazy Robots

From Fun at Home with Kids.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Kids Robots

3. Animal Marionettes

From Art Bar Blog.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Animals Marionettes

Practical beauty

While art for art’s sake is totally acceptable (see below), it’s always a treat for the kids to create something they can actually use down the track.

The bookmark is a great one for older kids or for kids looking to DIY a gift for a friend or family member. The animal plates and bowls are so fun and colourful, they’ll be very hard to let go of.

And in terms of beautiful, practical things, the galaxy jar is (quite literally) out of this world. Check out these practical and easy craft ideas for kids.

4. Perler Bead Bowls

From Happiness is Homemade.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Perler Bead Bowls

5. Watercolour Bookmark

From Happy Hooligans.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Homemade Bookmarks

6. Galaxy Jars

From Mom Dot.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Jars

Reusable designs

These days, recycling and reusing can teach an important lesson about being kinder to our planet. And, while some recycled crafts end up looking pretty crummy, these activities look great and make great use of materials that may otherwise end up in the trash.

The egg carton caterpillars are great for the little ones while the button tree and cassette animals will delight older kids.

7. Button Tree

From Simply Designing.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Button Tree

8. Egg Carton Caterpillars

From Creative Green Living.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Egg Carton Caterpillars

9. Cassette Animals

From Handmade Charlotte.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Cassette Animals

Ornamental

Get your kids passionate about decorative arts and they’ll be house proud before you know it. The more you get the kids involved, the greater the chance that they will respect and admire their own spaces.

Hop online and, together, you can use an easy tool to DIY a canvas collage. We’ve got endless photo collage ideas to brighten your heart and home.

Other indoor ideas include a jellyfish mobile, a dreamcatcher, cotton wool trees and a wire sculpture.

For the outdoors, they’re in for a treat with innovative craft butterflies and flowers – or you can light up the night with a fabulous firefly.

10. Photo Collage

From Canvas Factory.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Photo Collage

11. Butterfly Craft

From Kids Craftroom.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Fabric Butterflies

12. Egg Carton Jellyfish

From All Free Kids Craft.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Jellyfish

13. Dream Catchers

From ArtBar Blog.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Dream Catchers

14. Fireflies

From Apartment Therapy.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Fireflies

15. Cotton Wool Trees

From Lets do Something Crafty.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Blossom Trees

16. Wire Sculpture

From Babble Dabble Do.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Wires Sculptures

Wearable art

Craft jewellery is often carefully created then shoved in a drawer somewhere, never to be seen again. These two easy and affordable options will continue to make an appearance long after the craft activity is over.

Anyone know the expiry date for dry pasta jewellery? Asking for a friend.

17. Pasta Necklace

From CBC Parents.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Pasta Necklace

18. Glitter Bracelets

From Babble Dabble Do.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Bracelets

For Art’s Sake

Remember; it’s perfectly OK to simply create craft for craft’s sake. The activities below are all gorgeously spectacular pure art.

Featuring lots and lots of colour, why not create a rainbow collage, paint rocks, or design some clever stained glass?

19. Rainbow Collage

From Danya Banya.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Pom Pom

20. Monster Rocks

From Makoodle.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Monster Rocks

21. Stained Glass

From Powerful Mothering.

Easy Craft Ideas For Kids - Stained Glass Art

If you’re looking for even more crafty and creative ideas, why not create some wall art? With Canvas Factory, you and the kids ca browse through millions of designs and find the perfect one for you. Then, simply choose your art size and style, and place your order! It’s that simple.

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Eli is Canvas Factory's resident blogger and social media buff. She has a passion for art, craft, design, fashion and photography. She loves to explore the joys and challenges of family life, relationships, motherhood and pet ownership. Eli finds it's more funny to poke fun at herself than others. She's travelled extensively and considers herself a citizen of the world.

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