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 ↓
A lighthearted Valentine card project featuring heart-shaped designs
and cheerful circus-style artwork. Easy construction makes it fun to
create several cards to share.
VERY EASY
Description ↓
A
quick, hands-on Valentine craft built around freehand heart cut-outs.
After a bit of setup, kids can fold, cut, and glue their own cards using
simple materials. The fun comes from making many cards with small
creative differences.
VERY EASY
Description ↓
Recycle milk and juice cartons into strong gift boxes and playful
designs! Wrap them in your favorite way or transform them into a
house, church, cuckoo clock, or Valentine’s mailbox with printable
patterns. These projects are perfect for making a mini village and
for kids to enjoy decorating and playing over time.
EASY to AVERAGE
Description ↓
Make stamps from ordinary kitchen sponges and use them to print
repeating patterns on paper. The stamp-making and printing process
is simple enough for kids and engaging enough for adults, making it
a good choice for open-ended creative play.
EASY
Description ↓
Kids make and use their own stickers in this hands-on project.
Start with printable sticker sheets, then create custom designs
using a computer, drawing program, and printer. Adults can help with
setup while kids take the lead designing, making, and trading
stickers.
VERY EASY
Description ↓
A hands-on holiday activity
where kids and adults can mix dough, cut shapes, and shape
decorations together. The clay comes together quickly, making it
easy to spend the rest of the time creating and playing with designs
before they dry.
EASY
Description ↓
Kids will love turning paper cones into tiny Christmas trees they
can decorate themselves. Gather a few basic supplies and enjoy an
easy afternoon craft, with optional cone-color variations for added
fun.
EASY
Description ↓
Kids can jump right into this felt craft using cookie cutters or
printable templates to trace their favorite holiday shapes. No
sewing is needed, so it is an easy, hands-on way to make colorful
decorations together.
VERY EASY
Description ↓
Make festive creations with easy-to-use
Homemade Modeling Dough! Kids and families can
shape snowmen, candy canes, tiny ball ornaments, and more, following
simple step-by-step ideas or inventing their own designs. A hands-on
project that encourages creativity, play, and family fun this
holiday season!
EASY
Description ↓
Kids can help turn apples, napkins, nuts, and candy into cheerful
Thanksgiving turkeys. Adults set out the supplies, and kids take the
lead shaping colorful place-card holders that add charm to the
holiday table.
EASY
Description ↓
Mix up a quick batch of
Homemade Modeling Dough, then have fun shaping leaves,
turkeys, or acorns for cheerful refrigerator magnets. Kids can mold
and decorate their own fall designs, making this an easy, hands-on
craft to share together.
EASY
Description ↓
Have fun making little turkeys from
Homemade Modeling Dough or air-dry clay. Adults can
help mix and shape the dough, then let kids take over decorating
their turkey game pieces for
Turkey Trot
or tiny Thanksgiving displays!
EASY
Description ↓
Kids can
build their own spooky haunted house card with a dangling
jack-o'-lantern and ghostly surprises inside. A creative Halloween
craft that’s fun to make and display!
EASY
Description ↓
Turn an ordinary sheet of paper into a Halloween trick-or-treat
bag! Kids can help shape and decorate their bags with colorful paper
cutouts or printed designs before heading out to collect candy. A
quick and creative Halloween project for the week’s fun!
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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