There is nothing better than creating children's crafts. Doing something with your own hands is a great pleasure, especially if you don't have to put in a lot of effort. We have collected some of the simplest kids crafts that suit your kids, they are economical and contain a lot of materials that you already have at home.
Try all these quick and easy 10-minute kids crafts. They can be used as an instant activity if children are bored, as a temporary distraction, or as a craft for restless children. Take a closer look at these photos of the simplest crafts, and you can definitely choose something for yourself.
Paper spinner
Paper turntables are not only the easiest DIY craft, but also a great way for budding scientists to experience and explore the power of breath and air! The stronger your breath, the faster they will spin.
As a parent or educator, let these turntables provide a good example as you talk to your kids about wind turbines, mills, and renewable energy.
What you need:
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Ruler (optional)
- 1 sheet of square paper
- 1 straw
- 1 push pin
- Insulating tape
Instructions:
- Drawing a template. Using a ruler, mark the center of the square paper with a pencil. If you don't have a ruler, look at the center point. Then use a ruler to draw a diagonal line from each corner of the sheet to the midpoint of the point you just made.
- Cut out. Use scissors to cut out the diagonal lines you just marked on the paper.
- Fold all other points to the center point and thread the pushpin through the paper. This step can be tricky because the dots love to slip away if you don't hold onto them tightly, so patience is key.
- Attach to straw. Hold the folded pushpin firmly in one hand and use the other hand to push the rest of the pin through the straw. We used paper straws for these turntables, but you can also attach the turntable to a plastic straw or pencil.
- After the pushpin goes through the straw, use some duct tape to secure.
Craft caterpillar
This fun and most beautiful simple craft for kids is so easy to make! The craft is based on your favorite cartoon characters. Kids love these crafts and can't wait to make a colorful caterpillar that can be used as a reading buddy.
For this simple project, you only need a few basic accessories. The result is an adorable little caterpillar that looks like it just jumped off the pages of a book.
What you need:
- Scissors
- Stapler
- Glue
- Colored paper (green, red and black)
- Moving eyes
Instructions:
- Cut into strips of paper
- Cut the green cardboard into five or six equal sized strips. A suitable size for one strip might be 7 centimeters wide and 15 centimeters long.
- Cut one strip of red thick paper to the same size as the green stripes. This red strip will be the head of your caterpillar.
- Make the body of the caterpillar
- Assembling the body of this caterpillar is similar to assembling a paper chain.
- Create a circle out of one green strip of paper and tape the ends together. Then pass another strip through the circle you just created and staple it together in a circle like you did the previous one.Continue until you have a chain of green circles stuck together. Attach the red strip of thick paper last and staple the ends together.
- Carve the face of the caterpillar
- Cut out a triangle for the mouth out of black thick paper.
- Also cut out two thin ovals from black thick paper, each about 2 or 5 centimeters long for the antennae.
- Create a face
- Glue the mouth, antennae, and eyes to the head using red cardboard. If you want, lightly squeeze the back of the red thick paper so that the antennae stick out over your head. You can also wait for the glue to dry and then bend the tendril piece upward to create the same effect.
Let the glue dry completely. You now have a super cute caterpillar to craft at home or in the classroom.
Finger toy
This doll is the simplest paper craft. A traditional origami design that not only offers a project for you and your child, but also brings a lot of fun to both of you after the doll is created.
This origami doll has a cute cat face, but you can make other animals, such as a bat or a dog, by drawing a different pattern or folding the ears differently. You can decorate these faces with sparkles, sequins and ribbons.
Although this project is for children, your child may need the help of an adult to make the creases. If your child loves origami, there are many other simple projects you can do together.
What you need:
- Face painting markers
- 1 square sheet measuring 15 by 15 centimeters, white on one side, colored on the other.
- Decorations such as sequins, sequins and ribbons (optional)
Instructions:
- Start folding with the white side of the paper towards you. Place the paper in a diamond shape with the bottom corner facing you. Fold the paper in half vertically (left corner to right corner) and unfold. You will have a crease in the middle.
- Then fold the paper in half horizontally (top corner to bottom corner). Keep it folded this way.
- Fold the right corner down to the bottom center point. Fold the left corner to the bottom center point. Fold the right flap up from the center. Position the flap roughly with its right edge at a 90 degree angle.
- Fold the left flap in the same way as the right. Fold one layer from bottom to top. Turn the puppet over.
- Now fold the edges. Fold in the left and right edges. Keep the folds clear. Now fold the remaining bottom section up to the top point.
- Fold the top midpoint down. Fold all the layers of the upper midpoint down. Define the folds. Turn the puppet over.
- Your puppet now has a blank face. Use a marker to draw the eyes, nose, mustache and mouth.
Open the bottom of the puppet so that it slides onto your finger.
Have fun playing with dolls!
Santa Claus
This is the simplest craft for the New Year. Origami Santa Claus is a great project for kids on their winter holidays. For origami, you only need one square sheet of paper.
It is desirable that it has a red and white side. If you don't have such paper, just use plain white printer paper and paint in red after the craft is finished.
Children may need help with this origami model first, but children ages 8 and older should be able to do it on their own.
What you need:
- Heavy book (optional)
- Black marker
- Pink marker
- White marker
- 1 sheet of paper measuring 20 x 20 cm
- Glue (optional)
- Wool
Instructions:
- Create folds. Start with colored paper (red) side up. Fold the paper in half, bottom to top, and left to right. You will now have a neat cross. Flip the paper over to the other side (white side). Fold the bottom edge up to a horizontal crease and unfold. Fold the left edge over to line up with the vertical center fold and unfold.Fold down the bottom-right corner to the top-left corner, then unfold.
- Rotate the paper so that the diagonal line is vertically centered and flip the paper over to the other side. Make sure your paper is the same as indicated. Fold the bottom up and unfold. Fold the bottom corner up to the previous fold and unfold.
- Keep folding. Fold the bottom corner to the fold you just made. Expand. Fold the bottom corner again to the fold you just made. Flip the bottom up. Flip and fold again.
- Flip the paper over to the other side and turn the paper so that the folded corner is at the top. Move the top left and right parts towards the middle. Fold the top down and fold well. Fold the bottom corner up towards the top corner.
- Create the hat and beard. Fold the top corner down, leaving a small gap between Santa Claus's hat and his beard. Fold in one more small section to create a mustache. Flip the paper over to the other side. Fold the lower right corner up to the upper corner.
- We finish folding the craft. Fold the bottom left over to the top corner. Fold the right edge towards the center, folding all the layers. Fold the left side in the same way. Bend the bottom corner up a little, completing the origami! You can use glue to glue the back, or you can leave it under a heavy book overnight and it will flatten in the morning.
- We decorate Santa Claus. Now it's time to decorate it. Use a black pen for the eyes, a pink pen for the nose, a white pen for the buttons, and a small ball of wool for the top of the hat.
Counting sticks
This fun tactile counting using the simplest cardboard crafts for toddlers and preschoolers is super easy to make, but has the potential to learn!
Necessary materials:
- Cardboard sticks (or ice cream sticks)
- Glitter glue, Glitter varnish
- Marker
You can make this simplest craft either from cardboard or wooden ice cream sticks. Number each craft stick, add a few drops of glitter glue (varnish) along the stick for each number and let dry. It's so easy to make these DIY counting sticks!
Toddlers love to run their fingers over each drop of glitter glue and count. With these counting sticks, the child has to think about every number, because he can physically feel every unevenness while counting. This is the perfect way to teach kids how to count.
In addition to practicing counting and ordering numbers, you can also combine them with number cards. You can use them for counting practice and simple addition.
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