Paper Craft Projects for Kids - Page 2

Origami Flower Arrangement in a Paper Mache Vase

What you will need: 1. Origami Flowers Kit by Michael G. LaFoose - This kit includes the directions and origami paper you will need to make the flowers. (See the link at the right.) 2. Green Chenille Stems (Pipe cleaners) 3. Small box for the vase or cardboard 4. Different colors of tissue paper 5. White glue What to do:

1. Make origami flowers according to the directions in the books or find directions online.

2. Put dabs of glue on the ends of your chenille stems. Poke a hole in the bottom of the flowers with the glued end of the chenille stems and insert the stems about 1/2 inch.

3. To make the vase tear different colors of tissue paper into about one-inch shapes. Cut the end off a small box or make your own from cardboard. Add some water to make white glue a little runny. Coat the outside of the box with the white glue mixture with a paint brush. Stick the tissue paper all of the box smoothing it out as you go. To finish coat the box again over the tissue paper layer and add more tissue paper shapes to cover any places where the cardboard shows through.

Name Art

1. Fold a piece of paper in half, lengthwise.

2. Write a name in cursive with a pencil on the top half of the paper making sure that the bottom of the letters are on the line. Go over the name with the pencil so it is dark. Add extra lopes and curly-Q's to make the picture really interesting.

3. Fold the paper in half so the name is on the inside.

4. Rub over the area where the name is with your fingernail or a smooth object. The name transfers to the bottom half of the paper and overlaps the letter that go below the line.

5. Trace over the top and bottom names with a marker. Erase the pencil marks.

6. Decorate the names using different colors of makers or make them into bug, fish, or other creatures.

Lip Print Picture Craft for Kids- Here's a simple but fun craft to do with your child when you can't think of anything to draw.

What you will need:  Paper, crayons, paint, lip stick

What to do: Put dark lip stick on your child.  Instruct him or her to kiss a piece of paper in the middle of the page. Draw in the face and features around the lips to look like the child. Or have the child draw in his or her own features.

Small Gift Box Craft for Kids - Here's a 5" x 5" box that's easy to make and will cost less than 50 cents to make.  You can make two box bottoms and 3 box lids from one piece of poster board.

What you will need: Poster board, ruler, scissors, pen, and hot melt glue.

What to do:

1. Print out the patterns for the box bottom, and the box lid.  Use a ruler to draw the box and the lid following the pattern.
2. Cut the pattern on the solid lines.  Score the poster board by pressing down hard with a pen while drawing the lines that need to be folded.  This will make it easy for you to fold the box.
3. Fold on all the lines before you start gluing the box together.  All the folds are folded in to the center of the box. The flaps on the outside of the pattern fold over and into the box to make the sides sturdier or double thickness.  Glue the box together.

  "Jesus Loves the Little Children" Fold out Card Craft for Kids - Use this card with any lesson about love.

What you need:  Construction paper, legal size white paper, crayons or markers, glue
What to do:
1.  Print out the pattern provided onto legal size paper. 
2.  Cut off the extra paper around the dolls.  Fold up the dolls using the fan fold. 
3.  Fold a piece of construction paper in half and then in half again to form a card..  Glue the first square of the folded paper chain to the inside of the card so the other squares fold up on top of the one glued to the card. On the outside of the card write, "Jesus Loves the little Children" or another saying.
4.  Have the children draw in the faces and clothes of the dolls.

Doodle Creatures Craft for Kids -  This is a great project to do when you can't think of anything to draw.

What you will need:  Paper, pencil, crayons, imagination

 What to do:

1. Scribble on a piece of paper with a pencil.  Use lots of curves, circles, jagged lines, short lines, and long lines.
2. It takes a lot of imagination to find a picture in a bunch of scribbles.  Stare at the scribbles you made.  Look for some kind of shape to pop out at you.  Try turning the page  around to view it at different angles.  View it from close up and far away.  If you can't find anything after a couple of minutes, try adding some lines.  If you still can't find anything, try a new scribble.  This takes some practice.  Once you find a creature you can add what ever you need to finish the creature.  Don't forget to give your creature a name.

Folded Paper Stained Glass Window Craft for Kids - Here is an easy project that is great for those times when you have still have a few minutes left before the parents show up and nothing else planned.  I am almost 40 years old  and still remember doing this in kindergarten class.

What you will need:  Typing paper and crayons

What to do:   Fold a piece of paper at an angle and then unfold making a nice crease with your thumb.  Fold again and unfold until you have a good stained glass effect.  Color in each shape with a different color crayon.

Hand print Camp Fire Craft for Kids

What you will need:  Construction paper, brown, yellow, and orange, scissors, spray glue, glitter.

What to do:

1. Trace the child's hands, one on orange paper and the other on yellow paper.
2. Cut out two log shapes from brown construction. 
3. Glue hands and logs together to form camp Fri.
4. Spray glue on the hands and sprinkle on glitter.

  Chrismon Snowflake Ornaments - What are Chrismons?  They are symbols of Christ or Christianity, a Christ-Monogram". Crowns, crosses, doves, stars, and butterflies are a few examples of Chrismons.  The way they are folded and cut gives them their three dimensional quality. Chrismon Snowflakes are reminiscent of German and Swiss Scherenschnitte, (the religious art/craft of intricate paper cutting).  Crafters remove one of the Chrismon Snowflake designs from the book; fold, cut, and unfold the design, and voila! a unique ornament of faith is created. For ages 9-adult, with a special section for kids, ages 6-8. A great project for the family, school, or Sunday school during the Advent season. These beautiful ornaments were created by Sarah Keith. You can get a free sample to download and make from her new book.  To get more information about her book, more pictures, and a free pattern click here.