Get ready for some crafty fun! Nurturing a love of reading in children goes beyond just picking out great books.

This butterfly craft is so fun and it's super easy to make! Kids of all ages will love watching the paper butterfly flap its wings just like a real butterfly. The mechanics of the moving wings also add a fun lesson in engineering, making it a great STEAM project. Butterfly Craft We used drinking straws to create the moving wings of our butterflies. It's SO COOL how the butterfly flaps its wings. It really looks like it's flying! This butterfly craft is the perfect activity to go along with a butterfly or insect lesson at school. It's also a great spring

This beautiful Butterfly Suncatcher Craft is a simple and easy outdoor summer craft for kids the whole family will enjoy making as well!

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

Enter the dragon's lair with this easy popsicle stick dragon craft! It's a great activity for kids who are medieval enthusiasts or just love these fire-breathing creatures.

Make a gorgeous yarn butterfly craft for Spring using this simple weaving technique. The finished yarn butterflies look so pretty!

These DIY wind chimes are so beautiful and they sound so cheerful ringing in the breeze. Made from a few simple supplies, this summer craft is really easy to make! DIY Wind Chimes Beaded wind chimes are such a beautiful decoration for your porch, patio, or gazebo. They're perfect for placing in the garden and make a lovely gift for Mother's Day, Father's Day, or a summer birthday. I love the soft clinking sound of the beads brushing against each other and the subtle chime of the bells when the strands move back and forth. Learning how to make a

Make flapping butterfly peg automata to wow the kids, with this quick and easy craft! All you need is some card or paper, and a peg...

Your new readers will love making their own Magic Wand Reading Pointers that they can use to keep their place while reading. It's an easy way to make reading magical.

The countdown to spring has begun, and we wanted to usher in the flowers with this awesome bouquet project! With outdoor festivals in the future, this is a great little project to host at your lib…

Don't you love simple crafts!? These pipe cleaner butterfly rings are so pretty and they're really easy to make. Pipe cleaner crafts are so much fun, especially when you can make something really awesome in less than 5 minutes using nothing but 2 and a half pipe cleaners! You don't need any glue, and you don't need any fancy supplies. Just pipe cleaners and a pair of scissors. This is such an awesome low mess craft for kids... and tweens, and teens, and adults... it's pretty great for all ages! These pipe cleaner butterflies are Part 2 in our pipe

These DIY paper monster bookmarks made with construction paper and googly eyes are so easy to make! Hook the monsters into a book for a fun and silly bookmark! RELATED: Popsicle Stick Monster Bookmarks DIY Paper Monster Bookmarks This craft is great for kids of all ages for back to school, Halloween, or any time! Each paper monster can have it's own personality and no two are exactly the same. My kids read a ton for homework during the school year and I thought it would be fun to make a DIY bookmark to keep them excited about reading. We

Make these fun penny spinners with just a few simple supplies. This project could be an awesome STEM lesson on physics, too!

Super cute bee bookmark no-sew felt craft for kids with printable template

It's so fun to make a DIY spinner toy! These spinner toys are so bright and colourful, and they're so cool to play with! Watch the colours combine as the string spinner whirls through the air. This is such an easy craft to make, especially when you download our free spinner templates (find the links below!). Decorate and colour your spinner disc however you'd like, and create hours of fun for mere pennies! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. DIY Spinner

This fire breathing dragon made from a toilet paper roll is an easy kids craft that uses simple craft supplies. When you blow into the end of the tube the tissue paper looks like flames coming out of the dragon's mouth! Fire Breathing Dragon Craft Add this activity to your crafty bucket list, because it's SO MUCH FUN! And it's ridiculously simple to make. Kids, toddlers and preschoolers will love to see the dragon blowing fire! The photos make me smile, just looking at them. Watch the Video Tutorial Here: (Or scroll down for the step-by-step photo tutorial and printable

Ever wondered how to make a book? This little tutorial will show you how to make one with just 1 single piece of paper! This is perfect for kids!

Paper chain snake craft for kids based on 2 real species of python found in Australia's Daintree Rainforest. Printable template available.

This fire breathing dragon made from a toilet paper roll is an easy kids craft that uses simple craft supplies. When you blow into the end of the tube the tissue paper looks like flames coming out of the dragon's mouth! Fire Breathing Dragon Craft Add this activity to your crafty bucket list, because it's SO MUCH FUN! And it's ridiculously simple to make. Kids, toddlers and preschoolers will love to see the dragon blowing fire! The photos make me smile, just looking at them. Watch the Video Tutorial Here: (Or scroll down for the step-by-step photo tutorial and printable

Grab some pipe cleaners and googly eyes and make 9 adorable pipe cleaner animals! This is a fun craft for kids. Perfect for a rainy day!

This paper roll wizard craft is SO MUCH FUN. And with the free printable template, it's also really easy to make! We love making kids crafts that you can actually play with when you're done. Every time I make something that needs cut out pieces - like this paper roll wizard - I scan the pieces so I can make it again afterwards. I gave my 9 and 7 year olds the print outs with all the pieces (I'll include a link to the printable template below) and they made wizards for themselves without my help! And you know I

The countdown to spring has begun, and we wanted to usher in the flowers with this awesome bouquet project! With outdoor festivals in the future, this is a great little project to host at your lib…

Make beautiful bubble painting Hydrangea flowers! Fun DIY dish soap paint recipe. Great kids art activity & easy beginner watercolor ideas!

STEM activities are a lot of fun and educational, but the best kind of STEM activities are open-ended, allowing children to think for themselves. In this paper plate maze STEM challenge, kids are challenged to make a marble maze using household materials. They must follow all elements of a real design process, including brainstorming, blueprints,

These Children's Book Crafts are certain to provide hours of fun for your children. And really, when it comes down to it, combining reading with hands-on activities is the perfect recipe for creativity and confidence! If your

The most adorable miniature banjos made from recycled jar lids and loom bands. This is a great way to upcycle and a fun STEM DIY toy for kids!

You will never run out of ideas with this selection of Exciting Animal Crafts for Kids! Have you ever wondered how to instill the love of animals and

This flapping bat craft is SO COOL and it's really easy to make! The perfect craft for fall and Halloween, this simple paper bat flaps its wings with the help of plastic drinking straws. It's such a fun STEM activity! Flying Bat Craft We had so much fun making our flapping butterfly craft this summer, we knew we had to try it with bats! And we're so glad we did because this flapping bat craft is so much fun! It's a fun craft for Halloween, or really for any time of year. You can easily use these bats as a

Make the most adorable little dolls out of craft sticks, yarn and a few buttons. They're SO cute, and the process is seriously addictive! Kids LOVE them!

We had so much fun making our very own castanets the other day. We got our inspiration here but I've seen other versions on pinterest since. They're super easy to make and lots of fun to play with. All you need for each castanet is a strip of fairly sturdy cardboard and two bottle caps. Recycling diy at its best! It's really easy to replicate from the pictures but I'm including instructions -because some days you'd just rather follow instructions! 1. Cut a strip of cardboard to your required measurements (ours is just over 13cm by 4cm or just over 5 inches by 1.5 inches) 2. Fold the cardboard strip in half. If desired, you can decorate the cardboard: draw on it, paint it or do whatever you latest craft-crush dictates. (Alternatively, you can leave this step for after the castanets have been completed.) 3. Now you want to glue the bottle caps onto the cardboard. If your little crafters are very little, make sure they are gluing them on the inside of the folded cardboard piece. Put glue on the jagged edge of one bottle cap and place it on the edge of one end of the cardboard strip. If your cardboard is the thick kind you can press the bottle cap into the cardboard for a better grip. Let it dry. 4. Glue the second bottle cap on the other end of the cardboard strip, in the same manner. Make sure that it is aligned with the first bottle cap. You want them to click together when you're done, so they have to be positioned to correspond. Let the glue dry. If you've left the decorating-your-castanets part for last, now is the time to go wild and have fun with it. That's it! They are finished and ready to play with! Definately a minimum effort, maximum fun kids craft. If you are looking for more fun craft inspiration, you can find lots on my Kids Crafts pinterest board. Linked to: Annemarie's Haakblog, Today's Creative Life

Make your own Twirligig~ a cool paper spinner toy that will amaze and delight kids of all ages! YOu only need a couple of basic supplies!

Are you throwing a Halloween party and need an easy project for kids to make? Let them make these adorably spooky DIY bat corner bookmarks! It's such a fun origami project for the little ones.

Forget about creepy snakes, and make this DIY Pipe Cleaner and Bead Snake Craft instead! Use them as bookmarks, bag charms, key chains and much more!

A perfect kid craft. This paper project is just a fun kid activity to do at home. Have fun make these children crafts on the cheaper side and make crafting an activity to enjoy with the whole family.

Looking for Native American crafts for kids to celebrate Thanksgiving or Indigenous Peoples' Day? Check out this easy spin drum craft!!

Inspire creativity with this homemade kaleidoscope kids craft. It is a fun project to work on with preschoolers and the perfect family activity.

As adults, we often walk into a bookstore with a certain genre we are ready to peruse the aisles for in order to find our next read. Would your students be able to do the

Rain or shine, these crafts will keep your kiddos busy for hours.