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.
Browse down this page for descriptions and illustrations of the projects in date order, then select a project and have some crafting fun!
Quick, No-Glue Papier-mâché Pulp - Use this craft recipe to quickly make a colorful papier-mâché pulp that can be molded into many shapes. Skip the mess with this easy recipe that doesn't require glue or paint! Use the lightweight shapes to make jewelry, mobiles, ornaments, and more! Great for family, group, or classroom crafting time.
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Valentine's Day Candy Jar - It is easy to recycle an empty jar into a wonderful container for Valentine’s Day candies. Just add some cutouts from old Valentine’s Day cards or leftover Valentine's Day napkins to make a decorated jar nice enough to give as a gift.
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Paper Heart Chains - Spread Valentine's Day cheer in minutes! Follow our super-easy guide for cutting paper heart chains from red or pink paper strips or from our free red-striped and heart-patterned papers. Everyone can join in the fun, making festive heart chains for classrooms, homes, or parties!
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Valentine Crown - Crown Your Little Royalty! Make this magical paper plate crown for your prince or princess, or get crafty with a group of kids. It's easy and fun—just grab a few supplies and let imaginations run wild! This crown will make any kid feel like royalty, perfect for Valentine's Day or any occasion by letting imaginations sparkle through new colors and decorations!
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Snowflake Window Stencils - Make your windows sparkle with DIY paper snowflake stencils! Even toddlers can help dab paint and create magical winter flurries. It's a fun and easy activity for all ages.
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Easy Paper Snowflakes - Unfold a blizzard of unique snowflakes with this easy tissue paper technique! Perfect for families, classrooms, and groups! Using tissue paper makes cutting through many layers a breeze, but you can use any lightweight paper you like. Unleash a whole flurry now!
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Simple Mitt Hand Puppets - Bring characters to life! Easy-to-make paper mitts become magical puppets in minutes. Make funny animals, cool monsters, and anything you dream up! Add features, cutouts, and let the laughter roll! Start with our free patterns, then design your own! Great for families, classrooms, and groups! What stories will you tell?
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Snow Scene in a Jar Snow Globe - Whether you have snow where you live or not, you can have wintertime fun by making a wintry snow scene in a jar. All it takes is a few plastic toys, rocks, glue, glitter and water to turn a small jar into a winter wonderland where a gentle shake makes it snow.
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Milk and Cookie Placemats - Get crafty and spread joy with DIY placemats! A simple craft for kids. Start with cutouts from old greeting cards, magazines, and calendars and turn them into magical designs for snack time. Personalize with names or themes for year-round fun!
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Paper Angel Chains - Create a chain of paper angels by cutting folded paper strips. It's just like folding and cutting paper doll chains! The angels stand on their own and can be used to add some sparkle anywhere you are doing some holiday decorating!
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Chocolate Spoons - Create sweet and easy chocolate spoons with your kids! These fun and delicious spoons are the perfect last-minute gift for teachers or a special gift for any occasion. Kids will love dipping, decorating, and wrapping up their own creations. Get started today and make someone's day with a sweet surprise!
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Cinnamon Clay Recipe - This isn't just any clay – it's cinnamon clay! As you mold and shape it, your hands will be filled with the sweet, warm scent of Christmas. Use cookie cutters to make cute shapes like candy canes, stars, and snowmen, or let your imagination run wild as you create your own unique designs.
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Christmas Ornaments, Magnets and Figurines - Make Christmas-themed creations with easy-to-use Homemade Modeling Dough! This fun and festive project is perfect for families and groups of children of all ages. Shape the modeling dough into our imaginative Christmas shapes, or personalize your creations with your own unique designs! Get started today and make your own Christmas keepsakes!
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Thanksgiving Napkin Rings - Create Thanksgiving memories with these easy-to-make napkin rings! This simple craft project is a great way to involve children (adults, too!) in the holiday festivities. Not only will you have a blast crafting together, but you'll also make something special for the Thanksgiving table. And the best part? You can use the same basic idea with simple variations for other holidays throughout the year.
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Apple Turkey - These adorable apple turkeys are a fun and easy way for kids to add a touch of whimsy to the Thanksgiving table. Perfect for place cards or as a centerpiece, this easy-to-make craft is sure to delight your guests. With just a few simple steps, kids can create these colorful turkeys.
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Floating Wing Glider Paper Airplane - Make your own paper airplane glider that flies like a dream! This easy-to-fold glider is perfect for kids of all ages. It can fly long distances and do amazing stunts. Launch it down a long hallway or in a large room and have a blast!
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Dracula's Blood Recipe - Want to make your own Halloween costume even scarier? With just a few simple ingredients and a little help from an adult, kids can create a realistic blood effect that will make your costume even more spooky.
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Kids' Halloween Spook House Dangler Cards - Make your own haunted house dangler card for Halloween! This fun and easy craft is perfect for kids of all ages. Just follow the instructions to create a spooky house with jack-o'-lantern dangler and ghostly residents inside. Your spooky Halloween dangler card is sure to be a hit!
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Halloween Mobile - Make your own spooky Halloween mobile! This easy craft is perfect for kids of all ages, and you only need a few simple materials. Follow the instructions to create a unique mobile with ghosts, jack-o'-lanterns, bats, black cats, and more. After you're finished, you can hang your mobile in your room or give it as a gift to your friends.
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Stained Glass Leaves - This easy and fun craft is perfect for kids of all ages, and it's a great way to recycle crayons. Simply collect some fall leaves to trace and follow a few simple steps to create your own stain glass-like masterpiece. Once your craft is finished, you can display it in your home or give it as a gift to a friend or loved one.
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Homemade Modeling Dough Recipe - Make your own modeling dough today and let your imagination run wild! This easy recipe makes a soft and squishy dough that you can air dry and paint, or use again and again as play dough. Create anything you can imagine! Make silly animals, colorful flowers, or even jewelry, backpack mascots, and keychain fobs. The possibilities are endless!
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Sponge Stamps and Art - 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.
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Sewing Cards - 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.
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Children's Craft Box - 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.
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Sticker Fun - 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.
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Yarn Octopus - 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.
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Origami Flying Bird - 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.
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Recycled Milk Carton Gift Boxes - 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.
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Layered Soaps - 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.
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Washcloth Bath Bags - 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!
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Finger Painting on freezer wrap using homemade finger paints is fun and easy!
Make designs on tissue paper in any colors you like then use it to cover boxes or wrap gifts.
