Easy crafts for 3 year olds

21+ Crafts & Activities for 3 Year Olds

ByMichelle McInerney | MollyMoo Updated onAugust 17, 2022

It’s a few years since my daughter was a 3 year old, but the memories of her enjoying independent play and my eavesdropping on her playroom chats are happily fresh in my mind. Being 3 is all about playing, being curious, having fun and ‘more’ playing! – watch them get busy with these 21 handpicked activities for 3 year olds, from easy art projects to pretend play.

Learning Activities for 3 Year Olds

A great quiet, calm-down activity to help engage little minds.
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Making these creative little fishies is a really simple and fun craft “ perfect for home and the classroom.
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Brace yourselves because this is the most awesome activity – wonderful for sensory learning and the kids can get involved in making too.
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Keep the kids busy while encoring creativity learning.
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Practicing fine motor skills with beads.
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Preschool Activities for 3 Year Olds

Kids love seeing their doodles explode with color
Just draw with sharpie markers, spray, air dry and wear.
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With fruit loops, paper bags, packing peanuts and pipe cleaners – Oh how I love the packing peanut teeth!!
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Suuuuuper easie peasie made with craft sticks and sharpie markers. Place your sticks in a plastic bag until you’re ready to play again, and again and again!
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Things To Do With 3 Year Olds Indoors

Salt dough is such a versatile and fun material. You can never run out of activities to do with it.
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A simple way to create a pretend city for your child to act out their imaginative stories.
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Fun for all with a roll of craft paper, a packet of crayons and the kitchen floor!
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Crafts for 3 Year Olds with Glue

Doodle a bald family on a piece of paper and let the kids get creative with yarn and a glue stick. Oh what fun!
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Incredibly cute, and incredibly easy to make with just toilet rolls and scraps of fabric. Crafts that inspire play – my favorite type of crafts.
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With egg cartons, lollipop sticks and a glue gun make a sturdy raft with a mast and crows nest for hours of imaginative play.
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Don’t stop at one – make a whole little owl family.
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Painting Activities for 3 Year Olds

Kid painted sticks, decorated with yarn and a few beads and bells and your 3 year old will be making sweet music.
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Painting and science fun all in one.
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Painted card box box with button remote control – let teddy read the news!.
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Fun Food Activities for Three Year Olds

This homemade play dough recipe can jumpstart that journey to owning their own ice cream shop, becoming an ice cream pastry chef.
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With some potatoes, paint, googly eyes and a few cotton buds you have all the necessary ingredients for creating goofy, scary or pretty monsters ¦ potato printing is fun in the kitchen.
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Mess-Free Fun Things To Do With 3 Year Olds

A simple cardboard bunny lacing card template to keep little hands busy and engaged.
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Time to get your crafty pants on!
Michelle xx

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Michelle McInerney | MollyMoo

Michelle McInerney, an Irish based graphic designer and mum of one, is the craft designer behind award winning blog MollyMooCrafts.com - a fun and colorful online world of unique and cute crafts for children and their parents.

Michelle can also be found on Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram  and Google+  and one of her favorite places to hang out is on Pinterest.

41 Fun Crafts for 3-Year-Olds

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Got a 3-year-old that desperately needs an activity? Why not engage them with these Fun Crafts for 3-year-olds.

Crafting with kids is a fun way of educating them about a lot of different things like textures, colors as well as shapes. Crafting not only helps with creativity, and independent play but also develops fine motor skills.

Moreover, it keeps the toddlers engaged for hours. Here are 41 Crafts for 3-Year-Olds that you can also enjoy with them.

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Kids’ art taking too much space on the fridge door? Here’s a super cool idea that will keep the art on the fridge without hogging up much space.

Fingerprint Glass Magnets! These are a great way to save your child’s cute little art projects and create memories of their early days.

To make these fridge magnets, you will need magnets and large glass cabochons, among other supplies. If you are new to the world of DIY projects, you can order your cabochons here.

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Apart from ABCs, kids pick up colors very easily. However, you need to pick the right object to teach your kids different colors. Most preschool teachers start with a rainbow.

Hence, we have come up with a cute rainbow craft that will serve as a fun activity and a color teaching lesson.

To make this rainbow, you will need marshmallows, cardboard, a black marker, and glue. You can also get some food coloring to make the art more enticing for the kids.

Cut out your cardboard in an arch shape and draw your rainbow lines. Now, help your toddler stick the marshmallows, one color at a time, between the given lines. This is a fun activity that needs very little supervision.

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Every DIY craft project can become the perfect way to teach our kids about the underwater world and how it works. For example, this fish art is great for teaching how fishes live in water, what they eat, and how they breathe underwater.

It’s pretty easy to make; you can do this as a classroom project or a summer project at home. Supplies needed are, popsicle sticks, order yours here, some colorful felt sheets, and crafts glue.

Make a triangle with your popsicle sticks, and stick your felt after cutting it in the same shape and size as the fish. You can add as many details as you want, like fins, tail, mouth, and gills.

If you don’t have felt at hand, you can also use colored paper sheets; get some here.

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Tissue paper crafts are our favorites for a lot of reasons. For one, they are very affordable because the key element is tissues. One roll goes a long way. You can create just about anything with this tissue craft, but we will start with an Apple.

You can either get pre-colored tissue paper or paint with your toddlers. We suggest colored tissue paper since it’s less messy.

Just cut up your tissue into small pieces, and help your little one glue it to the pre-drawn apple. Check out more tissue paper crafts.

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Salt Dough is one of the best doughs out there for kids. You can make just about anything with this dough, be it ornaments or little trinkets for your toddlers.

For the dough, you will need salt, flour, and water. To make the dough more interesting and attractive for the kids, add acrylic paint. You can order all colors here.

To make fun ornaments, you will need a few tools like baking sheets, rolling pins, and cookie cutters.

Order cute cookie cutters here for your salt dough ornaments. All these tools are an investment; you will love making more once you get started with this DIY project.

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Suncatcher is an excellent craft to make with small kids. Hang them in the sunniest windows and enjoy the colors reflecting in the light.

All you need are some styrofoam plates, contact paper, and tissues to make this cute suncatcher. If you don’t have contact paper at hand, here’s where you can order some.

Cut the heart hole in your plate, stick the contact paper where the heart is, and stick your colorful tissue in the shape of the heart. Once you are happy with your heart’s density, stick another contact paper on it to secure the tissue in place.

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Decorating Easter eggs is a favorite, but why wait till Easter to paint the eggs. This pasta egg craft is perfect for kids missing easter eggs.

The best part is finding all the needed supplies in your home. If you are short on construction paper, get the white sheets here.

Once you are all set with the supplies, draw an egg on the construction paper, give your kids some glue and painted pasta and let them figure out their favorite patterns.

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If you like sorting crafts according to seasons, here’s one for winter. The Penguin craft is the easiest to do. You don’t even have to supervise your kids much with this one.

You will need colored paper, cotton balls, and some glue. Download the penguin template. Using the template cut out the penguin’s body parts.

Once all the parts are cut out, stick them one by one. Lastly, let your kids glue the cotton balls on the white part and then glue the white part over the black body of the penguin.

This is a fun craft to do on a cozy winter night. Check out more penguin crafts here.

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All toddlers love hands-on projects that they can do themselves. This is one of those projects that toddlers can start and end without any help from an adult.

A little guidance goes a long way. Help your toddler sharpen the crayons till they have a neat pile of shavings. Once you have a neat pile of different colors, you can start making your picture.

There are two ways to either let the kids make the picture freehand or draw one for them to fill up with the crayon shaving.

Now comes the fun part, setting the paintings in the sun to melt. Your kids will love going in and out to check on their paintings and see how far they have melted every five minutes.

This craft is the best to keep the kids busy while mothers get their chores done.

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Let’s create a color wheel, but this isn’t your ordinary color wheel. This one is with a cool twist. If you are a teacher or have a few kids at home, this is the perfect activity for them.

Teaching kids to color the color wheel will become the best lesson ever with this color wheel activity. The twist is the extra material that goes in your paint bowls to change the texture of the paint.

Again, it’s a great way to help kids understand different textures through paint and play. For this excellent activity, you will need six colors, six bowls, and six different materials like rice, flour, couscous, etc.

You can use the blank color wheel template as your base for the color wheel.

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Let’s teach our kids how to be frugal with paint. Have you got any brown paper bags lying around the house? If not, you can order some here for this craft and use them later for presents.

Get some empty toilet paper rolls and bend them to make a heart shape. Now dip this heart shape in paints and stamp your brown paper bag. Your kids will love this fantastic paint activity.

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Paint and magnets together sum up an evening full of fun activities. With this painting with the magnet activity, you can help your kids understand the pull of the magnetic force.

For this activity, you will need two magnets and paint. On a foil or tin tray, tape your paper, and put some blobs of paint. Now place your 1st magnet in the paint and drag the second one under the tray.

As the 2nd one pulls the 1st around, the art will start to emerge. This is an excellent way to teach the kids about color mixing and how magnets work.

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The kids around me love crafts projects, so I am always on the lookout for easy and simple crafts projects for them. This cute little sheep project is one of the easy ones that you can do with young kids.

Pre-cut all the sheep pieces, i.e., the white body, the black face, and with the help of kids, glue on some googly eyes. If you don’t have googly eyes, you can order a pack here and use it for other DIY projects too.

Once you have all the pieces, you can stick the lamb on the popsicle stick and glue a bit of green tissue or grass. And there you have it; your popsicle lamb is ready for his farm.

You can create a series of farm animals just like this lamb and have fun at storytime.

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I love handprint crafts. They are so easy to make and are such great keepsakes. This particular one, the carrot, is the easiest to make. Only red and green construction paper and a cute little toddler are required.

Trace your kid’s hand on the green paper and set it aside. Now trace and cut the shape of the carrot from the red paper and glue your green handprint on the red carrot. That’s it! You are done with your carrot handprint craft.

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Are you looking for a craft that just needs a couple of elements yet keeps your kids engaged for a long time? We have just the thing for you, Comet Craft Activity. These are so easy to make that your kids can do it themselves without any help from you.

You need a pack of pre-cut foil sheets and colorful crepe paper strips. Place a couple of strips in the middle of the foil paper, and crumple the paper into a ball, trapping the strips trapping one end of the strips inside.

You can either use the foil from your pantry or get the easy pre-cut one from here. Having a pre-cut one saves a lot of preparation time when you have a couple of more kids.

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These spoon puppets are so easy to make, and by the end of this craft, your kids will have material for their magical puppet show.

All you need are spoons, a sharpie, and some face stickers. You can either buy some face stickers here or get them printed on your own.

You can even help your kids add details to these spoon puppets with yarn and pom-poms. Your kids can later name their puppets and have a full-blown puppet show with them. This is the only activity that keeps the kids amused for hours.

Check out more crafts for kids here.

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Do you know the best kind of craft? Paper plate craft! There is nothing better than paper plate craft because it’s so EASY! With one pack of paper plates, you can make tons of things and keep your hyper toddlers occupied.

The best part is that you don’t even need to supervise them at one point. So, more than anything, paper plate craft encourages independent play.

Here’s how you can make a Blue Whale out of paper plates with your toddler. If you need paper plates to start, here’s where you can get a whole pack. You will also need googly eyes, get them here and use them for all your other crafts.

First, paint the plate blue. Once it’s dry, cut the button and for the tail and use spare blue paper to depict water coming out of the whale.

Add details with googly eyes and a black marker. See, how easy that was? Get your paper plate craft started today.

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Toddlers of all ages can enjoy this craft, whether you have a preschooler, pre k, or kindergarten child. It’s the perfect one for fall as the main element is an Acorn and a couple of other basic supplies.

With some colored brown paper, you can create a cute acorn girl or boy and even have a quick storytime using your acorn puppets. You will also need pipe cleaners for this one; click here to order a new pack if you are fresh out.

Using the template, trace and cut your colored paper in the shape of an acorn. Using your pipe cleaners, add details for hands and legs. Stick the eyes and the mouth to your acorn, and you are done.

Kids love sticking things with glue; it makes them feel grown-up working with glue and paper. It also helps develop their motor skills, so this one is a win-win.

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Sending the same kind of Christmas cards every year gets boring, so we came up with a new tradition, making DIY cards. Our Snow Globe is a Christmas favorite.

Download the template, and let’s get started. You will also need to print out a few pictures of your kids to use for the card. Paint the globe, add the photo and use Q-tips to add the snowy details.

Make one as a sample, and let your kids have fun with the rest. It’s a great family activity for the Christmas holidays.

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Crafting monster magnets is a fun activity for birthdays as well as a classroom activity. This one isn’t as frugal as the others but is still a good one as a one-time project.

To make this a fun and easy painting activity, you will need to let conventional paints go and order these paint sticks. They last long, so the cost is worth the buy. You can also get a small pack of 12 colors if you do this at home with a couple of kids. Order your paint sticks here.

The dough needs to be prepared, shaped, and dried beforehand. You can also convert this into a two-day activity. Once you have the monster’s base, you can then paint and add all the details to it.

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Ask any kid about the cutest animal on earth, and they will instantly say a Penguin. Hence, all kids love crafts that involve penguins.

This penguin craft is easy, fun, and needs very few supplies. You can do this on a cozy winter day with your kids. All you need is a pack of cotton balls, black and orange construction paper, and googly eyes.

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Seashell watercolor activity has a few benefits. It teaches your kids about recycling, and it’s also an activity that develops fine motor skills. Moreover, you can teach your kids color mixing with this fun activity.

While you can use any kind of paint on seashells, watercolor is suggested so the kids can use a free hand with the paints. You can use as many or as few colors you want for this activity.

The only thing you will need is clean seashells apart from watercolors. If you aren’t going to the beach any time soon, you can order a pack of seashells here.

Dress your kids in old t-shirts and let them have fun while painting the shells.

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Why is playdough the best activity supply? Because you can make it under 10 minutes and give your kid hours of imaginative sensory play.

This simple playdough can be made with six ingredients, and it will yield you hours of independent play. Isn’t this just the best thing in the world for moms with toddlers?

The best part about making this playdough is that you can find all the ingredients at home. The key ingredient is a cream of tartar that keeps the dough soft and supple for the kids to mold and have endless hours of fun.

Use food coloring to give your dough vibrant colors. Order your food colors here.

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Many parents avoid painting activities with kids, as they know the cleaning will be too hard for them to handle. Hence, we have brought to your mess-free smush painting.

Now, not only can your kids have their paint time, but you can also relax around the paint.

You can do this craft for all holidays and themes, hearts for valentines, a Christmas tree for Christmas, and a rainbow for St. Patrick’s day.

To create this super sun smush activity, you need cardstock, paint, and ziplock bags. You can order your ziplock bags here.

Once you have all the supplies, you can add your cardstock to the ziplock, add paint and let your kids go wild, smushing the bag to create their art. Once they are done, take out the cardstock paper and let it dry.

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Are you planning an animal theme party for your kid’s birthday? We have just the perfect accessory for you. Frog headbands! These headbands are pretty easy to create if you have the template.

You can take inspiration from this one and create other animals too. To make the frog headband, you will need green cardstock and the template. You can also get a pack of headband extenders so that your band fits all heads.

Just cut all the pieces neatly and glue the details; in under 10 minutes, your frog headband will be ready to use.

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Splat painting is such a fun activity for kids. Once they get the hang of it, they will ask you again and again. This can be an excellent treat for weekend fun.

It’s better if you do this out in the open, you wouldn’t want the paint to splatter the walls of your house. You will need acrylic paint and sponges for this activity.

Click here to order sponges. If you cut the sponges into smaller pieces, your kids will have more pieces to hammer.

Place your paint-soaked sponges on white cardstock paper and let the kids splat them with wooden spoons. Pretty soon, you will have a couple of masterpieces in your hand.

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Kids love stamping activities, but it’s hard buying stamps time and again, as toddlers are masters of losing their smaller toys. Don’t worry; we have the perfect solution. Let’s make some potato stamps.

Potato stamps are easy to create; all you need are some cookie cutters and paint. Give your kids the stamps and paint, and let them enjoy their newly acquired treasure.

You can order metal cookie cutters for this activity here. Wash and reuse them for other activities as well.

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Paper plate activities are the best ones ever. If you have a paper plate pack lying around, use it for this fantastic Dinosaur activity. If you don’t have paper plates, you can order a pack here.

This activity can be used to teach your kids about a lot of things like numbers, colors, Dinosaurs, as well as how to match.

Let your kids paint the clothespins; use wooden ones; they are easier to paint. You can order these here as well. Once they are all painted and dried, cut up the shape and help your kids add the clothespin as the legs of the dino.

You can add dots to your Dinosaur and use this as an opportunity to teach your kids counting. Using multiple colors for the legs can also help your kids match the colors.

Check out these paper crafts for kids for more inspiration.

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Whoever said science can’t be taught using fun craft activities hasn’t met us. With our Q-tip skeleton, you can help your kids learn different bones in the bone and have a great time while doing it.

You will need any dark-colored Cardstock, glue, and Q-Tips for your Q-tip skeleton. You can get white Q-tips here to make a realistic skeleton.

Paste your Q-tips following the bone structure of a human skeleton. Your kid will love this activity for so many reasons, and biology is the least of them.

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Painting with marble is the most fun way of painting. You can use any kind of paint for this one, but it’s best to use washable ones; click here to get Crayola Washable Paints.

Simply print out your copy of a large apple, stick it inside a flat box or a deep tray. A box is light and easy to maneuver. You can cut any old cereal box for this craft.

Get some marbles, roll them in paint and let your kids roll the paint-soaked marbles on the apple. Teach them to go up/down and left/right to create fun patterns.

Once they get the hang of it, you will have a painted apple that even Picasso will be proud of. Check out more indoor activities for kids.

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Toilet paper roll binoculars are great for all kinds of games; making them is itself a fun activity. If you are someone who feels these empty toilet rolls are useless, you need to try this one to know better.

Making these is the easiest; all you need is to download the template on cardstock paper and fold and cut as per the instructions. Once you have the holes for the rolls out, insert the roll and glue the whole thing together.

Trust me when I say this, your kids will love playing safari or bird watching with these animal binoculars. You never know; you might awaken the explorer in them.

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Do you have leftover crayons that are useless? If yes, we have just the perfect DIY for you. Make this with your kid and give them the new crayons to color with.

To make the DIY crayons, you will need some old crayons and silicone molds. If you need cute heart molds, you can get them here. Sort your crayons and add them to the molds and bake them to melt the crayons.

Once they settle, you will have brand new crayons ready to be used. This is a great activity to teach kids about different states of matter and how solid can change into liquid through heat.

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This one’s for you if your kid loves zoo animals and has been super excited since the last zoo trip. Make zoo animals with colored construction paper and have a ton of fun with your kids.

This craft is ideal for preschoolers and toddlers both. Cut the shapes and details beforehand, and let your kids glue them on the right spot with your help. You can order construction paper here.

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I used to love painting rocks and using them as paperweights. Rock painting is a fun activity to do with your toddlers, and use the painted rocks as gifts to aunts, uncles, and teachers.

Apart from smooth rocks, you will need yellow and black paint as well as a sealer. You can get your sealer here. Paint your bee and allow the paint to dry. Once dried, use the sealer to seal the paint, and your bee paperweight is ready to be used or gifted.

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Just like the bee, you can use any other inspiration to color your rocks. As per your desired activity, you can buy all sorts of stones. We prefer the smooth river ones; kids love painting these as well. Get your smooth river rocks here and paint your heart away.

Suppose you or your kids end up making a stunning one, seal and use it as a paperweight. You can use this activity as a birthday activity too.

Check out more rock painting ideas here.

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Are you looking for a fun and easy sensory activity for summer? Why not use water balloons to paint a summer masterpiece with your kids?

Kids love water balloons, add paint, and this activity will become their favorite summer activity. You will need a pack of balloons, order the perfect size here, some paints, and a muffin tray.

Dip your balloons in paint, and use that as a brush to paint your paper. Ask your kids to be gentle, for if the balloon pops, their painted paper will soak, and they will have to start all over again.

This is a great activity that helps develop motor skills as well as increase focus.

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Cut and paste crafts are lifesavers. You can use these crafts only to keep your kids occupied during the summer break but also to teach them a thing or two.

This walrus cut and paste craft is a great initiative to teach them about walrus and their habitat. Download the template, cut it, and with the help of your kids, paste it on a blank paper.

If you have older kids, you can just give them the pieces and let them figure out which piece goes where.

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And we are back to our cool paper plate crafts; this time, we are making watermelon. Paper plate crafts are a huge hit in our home because they encourage creativity and are also super fun. Did you know you can also promote self-expression with such crafts?

To start your watermelon paper plate craft, you will need a pack of paper plates, green and red paint, and some dried black beans. You can order your beans here.

Once you have your supplies, you are all set to make your watermelon craft. After the paint dries on your melon, glue the seeds to finish your art.

I am sure your kids will love showing off the watermelon at school.

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Teaching ABCs with craft is a fun learning activity. Here’s how you can make your letter series with Alphabet puppets to teach your kids.

Print and paint your puppets, and stick them on jumbo craft sticks. If you don’t have the sticks, you get them here. These sticks will make your puppets look amazingly neat.

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Are you looking for ways to educate your kids about shapes? Well, check this cute under the sea shapes craft. Isn’t the sun the way to teach your kids the basic shapes?

For this craft, all you need are some scissors, colored construction paper, and glue. Cut all the shapes and spread them out in front of your kid. Now, help your kid recognize the shape, and make the craft.

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Have you seen Nemo with your kids? Did they love the clownfish in the movie? If they did, you should try this clown fish craft. If you haven’t seen the movie, this is the perfect time for some movie time and craft with your toddler.

To make the clownfish, you will need, Colored card stock, Googly eyes, and glue. We recommend Elmer’s School glue; order here.

Use the clownfish template to make your craft. Cut out all the parts and stick them on blue construction paper.

Lastly, let your kids name their new pet and hang it in their room.

DIY projects and crafts are not only fun, but they are also great for many other things like encouraging independent play, self-expression, and creativity.

You can also develop your toddler’s focus and fine motor skills through arts and crafts.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Active Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Materials

• 1. Fingerprint Glass Magnets
• 2. Rainbow Craft
• 3. Fish Craft
• 4. Tissue Paper Apple
• 5. Salt Dough
• 6. Sun Catcher
• 7. Pasta Easter Egg Craft
• 8. Penguin Craft
• 9. Melted Crayon Art
• 10. Colour Wheel
• 11. Heart Printed Paper Bags
• 12. Magnet Craft
• 13. Spring Lamb Craft
• 14. Carrot
• 15. Comet Craft Activity
• 16. Spoon Puppet
• 17. Paper Plate Whale
• 18. Acorn
• 19. Snow Globe
• 20. Monster
• 21. Cotton Ball Penguin
• 22. Watercolour Seashells
• 23. Playdough
• 24. Smush Paintings
• 25. Frog Headband
• 26. Splat Painting
• 27. Potato Stamp Art
• 28. Paper Plate Dinosaur
• 29. Q Tip Skeleton
• 30. Marble Apple Painting
• 31. Paper Tube Binoculars
• 32. DIY Crayons
• 33. Zoo Animals
• 34. Bumble Bee
• 35. Rock painting
• 36. Water Balloon Painting
• 37. Walrus
• 38. Paper Plate Watermelon
• 39. Alphabet Puppets
• 40. Under the Sea Shape
• 41. Clownfish

Instructions

1. Choose the craft you like.
2. Gather your tools and supplies.
3. Get crafty with the kiddos!

the best master class on creating children's crafts. Reviews of simple and quick options with photo and video reviews

Sometimes it is not easy to keep a child busy. They do not sit still, it is difficult for them to concentrate on one thing. It has been proven that simple crafts develop fine motor skills in children. Therefore, this is not only a way to spend time with a child, to establish relationships with him, but also an activity that teaches. For example, children will learn how to work with paper, cardboard, scissors, how to safely interact with sharp objects. nine0003

The most important thing, your children will understand, is that in order to achieve some result, diligence and work are always necessary. As a result, it pays off with a pleasant moment of the goal achieved.

Contents of the review:

Materials and tools

It is incredibly difficult for children to concentrate. Sometimes what we take for granted is incredibly difficult for them. The child needs to be explained how to use the tools so as not to harm themselves. nine0003

A trip to the stationery store for everything you need can turn into a small adventure. Be sure to ask your child what he would like, which set of felt-tip pens he thinks is best.

This practice involves him in the game, he feels that his opinion matters and subsequently the child is much more willing to agree to engage in creativity.

Do-it-yourself crafts for children aged 3 help to reveal a child's talent for drawing and art. You can find out how much he is drawn to this and subsequently, after a few years, direct him in the right direction. It can be an art school or a thematic circle of a different kind. nine0003

Where to buy

There are two types of shops. The first one is familiar to all of us - this is a stationery store. As a rule, they can be part of a department of a large bookstore.

The set of products offered there is extremely simple, designed for a mass audience. It is possible to find something highly specialized, but it is extremely difficult, since such a product may not sell well.

The second type of shops are focused on creative people. There, if there are books, then only as teaching materials, diagrams and instructions. In these books it will be easy to find both creative ideas for adults and photos of crafts for children 3 years old, which, you see, cannot please. nine0003

Prices may be a little higher than in a simple bookstore, but such a cost is due to the fact that everything is nearby and there is an exclusivity of the goods.

If you need brushes, here you can easily find them in such quantity that some may make you wonder "how to use them. " In such stores you will find everything from pens to beads and threads.

We recommend that you definitely look into one just to find out what other people are fond of and live. And the child will also like such a journey into the world of the unusual. nine0003

What you need

And so, back to choosing everything you need, if you narrow the list, then for joint creativity you will need:

Ready-made eyes for crafts

You can make them in advance, as the accuracy and small size of the part may not work for a child. Make a few pairs yourself, and then remove.

Invite the child to repeat after you, and if he fails to come out, say that you just had a pair of eyes lying around for him too. He will be incredibly happy and grateful to you. nine0003

Colored pens and markers

Can be quite expensive in specialist shops. The set of flowers depends on the price and how long they will serve you. The reliability also depends on the price.

Knowing how kids can put pressure on a felt-tip pen for good reason, the stylus of the economical option will quickly become unusable. But for a one-time craft, it makes no sense to buy something expensive. First you need to make sure that your child is drawn to creativity.

If, after your instructions on how to make a craft for a child and joint activities, he continues to do something and create on his own, you can think about purchasing something expensive and already necessary for him. This would make a great gift for any occasion.

The most affordable pens and felt-tip pens can be found in large supermarkets, where the low cost will be justified not so much by quality as by a large batch of goods sold. nine0003

Usually the larger the set, the higher the number of colors, but do not despair. In specialized stores you can find felt-tip pens in boxed packaging.

Glue brush

Brush for dipping liquid glue. There are glue options where it is not required and then the adhesive material is squeezed out of the tube. But for a more accurate application of glue over the entire surface and to protect the hands of the baby, it is better to use a brush. nine0003

Yes, and there is a rule - the more liquid glue, the longer it dries and sticks worse. The one we are talking about, as a rule, is sold in small jars similar to those in which gouache is stored.

The brush will protect you and your child's hands, the main thing is to choose a hard one, and not the one that is used for drawing on paper. After use, explain to the child the safety precautions and that the glue does not dry out, the brush should always be kept in water after use. After everything is over, be sure to rinse it. nine0003

It is also worth explaining whether you use paper or make cardboard crafts, how much and how to apply glue.

Glue stick

At a low cost, an indispensable thing for any paper crafts. Easy to use even for the smallest, which can not be said about ordinary glue.

There are various brands, but it is better to give preference to the middle segment, as cheap counterparts have a poor adhesive base, have a very soft texture, which will only interfere with work. nine0003

Pencil with eraser

Available as a set or separately. There are pencils of various degrees of hardness. Soft and medium softness are easily applied to paper, which allows them to be easily erased later.

Pencils with artificial lead do not always boast good texture quality, sometimes they do not completely erase. Therefore, give your preference to natural.

Pencils with special shapes and mechanical construction are available. But the baby may have difficulty in using them, since it is necessary to press the pencil not too hard. nine0003

The choice of erasers is very large, the brighter and more colorful it is, the more interesting it will be for the child to take and use it. There are those that can be worn directly on the pencil.

Curly scissors

Curly scissors differ from ordinary scissors in their blunt end. When buying, make sure they are neither too sharp nor too blunt. It is absolutely impossible for some to cut not only cardboard, but even paper.

Paper set

This is both colored cardboard and paper of various shades. Paper, like cardboard, can be of various densities. Too thin when using glue will spread and bubble when dry.

The brightness of the base for the child has an important role. In specialized stores for creativity, you can find paper sold by the piece with all sorts of patterns and even sparkles.

Rhinestones, beads, buttons, sequins

Basically anything that can be stuck on or used creatively. Buttons can act as eyes. Almost never found in bookstores. nine0003

Stapler with staples or paper clips instead to secure material.

Double sided tape

Some tools will only be used by you or under your supervision. This refers to the first acquaintance with scissors and the use of a stapler.

The last option is better to choose a stationary large size. He will have a rigid reliable support in the form of a table, and the baby will only have to carefully insert a piece of paper and press it with his hand. nine0003

What kind of applications are there

Crafts for children 3 years old from colored paper - this is perhaps the best option to have fun and help your child develop his motor skills.

As many of us know, and maybe someone even remembers, that the art lessons are one of the most beloved in the entire initial program, so there will be no need to especially persuade the child.

Origami

Origami refers to applications conditionally, which does not negate the interest that it can give you. Instructions and books on this subject, especially for children, you can easily find in the public domain. Do the craft yourself first, then print out the instructions, put between you and the child, and go. nine0003

Thick colored paper shows itself well in origami only on one side. Start with simple things like a boat first and then try to make things more complicated.

Do some schemes several times so that the child develops a skill. Believe me, he then repeatedly figured out what to do with his friends already without you, showing what he learned.

Finding works for each level of difficulty is one of the features of this art. You can still find lessons on the video, but even after understanding how and what to do, listen to the child and ask him to help you. nine0003

Remember that children's origami is greatly simplified and does not exclude the use of a glue base, the same "pencil". You can paint your animal's eyes and nose when finished to give the work a more lively and natural look.

3D appliqué

For all its simplicity, it has the same showiness as origami, capable of impressing the baby at the end. Draw several identical patterns, and then offer to cut them along the contour, repeating after you. It will be possible for a child to make a craft with his own hands, but it may be difficult to draw. nine0003

Further everything depends on the work you have chosen. Somewhere the use of glue is not necessary and you only need to dissolve the result. Somewhere you will also need to work with the “pencil”, attaching a red comb to the cockerel.

Mixed Crafts

Remember we mentioned you may need buttons and anything to stick on? This is where you will need them. Make snow out of cotton wool, and a snail shell out of buttons or flowers out of old scraps. The advantage is that you can let the child choose what he likes best and what suits him best. nine0003

Say that you are going to make a snail. Cut out the torso and then ask what works best for the shell. First, just apply and try on, consult and ask the opinion of the baby. He will be pleased to know that he, too, is able to influence the final result.

Easy Pictures

These are easy crafts for 3 year olds, so they're good as a warm-up before something more solid. Simple shapes are made and cut, such as a Christmas tree, which is then decorated with toys. Nobody prevents you from complicating the application later, if the children so desire. Add the sun to the Christmas tree, and next to the mushrooms. nine0003

Complicated pictures

The difficulty lies in the fact that multilayering is allowed. For example, protruding fish scales, or opening shutters at windows, several trees and even birds in the sky. It all depends on the previously acquired skills in working with paper and glue.

Don't start them right away if you feel your baby isn't ready yet. Several failures in a row can upset the child, as a result of which he will not want to sit down at the table again. nine0003

Gift for loved ones

One of the ways to involve a child in the creative process is to turn everything into a game. For example, to make a gift to dad or grandparents. You can make flowers for grandma, and something masculine for dad, for example, a postcard in the form of a shirt and tie. Paper crafts for children 3 years old allow a flight of imagination and creativity, you just need to think.

You can cheat a little by printing large drawings on the Internet, such as fish. Next, glue them together with the child on cardboard and let dry on the window. Then start cutting. nine0003

These fish can be colored together and then glued either on a postcard or on the bottom of a small box to make an aquarium. You can add more stones and algae. Buttons can act as small bubbles that are released by sea inhabitants of the bottom.

Something special

But not everything is limited to paper. In stores you can find kits for creativity, where everything will already be cooked. It remains either to color it or, following the instructions, prepare what the author intended. Prices range from economical options to very expensive ones. You will choose from what. nine0003

Wood crafts can also be included in these sets. You just have to get the instructions and follow it to connect the parts together. The main thing is to make sure that such a set will not be difficult for the baby, because you need to first of all have fun and then everything else.

Some crafts can be used in everyday life. Make, for example, a piggy bank for a child or decorate a flower pot, or soap, which, according to the instructions, can be made independently with the children, choosing a color and shape. nine0003

Bath bombs are made according to the same principle, which also become a kind of subject for creativity. You can choose both color and shape, and using them in the bath will give you and your child unforgettable emotions.

Photo crafts for children 3 years old

95 photos of the best ideas for developing children's creativity

The importance of early childhood development cannot be underestimated. As soon as the child begins to move independently, an endless process of learning and cognition begins, in which it will not be superfluous to help him. nine0003

Today our topic will be crafts for children 3 years old. We will talk about how needlework should be at this age, what is better to do and much more.

The contents of the review:

• Office
• Kindergarten
• thematic crafts
• Crafts aged 3-4 years
• Choice for 3 years 902 only in game form. This is because the baby should be interested in the process itself, he should be interested, and boring activities at this time do not attract them at all. nine0003

  That's why crafts for 3-4 year olds should include an interesting workflow along with the right environment.

  The preparation of the environment lies entirely with the parent, and it must be done in advance. The fact is that if you are distracted by various organizational details during the process itself, the child will be less focused on the lesson. As a result, we get a restless child, whose attention is also distracted by third-party things. nine0003
  

  If you are planning to do appliqué work, you should prepare all the necessary details in advance. At the same time, pay attention to scissors, paints and glue.

  Scissors should be purchased with child protection. Paints should be natural, because we know how kids love to taste everything.

  The same story applies to the adhesive base - bad adhesive can harm not only by direct contact, but also by airborne droplets. nine0003

  If you want a child at the age of 3 to perceive children's crafts as a regular activity with their own rules, you need to allocate a specific place for this, which he will associate with the appropriate mood.

  A small table in the nursery is fine for this, but you will find it more comfortable to do it in an armchair or sofa. A good choice would be a place on the floor, on a rug, especially if you do not want to stain the furniture.

  If you are planning to work with paint, then it will not be superfluous to find or buy a simple film with which you will not constantly worry that the baby will now paint not only paper, but also his favorite carpet.

  Let's go back to the moment where children love to try everything. If you want to make, for example, an application with different details, and you know that your child loves to put everything in his mouth, immediately make sure that small, especially hard objects, like buttons, are not involved in the workflow. nine0003
  

  Kindergarten

  Depending on the kindergarten, the school may start practicing creative activities, such as needlework, from an early age. Sometimes children try to make some of them at home, and then they bring them and show them to friends.

  Since 3-4 years of age, when children are already quite active in talking, there is an advanced communication between children, which also concerns what they do.

  If you are doing crafts with your child in kindergarten at 3 years old, do not forget that you should not expect very fast results, even if other children do everything a little faster. nine0003

  In fact, at this age, not only the upbringing of the child takes place, but also the parents, because their behavior always leaves its mark on the development of the baby.

  Themed crafts

  One way to get your child's attention is to make crafts that will be associated with upcoming holidays or the weather outside.

  Therefore, many parents try to make crafts for the New Year with their children at the age of 3. Depending on what happens, they can decorate the New Year tree, which will be very important for the child. nine0003

  In this way, the child will learn to do something with his own hands to please himself or make a gift to another person, including you.

  Crafts at the age of 3-4 years

  You already know that at this age the child learns in a playful manner. This applies to both mental development and physical development, because fine motor skills of the hands are very important in life.

  Do not forget that if you do crafts with your child at the age of 3, you not only help him learn to do something, but also develop your relationships, including trust. nine0003

  To do this, you must make sure that the child likes the activity, and if he does not like it, choose a new one.

  At the same time, if the child sees that you rejoice in his success with him, he will also trust you more.

  Choice of activity

  If you don't know what crafts to do for kids 3 years old, then you should gradually try everything - applications, drawing, working with plasticine and much more. nine0003

  Each lesson will have a positive effect on the development of the baby's memory, just like fine motor skills of the hands, but most importantly - you can find what he likes the most.

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