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

Stuffed Toy Family Portraits

The whole family can get in on this craft at Let's Do
Something Crafty - make family portrait stuffed toys from
your child's own drawings! This is such an amazing
keepsake and so adorable too!

Thumbprint Easter Eggs

Paper Crafts for Kids shares this cute thumbprint Easter egg idea
that would be easy to put together for an afternoon of crafting fun.

Watercolors and Lemon Juice Creative Art

After oohing and ahhing over the combination of watercolors
and lemon juice the kids can get creative tracing shapes they
see in the results. Details are at Art Projects for Kids.

Fingerprint Comics Drawing Activity

Take fingerprint drawings to a new level with this fingerprint
comic strip idea at Fireflies and Mud Pies. This is such a great
 idea for playdates or quiet afternoons.

Elements of Art: Line Art Lesson

Introduce the elements of art with these line
investigations found at Art is Basic.

Construction Paper Tree Art

This overlapping construction paper tree art is based on
the work of Eloise Renouf and found at The Lost Sock.

Fingerprint Drawings

Fingerprint drawings are always charming don't you think?
Plus, it's easy to have everything you need available for a
quick activity that all ages will enjoy. This adorable
example is found at Ishtar Olivera.

Adorable Turkey Drawings!

I think this child-drawn turkey is the cutest! Visit
A Faithful Attempt to see more and how to
direct this lesson for your own kiddos. 

Painted Leaf Mandala Inspiration

Use these lovely images at Bicocacolor as inspiration to make
your own painted fall leaf mandalas. What I love about this
kind of project is that there is no right or wrong way to do it
and it works so well for kids of all ages. This is a
great family art project for the weekend, enjoy!

Aluminum Foil Doodle Art

Lasso the Moon shares an adorable kid-made video tutorial
on how to create a sectioned aluminum foil drawing
board for all your colorful doodles. 

Monster Drawing Prompts

Picklebums shares this fun free printable featuring monster
drawing prompts such as "Who belongs to these sharp fangs?"
and "Who belongs to these eyes?" Your kids will love
using their imagination to fill in the details!

Family Portrait Children's Art

My favorite arts and crafts are ones that preserve family memories
like this child-drawn family portrait at Mama. Papa. Bubba.
Drawing it onto fabric and displaying in an embroidery
hoop makes it a permanent keepsake.