Paint Can Kids Craft Activity

Paint cans can be craftily made into something to hold treasures in, or to give gifts away in. You may use them to hold toys, trinkets, pencils, all kinds of gifts for kids to bring to parties, and any other things you can think of. This is also a pretty simple craft for children.

Things Needed For Paint Can Kids Craft

1 Paint can with Lid
Scrap book paper
Ribbon
Glue
Glitter
Stickers
(pretty much anything your children could use to decorate a paint can)

Directions For Paint Can Kids Craft

Make sure that you clean out the can and the lid, so there is no paint left anywhere.

Use scrapbook paper to go around enitre can. Decorate the can however you would like. For this can there is a different color (blue) scrapbook paper that has the torn look around the edges. This paper was taped around the middle of the can and a piece of ribbon was glued over the top of that.
The words on the ribbon were made with glue and glitter. Spell the letters with your glue, and shake the glitter on top of the glue.
The same technique was used for a piece of paper on the lid of the can.

Use different color ribbon and knots along the handle for a nice finishing touch.

For this paint can there were three bells that had the ribbon threaded through them and tied onto the handle as well.

Gift Box Kids Craft Activity

This Gift Box Children's Craft Activity is a fun way for kids to make something for their friends, teachers, or anyone they may wish to give a small gift too. A child may use this box as a Valentine and fill it with candy, or use it to give a small gift. Putting a small amount of tissue paper inside the box is a nice touch. A child may also use it for their own, and put whatever they wish inside their own little box.

Items Needed For Children's Craft

12 x 12 Piece of Cardstock

Scissors

Tape

Ruler

Directions For Gift Box Kids Craft

Purchase a 12 x 12 piece of paper. Cardstock works best for a more sturdy box. In the picture below, I have laid a box over the paper, that has already been cut out, so you can see what it should look like.Cut out your paper with the dimensions below.
12 inches long, 3 inches wide and 6 1/2 inch height.

From the top, measure down 1/2 inch on both side and then make the half inch fold. This will be the front flap that tucks in the box.

Measure Down 3 1/2 inches from the top. Make a fold all the way across. This will be the lid of the box.

From the bottom measure 1 1/2 inches up. Measure it in many places along the entire bottom and then fold the entire bottom, this will be the bottom of the box.

Along the bottom there will be four sections each will be 3 inches wide. These will be the sides of the box.

Mark a line every three inches and fold in these creases.

Up from the bottom, every 3 inches cut up 1 1/2 inches. This is where the bottom of the box will fold into each other.

Fold up your bottom, then fold each side into each other to form the box. Tape the bottom and the side that is open.

Rock Painting & Rock People Kids Craft

Rock painting is a great and fun children's activity. Kids love to pick up rocks, and find different ones that are cool, neat or fancy.

Directions For Kids Rock Painting Craft

Have the children go outside and have a rock hunt. The kids can put their rocks in a bucket to bring in for the craft activity.

Have the children pick out rocks they like to paint on. They may paint their names or whatever they wish. Have the children use glitter to make their rocks sparkle.

Directions For Rock People Craft

Use a hot glue gun to put rock pieces together to make a person.

The kids can paint on the rocks to give them clothes.

You can use pipe cleaners for arms.

Paint a face on the people or use plastic eyes to glue on.

Snow Globe Craft Kids Activity

This Snow Globe Craft Kids Activity is fun for the Holiday season, but could be used at any time during the year. Kids love to put things into a snow globe and shake them and watch the snow swirl around. The snow globe seems almost magical.

Take a baby food jar and glue a small toy to the lid, such as a puppy, snowman, Santa, doll, or anything that is small enough to fit in a baby food jar. If you wish you could use large jars as well and use larger items to glue to the lid.

After the glue is dry, fill the jar with water and tear up pieces of tissue paper to stick inside. You may also use glitter. Screw the lid back onto the jar and shake it. You then have a fun little snowglobe.

Ice Cream Bucket Tote Kids Craft

This Craft Activity is a fun activity that uses what you have and helps you organize stuff in a fun way.

For this craft take a five quart plastic Ice Cream bucket.

Take paints and let your kids paint the outside and top of the bucket or


Use scrapbook paper and make the outside and top cute with your creativity.

You also could write on the outside what will be in the bucket.

Piggy Bank Kids Craft Activity

This Baby Food Jar Piggy Bank is a fun activity for little kids to keep their penny's in. Kids love to help out with activities so let them help cut, paste and color.

- Take a baby food jar of any size.

- Have an adult cut a slit in the lid big enough for coins to drop through.

- Take some paper and decorate the outside however you would like. Put your name the piggy bank, or just color the page. Use cute paper, or make it look like a little piggy.