Hot Kids Activities How-Tos

How To: Get ideas for kids crafts

If you are looking for some fun craft project to do with your children, take some time and watch this free video series.

How To: Make a Halloween spider web

For preschoolers a painting activity that uses round rolling objects to paint. In this video golf balls dipped in white paint are used make a Halloween spider web! Art gives your child a chance to express themselves through their imagination. Art allows children to explore and understand their world through creative experiences that emphasize the process of art, not the product. When your child is creating there is no right or wrong way, only their way. (Art instruction does not have specific...

How To: Make a candy corn with tissue paper

For preschoolers a great art and science activity! Lot's of small motor skills are involved with brushing and placing tissue paper. The reaction from the tissue paper and vinegar is the exciting science element of the activity. Art gives your child a chance to express themselves through their imagination. Art allows children to explore and understand their world through creative experiences that emphasize the process of art, not the product. When your child is creating there is no right or wr...

How To: Make oobleck

Make yourself some oobleck. Mix 1 1/2 cups of corn starch with a cup of water and some food coloring for effect. The result is liquid yet solid. Make oobleck.

How To: Do helium tricks and air gun tricks with soap bubbles

How to inflate soap bubbles using helium and pressurized air: inexpensive and easy to do.

How To: Make soap from soap flakes

Many craft projects for children center around kids making soap. Recipes often call for Soap Flakes and people wonder how that would work. Especially note how only a little water is needed to bind the Soap Flakes together into a dough-like ball.

How To: Make a clam shell wreath

Hannah Milman, editorial director of crafts at Living, makes a clamshell wreath. To whiten the shells soak in bleach. Sort your shells by size. You will need bond 527 glue,

How To: Make a no-sew, fancy kids' pocketbook

Jane O'Connor, author of the Fancy Nancy books, joins Martha to make fancy, no-sew pocketbooks for kids. Materials needed are wool felt, fabri-tac glue, hand punch, boa, necklace, or scarf (for handle) plastic rhinestones, butterflies, and flowers (optional). You will also need a template which you will find on the article part of the video. Make a no-sew, fancy kids' pocketbook.

How To: Make a honey bunny bookmark

Martha makes a spring Good Thing: a honey bunny bookmark, featuring a photo of a child as the bunny's face. You will need thick paper, self-seal laminate sheets, scissors or utility knife, white chenille pipe cleaners, wire clippers, hole punch and photo. Make a honey bunny bookmark.

How To: Survive an Egg Drop

Bre Pettis shows you three different strategies for surviving an egg drop. In addition to learning different egg drop strategies, Paula Kieko teaches you the physics of an egg drop to give you a leg up on your competition. This is yet another great weekend project with Make Magazine.

How To: Make a frozen hand

Here is a way to use ice in a creative way. Make a hand cast out of ice and create unique figurines fun for parties and Halloween. This is no Cool Hand Luke but it does come in a close second.

How To: Make a whistle

In case your in a pinch and you need a whistle, you can find out how to make one in this video. All you need is an empty tuna can!

How To: Make a hydrophone

Ever wanted to know what sea creatures sound like? This video will allow you to hear fish talk and whales sing by altering a kids toy called a spy ear!

How To: Make a boomerang

This video demonstrates how to make a boomerang. So take an afternoon and make a boomerang with your children. Give them a forever memory. Make a boomerang.

How To: Cut glass with scissors

This video demonstrates how to cut glass with scissors. A sink full of water lets you cut glass with scissors under water. Cut glass with scissors.

How To: Make a trinket box

This video demonstrates a great rainy day project for children. It is a simple heart box made and decorated with foam shapes.

How To: Make an accessory box

This video demonstrates how to make a accessory box. It's a quick and easy project to do with your kids. They have the benefit of ending up with a utility box they can store their trinkets in.

How To: Decorate flip flops

This video demonstrates how to decorate flip flops. This is a great craft to do with children. Not only do they have fun, but then they have something pretty to wear that they designed.

How To: Make personalized flower pots

This demonstrates how to make your own personalized flower pots. This is a great rainy day project to do with children. It is also great for them to give as gifts they made themselves. Make personalized flower pots.

How To: Create an ABC book

Here is a fun craft your older kids can do with their younger siblings. Step by step instructions on how to create an ABC book to help young kids learn tthe letters of the alphabet. Create an ABC book.

How To: Make an egg carton flowerpot

Want a fun craft to do with the kids using old egg cartons? Following these easy instructions with only a few supplies such as; acrylic paints, egg carton, pipe cleaners, cotton balls, tissue and a small clay pot. Great craft for a fun spring project! Make an egg carton flowerpot.

How To: Use egg cartons for crafts

At Easter time, after dying Easter eggs, use your egg cartons to entertain your children with some fun and easy crafts. These projects are also good for Brownie Leaders to do at a Brownie meeting. Use egg cartons for crafts.

How To: Cover a hard cover book with a paper bag.

It's that time again to cover those books. Here's an easy instructional video on using a commmon household material to cover those heavy school books.

How To: Make playdough from common household items for kids

This video teaches you how to make homemade playdough through a few easy steps. Each ingredient is a common household product.

How To: Make unique bookmarks

In this video series, let Karen Weisman show you how make bookmarks. With these simple and easy instructions, you can make unique bookmarks for yourself or as gifts for friends. Learn how to make a photo bookmark. Karen also shows you how to make bookmarks out of ribbon and beads. Finally, learn how to make a bookworm and glamour girl bookmark. These fun and easy projects will be perfect for the creative crafter in you. So, learn how to make homemade bookmarks today!

How To: Make instruments for children

Make instruments out of household items. Annie Brunson has a degree in Music and Theater from Bretton Hall and has taught piano, oboe, and middle school band. Here she shows us craft projects on making percussion instruments.

How To: Do activities and crafts with toddlers

In this video series you will learn several easy and fun ideas for your child to participate in that will challenge him or her and bring their creativity to the surface. It will walk you step by step through each craft and tell you what materials you will need as well as give you alternatives to certain types of materials. This fifteen video series will keep you and your Toddler occupied for hours of fun and creativity and give your child something to be proud of once he or she is done.

How To: Use clay with kids

Rachel Dayan shows us how to make animals out of clay with children. Part 1 of 17 - How to Use clay with kids.

How To: Do easy arts and crafts with kids

In this instructional video clip series, our expert will show you how to make many types of simple crafts with your children using easy to find materials. Show you child how to make simple Christmas and holiday crafts, projects using simple materials like clothes hangers and clay, dinosaur projects and much more!

How To: Make friendship bracelets

This series shows you how to make two different types of friendship bracelets: an easy bracelet and then a rainbow bracelet. So if you're looking for a blast from the past, or have kids that are going through the friendship bracelet phase, this video will help you out.