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 ↓
The crafts of Mexico are renowned for bright colors and bold designs
especially the nierika made by the Huichol people. In this
project learn how to do Huichol-inspired yarn paintings then use the
technique to make decorative plaques or to enliven the surfaces of
boxes, cards, notebooks, and more.
AVERAGE
Description ↓
Take a plain T-shirt or a tired old T-shirt and perk it up with
stenciled designs. Use the printable
stars stencil
pattern to make star-spangled T-shirts for Independence Day. The
whole family can pitch-in to make custom T-shirts in patriotic
colors.
AVERAGE
Description ↓
Make a handwoven bookmark simply and easily while learning the basic
concepts of weaving using a cardboard loom. The bookmark makes a wonderful
gift, or maybe use it as a rug in a doll house. Make the loom in different sizes and sew the fabric
into coin purses, coasters, hot pads—whatever you can imagine!
EASY
Description ↓
In this project, create a necklace from scraps of suede leather
and a length of plastic lacing. This is a simple leather craft
suitable for beginners and children.
AVERAGE
Description ↓
Using this super easy technique, make colorful tissue paper with
designs that resemble Japanese shibori or tie dyeing.
The painted tissue paper may be used in your paper crafts, to wrap packages,
to line envelopes, and in greeting cards, suncatchers,
collages, and much more.
EASY
Description ↓
This craft project is a kid version of the grown-up
Pocket
Greeting Cards Tutorial. These fun and unique cards for
Mother's Day feature a pocket on the front that the kids can fill
with little gifts for Mom.
VERY EASY
Description ↓
Learn how to use crayons to create a batik-like
drawing with the black cracks that are typical of batiks from Java. You can use the resulting pictures to make cards,
decorate notebook covers, or hang on the wall.
EASY
Description ↓
See how easy it is to make paper flowers. It requires no patterns
and uses simple materials. This is a skill well worth learning!
EASY
Description ↓
Learn how to
make a magical world inside an Easter egg with real eggshells, cutouts or
stickers, and your imagination! Smaller crafters may need help snipping
their eggs.
AVERAGE
Description ↓
Aunt Annie
teaches you how to make a dye bath for brightly colored Easter eggs. Dye
your eggs a solid color, or
marble them for added oomph!
VERY EASY
Description ↓
A sweet addition to your Easter treat basket, jelly bean
carrots are simple to make and fun to eat! Orange jelly beans, plastic
wrap, and a little creativity help kids and grown-ups create this
satisfying springtime candy treat.
EASY
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This funny
bunny paper craft can be folded in just a few steps. Press down on his
back to watch him "spring" up! The bunny is a twist on the traditional origami leaping frog.
AVERAGE
Description ↓
See how easy it is to recycle paper scraps and magazines to make
colorful paper beads. After winding the paper into beads and sealing
them for a shiny finish and durability, the beads can be strung into
bracelets, necklaces and even beaded room dividers!
EASY
Description ↓
It’s fun and easy to make original pencil
toppers with
Homemade Modeling Dough. Make a simple dough in less then
15 minutes, and use your fingers to shape fun, fanciful, or beautiful
creations of your own design. Aunt Annie has included suggestions for
creating easy, silly and cute pencil toppers.
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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