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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

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Spring Outdoor Activities for Kids

spring outdoor activities for kids

I hope if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere that it’s getting warm enough where you live to add in some outdoor activities with the kids. It’s easy to do a lot of learning outside when the weather is nice; my daughter has a fond memory of doing long division in sidewalk chalk at her school. But if you need some more specific ideas, here are some fun and educational spring outdoor activities for kids to do at home or at school.

Gather some glass bottles, rocks and other natural materials to make a garden xylophone with these instructions from The Moments at Home. This looks so fun, and you can use this idea to make musical instruments with other objects you find around the home/classroom/playground too. 

This post from Child’s Play ABC has a lot of great outdoor learning ideas for kids, but the one I wanted to highlight is going on a rainbow scavenger hunt. Kids can collect things of different colors and see if they can make a rainbow (or just sort things by color). Check out more ideas for scavenger hunts.

Another good activity to do with things you collect from outdoors is making natural paint brushes. Get the instructions from Messy Little Monster, and of course you can test them out by painting outside, too.

Speaking of art, have you ever made paint from dandelions? (I dyed yarn with dandelions once, and it was a lot of fun.) Learn how from Little Cooks Reading Books, and then you can use your natural paintbrushes along with natural paint!

You can also paint with mud, like in this post from There’s Just One Mommy. Or make an outdoor, garden themed sensory bin with real dirt like this one from Mess for Less.

Or kids can gather materials to help them build their own nests as they learn about how birds and other animals build nests. The Crazy Outdoor Mama has a printable and post that will help.

What activities do you love to do with kids when it’s nice outside?