Today we’re sharing a fun and easy sewing craft for kids, shape monsters with a free printable pattern. You can sew Sammy Square, Tammy Triangle or Cecilia Circle, but watch out – these guys will gobble up anything they find of their own shape! Our shape monsters are part of the sew a softie tutorial hop, organised by Trixi from Sew A Softie blog. You might also like our peg
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Cool crafts for tweens
Today we’re sharing over 40 cool crafts for tweens. Technically, that includes kids aged 10-12, but there’s plenty of wiggle room when it comes to age with this list of ideas. Kids who are a little bit younger or older would enjoy them too. We’ve got DIY jewelry, stationery, beauty DIYs, art ideas, bedroom decor, sewing projects, and more! You might also like these DIY toy ideas Do you have
40 Recycled crafts for kids
It’s no secret that we’re big on recycling crafts here at The Craft Train. Today we are sharing 40 of our favourite recycled craft projects to inspire you to grab a piece of discarded rubbish and get making! From cardboard boxes to upcycled bottles and lids, to paper rolls, egg cartons, newspaper and even recycled artworks there are tons of idea to choose from. You might also like these nature
Paper roll love birds
Upcycle your paper rolls into an adorable pair of paper roll love birds. This is a fun Valentines Day recycling craft for kids of all ages. Free printable template included. You might also like our paper roll love bugs Tweet tweet! How sweet are these paper roll lovebirds? They are made using a “squash and cut” technique, similar to our paper roll dinosaurs and our paper roll bunnies. Just squash, trace,
3D Paper Mouse
Make a sweet 3D paper mouse from simple shapes. This craft is perfect for Valentines Day and looks adorable hanging on the wall. Get your printable template here We have an imaginary pet mouse living in our home who goes by the name of Mousie. She is very cheeky, loves sweets (especially donuts) and tickles the kids at every given opportunity. Frequently, she ‘borrows’ the toy pink convertible Strawberry Shortcake
Love critter puppets
These love critter puppets are a fun kids craft idea for Valentines Day and are also a great way to upcycle paper rolls. We originally made these cuties back in 2015, but I never actually got around to sharing this tutorial (why ever not?!) You might also like our pebble love bugs Meet our love critter pets – Pepper and Patty. They’re a bit like Cupid, flying around with their
Times table spinners
These times table spinners have been designed to help kids practice, reinforce and learn their multiplication tables with a fun STEM twist. Get the template here Multiplication tables are one of those essential things that all kids are expected to learn by heart. When I was in primary school we were made to recite the times tables like a class full of parrots – as you can imagine it was
Shamrock Bath Bombs
Make some delightful, scented shamrock bath bombs for St Patricks Day! This recipe is by Bath Bomb expert Kelly Hutchison from Kicking it with Kelly, who last time showed us how to make beautiful Peaches’n Cream bath bombs. What better way to celebrate on St Patricks day than in a fizzing green bath that smells like Irish Cream, right? This bath bomb recipe is easy to make and would also
Matchbox mini valentine
Make the cutest mini valentine from a matchbox with a tiny hand-sewn heart plushy inside. This would make a very sweet gift for somebody special! Everything is better in mini, don’t you think? Cupcakes, houses, cars, donuts, groceries (we have a most enormous collection of them thanks to the Coles Supermarket promotion)… and now, valentines! This adorable hand-sewn heart in a matchbox would be perfect for someone you love. It
Felt flower hair clips
These felt flower hair clips are so cute and easy to make. They’d make lovely handmade gifts for Christmas and would be a good craft for older kids. They’d be perfect for those times when you just need “Something little” that you can add to a larger gift, or give to school friends along with their cards. My kids adore their hair accessories. We have a semi-organised plastic tub of
How to sew a bag from felt
How to sew a bag from felt. This fringed flower bag makes an easy sewing project for kids and would be a nice handmade gift idea for a friend. Sewing projects are a great way for kids to practice fine motor skills, learn patience, learn a traditional hand craft and make something useful at the same time. This tutorial on how to sew a bag is by the queen of
DIY pet pillow
This craft is sponsored by NuFun Activities We have the most adorable fur babies. You might remember them from the printable paper guinea pigs craft we shared one time. Their names are Bob and Lucy, and they are just so special that we decided to immortalise each of them as a plushy DIY pet pillow. This is Bob, he’s a curious boy. He’s been known to come directly up to
Easy gift bag with cupcake liner flowers
Create a simple gift bag with cupcake liner flowers – this is a perfect idea for mothers day! Mothers day is just around the corner so I wanted to give you guys a super quick and easy craft idea that all mums will love. I made these gift bags from materials I had on hand, but they would also look great using coloured paper bags instead of the brown and white