Kids craft ideas using paint

1. Firework Salt Painting
   – Busy Mommy Media
2. Footprints in the
   Sand (Beach Canvas) – Crafty Morning
3. Garden Rock Caterpillar – NellieBellie
4. Blow Painting
   with Straws- Artful Parent
5. Kid’s Initial Wall
   Art – The Soccer Mom Blog
6. Paint Splatter Clay Pots –
   Our Kid Things
7. Cat in the Hat handprint art
8. Cotton Ball Heart
   Painting Crafts for Kids – Sunshine Whispers
9. Puffy Paint Doughnut Craft – Play Dough and Popsicles
10. Blow Paint Monsters – The Seasoned Mom
11. Thumbprint Art For Kids Painted Flower Pots Craft – Mom Always Finds
    Out
12. 3 Ingredient DIY
    Puffy Paint – Eze Breezy
13. Rainbow Sponge
    Painting – Kids Craft Room
14. Bubble
    Paint Flowers Craft for Kids – My Joy-Filled Life
15. Puffy Paint
    Ocean – Artsy Momma
16. Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft – Honey and Lime
17. Paint a Black Eyed Susan – Sunny Day Family
18. Canvas String Art Graffiti – Juggling Act Mama
19. Puffy Paint & Apple Stamps – Play Dough and Popsicles
20. Fruit Print
    Crafts – Popsugar
21. Rainbow Squeegee Painting Art – Hello Wonderful
22. Straw
    Blown Peacock Painting – The Pinterested Parent

21 Easy Kids Craft Ideas Using Stuff You Already Have at Home

With everything going on in the world right now, there’s one thing all of us parents are in need of (aside from a stiff drink, that is) — activities that’ll keep our kids busy while they’re away from school…enter kid crafts. That’s exactly why this weekend, I started pulling together a long list of easy crafts for kids, knowing that my two will be home for a while.

Because I don’t want to constantly be ordering oodles of craft supplies on Amazon or venturing out to find a certain color of glitter for a project, every single easy kids crafts idea I added to my list uses stuff I already have around the house.

Sure, I love doing kid crafts with my kiddos, who are 8 and 4, but you know what else I love?

Easy projects that don’t require me to do tons of planning or spend a lot of money.

And every single one of these easy craft ideas for kids fits my criteria.

Let’s raise a glass of your favorite mom beverage to that, shall we?

Easy crafts for kids: The supply list

Nope, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you: Every project on my list requires minimal supplies, and I’ll bet you already have most of the stuff needed sitting around in a craft closet.

That’s right — a list full of easy craft projects that’ll save you from hearing “I’m bored!” every five minutes.

We’re working one craft project in every day during their regular “school” time — think of it as an art class-type break.

Here’s the list of supplies you’ll need. If you have these, you and your kids can make every single project on my list.

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The must haves:

• White paper plates
• Toilet paper or paper towel rolls
• Colored construction paper
• White construction or printer paper
• Popsicle sticks
• Glue or tape
• Scissors
• Kid-safe paint, crayons or markers (some projects call for paint while others use markers, but the reality is that you can use any of these three with ANY of the projects below)

The optional stuff:

• Googly eyes (optional — you could easily draw eyes on instead of purchasing these)
• Assorted pom poms (optional — again, this won’t make or break your project)
• Tissue paper squares (optional — you could easily cut colored construction paper into squares, too)

If you’re like me and don’t want to physically drive to the store to pick up these supplies, the good news is that they’re all available on Amazon:

20+ Paint Crafts for Kids

On rainy days, kid’s paint crafts are a great way for kids to pass the time before they can head outside. I’ve gathered a long list of painting ideas for kids to try. Arts and crafts can be messy, for sure. And many times parents run away from pulling the paint out. I got ya. It’s messy. And messy means work for mom. But, can I encourage you to do it anyway? Arts and crafts is SOOOO good for kids. So good! And, here’s a few tips that might help. Not keep the mess away, totally. But maybe help you keep sane.

1. Cover the surface with brown bags, plastic, newspaper, or whatever you have. The floor, as well, if it isn’t easily washable. Better yet, keep some inexpensive dropcloth’s on hand just for arts and crafts.
2. Wet wipes are your best friend! Keep an inexpensive, giant tub of them on hand (with a trash right next to them) and encourage the kids to use them.
3. Let them be in their skivvies while they paint.
4. Alternately, head to the thrift store and grab a few large men’s shirts to keep on hand. Put them on the kid’s with the buttons up the back…backwards. These make great painting covers!
5. Put a rule in place that if they leave the painting station without approval, painting is over. Stay firm on this and they will quickly learn to keep themselves contained to where you’ve asked.
6. Provide a snack! Kid’s can do arts and crafts for hours, given space and sustenance. Provide a juice box and granola bar so they can keep at it!
7. Only take out the supplies you want them using. If you have a bin of various arts and crafts items but they don’t need the glue for the craft you have planned…take it out. It can be pretty much guaranteed that kids will take out every. single product they can find and use it. Which means you’ll be taking glue out of everything. Just set out ONLY the items you want them using.
8. Try doing arts and crafts a bit later in the day when you will have to transition to bath time, anyway.

Try some of the tips above and see if your arts and crafts time is a bit easier to manage.

And, here are some of my favorite arts and crafts for kids to try with paint:

Kids Paint Crafts to try:

1. Firework Salt Painting
   – Busy Mommy Media
2. Footprints in the
   Sand (Beach Canvas) – Crafty Morning
3. Garden Rock Caterpillar – NellieBellie
4. Blow Painting
   with Straws- Artful Parent
5. Kid’s Initial Wall
   Art – The Soccer Mom Blog
6. Paint Splatter Clay Pots –
   Our Kid Things
7. Cat in the Hat handprint art
8. Cotton Ball Heart
   Painting Crafts for Kids – Sunshine Whispers
9. Puffy Paint Doughnut Craft – Play Dough and Popsicles
10. Blow Paint Monsters – The Seasoned Mom
11. Thumbprint Art For Kids Painted Flower Pots Craft – Mom Always Finds
    Out
12. 3 Ingredient DIY
    Puffy Paint – Eze Breezy
13. Rainbow Sponge
    Painting – Kids Craft Room
14. Bubble
    Paint Flowers Craft for Kids – My Joy-Filled Life
15. Puffy Paint
    Ocean – Artsy Momma
16. Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft – Honey and Lime
17. Paint a Black Eyed Susan – Sunny Day Family
18. Canvas String Art Graffiti – Juggling Act Mama
19. Puffy Paint & Apple Stamps – Play Dough and Popsicles
20. Fruit Print
    Crafts – Popsugar
21. Rainbow Squeegee Painting Art – Hello Wonderful
22. Straw
    Blown Peacock Painting – The Pinterested Parent

Let me know if there are tips you would add to the list to keeping sane during arts and crafts!

Janel Hutton

Janel Hutton finished Professional Cooking Fundamentals coursework in Sur La Table Culinary Institute, has been featured on many websites, magazines, and brands including Better Homes and Gardens, Woman’s Day, Cottages and Bungalows, Country Living, Reader’s Digest, she was a Stillwater Gazette Columnist, taught classes for Pinners Conference, and much more. AUTHOR OF: Spices, Sauces, & Condiments, Slow Cooker Essentials, and Creative Gift Ideas: 52 Unique Gift Sets