This craft is a great choice to celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day.  This easy to make bookmark might even encourage your children to love to read with Mom and Dad and give them a way to save their spot in the book so they can continue next night.  It’s never too early to create a love of reading! Supplies: Kraftykid read more

This craft is fun way to teach children about different expressions as well as how people perceive you feel by the way your face looks.  Even though the hair, shape of the face, and ears are all the same, you can change your appearance by smiling, frowning, or being silly! Supplies: Kraftykid facial expression puppet template Craft sticks Scissors Glue read more

Beans, Beans, Beans…Let’s get a room of bean counters together and create some mosaic art. Bean mosaic crafts have been around for a long time!  Beans come in a huge assortment of colors, shapes, and sizes.  We used a mix for soup so it had all types of colors and shapes.  Use our template with different designs to make it read more

Kids are using video games earlier and earlier and Angry Birds seems to be one of their all time favorites.  Here is a Angry Bird puppet that they can make that will move. Supplies: Kraftykid Angry Bird Moveable Puppet template 2 paper fasteners Glue Two red feathers, if desired Instructions: 1.   Print theKraftykid Angry Bird Moveable Puppet template and cut read more

Kids love pretend play and superheroes are a costume of choice, especially for boys.  This craft allows your kids to create their own Superhero Identity, complete with badges, mask, cuffs, and more.  Be prepared for an afternoon of play and imagination! Fill out your Superhero ID Card with your personal information on both sides.  Use some glue to keep them read more

This calendar is inspired by my son’s preschool class. It has been adapted for use here. Supplies: Paper Kraftykid 2012 Handprint Calendar template Paint Hole Punch Yarn Scissors Instructions: 1.   Print out the Kraftykid 2012 Handprint Calendar template 2.   Using your child’s hands and paint – decorate each of the pages. You can make a Turkey for November, finger prints read more

This is such a simple craft to make but the children really seem to enjoy it.  It’s a good activity to practice their folding and cutting skills.  These are the animals that you would find in a zoo.  This is a very versatile, free form  craft.  You can have the children, cut them out and then ask them to draw read more

This is a cute gingerbread snowman card to make complete with matching gingerbread fonts.  Why not make some gingerbread cookies, too!

You won’t be able to spin this dreidel, but it makes a really cute card using leftover envelopes.  This is a good recycling craft showing children that instead of throwing away an envelope, you can keep them and reuse them into fun craft projects.

Kids love reindeer and pictures of themselves and this craft combines both.  Watch their smiles as they see themselves inside of the reindeer. Plus it’s really easy to make with this template.  It looks like you’ve fastened them together, but shhh…. you haven’t! Hang them around the room for a classroom decoration.