Use our printable butterfly garden craft to upcycle an egg carton into a gorgeous decoration that doubles as a night light.  This is a fun kids’ craft for Spring, and Summer or to support a unit on insects or minibeasts. It’s also suitable for Earth Day coming up later this month. Age recommendation is 6+ but younger kids could make it with adult help. We love how these turned out! Get the template in our printables store here Butterflies are always fun to base a craft around because they’re so pretty. So far, all the butterfly crafts I’ve shared focus on the insect itself rather than th ..read more

Keep the kids busy this Easter with this fun set of Printable Easter Games. All you have to do is print, colour, add dice and markers, then play! You might also like our 3D Doodle Art Bunny craft Easter is coming up very soon, which means holiday time for kids!  You’ll need ways to keep them busy and this is good one.  Colour the games in, then have fun playing playing them with dice and markers. You could even add mini Easter Eggs for the prize. There are two games in this set, Easter Delivery and Egg Roll Race. Easter Delivery Help Bunny deliver a truckload of eggs (because one ch ..read more

Create some gorgeous Arty Easter Eggs using a combination of process art and papercraft. The finished eggs look fantastic as Easter wall art decor and you can adapt this activity to suit different age groups. We’ve used our free egg templates to create these. You might also like our Pattern Art Bunnies Egg decorating and dying is one of the most popular creative activities at Easter. Every time I’ve tried it with real eggs though, they haven’t turned out as well as I’d hoped. Plus it involves a lot of messy, lung-draining egg-blowing or boiling.  One day, maybe, I’ll get into it with mor ..read more

Craft stick scrape painting is a tactile, textural process art activity that kids will love. And not just preschoolers—you don’t need to be little to appreciate the gorgeous results you can get from scraping paint across a page! This art can get messy, but I promise it’s worth it. You might also like our kaleidoscope sponge prints One thing I haven’t shared enough of in all my years of blogging is process art. Not because I don’t love it, but because I’m a perfectionist at heart and get caught up wanting a stellar finished product. My results seem more important than the process, especially s ..read more

Make a bright and colourful 3D pattern bunny for Easter or Spring!  This kids’ craft activity combines elements of art and papercraft. After doodling patterns onto their bunny, basic papercraft skills are used to create a unique artwork with a bit of extra hop. … I mean pop. Each bunny has their own look and the result makes gorgeous wall art. Get the template in our printables store. Two weeks ago we shared a 3D doodle art cat project. It turned out so well I decided we needed a bunny version for Easter! I love the creative licence kids get with doodle art projects—there are so man ..read more

Here’s an EGGstraordinarily fun idea keep the kids busy—Easter stick puppets. The templates used (paper egg shapes and printable eyes) are both available from our free downloads library. Puppet crafts are always good value because they include a fun activity plus a DIY toy that can be incorporated into roleplay games when you’re done. Check out more of our puppet crafts here. These stick puppets are recommended for ages 5 and up (I had loads of fun making them and I’m 46!). Preschoolers could make them too with some adult help.  You might also like our printable bunny baskets Last week w ..read more

Make an adorable set of paper cats using our printable template. There are seven freestanding cats to choose from, based on both popular breeds and mixed breeds. All come in full colour and colour-your own and are very easy to make. The only additional materials you need are light card stock, a glue stick and pair of scissors.  This is a perfect craft for anyone who loves cats (not just kids!). It’s suitable for ages 6 and up. Get the template here I looooove designing animal crafts. If you’re one of our regular readers, you may have guessed that already.  It hit me recently that wh ..read more

Kids will love getting creative with this 3D pattern cat art project. This makes eye-catching wall art and there are lots of ways you can vary the activity to make it more colourful or less complex if you’re working with younger kids.  For the example version pictured the age recommendation is 8+. Get the template here I have a secret love (or maybe not so secret) of all doodle art projects. Last week we shared some cute mini doodle lovebugs for Valentine and Spring-themed crafting. There are tons more ideas in our archives to suit different seasons and holidays too (check out the list a ..read more

Create 3D paper lovebugs in three different ways from paper hearts. These lovebug crafts are fun for kids to make for Valentine’s Day or Spring—and they’re just sooooo cute! We have new printable templates for a love butterfly, a large love bug, and a set of three mini lovebugs.  You might also like our Valentine Doodle Art cards Q: What’s better than a lovebug on Valentine’s Day? A: A whole range of 3D paper lovebugs! Why? 3D lovebugs are extra cool because they ‘pop out’ from the page using simple papercraft techniques. 3D papercrafts look great hanging on the wall plus they help give ..read more

Keep the kids busy this February with a fun set of print and colour Valentine’s Day games. These would make a great addition to a Valentine’s Day class party or as a weekend boredom-buster. You could also use them as placemats for a Valentine’s Day morning tea. You might also like our free printable Heart shapes There’s a lot to love about board gaming! They’re screen-free, fun and have the educational element of providing counting and math practice for younger kids. They’re also a budget-friendly way for families to connect and spend some quality time together.  In this cute set, kids g ..read more