Paper Crafts for Kids:
10 Paper Toys, Printable Paper Dolls, and Other Kids Craft Ideas
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Free Paper Craft Projects
Letter from the Editor
Dear Crafters,
Kids have awesome imaginations and are easily entertained by the simplest things in the world. Give a child a few pieces of colored paper, and he or she could keep themselves occupied for hours. They can cut and color and fold it into a million different shapes. With their curiosity, they wouldnt need much more than a few color pencils to be content.
These fun craft ideas for kids will help you take an ordinary household item and turn it into a fun toy or doll for your child to play with. This eBook takes paper to a whole new level. It has everything from printable paper dolls to make-your-own board games and even a house made out of paper. Theres even a tutorial to help you make your own band from paper. All of the crafts are kid-friendly.
If you are looking for a fun activity to do with your kids, look no further than these easy kids crafts. Not only will your children have fun playing with these paper toys, they will also have a lot of fun helping make them. This eBook will be a lot of help on those rainy days or summer afternoons when theres nothing else to do but stay at home. Your children are going to love all these easy and fun crafts.
Happy crafting!
Sincerely ,
Dana Byerwalter
Editor of AllFreePaperCrafts.com
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Paper Toys
Mega Memory Match Game
By: Summer from Dollar Store Crafts
Put a new spin on a classic matching game for kids with this Mega Memory Match Game. Unlike other DIY games for kids, your children can help you make and set up the game pieces. This game will put their minds and bodies to work, since they have to move to flip over the tiles. They'll stay energized and interested in this game as they walk, skip, or jump around the giant cards. You can sit back and relax while they play, or join in the fun yourself.
Materials:
10 sheets poster board, on hand or 2/$1 and up
Pencil, on hand
Sharpies, on hand
Instructions:
Measuring lengthwise, find the halfway point of each sheet - mark a line all the way down the center.
Cut each piece on the line to create two pieces. This will give you 20 cards in total.
Once you have cut all the pieces write or draw a matching item on two of the cards. I did the alphabet to help my preschool remember and recognize his letters. When finish you will have 10 sets.
Have your children take turns flipping over two cards at a time until they have a match. If you get a match you get another turn, but if you don't then it is the next player's turn. The game continues until all the matches are made. Have each player count up their matches and the one with the most wins.
Toilet Paper Roller Shaker Set
By: Anya from SAS Does
This Toilet Paper Roll Shaker Set is big fun for the whole family. Your little ones can help you decide what to put inside the shakers so that each one makes a different sound. Grains of rice, noodles, and buttons of varied sizes are just a few examples of what you could use to fill these DIY musical instruments for kids. Plus, your children will love decorating the toilet paper rolls so that they look as fun as they sound. For an inexpensive, educational activity, you can't beat these free toilet paper roll crafts.
Materials:
Construction paper
Toilet paper rolls
ModP odge
Noisemakers: bells, a large pasta noodle, and some plastic pellets, ect.
Rubber bands
Instructions:
Trace the ends of the toilet paper roll onto a corner of the construction paper but not too close to the edge.
Cut out between 1/2 and 1 away from the circle you drew in the last step. Then cut slits inward towards the center line. Be careful to meet the center line, but not go over it. Then fold all the resulting flaps up in preparation for the next step.
Put a layer of ModPodge around the base of the toilet paper tube, and attach the circle. Make sure the flaps fit tightly down into the ModPodge.
Make sure you add your filler (it wont make noise without it), and then and only then, add the cap on the other end.
Use the tube itself to measure the size construction paper needed by rolling it down the paper, keeping one edge even with the edge of the paper, and marking the other edge.
Cut out the resulting rectangle, and ModPodge around the tube. Hold in place with rubber bands or tape to secure until it has dried enough to stay together on its own. If you leave the rubber bands on too tight for too long, it can cause indentations.
After your TP instrument has dried, you can use a marker to draw fun shapes on the rolls, giving them more interest.
Crafty Checkerboard
By: Danielle Addimandi from The Crafty Hostess
Ditch the red and black color combination of traditional checkerboards and give this Crafty Checkerboard a try. By following this easy tutorial, you'll learn how to make a checkerboard and checkers that reflect your personal style. This is a great, budget-friendly alternative to a store-bought board game. Your kids will love this DIY checkerboard's bold colors so much that they might be willing to sit still long enough to learn how to play the game!
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