Best Crafts for Children

The best crafts for children are ones they can create with common things found around the home. When it's cold outside or rainy, crafts are quite popular with kids. Who wouldn't have fun using their own creative abilities? Why not recycle things like baby food jars, CDs, blue jeans or paper bags. Things that may not cost a lot of money often bring lots of enjoyment. Look outside for other ideas; pinecones and twigs make great craft supplies.

If you need ideas to get started, go to some magazines that might be around the house like Woman's Day or Family Circle. These magazines usually have pages for kid's activities, especially around certain holidays. Some have patterns and other instructions, too. If nothing else, your kids can cut out pictures or words from old magazines to create a collage.

Go to the public library for books with ideas, patterns and instructions. Public libraries often have weekly craft sessions for children, particularly in the summer. There are also crafting sessions scheduled for kids by local city or town recreation departments.

The Internet is a wonderful resource for crafts. There are free patterns for hundreds of crafts that would interest children of all ages. Search for things based on the materials you have, or the final product you want to create. Check out YouTube.com for instructional videos for all kinds of crafts like fabric flowers and greeting cards.

The best crafts for kids are when they have the freedom to be creative at their own pace, no matter what level of artistic ability they have.