Arts and Crafts for Kids

A DIY birthday banner is a fun way to make a party feel more personal without needing to freehand every letter from scratch. For Milo’s half birthday, we wanted a homemade banner that felt cute and personal, but we also did not want to fully freehand the lettering. The easiest method we found was to…

Summer crafts for toddlers should be bright, simple, and easy to clean up. This is not the season for complicated projects with 20 tiny pieces. Summer is better for water painting, beach themes, sidewalk chalk, sponge painting, paper plate suns, watermelon art, and crafts you can bring outside. The nice thing about summer crafts for…

Baby shower crafts can be sweet, useful, and personal without turning the whole shower into a giant DIY project. That is the balance I would aim for. A baby shower already has enough moving parts: invitations, food, gifts, decorations, games, seating, timing, cleanup, and making sure the parents-to-be actually enjoy the day. The crafts should…

Footprint art for babies is one of the easiest keepsake crafts to start with because your baby does not need to do much besides briefly tolerate paint on one tiny foot. That sounds simple, but if you have ever tried to get a clean baby footprint, you already know it can still turn into a…

St patricks day crafts toddlers can make are a fun excuse to use green paint, rainbow colors, shamrocks, and simple sticker activities. You do not need a big holiday setup. A few green supplies, paper, stickers, and washable paint are enough. For babies, St. Patrick’s Day crafts are usually keepsakes. For toddlers, they can be…

Fathers day crafts toddlers can make are usually the best kind of gifts: simple, personal, and a little imperfect. Babies and toddlers are not going to create a polished gift, and that is the point. A tiny footprint, a messy handprint, a scribbled card, or a sticker-covered photo frame can feel more meaningful than something…

Fall crafts for toddlers are easy to come up with because the season gives you so many simple themes. Leaves, pumpkins, apples, acorns, scarecrows, pinecones, and warm colors all work well for baby and toddler crafts. You can keep the projects simple and still end up with something cute enough to save. For babies, fall…

Christmas crafts for babies and toddlers are some of the sweetest keepsake projects of the year. There is something about tiny footprints, messy handprints, crooked stickers, and homemade ornaments that just fits the season. The trick is keeping the crafts simple enough that they are actually manageable. Babies and toddlers do not need complicated projects….

Valentines crafts for toddlers are easy because hearts can be as simple or as messy as you want. This is one of the best holidays for low-pressure crafts. You can make baby footprint hearts, toddler sticker cards, paper heart collages, or simple homemade Valentines for grandparents, daycare teachers, or family. Nothing needs to be perfect….

Recycled crafts for toddlers are great because you probably already have the supplies at home. Cardboard boxes, paper towel rolls, yogurt containers, egg cartons, and packaging can all become toddler craft materials. This is one of the easiest ways to make a craft without buying a bunch of extra supplies. Toddlers usually care less about…