About the projects
Friday Fun is all about simple craft projects for family, classroom and group craft time. Some families
are setting aside a time each week for family crafting fun. Why not join in the fun?
Greeting cards for kids: For pop-up cards and more easy to
make greeting cards that children can create, see the projects listed in
Greeting Cards Kids Can Make.
Also, check out
Gifts Kids Can Make for Dad and
Gifts Kids Can Make for Mom.
The projects range in difficulty from VERY EASY to
AVERAGE.
Browse down this page and the Full Friday Fun Craft Index for descriptions and illustrations of projects, then select a project and have
some crafting fun! Or jump to the category index for a listing of all Friday Fun crafts.
Description ↓
Make binoculars from
recycled toilet paper tubes and squares of colored cellophane for lenses. Wrap the tubes in black construction paper
(or paint them black) for an authentic look or let your imagination
loose by decorating the cardboard tubes any way you like!
EASY
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Having a party or a family gathering or a holiday get together?
Follow the simple steps in this project for a quick way to make
colorful napkin rings. Use the
rings to add a festive touch for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any special or themed
occasion.
VERY EASY
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Make a turkey for displaying
Thanksgiving dinner place cards. The turkey is made with an apple
(or a pear), a
paper napkin, some nuts and candy, and googly eyes. It’s fun and
easy to do and all your guests will be delighted with this colorful
turkey.
EASY
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In this project, learn how to make refrigerator magnets out of
painted molded shapes created by pouring plaster of Paris into candy molds. This is an
ideal project for groups of varying ages and skills, and the
finished magnets make great gifts!
EASY
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Create these truly
unique pumpkin-shaped Halloween party favors filled with candy corn.
This is an easy craft that's a twist on the traditional
Sewing Cards
craft. Great for group, family and classroom crafting!
EASY
Description ↓
Give your Halloween trick-or-treaters a colorful
handmade bag filled with treats! Each bag holds several
pieces of candy, two cookies, some caramel corn or a small toy. They are
great for Halloween party favors, too!
VERY EASY
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Mobiles of ghosts, jack-o'-lanterns, witches, bats and black cats make
great decorations for Halloween. Follow the instructions in this project
to make a quick and easy mobile using simple materials. After
completing this project you will be able to make mobiles for any holiday
or theme.
EASY
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In this
project, kids make a spook house from black construction paper with
an opening to peer inside at the ghostly residents. This craft
project is a kid version of the grown-up
Dangler Cards with jack-o'-lantern danglers for
Halloween.
EASY
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Here’s a craft that is fun to do,
recycles empty cereal boxes, and organizes those stacks of
magazines, paperback books and miscellaneous papers around the house
or in your child’s bedroom.
AVERAGE
Description ↓
Learn how to make simple
relief prints using vegetables (and fruits). This
printing technique is simple enough for very young children, while
being versatile enough for older children and adults. The project
features the classic potato print, as well as, vegetables and
fruits that are a bit less traditional in printing.
VERY EASY
Description ↓
Use this craft recipe to quickly make a colorful papier-mâché pulp that can be molded into shapes. This paper pulp doesn't
require glue and you can skip painting the finished pieces. This is a great craft material to use for family, group or
classroom crafting time.
EASY
Description ↓
Learn a surprising technique for making square petal envelopes.
These simple envelopes are inspired by Japanese gift wraps and
require little or no adornment. They are great for wrapping flat
packages or gift cards.
AVERAGE
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Squishable, squeezable, and versatile, this easy to make modeling dough
can be crafted into paintable masterpieces or reused many times as a
play dough. Add color with a few drops of food coloring and see what sculptures you can create!
EASY
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Playing with soap bubbles is pure fun and fascinates even the
youngest child—cats and dogs, too. It's amazingly simple to mix a
bubble solution from just a few ingredients.
VERY EASY
For more classroom, group and family crafts, checkout the Full Friday Fun Craft Index with descriptions and illustrations of projects.
Or jump to the category index for a listing of all Friday Fun crafts.
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