Easy Kids Arts and Crafts

When the Great British weather means your outdoor plans are scuppered and you're forced to spend a day indoors, having a handy back-up list of easy peasy crafts can be an absolute lifesaver. So here's our favourite ways to brighten up a dreary day indoors...

Paper Bag Frog Puppet

This fun and adorable puppet is fun and simple to make. Check out the free pattern and directions here.

Paper Plate Fish

Inspired by the beautiful children's book, click here to recreate everyone's favourite Rainbow Fish.

Peg Dragonflies

Make beautiful dragonflies using pegs and pipe cleaners in any and every colour variation your child can imagine...

3-Ingredient Homemade Puffy Paint

This 3D Puffy Paint is not only a total crowd-pleaser it also doubles as a science experiement, so you can give yourself a pat on the back for making the fun educational!

Handprint Sunflowers

Possibly the cheeriest ida of them all, these Handprint Sunflowers bring sunshine on a cloudy day and make a really cute gift / card alternative.

Jellyfish Salt Painting

The only thing better than 3D puffy paint? Salt paint! These Jellyfish Salt Paintings only need a few materials and create pictures pretty enough to actually make it to the fridge...

Egg Carton Animals

Our favourite thing about this particular project is that there's a hundred variations and it can be rustled up in seconds with the most basic crafts supplies. And whether your little ones pick turtles or caterpillars, cats or sheep, these adorable Egg Carton Animals can be used for games after they're made too, just wait for them to dry first!

Do tag us in your snaps - @ergobabyuk - if you give any of these a try! Happy crafting!