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

Exploring Craft Materials Activity

Pink Stripey Socks shares an interesting way to explore art
materials that can be put together at the last minute with
items from around the house. Kids will learn from doing
and the results may surprise them! 

Rainbow Slime Paint

Two-daloo shares a rainbow slime recipe that's okay to taste
but doesn't taste good so even if little ones taste it they won't
be encouraged to eat it. Plus, it's gorgeous to look at
and a wonderful sensory experience.

Process Art With Kids

Meri Cherry shares a wonderful post about process art and
the beautiful and creative results that can be achieved when
the kids take charge of their own artistic experience. 

10 Messy Paint Ideas Perfect To Do Outside In The Summer!

paint filled eggs
via Growing A Jeweled Rose

Summer is a great time to do those messy arts
and crafts outside where the clean up is easy
and half the fun! Get started with one
of these fun ideas today!



painting with ice - giant process art 
via Two-Daloo 


painting a sheet outside on the grass 
via The Pleasantest Thing 


painting with trucks (any wheeled object would be fun!) 
via Learn~Play~Imagine 


powdered paint and a water-filled spray bottle painting activity 
via Familylicious 


evolving process art 
via Meri Cherry 


painting on glass (Tip-add dishsoap to the paint for easy cleaning!) 
via Mess For Less 


balloon pop painting 
via Growing A Jeweled Rose 


painting with water balloons 
via Lasso The Moon 


squirt gun painting 
via Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational 

14 Inspiring & Easy Nature Crafts And Activities Your Kids Will Love!

make pebble flowers as an introduction to land art 
via Land Art For Kids 


make a backyard bird guide from recycled cardboard 
via Alina's Adventures


make these journey sticks to help learn about our five
senses on a nature walk
via C & NN Connect 


make land art using mud for printmaking
via Land Art for Kids 


make one of a kind wood rings 
via Alisa Burke 


print out this scavenger hunt list and go on a nature walk 
via kokokoKids


make pressed seaweed art 
via Gardenista 


make land art that incorporates shadows 
via Kedublock (inspiration only) 


make a sundial 
via Learn Play Imagine 


make pine cone bumblebees 
via Kleas 


make a nature collage weaving with sticks 
via Rhythm of the Home 


make a golden nature mobile 
via El Hada de Papel 


make a snail habitat 
via scrumdilly-do! 


print out this nature journal and record
your adventure in the great outdoors 
via Artchoo! 

Colors In Nature Activity

Fakin' It shares a lovely way to spend some quiet time
outdoors by exploring the colors of nature and it's easy too!

Giant Reusable Slime Bubbles

What kid, or adult, wouldn't want to play with one of these
huge bubbles made from a variation of a slime recipe.
Twodaloo has the details and more amazing photos!

Puffy Rainbow Cloud Soap

These beautiful rainbow clouds are made with Ivory soap! Get
the directions for this interesting sensory experience at Two-daloo. 

Yarn Paintbrushes

Learn Play Imagine shares a way to make your own experimental
paint brushes with yarn. Kids will love mixing colors and seeing
the different effects created from various lengths of yarn. 

Easy Sun Prints On Fabric

I love that you can achieve these gorgeous sun prints without
the use of special paper. These are made on fabric with paint
(use fabric paint if you intend on washing the fabric) and some
pretty designs with natural objects. A little time in the sun and
then you've got a gorgeous piece of fabric to play
with! All the details are at Alisa Burke. 

Painting On Plexiglass

I'm sure kids would be so excited to experience painting
on plexiglass as shared on Meri Cherry!

Painting With Your Feet!

Fun and easy, does that sound good to you? Paint, paper,
and bare feet on a warm afternoon will be fun for everyone
and of course you'll do this outside so the clean up is a breeze!
All the details can be found at Fun At Home With Kids.