Kids Corner Department
Encourage your child’s creativity with crafts geared just for him or her. Our Kids’ Corner features free project ideas suitable for children of any age. Look for games and activities, as well as educational materials and craft instructions created for kids.
This is a great place to go on those rainy days to keep your child occupied in a fun and creative way!
Our online shopping center allows you to stock up on supplies for crafts meant for kids.
Recent Videos and Tutorials
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A unique photo frame craft for kids to make for Dad or Grandpa on Father's Day, Christmas or birthday. A Father's Day Frame made by repurposing nuts and bolts.
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Every dollhouse needs colorful rugs. Learn how to make this soft and cozy pompom dollhouse rug.
This pompom rug is easy, quick and inexpensive to make. It can be made in any size or shape for an American Girl doll, Barbie, doll, miniature doll or even a stuffed animal.
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These DIY glitter ornaments will sparkle on your tree and they are super easy to make.
Learn how to make it with our tutorial and step-by-step photo tutorial.
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Kid's will have fun creating sock puppets with old or mismatched socks and some basic craft supplies and things you already have around your home.
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Learn how to make a LEGO pencil holder with
LEGO you have around the house.
Kids will have fun making this easy LEGO pen and pencil holder for themself or for Dad or Mom as a Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Christmas, or birthday gift.
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Does your kid love Legos? Does your kid have trouble holding cards when playing card games? This very simple Lego playing card holder is easy to build.
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Learn about this new yarn by Lion Brand, Off the Hook Magic Yarn. When you stitch with this yarn a picture magically appears. Kids will love using this yarn to make a star, heart, smiley face or peace symbol.
Click the link above to buy and learn more about this magic yarn with our tutorial.
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Paracord bracelets are a fun project for boys and girls. Learn how to make a paracord bracelet using one or two colors of paracord (with or without beads).
Book and Magazine Recommendations
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Sarah DeesTurn your bucket of LEGO® bricks into fun new space expeditions—complete with epic spaceships, kooky aliens and cool vehicles!
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Created especially for girls age 8 and up, American Girl is an appealing, age-appropriate alternative to teen magazines. Features advice, crafts, contests, puzzles, games, giggles, and more!
New Stuff
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Advanced "How-To" video showing both slow and fast versions of how to do Tea Cup, Eiffel Tower, Witches Broom, Jacob's Ladder and Cat's Cradle. Excellent directions for playing Cat's Cradle game with two people.
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You Tube
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This video shows the finger movements from two different angles to create Cat's Cradle.
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Metacafe
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Teach your child to pay chess with this free online chess course - interactive chess lessons, games, puzzles and quizzes.
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Chess Kids
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Kids learn how to discover their ancestors.
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Genealogy for Kids
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Fantastic website of the ISFA. Full color pictures of yarn and string figures, along with its history. Links to the Arctic String Figure Project as well as many other sites including those with videos showing how to create the string figures, museums with string figure artifacts, and much more.
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International String Figure Association
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Inspired by the Egyptian Pharoah, King Tut, kids can make this gold glitter slime recipe with tiny jewels.
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Thrifty Nifty Mommy
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Dozens of Minecraft templates to print and fold.
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Pixel Paper Craft
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Online videos, games, stories, activities and more.
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National Geographic Kids
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Instructions and illustrations for making the Solomon Man knot.
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International Guild of Knot Tyers
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Easy to follow, step by step video instructions for using yarn to create Cat's Whiskers then moving past it to Jacob's Ladder.
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YouTube