Things to Make and Do, Crafts and Activities for Kids - The Crafty Crow

Flower And Nature Bit Collage

Nature art and crafts are my favorite so I'm in love
with this activity at Picnic! It's a free and fun project that
will inspire your child's imagination and yours!

Adorable Tree Doll

Jacks and Kate made this sweet tree doll with
her daughter so you can get inspired to make your own! 

Drawing With Your Non-Dominant Hand

Red Bird Crafts shares about the mental benefits
of drawing with your non-dominant hand. This is
something for kids and adults to try!

Crystallizing Watercolors Paint Recipe

Fun At Home With Kids blogs about this crystallizing
watercolor paint that looks amazing! Can't wait to give it a try!

Landscape Paintings With Preschoolers

scrumdilly-do! uses the book We're Going on a Bear Hunt to 
introduce landscape painting to preschoolers and 
the results are gorgeous!

Mixing Colors With Toddlers

I'm so glad to see that the wonderful book, Little Blue and
Little Yellow, is still being read and enjoyed as much as I
loved it when I taught preschool! Meri Cherry uses it as a
jumping off place to introduce color mixing with toddlers.
Definitely give this a try and bring a little
magic to your young child's day!

Paper Bowls With Flowers

These paper bowls are a fun project to make with
items found during a spring nature walk. Find the details 
on how to make them at Schaeresteipapier.

Nest Collage With Paper And Twigs

Make It Your Own shares this spring nature craft
that makes lovely wall art. Create nests from twigs,
feathers, and pretty paper eggs! 

Art With Tape

On the blog of artist and author, Carla Sonheim, you'll find
this interesting art lesson that uses a variety of tape. Not
just for kids, this would make a fun family or group activity. 

Creative Art With Common Objects

After seeing the work of Javier Pérez on Instagram,
Playtivities adapted his ideas as an art lesson for kids. Look
for interesting objects around your house and use them to
inspire some imaginative drawings. Click over to
Playtivities for more details.

Building With Nuts And Bolts

Made By Joel shares this fun building activity that just
uses nuts and bolts and other random pieces from
the hardware store or your junk drawer. 

Child's Artwork Puppet

Learn how to make a simple fabric puppet (a great way to
use your child's artwork!) at Recyveci.