General Information About Crafts
General Information About Crafts
How to make paper molas
The Kuna Indians of the San Blas Islands decorate their blouses with beautiful mola designs. They are made by cutting out parts of cloth layers to reveal the colors underneath. This guide will show you how to make a mola with paper. You can make it as large and complicated as you wish.
How to make a lizard from beads.
This guide will show you how to string beads to form a cute lizard. You can keep it as a pet or hang it on a necklace, keychain or book bag.
How to make a cute pop-out people picture. Children’s crafts
This guide will show you how easy it is to fold and cut paper to make a 3D pop-out doll picture.
How to make a fan fold butterfly. Paper crafts for children
This guide will show you a nice crafts project for children. It is a fun and easy paper craft.
How to make a hand with fingers that bend
This beginner’s guide will show you how to make a cardboard and paper mache hand with fingers that bend. It is an easy introduction to sculpting and observing shapes
How to fold a simple paper airplane.
This guide will show you how to fold the classic dart airplane.
How to make an origami bracelet. Origami for children
This guide will show you how to fold an origami bracelet. It can also be used as a napkin ring. Children like to make this model.
How to make a Jester's Hat
This guide will show you how to make a paper jester’s hat that will fit you perfectly.
How to make a towel dog. Towel origami
Towel origami or towel folding is a nice way to surprise guests on cruise ships and hotels. Towels are folded into cute animals, birds and other creations. Now you can do it in your home. This guide will show you how to fold towels into a dog.
How to make a bracelet from junk mail – children’s crafts
This is another fun way to make good use of your junk mail. You can make bracelets or if you are very ambitious you can make many as napkin rings.
How to make a snowflake fan decoration
This guide will show you how to fold and cut paper to make a 3D snowflake decoration
How to make a great hanging ornament from paper
Make as many as you like. You can tie them together to make a garland or have one hanging down.
How to make a paper egg shape from a circle
This guide is helpful if you need an egg shape. It will show you how to make one by folding and cutting a paper circle.
How to make a bracelet with a hole puncher and scrap paper
This guide will show you how to use leftover paper to make an amazing beautiful bracelet or necklace from the circles cut with a hole puncher.
How to make the god’s eye of the Mexican Indians
This guide will show you how to weave string or wool over 2 sticks, to create the string craft and symbol of Huichol Indians, known as the god's eye.
How to make paper dahlia flowers or porcupines.
This traditional paper craft can be used to decorate gifts or as a hanging decoration.
How to make a paper frame from strips of paper
These frames are so quick and easy to make. They are great for framing pictures, putting on greeting cards and crafts projects.
How to make an origami decorative chain
This is an easy modular origami chain. Each link uses two squares of paper It can be used for party and holiday decorations.
How to make a tangram. Chinese puzzle toy
This guide will show you how easy it is to make a tangram from paper. A Tangram is a Chinese puzzle toy. It comes in the form of a square cut into 2 large triangles, 3 smaller ones, a small square and a parallelogram. The object of the puzzle is to figure out how to place all 7 geometric pieces to copy the shapes in a picture or to create your own. They must be touching but not overlapping.
How to make a bow for a present from strips of paper.
Make your next gift special with these paper bows. This is a great way to use that gift wrapping paper you saved or old magazines and scrap paper.
How to make paper cars from a square piece of paper
Have fun making and playing with these cute paper cars!
How to make a maze game from an old CD case
This guide will show you how to turn a CD case into a toy
How to make paper leaves
This method of making leaves from paper is easy enough for children to do. They make great decorations and can also be put on the stems of paper flowers. This method can also be used to make leaves from fabric.
How to make a mask or costume glasses.
This guide will show you how to make interesting shaped glasses or a mask. You can make one or many to hand out at parties to be decorated.
How to make a checkers game from cardboard
This guide will show you how to make your own checkers board and the playing pieces with materials you have at home.
How to make an origami crown. Origami for children
This guide will show you how to make a traditional origami crown. It is easy enough for children to make and good activity for birthday parties.
How to make a Christmas tree from paper squares – children’s crafts
This guide will show you a very easy way to make a Christmas tree for decoration and greeting cards.
How to make a standing Christmas tree from a circle – Children’s crafts
This is a very easy way to make a simple Christmas tree decoration from a circle. Enjoy!
How to make a necklace for your Egyptian costume
This is a quick and easy way to make an Egyptian style necklace for your costume.
How to make a paper cube frame
This is a fun and easy way to create a 3D cube frame from paper.
How to make an easy flower garland
This cute garland is easy enough for children to make and good for holiday or party decorations. You can make it with junk mail or scrap paper.
How to fold a paper frame for a square picture
This is an easy way to fold a square frame without cutting!
How to make a pipe cleaner bracelet with beads
This is an easy, fun way for children to make bracelets by inserting beads into braided pipe cleaners. They can also make them smaller to use as napkin rings.
How to make a 3D star with 6 points
This guide uses the magic of the number 3 to create a 6 pointed star in a 3d shape. Use it for decorations, boxes, book selves or whatever you imagination comes up with.
How to make a woven paper napkin ring
This guide will show you how to make a napkin ring or bracelet with paper strips woven into a simple weave. The directions can be used for weaving ribbons or even strips of cloth.
How to make a pretty door sign or name plaque from junk mail or old magazines
This guide will show you how to turn your junk mail or old magazines into a beautiful name plaque or door sign.
How to make a simple cardboard house.
This simple basic house form was created for those who do not have a printer or program for designing models. It uses only a square telephone note paper for measuring the parts. It can be covered with paper mache, painted and decorated.
How to make a Christmas tree from cardboard circles
This guide is for a Christmas tree that is 1 foot high and 7 inches wide at the base. You can use this method to make a very large tree using a wider stick, bigger circles with thicker rolls and base
How to make a drawing or composition grid.
A drawing grid is a good aid for realistic drawing. It is used to find the area included in the picture and correct proportions of the objects. This guide will show you how to make a drawing grid from materials you have at home.
How to make a color wheel collage
Kids and adults love to rip, cut and glue paper. This guide will show you how to turn junk mail, old magazines and other paper scraps into a pretty collage of a color wheel. It is a good way to teach children about primary and secondary colors or just to have fun making a nice work of art.
How to make a Fairy Wand
This guide will show you how to cut out a 5 pointed star and make a fairy wand.
How to make a magic cube from strips of paper
This guide will show you how to make cubes from strips of paper and how to hinge them together with strips of paper to form a magic cube toy. Enjoy!
How to make a pretty vase from a plastic bottle
This guide will show you how to make a pretty vase from an empty plastic soft drink bottle using scrap paper or junk mail
How to fold an origami heart bookmark from a square
This origami heart bookmark can make a great Valentine’s day gift when it marks the page of a romantic poem in a book of poetry
How to make a circle from squares
Pleasing forms can be created by arranging paper in repeat patterns. This guide will show you a simple method to overlap at the same angle and create a circle.
How to make a paper flower bowl
Enjoy these cute paper bowls! They are quick and easy to make.
How to make a paper flower with 5 petals
This guide will show you an easy way to make a 5 petal flower with a few folds and paper glue It is easy enough for children to make and can be used for party decorating or put on stems for flower arrangements
How to fold a square origami Massu Box
This model is known as the traditional Origami Massu box. It was originally used to store or measure rice. It is a great box to whip up to store or organize things like paper clips and rubber bands.
How to make a memory game in a CD case.
Games in CD cases are great for travel and easy to store because they don’t take up much room. Memory games are a great teaching tool. They can be made to suit your child’s age and interests.
How to make a hanging organizer from a hanger and envelopes
This guide will show you how easy it is to make an organizer from paper. You can hang it in the closet or on the wall.