Kids Art, Craft & Writing FUN ;-)

Art Instruction, Craft Projects & Creative Learning Activities for Growing Imaginations

"Remember, in art, there are no mistakes… only practice." — Molly Anderson-Childers

Welcome kids, parents, teachers, and creative fun-loving people! Whether you're looking for imagination-inducing projects for yourself or for someone else, you'll enjoy Creativity Portal's own projects geared towards fostering creativity and encouraging creative expression in growing imaginations through art activities, craft projects, and writing fun.

Below is an inspiring list of projects available on the Creativity Portal Web site that you are free to try, followed by more recommended resources for projects outside of our Web site. In addition, the navigation menu on the left-hand side of this page lists other available topics related to art and crafts that you may explore if you're adventurous. Enjoy and remember to have FUN!

Creative Play with Sidewalk Chalk!
By Chris Dunmire
Kids love the free-ative, playful doodling nature of sidewalk chalk art. Read my free n' fun guide on making the most of this chalky medium which will lead you through 10 tried and true steps to JOYful chalk art fun.

Creative Playground Projects

Seasonal & Holiday Word Search Puzzles, Fortune Cookies, Poetry Primer, Poetry that POPS!!!, Developing Art-O-Vision, Wonderful World of Watercolor Paint, Mask Making Madness, Art You Can EAT, Design-a-Doorhanger, Printmaking & Rubber Stamping, LUVerfly Heartlings, Shamrock Patterns, Tissue Paper Flowers, Puzzling ARTifacts, Dream Journal, Clay Pumpkins, Fabric Fall Tree Collage, Fall Leaf Cutouts, Polymer Clay Penny Snowman, Craft Stick Runner Sled Ornament, More »

Crunchy Munchy Popcorn Art

Creativity Portal Be Creative! Activities

Gum Wrapper Origami, Popcorn Art, TypeARTgraphy, Write Autumn Cards, Word Type, Create a Word Search, Write the Story, Nit Wits Coloring Pages, More »

Paper Pterodactyl Sculpture

Imagination-Inducing Projects

Joy Sikorski's Drawing Fun, Pterodactyl Sculpture, Elizabeth Berrien's Innovative Wire Sculpure, Violette's Folk Art Creativity, Magazine Collage Art, Kite Making Resources

Creative Ideas for Parents:

Conjure up a Harry Potter Theme Party, Working Parents: Making Time to Be Creative with Kids, Journaling: A Perfect Way to Enhance Your Child's Literary Skills, Make Gift Wrapping Paper with Kids, More »

More Kids Art, Craft & Activity Resources

Kid at Art
Marilyn Brackney's resourceful site full of craft projects and ideas using recycled and free materials. Many seasonal, holiday, and special event projects, including Flat Stanley.

Quality-Kids-Crafts.com
Kids crafts should be simple, fun, high-quality and free. Enjoy our printable games and activities for birthday parties, lesson plans or at home with infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Scout Crafts for Kids
Simple "outdoor" crafts made from leather, wood, clay, and more. Features ample instruction, pictures, and illustrations for a variety of projects including leather pouches, wood whittling, and fiber art.

Marcel's Kids Crafts
Want to learn how to make handmade kid crafts? Marcel shows you the way! Includes instructions for windowcolor, stamping, stenciling, basketry, symbols, and soapmaking.

KinderArt Art Education
Art lessons, art education, and free ideas and projects online. Art lessons in architecture, artists and art history, sculpture and collage, drawing, folk art, multicultural, painting, printmaking, recycling, seasonal, sculpture, and textiles.

Animal Crafts from Danielle's Place
Free ideas and patterns to download for many animal-related activities. Sheep, squirrel with a cup of acorn nuts, and environmental learning activities for kids.

Art Activities for Children
The fun-filled world of process art! Crayons, clay, finger paints, cookie sheets, milk cartons, and music are among the many ingredients that go into these imaginative art activities for children.

Art Teacher on the Net
Free art projects and ideas for teachers, parents, and group leaders. Includes art education, history, recycled art ideas, and other fun ways to awaken creativity in children.

MakingFriends.com
"Cool crafts for kewl kids." For ages 2-15. Good for parents, teachers, scout leaders, and kids. Jewelry making, yarn crafts, downloadable paper dolls, Bible crafts, sand art, wearable art and crafts, decorations, gifts, and fun.

DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids
"A variety of fun, printable children's crafts, coloring pages, and more including projects for holidays, and educational themes and cartoon characters." Animal crafts, Bible crafts, countries and cultures. Downloadable printable greeting cards, doorknob hangers, awards, bookmarks, gift tags, and writing paper.

Enchanted Learning Crafts for Kids
Contains an extensive project list for many categories and crafts including: African, dioramas, handprint, memory, vegetable, holiday, preschool, paper, balloon, patriotic, spring, summer, fall, winter, family tree, earth day, fruit, Mexican, money, and mobiles.