When you’ve got just a few minutes to spare, quick crafts are the way to go. They’re not only fun but also a great way to let kids explore their creativity. Here we share our favourite quick craft ideas for kids that take 10 minutes or less.
1. Paper Plate Masks
Transform paper plates into fun masks by colouring them with pens and cutting out eye holes, so your children can role-play as their favourite characters.
- Pipe Cleaner AnimalsBend and twist colourful pipe cleaners into animal shapes, adding googly eyes to bring the creations to life.
3. Tissue Paper Flowers
Layering tissue paper and securing it with a pipe cleaner creates vibrant flowers that kids can use to decorate their rooms or give as gifts. Use different coloured papers for a bright bouquet.
- Stick Picture FramesGlue ice lolly sticks together to form frames, then let children decorate them with markers, stickers or paint to showcase their favourite photos.
5. Thick Yarn Weaving
Kids can create a simple weaving project using a cardboard loom and super chunky yarn, experimenting with different shades and patterns to create their own special designs.
6. Handprint Animal
Trace and cut out handprints from thick paper, personalise and decorate them as animals with markers and googly eyes.
7. Rock Painting
Using acrylic paints, kids can turn smooth rocks into imaginative animals or mythical creatures. With an extra coat of varnish, these creations are perfect for decorating outdoor spaces, or keep them inside as paperweights.
8. Paper Plate Snowman
Stack and decorate paper plates with paint to build a sweet snowman.
9. Paper Plate Hedgehog
Create a simple hedgehog by colouring and cutting a paper plate, adding paper spikes and googly eyes.
10. Yarn Pom Poms
Make large pom poms by wrapping super chunky yarn, such as that from https://www.woolcouturecompany.com/collections/super-chunky-yarn, around your fingers, then trimming and fluffing them to use as decorations or keyrings.
11. Sheep Stick Craft
Make sweet sheep from ice lolly sticks by glueing cotton balls or pom poms onto the sticks, adding googly eyes and a hand-drawn face.
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