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Snail craft made out of green cardstock, painted newspaper and markers laying on a pink background with craft pom poms scattered around.
Painted newspaper owl craft laying on a pink background with craft pom poms scattered around.
Painted newspaper hot air balloon craft laying on a pink background with craft poms scattered around.

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Painted Newspaper Butterfly Craft

Start saving up newsprint because your kids will love every detail of creating this colorful painted newspaper butterfly craft! This past weekend we shared an easy tip on Instagram of how we love using an empty ice tray to hold our liquid watercolors when we are using them for painting. After my daughter painted two full ... continue reading...

Galloping Finger Puppet Zebra Craft

With the huge amount of animal crafts we have made here at I Heart Crafty Things over the years I am sure you can tell I am a big animal lover. I'm constantly thinking of fun new ways to create my favorite animals in craft form and our latest craft project is this finger puppet zebra craft. My kids love playing with finger ... continue reading...

Summer Crafts

Painted newspaper owl craft laying on a pink background with craft pom poms scattered around.
Painted newspaper hot air balloon craft laying on a pink background with craft poms scattered around.
Close up square image of painted newspaper butterfly craft laying on a pink background with a pink pom pom scattered in the background.
Close up image of person with their fingers inside the zebra finger puppet with another finger puppet out of focus in the background.
Close up image of someone playing with the butterfly finger puppet with two more puppets out of focus in the backrground.
red, blue and yellow handprint parrot craft laying flat on a solid pink background.

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Animal Crafts

Close up image of person with their fingers inside the zebra finger puppet with another finger puppet out of focus in the background.
sea turtle craft made out of a paper bowl sitting on a pink background
square collage image featuring six easy koala crafts for kids to make
newspaper koala craft propped up on a pink table with a white shiplap background
square image of someone playing with a koala finger puppet with scattered pom poms on pink table and white background

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Ocean Crafts

close up image of finished button fish craft on a pink background
square image of two egg carton whale crafts with one in focus in the front and one out of focus in the back
sea turtle craft made out of a paper bowl sitting on a pink background
Square image of three DIY fish windsocks on a pink table with white shiplap background. Middle windsock is in focus and two back windsocks are blurry.
square image of three cupcake liner fish crafts for fathers day on a pink background
Use our free template to make this adorable whale Father's Day pop up card for a Father's day gift. Simple and easy Father's Day card for kids to make.
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Paper Plate Crafts

Completed kids toucan craft laying flat on a pink background.
Square image of paper plate panda bear craft holding onto cardboard tree trunk with leaves.
silver paper plate koala craft holding cardboard tree branch with green leaves
Simple and easy paper plate sloth craft for kids. Grab our free template and make this cute sloth craft. Easy animal craft for kids and preschoolers.
This fun make and play flying owl craft makes a great fall kids craft. Kids will love watching their owl fly around the starry night painted paper plate.
Fun and easy paper plate corduroy craft for preschoolers. Grab our free template printable to make this cute Corduroy preschool craft.
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Fourth of July Crafts

Two red, white and blue patriotic windsocks laying flat on a pink background with glitter star stickers scattered around.
This 3D New Year's Eve Craft for kids is a great craft for kids to make to ring in the new year. It depicts a nighttime fireworks show in the city.
This paper plate patriotic suncatcher craft is perfectly festive for Independence Day and kids will have a blast making it. Great Fourth of July kids craft.
This mixed media New Year's Eve Fireworks Craft is a great art project for kids of all ages to make for your New Year's Eve celebration. The use of newspaper gives this beautiful fireworks craft a fun recycled element and the bright colors and sparkly glitter glue make the fireworks pop off the paper.
Get toddlers involved in arts and crafts by making this tape resist painting Fourth of July Craft. Fun last minute Fourth of July activities for kids.
These Patriotic DIY Bubble Wands are a great summer activities for kids, summer kids craft, Fourth of July activities for kids and Fourth of July Crafts.

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