Tagged folding

10 clever ideas for paper airplanes for kids

10 minutes or less, free, Gifts, Make for kids, Make with kids, Paper Craft, pennies, toddlers, Valentine's Day, Wedding

Do you like to make paper airplanes for kids? I do and my boys love them! Following this guest post for The Pin Junkie, the process of making paper planes with the boys got me thinking about other craft ideas that they could be used for… So here it is – a round-up of my…

Personalised paper planes (guest post at The Pin Junkie)

10 minutes or less, Make with kids, Paper Craft, pennies, toddlers

A fun, simple, low-cost craft idea that can help children with literacy, name-recognition, gross and fine-motor skills. See post for link to how-to…

Pop-up flower birthday card: a step-by-step tutorial

10 minutes or less, Birthday, Make with kids, Mothers' Day, Paper Craft, pennies, young kids

A simple pop-up birthday card (would also be wonderful for a get well, thank you or Mothers’ day card). Great way to use up scrappy bits of wrapping paper!

Step-by-step: Lidded favour boxes made from old birthday and Christmas cards

20-30 minutes, free, Gifts, Make for kids, Make with kids, Paper Craft, young kids

Step-by-step: cute lidded favour boxes from old birthday/Christmas cards. Great up-cycling idea to do in a classroom/playgroup…

Craft ideas for kids: Origami flapping bird tutorial

10 minutes or less, free, Make with kids, Paper Craft, toddlers

Easy step-by-step tutorial: how to make an origami flapping bird. Fun and free to make!