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 ↓
Do you know that ordinary kitchen sponges can be used to make
stamps? Kids will love making their own unique stamps to create
artistic masterpieces for display in the refrigerator door gallery.
Follow these simple instructions and you'll be able to make stamps
of your own design in minutes.
EASY
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For generations, children have been playing with sewing
cards. In this project, see how easy it is to make your own sewing
cards out of cardstock, then sew on them with colorful yarn. Adults
can take the sewing cards a step further to make scrapbook and
greeting card embellishments.
VERY EASY
Description ↓
Give your kids a craft box
filled with craft tools and supplies, and let their creativity run
wild! With a few simple rules (cover the work area with a plastic
tablecloth before starting and clean up after yourself), kids can
create whatever they can imagine.
VERY EASY
Description ↓
Learn how to make your own custom stickers with kids! This fun and
easy craft is perfect for a group activity. Kids can use their
imaginations to create all sorts of stickers, and they can even use
their own drawings or photos. Once the stickers are made, they can
be used to decorate cards, letters, and other projects.
VERY EASY
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See how easy it is to make a little yarn octopus that is the
perfect size, about 5", to hang on your backpack. These little
cuties are just right for your yarn leftovers. It also makes a
terrific gift or craft bazaar sale item.
EASY
Description ↓
A bow isn't the only way to top
off a gift package. All it takes is a square of paper and a few
folds to make an origami bird to decorate your present. The flying bird has fewer folds than most origami birds. This makes it an ideal origami
craft project for beginning folders and children.
EASY
Description ↓
In this project, learn how to recycle milk and juice cartons, or any
size gable top carton, into strong gift boxes. You can either wrap the
boxes in your favorite way or transform the carton into a church, house,
cuckoo clock, or Valentine's Day mailbox using Aunt Annie's patterns.
EASY to AVERAGE
Description ↓
In this project, learn how to make soaps with different colored
layers using the melt-and-pour soap making technique. You can create guest soaps in
colors to match your kitchen or bath decor or to give as a special gift.
The whole family can have fun making soaps.
EASY
Description ↓
Sew up a nifty bag for your bath from a washcloth and ribbon. Put
soap or bath salts inside and relax in a sudsy tub of warm water.
But don't stop there! The bath bags also double as bath mitts for
the kids. They also make great gift bags for handmade soaps!
VERY EASY
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Gather those stacks of school papers together
and make them into a quick and easy booklet. This simple technique can be used to make booklets of all sorts—diaries,
collections of articles and clippings, school reports and more.
EASY
Description ↓
Recycle
your paper scraps into a colorful mosaic with this easy-to-follow
tutorial. All skill levels can enjoy this project, and it's a fun way to
use up leftover paper. You can even make a one-of-a-kind gift for Mom,
Dad, Grandma or Grandpa! Get started on your own paper mosaic today!
VERY EASY to EASY
Description ↓
More puppet fun! This time using clip art to make paper bag puppets.
Quick, easy and fun activity for families and groups.
VERY EASY
Description ↓
Make a set of cards for the game of memory. This is a fun and very easy
project that young kids really love doing! It is great for families or groups, and with a
little preparation by the adult or teen leaders, this project is fast and fun.
VERY EASY
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What goes best with kids and a hot summer day? Well, ice cream, of course! With this recipe and technique
each child gets to make an individual serving of ice cream, and it only takes a few minutes from start to
finish. Go ahead, get going—you’ll have a ball!
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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