Simple & Cheap Crafts To Do With Your Kids!

We all know that as a busy mom it can be tough to keep the kids busy when they’ve grown tired of playing with the same toys. We thought we’d share are some simple and cheap arts and crafts ideas you can enjoy with your kids. We hope you enjoy!

1. Paper Plate Masks
   Materials: Paper plates, markers, crayons, scissors, string, glue, and decorations like buttons, feathers, or fabric.
   Instructions: Cut holes for eyes, decorate with colors and shapes, then attach string to the sides to create a mask.

2. Toilet Paper Roll Animals
   Materials: Toilet paper rolls, paint, construction paper, googly eyes, glue, and markers.
   Instructions: Paint the rolls, then cut out paper shapes for ears, tails, and other features. Stick everything on to create animals like owls, cats, or lions.

3. Nature Collage
   Materials: Leaves, sticks, flowers, paper, glue.
   Instructions: Take a walk to collect natural items, then arrange them on paper to make a beautiful collage. You can create shapes or even animals with the pieces.

4. Salt Dough Creations
   Materials: Flour, salt, water, rolling pin, cookie cutters, and paint.
   Instructions: Mix flour, salt, and water to create salt dough. Roll it out, cut out shapes, bake them, and once cool, paint and decorate.

5. Cupcake Liner Flowers
   Materials: Cupcake liners, pipe cleaners, buttons, glue, and markers.
   Instructions: Flatten the cupcake liners and glue them together in layers to form flowers. Use pipe cleaners for stems, and add buttons in the center for decoration.

6. Button Art
   Materials: Buttons, paper, glue.
   Instructions: Arrange buttons in a picture, like a flower, animal, or abstract design. Glue them onto the paper to create colorful button art.

7. Paper Towel Roll Rocket
   Materials: Paper towel roll, construction paper, scissors, glue, and crayons.
   Instructions: Decorate the roll with crayons, then cut out paper to make fins and a top for the rocket. Assemble everything for a fun space-themed craft.