These story stones provide a super opportunity for imaginative play, and there’s some great sensory stuff going on too: the colours are vibrant, they’re cool to the touch, and for me there’s something soothing about the sound of stones clacking together as you play with them. Plus, they are so easy to make!

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Here’s a quick and simple project turning inexpensive clipboards into useful chore charts. Everyone in the family can help to make their own, personalizing them with their favorite designs!

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Turn a mason jar into an adorable pineapple night light. This project is easy to do and adds so much cheer to any room.

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Turn a paper plate and colorful paper into a cute mouse. This easy craft is a great accompaniment to ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.’

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Introduce kids to the whimsical and happy style of Romero Britto by challenging them to paint something in a bowl. Will it be ice cream, fruit, or something else? You decide!

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Create a T-rex to guard your spot, or make a gentle Brontosaurus to be your reading pal. The tutorial includes templates for four easy-to-make dinosaur bookmarks.

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Looking to add a creative touch to your home decor this summer? Have fun crafting a beautiful paper wreath that’ll bring a touch of elegance to any room.
Follow a step-by-step guide on making a paper wreath from scratch, easy and accessible process to create a citrus paper wreath that will add a touch of summer to your home decor.

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Create whimsical clay pot toadstools to decorate the garden. They add such a fun touch to the yard and are easy to make. 

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These adorable Minion-painted stones couldn’t be cuter! They’re great for a Despicable Me themed party or for everyday fun.

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Make a precious keepsake using a loved one’s thumbprint. This makes a wonderful gift for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or any time you want to show someone how much you care. 

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Turn paper plates into the lovable duo from Sesame Street, Ernie and Bert! It’s a fun craft that preschoolers will enjoy.

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Use the template to make an adorable minion hat. There are also instructions to make a minion goggles mask.

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Show team spirit with this fabulous sports necklace! A fun project for teammates to make together for themselves, their moms, or a special coach.

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Let your imagination go wild as you make a paper plate UFO! The pom pom alien looks right at home in an unidentified flying object.

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Create an adorable sheep mask for pretend play or as part of a costume. It’s very easy and perfect for spring.

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Learn how to make these cute fish out of cardboard tubes. The tutorial includes the bowl pattern and a coloring page.

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Despicable Me fans will love making this cute minion from Perler Beads! It’s fun and easy to do.

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This jumping minion is easy and fun to make. This is a great activity for a minion-themed party or post-movie get-together.

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Use real sprinkles to make pretty candy-colored jewelry! These adorable accessories are perfect for gift giving or wearing with your summer wardrobe.

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Make this adorable make-up set for a special little girl. It’s great for pretend play, as it has all the fun without the mess.

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Cardboard Tube Crow

As fall approaches we always seem to think about scarecrows–but what about the crows themselves? This cute little fellow is easy to make and cute to boot!

What you’ll need

• Cardboard tube
• Cardboard egg cup
• 2-3 cotton balls
• 5″ square piece of tan felt
• 4″ x ½” strip of brown felt
• Small scrap of gold felt
• 2 medium wiggle eyes
• 3 orange buttons
• 1 miniature gold foam flower
• 1 miniature brown pompom
• Black acrylic craft paint
• Paintbrush
• Scissors
• White craft glue
• Hot glue gun

How to make it

1. Paint cardboard tube with black paint and set aside to dry.
2. While the tube is drying, put a little hot glue to the bottom of the egg cup and place egg cup in the center of the tan felt square, open end up. Use hot glue around entire outer area of the egg cup and gather the tan felt around it. Hold in place for a moment to allow hot glue to cool.
3. Turn over to create the hat. Wrap brown felt strip around the tan felt at the edge of the egg cup opening and glue in place. Use scissors to shape the brim of the hat.
4. Glue the foam flower to the hat band and stick a miniature brown pom pom to the center of the foam flower.
5. Cut a triangular beak from the gold felt.
6. Use hot glue to attach the hat to the top of the black cardboard tube. Glue on wiggle eyes, beak and buttons.

This project was created by Amanda Formaro, originally for Kaboose/Spoonful.

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Have fun making an adorable googly-eyed hamburger that’s full of personality! I used felt, but craft foam or construction paper would work equally well.

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Transform store-bought cookies into sports ball cookies, including baseball, football, soccer, basketball, tennis, and volleyball. No piping or special skills needed.

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Instead of tossing your empty cereal box in the recycle bin, save it to make this fun robot kid craft! Just think of all the recycled items in your kitchen that you could use to build your own creation. Vegetable cans and soda cans are great for legs and a head, while paper towel tubes make ideal robot arms!

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Turn ordinary cardboard tubes into adorable minions using a printable pattern and construction paper. This is a great activity for any fans of Despicable Me.

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Practice basic math skills with this cool craft stick abacus. Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math problems easier to visualize and calculate. Even children who claim to hate math will be fascinated by this old-fashioned and incredibly simple tool.

Craft Stick Abacus

This abacus is surprisingly easy to construct and is a great way for visual and tactile learners to practice their arithmetic.

What You Need:

• Pencil
• 9 craft sticks
• 56 large pony beads
• 8 bamboo skewers, 4″ long (if yours are longer, cut them to the right length)
• Wood glue

What You Do:

1. Lay three craft sticks down so they are parallel. Use the pencil to draw eight matching lines on each stick, evenly spaced and centered across the length of the craft sticks.
2. Take the bamboo skewers and align them with the pencil marks. There should be one craft stick at each end of the skewers. The third craft stick should be in the middle, about 1 inch away from one of craft sticks on the end.
3. Put a thin line of glue on each of the pencil lines you’ve drawn.
4. Carefully thread seven beads on each of the eight skewers. Place the skewers on the glue lines, arranging the beads so that two beads fall into the 1-inch space between the two closely-placed sticks and the other five fall into the larger space between the middle and end sticks. Let the sticks dry.
5. Glue three craft sticks on top of the bamboo skewers so they line up with the sticks below, taking care to keep the beads divided. Let the sticks dry.
6. Glue the last three craft sticks on top of the sticks you’ve just glued down. Let dry.
7. Flip the abacus over so that the stacked sticks are on the bottom. Depending on the size of the beads, you may have to add more craft sticks to the bottom. The stacked sticks let the beads slide smoothly on the skewers and prevent them from scraping along the surface you’re working on.

About the Crafter:

This project is from Education.com, where you can find many other math activities and resources for kids.

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Explore your creative side with printable summer coloring pages. All you need is a printer and some inexpensive printer paper.

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Make a friendly paper plate pirate! Use it as a decoration or turn it into a mask for dress-up play.

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Make a ring toss game from glass bottles and embroidery hoops.  This portable game is perfect for a picnic in the park or a backyard BBQ.

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Turn an empty egg carton into the cutest mini helicopters. What a fun project made from recycled materials!

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Make this cute horse from chenille stems and cardboard tubes! It’s a great recycling project.

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These printable mini paper house luminaries are lit with LED candles. They’re wonderful as decorations, ornaments, or for pretend play year-round.

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Turn an empty cardboard tube into a fun toy rocket. Use your imagination as you zoom these to the moon!

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You read that right- over 900 crafts that use construction paper! It’s crazy to think that there are that many, but construction paper  itself has been around since the late 1800’s! It’s inexpensive (if you buy it online at Amazon [affiliate link] it’s about 3 cents per sheet) or you can find it at stores like Walmart by the crayons. Most dollar stores carry it too. Every house with children should have construction paper, as it provides hours of fun for very little expense!

900+ Construction Paper Crafts

We’ve collected over 900 ideas here. In some the construction paper is the main star, while in others it’s used as an embellishment. Hopefully some of these crafts will provide you and your kids with lots of crafty inspiration!

Here are some of our favorites:

1. Paper Plate Aquarium
2. Cardboard Tube Christmas Village
3. Cereal Box Monsters
4. Fluffy Owl
5. Mosaic Sunflower
6. Swirling Twirling Ladybugs
7. Earth Day Craft: Mosaic Earth
8. Paper Scrap Rainbow
9. Umbrella with Raindrops
10. Handprint Lilies
11. Football Party Favor
12. Chinese Paper Lanterns
13. Paper Snake
14. Family Handprint Turkey
15. Toothy Pumpkins
16. Paper Plate Shark
17. Foot Print Horse
18. Mosaic Penguin
19. Paper Bag Fireplace
20. Corn Wreath
21. Shape Monsters
22. Handprint Pirates
23. Halloween Hand Print Ghoul Banner
24. Outer Space Picture
25. Desktop Organizer

See all 900+ construction paper crafts here or check out our other craft collections here.

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Little girls have lots of hair accessories and this is a great way to keep them all in one place! The large can holds all of the ponytail bands inside the can and all of the headbands on the outside.

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This adorable dog is made from a recycled tissue box, some cardboard tubes and scrapbook paper. Use it to hold special letters, notes, or postcards you receive, or any other treasures that fit inside. 

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Turn a water bottle into a fun pretend play accessory that is perfect for your next camping party. There are instructions to add an actual light if you wish.

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Sports are such an important part of life. They teach camaraderie, teamwork, and fun. Sports get kids outside and unplugged and keep them fit and healthy. Sports Day falls on August 1st, Basketball Day is November 6th, and Home Run Day is on April 23rd. And of course, football season opens in late August and really picks up speed in September. We are surrounded by sports and we love them! Sit down with the kids and browse through the pages and pages of sports crafts and recipes we have to offer, pick a few favorites and get creative! Below are ten of our favorites.

Sports Crafts and Recipes for Kids

1. Origami Baseball Jersey – Turn a plain piece of paper into an origami baseball jersey, then decorate it to look like your favorite team!

2. Sports Cupcakes – Follow the simple instructions to make baseball, basketball, soccer ball, and tennis ball cupcakes.

3. Mini Basketball Cheeseburgers – Basketball fans will find these tasty cheeseburger bites hard to resist.

4. Baseball Lacing Craft – Help kids develop fine motor skills with this baseball lacing craft. It’s an activity they’ll want to do again and again.

5. Mini Football Field – Turn a clay pot into a football field. Kids will love watching the grass grow and ‘mowing’ it in preparation for Game Day.

6. Duct Tape Sports Clipboards – Sports fans, coaches and dads all over will love this easy-to-make gift.

7. Nutter Butter Cleats – These adorable cleats are made from cookies and candy. They are great fun for a sports-themed party, celebration or event.

8. Golf Cupcakes – Even cake decorating novices can make golf cupcakes. What a fun treat for any golf aficionado!

9. Baseball Charm – Create baseball charms to wear on a necklace, use as a zipper pull, or hang from a keychain. This makes a great team gift!

10. Go Bowling Cake – This bowling cake is perfect for a themed party or an end-of-season celebration for a bowling team.

Don’t forget to check out the other sports crafts and recipes for kids. We have over 100 tutorials for kids of all ages!

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Turn clothespins and craft sticks into adorable airplanes. This colorful airplane craft will be a hit with your little ones.

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Make these cute ice cream tees in 5 minutes using a printable. There are eight color options.

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Whether you’re going for a hike in the woods or around the neighborhood, this scavenger hunt is lots of fun. Bring it along on camping trips, too!

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These mosquito repellant candles are not just a pretty decoration. With ingredients like lemon, lime, water, and essential oils, they help keep unwanted pests away during outdoor get-togethers.

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Preserve special memories at the beach with this fabulous Vacation Photo Jar! This beautiful memento is a wonderful way to display a favorite vacation photo. 

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Make a collection of fish with scraps of driftwood and a Sharpie. This is an easy and fun activity for summertime beach visits.

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Make a beautiful ocean scene using nothing but tissue paper, cardstock or construction paper, and some drops of water. This is a great project if you have tissue paper that’s too torn or wrinkled to use as gift wrap. Easy and fun for all ages.

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Make some colorful tide pool art with watercolors and sand! It’s a really fun project to pair with a beach visit or an ocean study. 

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Use paper plates, paint and construction paper to create these fun and colorful pieces of fruit, including apples, oranges, lemons, kiwis, and watermelon. They’re great for a summertime craft or party decoration.

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In just a few simple steps, you can turn old cutlery into tinkling wind chimes. Hang it outside on a windy day and listen to the beautiful music!

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Adding a bit of sand and a few shells to candle holders not only looks gorgeous, but it also makes clean-up a breeze!

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Learn how to make a cute fish (or an entire school of fish!) from strips of colored paper. This woven paper fish is great for a camp project or as a rainy day activity.

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Camping is so much fun! This printable camping coloring page can be used ahead of time to get kids excited, during an actual camping trip, or afterwards as a way to enjoy great memories. 

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Learn how to make reversible bucket hats in various sizes to suit every member of the family. The best part is choosing the perfect fabrics for each person!

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Celebrate Shark Week with this cute paper tube shark craft. It’s a fun craft to accompany a study of ocean animals as well.

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Make a school of beautiful tropical fish using paper plates. Kids can paint them realistically, or they can add whatever stripes, dots and squiggles they want to make them one of a kind!

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The vibrant beach-inspired colors make these wood slice coasters so pretty. Best of all, they’re really easy to do.  

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Turn a paper plate into a seagull with this fun craft. It’s quick and easy to do, and is a fun project to do following a visit to the beach.

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This cool campfire craft starts with a handprint and ends with a ‘toasted’ marshmallow over the fire. What a fun summer craft!

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Although these strawberries and kiwi look good enough to eat, they’re actually painted rocks for tic-toe-toe. Add a board and you’ve got an outdoor game that’s fun to play.

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Head to the beach, if only in your mind, with this bright and cheery beach ball. This delicious treat starts with a sugar cookie crust that is topped with fresh fruit.

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Transform peanut shells into a trail of ants at a picnic. Take peanuts along on an actual picnic, save the shells, then come home and make this fun craft!

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