Kids Craft Ideas


Most of the step-by-steps you'll find here are for primary school age children (5+), though many can be adapted for younger kids. Some will be more challenging, with new techniques like making slots, and you're always going to be the best judge of how much help your child needs. There will often be cutting involved which should be supervised - some of it may be quite tricky, but remember, the more you let them do, the better they'll get. Practice really does make perfect!

A pile of cardboard packaging means endless possibilities, but this kind of craft isn't an exact science - packaging varies, so it's important not to worry if, say, your egg box looks different from the picture. Be ready to adapt and work with what you've got.  Make do. This really is the fun part - putting your own personal spin on projects.

I'm going to list all my step-by-steps here on this page, so hopefully you'll easily be able to find the ones you want.

Happy crafting!

BRIAN THE LION




Brian the Lion



















Brian the Lion paper plate mask





Toilet paper roll butterflies



Toilet paper roll sleepy cats



TP roll woodpecker that really pecks!

EGG CARTON CRAFTS



Big blue egg carton Whale!



Egg carton turtle and babies

egg carton crab
Crabby the egg carton crab

egg carton lizard

Egg carton Lizard

egg carton lizard

egg carton lizard


Egg carton Crocodile


Egg carton foxglove


Egg carton snail

egg carton fish
Egg carton fish

egg carton fish


Egg Carton mice and big cheese


Egg carton penguins with hats


Egg carton bunny burrow bank


PAPER CRAFT

Simple paper stars












Paper Primrose Posy














Foil Butterflies
Easy Easter Bunny


Ted with a heart

Bluebird in a tree
easter craft


paper plate hen
Paper plate hen


Paper tube chick and bunny


Creme egg cockatoo

Paper tube scenes


toilet paper roll craft
Paper tube cityscape


toilet paper tube craft
Paper tube nightscape

toilet paper tube craft
Paper tube meadow scene

cork cat
Cat on a hat cork craft

cork chick
Cork chick

wisteria - bubblewrap art
Bubble wrap wisteria

cow parsley - bubblewrap printing
Bubble wrap flower printing

bubble wrap printing kids art easy printing

Curly-wurly snake


CHARACTERS


Cork gnomes from Brian the Lion goes into Space








Mr Twit's Beard



Hedwig the owl costume



Egg Box Peppa Pig



Egg Box Clangers

Batman and Robin - kids' craft
Egg carton Batman and Robin


Star Wars Craft

Darth Vader kids craft
Darth Vader made from an egg carton












Millennium Falcon craft
Millennium Falcon

Luke Skywalker and Han Solo

Obi Wan Kenobi craft
Obi Wan Kenobi

star wars craft
Stormtrooper
Princess Leia - Star Wars craft
Princess Leia


R2-D2  - Star Wars crafts
R2-D2


SHELL CRAFT



Shell Lady



Shell pram



Shell picture

LEAF CRAFT





Leaf bookmarks

hen - leaf fall crafts

Leaf art using paper plates

HALLOWEEN



Little bat and ghost figures



Little witch and pumpkin



Cardboard tube bats

bat leaf












Bat leaf

potato printing
Simple shape potato printing for Halloween


Paper plate witch

SHOE BOX HOUSE


kitchen units/shoebox kitchen












Shoebox kitchen - walls and floor












toilet paper tube table and chairs
Shoebox kitchen - table and chairs












Mini vase of flowers












Pots, pans and plates












CHRISTMAS CRAFT


DIY Nativity stable


Easy egg box Nativity figures


Three Wise Men


Angels and other things...



Paper craft Nativity



Sparkly Christmas decorations


Easy Advent calendar decorations


Sparkly bird decorations


Christmas tree decorations

fairy decorations
Egg carton fairy decorations



Paper tube fairy


Father Christmas cork craft



Christmas card puzzle pictures


Father Christmas potato printing

egg carton father Christmas Santa
Egg carton Father Christmas

MAKE YOUR OWN ANIMALS



Lions



Giraffe and Zebra



Crocodile



Elephant



Penguin



Seal

Panda craft

Panda


Flamingo














egg carton birds
Flying birds from egg cartons


Egg carton bunnies

paper tube dog
Scamp! Paper roll dog











Brian the Lion














egg carton sheep
Egg carton sheep