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20 Easy DIY Crafts Kids Can Make

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If you have little ones running around your home, then you have probably been asked at least a
dozen times if your kids can help you do a certain DIY project. Perhaps they want to paint the
piece of wood or help you hang something, but the reality is that most kids love to help out with
this stuff! If you want to get your kids started DIYing, or you’re looking for a fun DIY that they
can make, you will love these ideas! These are perfect for kids, and are sure to be a hit with
both you and them!

  1. DIY Coffee Table Rustic Stamped Books
  2. DIY Pink Fizzy Bath Bombs
  3. Rainbow Coaster DIY
  4. DIY Marbled Nail Polish Mugs
  5. Easy Pom Pom Wall Hanging
  6. DIY Painting Plastic Flower Pots
  7. Kids Squeeze Ball
  8. DIY Word Canvas Art Project
  9. Easy Sharpie Dot Mug
  10. DIY Mancala
  11. DIY Re-purposed Can Lego Head
  12. DIY Geometric Candle Holder
  13. How to Make a Water Bead Stress Ball
  14. Spring Inspired Egg Carton Flower Wreath
  15. Simple Duck Tape Bracelets
  16. Learn how to Decoupage Postage Stamps onto a Container
  17. Easy DIY ipad Mini Stand
  18. Super Simple Kaleidoscope 
  19. How To Make An Infinity Loop
  20. Colorful Popsicle Stick Picture Frame

Check out our Pinterest boards for all the latest DIY craft finds as well as hand curated boards with a focus on Children, children at play and learning activities. 

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Knitting Market Bag Patterns

There are certain things that just make sense to knit at this time of year, and market bags are one of them. We tend to use our canvas bags more often in the summer with trips to the farmer’s market and the library, but string bags and market bags are great to use all year.

I love the Three Oranges Bag by Hana Cho, which looks just like a knit version of a plastic shopping bag, but with three cute oranges stitched on. The bag uses intarsia to make the oranges, but you could use duplicate stitch or intarsia to add a different design if you like. It calls for fingering weight yarn and you can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Sharyn Anhalt’s Market Square bag (also on Ravelry) uses worsted weight yarn and a mosaic pattern to make a pretty bag you’ll want to use every time you go shopping. The bag comes in two sizes and is worked in two colors of the same yarn for a fun mixed up effect that’s almost like weaving.

Speaking of fun colors, the Market Bag from Hubbabubbie Art uses a multicolored cake yarn (specifically Lion Brand Mandala) to produce fun color changes without any extra work. This bag is worked from the bottom up with a crocheted bottom and knit mesh sides. It’s a free pattern on Ravelry.

The Pike Place Market Bag from Blue Bird Pine Shop looks like a massive bag to hold all your market goodies (that is a child holding it, but still). The bag calls for worsted weight cotton yarn and the mesh is worked on extra large needles to help it open up to hold everything you want held.

The Knit Farmer’s Market Bag form Design BCB is another good one, made mostly of mes with a little stockinette for extra stability. The base is also worked in stockinette so items you put in it will sit flat.

This mesh bag from Sheep and Stitch doesn’t have a base, and the body is worked flat before being joined in the round to make the top and handles. That makes it easy to make the bag just the size you want because you can stop knitting whenever you feel it’s big enough. The pattern includes a step-by-step video if you need extra assistance.

And the Eco Market String Bag from Mama in a Stitch has a solid knit base worked in a contrasting color from the mesh body. It’s an easy project that comes out a great size for your market needs without being too huge.

Do you have a favorite knit market bag pattern? I’d love to hear about it!