Easy Crafts for Kids of All Ages
 I have often searched for kids crafts to keep my two boys busy on rainy days and once I became a registered childminder I needed even more fun, easy ideas at my fingertips. So this is my collection of favorite crafts and activities; tested on real kids, who told me what was fun (and what wasn't!). On this site you will find projects for toddlers, pre-schoolers and school-aged children, with ideas that range from pirates to playdough, and from bookmarks to bubble painting. I have included craft projects with a seasonal theme to take you through spring, summer, autumn and winter, as well as ideas for celebration days and festivals such as valentines day, fathers day, easter, thanksgiving, halloween and christmas.  Nature crafts offer something a little different from the usual cutting, painting and sticking, so I have also included projects that use leaves, pinecones and seashells. My kids always love getting extra messy when we take our crafts into the garden so I have also covered kids creative activities to do whilst outdoors.  There are some fun animal crafts to make too, with projects on insects, frogs, butterflys, ladybirds, pigs, dinosaurs, horses and farm animals as well as many others.  A section covering kids kitchen crafts seemed like fun, so kids baking ideas, gingerbread crafts and other edible crafts for kids have been included. Salt dough ideas and a play dough recipe are also wonderfully quick and easy for kids to make in the kitchen. 
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