Crafts for Kids

10 Fun & Easy Christmas Tree Crafts for Kids

August 12, 2020 by Jessica Moore Leave a Comment

Are you ready for some fun Christmas tree crafts for kids? These are great to help entertain the kids during the holidays, including your child’s class or preschool group. Kids of any age love Christmas tree crafts!

Christmas Tree Crafts for Kids

I think most people agree that the Christmas tree is the highlight of holiday decorating. Somehow it represents years of memories, giving, togetherness and love. Sometimes we don’t want the kids touching certain ornaments or parts of the tree, so Christmas tree crafts are a great way to make them feel more involved.

3-D Felt Christmas Tree

These are some of the cutest Christmas tree crafts around. Some easy embroidery is involved, and the kids will love embellishing their tree with buttons from the button jar.

3-D Paper Christmas Tree Crafts

This 3-D paper Christmas tree is easy to put together. Cut two trees out of construction paper, fold in half, and glue them together in the center. It would be fun to add glitter and ornaments to the branches!

Edible Strawberry Tree

What’s more fun for kids than a craft they can also eat? If you can find some where you are, strawberries stack into a pretty Christmas tree shape! Add powdered sugar or whipped cream “snow” for fun.

A Christmas Tree for The Wall

This is a great idea for your child’s bedroom wall, and she can do it herself if she’s old enough.

Christmas Tree Yarn Art

Kids love yarn art, and this is a fun one perfect for Christmas time. All they need to do is cut a triangle out of heavy paper, then wrap it in colorful yarns. A few beads make pretty ornaments for the yarn tree!

Wine Cork Christmas Tree

Wine corks make plenty of fun crafts, and that includes a wine cork Christmas tree the kids can glue together by themselves.

Fold a Christmas Tree Napkin

With this Christmas tree craft, the kids can help with the Christmas dinner table.

Pine Cone Tree Crafts for Kids

These trees are so unique! If you have a pine tree, let the kids go outside to pick up pine cones, and then glue them into Christmas tree shapes. I think these are so cute.

Cookie Christmas Tree Craft

These cookie trees prove that not all Christmas trees have to be green to be festive! Use different sizes of star-shaped cookie cutters to make gingerbread cookies. Let the kids stack the cookies and drizzle with Royal icing.

Button Tree

Kids love this one! Get out the button jar, or purchase a pack of colorful buttons for crafting. Clear glue is all you need to glue the buttons into the most adorable Christmas tree!

Which of these Christmas tree crafts for kids do your kids like best? Need some more holiday crafts for kids? Try 10 Paper Plate Christmas Crafts for Kids.

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in December 2017. It has been updated for content.

10 Simply Scary Halloween Crafts for Kids

August 10, 2020 by Jessica Moore Leave a Comment

There’s more to Halloween than just costumes and candy. There are crafts, too. Specifically Halloween crafts for kids. Keep reading to discover all the fun options.

Halloween Crafts For Kids

We spent some time gathering up some fun Halloween crafts for kids from some talented crafters. Which one will you pick?

1. Haunted Graham House

Who said candy houses are for Christmas only? Bring the fun of decorating gingerbread houses at Christmas over into your Halloween celebrations as well by decorating spooky graham cracker houses. Image source.

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2. Spooky Spider Webs

Younger children will love getting creepy crawly with these webby creations. All you need are popsicle sticks, paint, and yarn. Learn more from Buggy and Buddy.

3. Spider Suckers

Move over ghost suckers, spider suckers have crept their way into Halloween this year! These are a fun way to make a simple treat with a bit of a bite. Just wrap some black pipe cleaners around a sucker and add googly craft eyes. Source.

4. Hanging Bats

This fangy friend is a bat-tastic idea for Halloween crafting! Have fun reading books like “Stellaluna” or any of the “Bats at the…” books by Brian Lies before or after you make your own hanging bats. Find the template and directions here.

5. Pumpkin Lanterns

One of our favorite family Halloween traditions is to watch “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”. We like to carve pumpkins while we watch the movie. These fun pumpkin paper lanterns would be another great craft to work on while Charlie and Snoopy keep you entertained. Source.

6. Halloween Spirits

Get into the Halloween spirit with these spooky spirits. You’ll need cheesecloth, styrofoam balls, and fabric stiffener for the body. Attach a string to the top and add a pair of googly eyes and this project is under ~~wraps~~ sheets! For a full tutorial check out Crafts Unleashed.

7. Monster Puppets

Mike and Sully would agree that these paper bag monster puppets will make a real scare this Halloween with your kids! What kinds of stories do you think you can make up together with these funny fellows? Get more info from I Heart Crafty Things.

8. Petrifying Popsicles

Make all your favorite Halloween characters with this Fall popsicle craft. Frankenstein would be a fun one to make too! Life Beyond Laundry give more details here.

9. Happy Owl-A-Ween

Have a Happy Owl-A-Ween with an afternoon of owl pine cone crafting. Beside the pine cone you’ll need felt, brown pipe cleaners, and hot glue. So cute! Image source.

10. Purr-Fectly Frightful

Black cats are certainly a fright to see on Halloween night! But this adorable black cat tote is a purr-fect craft to make with your kids. It doesn’t require many materials and your kids don’t need to advanced in sewing to be successful with the project. Get the DIY from Crafts By Amanda.

Speaking of Halloween, learn how to manage all that candy your kids will get.

Entertain Kids With Popsicle Stick Crafts

July 16, 2020 by Jessica Moore Leave a Comment

Popsicle stick crafts are a fun way to entertain the kids all summer long. You can either purchase craft sticks at your local Michaels, or rinse and hang onto the seemingly endless supply of sticks from all the popsicles your kids consume. Either way, they’ll have a ton of fun making any of the following popsicle stick crafts!

Sit down with kids for a few hours of fun with these easy popsicle crafts. Kids love to make things and popsicle sticks are great for decorating with paint, added paper to create designs and more. Read this post for more kids craft ideas. #craftsforkids #funkidcrafts #halfpintpeepsblog

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St. Patrick’s Day Crafts For Kids {And Parents Too!}

March 4, 2020 by Jessica Moore Leave a Comment

This St. Patrick’s Day, have some lucky fun ready for the kids! Whether you take these craft ideas to a class party or just have fun with them at home, the kids will love these St. Patrick’s Day crafts for kids.

St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids

St. Patrick’s Day Banner

There’s a little Irish in all of us on St. Patrick’s Day, right? Let the kids help you make a banner for your mantel or front door. All you need is black, green and white construction paper or cardstock. Cut individual black pennants and glue white letters onto them. Thread your banner on jute or rustic twine and hang it up.

Felt Shamrocks

Buy felt squares at Michaels in a fun variety of shades of green. Don’t forget the buttons {unless you have a button jar!} and some bright yellow or white thread. The kids can cut out shamrock shapes from the green felt, add a button center, and use them in fun ways this St. Patrick’s Day. One way to use felt shamrocks is on a headband, as a boutonniere, or string them in a garland.

Rainbow Shamrock

According to Irish legend, you’ll find a leprechaun and his pot o’ gold at the end of a rainbow. This rainbow may not have a pot of gold at the end, but it looks cute just the same! All you need for this St. Patrick’s Day craft for kids are a bunch of craft sticks, paint and paper. The kids will love painting sticks and gluing them together to form a rainbow.

Leprechaun Crafts

This craft is great for class parties. The kids get to make leprechaun accessories out of cardstock and/or construction paper. The leprechaun accessories would be perfect for a selfie photo booth!

Have fun with these St. Patrick’s Day crafts for kids! Need more kids’ crafting ideas? Check out 10 no-supervision kid crafts.

Animal Crafts for Kids

November 21, 2018 by Jessica Moore Leave a Comment

Most kids love animals and find them fascinating. Kids also love to do crafts, so why not combine the two? Today we have some fun animal crafts for kids that are perfect for any rainy afternoon, or a Saturday spent indoors. Check them out!

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10 + Drinking Straw Kids Crafts

May 15, 2018 by Jessica Moore Leave a Comment

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