Desert crafts

Make this easy paper mosaic cactus craft for kids using our free cactus template. Perfect for practicing easy scissor skills too!

Build your own desert with this fun play dough activity for kids! We love adding interesting things to play dough – it makes it a whole new activity every time. This is perfect for a unit on desert animals. I mixed up some homemade play dough and added real play sand. You can find the […]

Desert sunset painting for kids

This camel craft is perfect for kids of all ages! Not only is it a great boredom-buster, but it's also a fun way to learn about desert animals.

It was definitely a creative challenge for me to do a craft inspired by where I live, as suggested by Kim. Because I live in Dubai, and the sights and sounds here are amazing! But to most people, the word Dubai would bring images of the sand dunes and camels. The truth, in fact, is very different. This glamorous city is more of a concrete jungle (a beautiful one, though!) and to see the desert, you have to go to the outskirts.

These Cactus Crafts are easy and fun! Make enough for the classroom, a party, or scouts in just about 10 minutes! Free Printable!

Kids will love playing with this soft. sand-like 2-ingredient "desert dough."

Mix up some 3 ingredient SAND SLIME! We’ll show you how to make it! This is a fun slime vacation for summer, although it’s fun anytime. We love making slime, and we love Safari Toob animals. Recently we combined the two with a simple sand slime recipe. It’s perfect for playing with desert animal toys, […]

We love 3D paper art at our house and this 3D paper lizard is a fun and artsy craft for kids. The easy lizard template is included and with some brightly colored card stock paper, you’ll have an adorable paper reptile that can be used as a fun gift tag. If you like working with…

Are you in need of a cactus pattern for your next craft? This free printable cactus template is the perfect tool to help you make creating with cacti easy!