The crafts use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc. See a page about color mixing to see how to combine paint to make all the colors of the rainbow.

Puppets to Make:

PAPER FINGER PUPPETS Your fingers are the legs of these simple paper puppets. Make dinosaurs and nursery rhyme characters.

Paper Frog Puppet A simple-to-make frog puppet made from a piece of paper. This puppet's mouth moves!

Paper Bag Puppets An easy way to make a dog, panda, raccoon, pig, cat, frog, or mouse puppet.

PAPER PLATE LADYBUG PUPPET A ladybug puppet made from two paper plates.

Miscellaneous Simple Crafts:

PHOTO, HANDPRINT BLOSSOM CRAFT Make a keepsake blossom from a photo of your child and two handprints.

FIREWORKS CRAFT Create your own fireworks by using dark construction paper, glue and different colors of glitter.

SIMPLE SAILBOAT A very easy sailboat made from a plastic lid, a straw, paper, and modeling clay.

GOOD LUCK HAND (KHAMSA) The khamsa is a symbol of good luck from Morocco, Africa. You can make this simple version out of paper or aluminum foil.

RABBIT MASK A cute bunny mask made from two paper plates.

HANDPRINT CRAFTS Make simple crafts using hand tracings or hand prints.

PAPER PLATE OWL A cute owl made from three paper plates.

ALLIGATOR CARD This very simple alligator is a cute craft that also makes a nice card.

PAPER PLATE FISH A simple-to-make fish made from a paper plate.

LADYBUG COSTUME An easy-to-make ladybug costume that is made from a large paper grocery bag.

SPIRAL SNAKE A paper snake that's easy to make.

PAPER PLATE SUNFLOWER WITH STEM Make colorful sunflowers from handprint cut-outs, a paper towel tube, sunflower seeds, and a paper plate.

EGGCARTON TULIPS Make a bouquet of delicate eggcarton tulips, using foam egg carton sections, and pipe cleaners.

MAKE A MEDAL Easy-to-make medals to award at parties!

PIGGY BANK A wonderful piggy bank made of papier-mâché.

COFFEE CAN BANK An easy, personalized bank made from a tin can.

PRETEND STAINED GLASS Make a beautiful window hanging using waxed paper, crayon shavings, and pictures.

REALLY BIG HAT Make an incredibly huge hat from a large brown paper grocery bag. This is a nice, simple craft that works well at children's parties.

BLACK CAT HAT A scary black cat hat made from construction paper.

DINOSAUR HATS Make papier-mâché dinosaur hats using balloons, newspaper, flour-water paste, and paint.

DELIGHTFUL DOG CARD An easy-to-make card for dog lovers.

MAGNIFICENT MASKS Print out and decorate many masks: lion, cat, dog, pig, koala, and robot.

PAPER PLATE ANGEL Make a beautiful angel from a paper plate.

BENDABLE MAGNETIC ANIMALS AND PEOPLE You can make simple, bendable magnetic toys using doughnut-shaped magnets and pipe cleaners.

LITTER BUG An easy-to-make Litter Bug made of recycled items.

RAINBOW STREAMER Make a handheld rainbow that you can use while putting on your own St. Patrick's Day parade or while dancing a jig.

HANDPRINT RAINBOW The handprints of many children form a beautiful rainbow, making a great classroom decoration or bulletin board. This project is good for a group of children.

PINE CONE BIRD FEEDER Make a really simple bird feeder from a pine cone.

MAGICAL LEAF IMAGE Make a magical leaf image appear using a leaf, crayons, and paper.

EGG CARTON ANIMALS Make animal crafts from egg cartons and pipe cleaners. Make a ladybug, spider, a bat, a caterpillar, and a camel.

HAND AND FOOT TURKEY CRAFT This cute turkey is made from your child's handprints and footprints.

HANDPRINT TREE Make a great paper tree from little hand prints.

HANDPRINT WREATH Make a paper wreath from little hand prints.

HAND AND FOOT REINDEER Make a cute paper reindeer from a child's footprint and hand prints.

Butterfly and Caterpillar Crafts:

PAPER CHAIN CATERPILLAR Make a cute caterpillar from a paper chain.

BUTTERFLY WINDOW HANGING Make a butterfly window hanging using waxed paper, crayon shavings, and an iron.

ORIGAMI BUTTERFLY A simple-to-make origami butterfly made by folding a piece of paper.

BUTTERFLY WAND Make a butterfly wand with a popsicle stick, a pipe cleaner and a coffee filter.

EGG CARTON CATERPILLAR Make animals from egg cartons and pipe cleaners. Make a ladybug, spider, a bat, a caterpillar, and a camel.

Edible Crafts:

SWEET NECKLACE Make an edible necklace using licorice laces and cereal.

CUP O' WORMS A very yucky treat made of chocolate pudding and gummy worms! Great at children's parties.

CUP O' FISH Make an edible aquarium.

MAGICAL PRE-SLICED BANANA An easy-to-make magical banana that will really surprise your friends!

Dinosaur Crafts:

DINOSAUR COLORING BOOK A dinosaur book you can print out and color in.

BUILD A T. REX Create a fierce Tyrannosaurus rex out of paper, cardboard, glue, scissors, and crayons.

DINOSAUR EGGS Make a huge dinosaur egg that you can decorate and later hatch.

STUFFED DINOSAURS Print out dinosaur templates to make stuffed dinosaurs.

Crafts from Boxes:

CARDBOARD BARN Make a cute barn from a cardboard box.

OATMEAL BOX SILO Make a farm silo from an oatmeal box.

CARDBOARD CASTLE Make an enchanted castle from a cardboard box.

BOX TOWN Make an entire town using old boxes and cartons, paper, crayons, tape, and glue.

EASY EASEL Make a desk-top easel using a cardboard box and clothes pins.

BOX GUITAR Make a guitar using a box, rubber bands, and pencil.

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