Cute easy crafts for kids

From Elf on the Shelf ideas to holiday rock painting tutorials, check out these awesome Christmas crafts that will keep you (and the kids!) busy all through the holidays!

Fairy playdough recipe smells amazing and uses only 3 ingredients. Great for sensory and fine motor development and imaginative play.

Craft this super easy origami jellyfish using the step-by-step tutorial. Bonus: you can turn it into an octopus too!

This easy popsicle stick pom pom bookmark is a great (and cheap!) way to give your kids a fun craft to make this summer!

Popsicle stick Reindeer Ornaments

This moon sand is such an easy kids craft - it only has 2 ingredients! It's soft and moldable and the best kinetic sand recipe we've ever tried. This is a great sensory play idea and a super fun summer activity for kids, tweens, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Shampoo Slime is a fun and easy slime DIY without any glue. The recipe calls for just 4 simple ingredients. Kids will have a blast making this.

Learn how to make paper claws in less than 5 minutes! Or download and print our free template to make things really easy! These paper claws are a little bit scary, and a whole lot of fun. Use basic origami folds to transform 1 piece of regular printer paper into a menacing paper claw! These paper wolf claws are great for pretend play and are the perfect addition to a Halloween costume. This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission…

And we're back. Don't you hate it when you make an announcement to the world, and then you can't follow through because life gets in the way? Yup. It's been one of those weeks! My publisher sent me the printed pages of my craft book to edit, mark up, and send back... so I had to read through 192 pages of crafts and instructions to find any mistakes. But I am ridiculously relieved to say that that was the FINAL edit and I won't see those pages again until it goes to print this summer. Crazy…

This oobleck stress ball feels SO COOL! We had a great time learning how to make oobleck last year, and this stress ball version offers all the fun without the mess. Simply fill a balloon with cornstarch and water to make this DIY craft that's great for relieving tension! When you squeeze the ball hard, the oobleck stress ball feels a bit similar to a flour stress ball. But if you gently poke at it or let it sit in your hand you can really experience the unique oobleck texture. It's such a…