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Easy Lion Toilet Paper Roll Craft for Kids

May 4, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

When I was a child, I saw a cartoon that was set in the jungle. The animals had an issue and they decided to consult the lion for help.

The lion was seated on a throne and wearing a crown. Which suited him as the “king of the jungle”.

I still think of lions as the overseers of the jungle to this day. But it’s okay to make lions look a little cute too.

And this easy lion toilet paper roll craft is a super cute lion art activity for kids!

Fun and Easy Lion Toilet Paper Roll Craft

This would make a great activity for a jungle unit, especially since it only requires a few ordinary supplies.

It’s also a cool recycled materials craft, because it uses a toilet paper roll. Save a few empty rolls and make an entire lion pride!

Lion Toilet Paper Roll Craft

Get the full instructions to make this easy lion craft for kids below.

And – be sure to read how to make a paper bag fox craft too!

Make this easy toilet paper roll lion craft with the kids for a fun art activity!

Easy Lion Toilet Paper Roll Craft for Kids

To make this simple lion toilet paper roll craft, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer Paper
  • Construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Washable markers or colored pencils
  • Printable Toilet Paper Roll Lion Craft Template
Toilet Paper Roll Lion Craft Supplies

If you’re making this with a very young child, you might need to help him or her cut out the pieces of the printable lion craft template.

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Making a Toilet Paper Roll Lion Craft

After you’ve printed the template, cut out the pieces and trace the outlines onto yellow, orange, and beige construction paper.

Cut out each piece of construction paper and you’re ready to get started!

How to Make a Toilet Paper Roll Lion Craft

Glue the “face” onto the center of the “mane”. Then glue each “paw” onto the bottom of each “arm”.

Finally, glue the “tail tuft” onto the end of the “tail”.

Easy Toilet Paper Roll Lion Craft

Now add eyes, a nose, and a mouth – and freckles, if you’d like.

You can either draw eyes on white paper and cut them out to add to the face. Or just let the child draw the eyes directly on the face.

Simple Toilet Paper Roll Lion Craft for Kids

Time to make the body!

Cut out a piece of yellow construction paper. Use a length that covers the toilet paper roll when wrapped around it.

Glue the construction paper to the toilet paper roll. You might need to secure the edges with tape.

Glue the beige “belly” to the center of the toilet paper roll.

How to Make an Easy Lion Craft

Use glue to attach the lion’s arms to the top left and right corners of the “belly”.

Making a Toilet Paper Roll Lion

Then glue the lion’s face to the top of the toilet paper roll, centering it over the belly and arms.

Easy Lion Craft for Kids

Finally, glue the tail to the bottom of the back side of the toilet paper roll.

The end of the tail tuft should be sticking up toward the mane.

Simple Lion Toilet Paper Roll Craft

All done!

Cute Toilet Paper Roll Lion Craft

Feel free to have kids draw a jungle backdrop to complete a jungle scene featuring their lion!

Cute Lion Toilet Paper Roll Craft

If you make this easy lion toilet paper roll craft, I’d love to hear how your kids enjoyed it!

Don’t miss these other fun animal crafts for kids!

These easy and fun paper bag woodland animal crafts kids can make! Choose from a paper bag fox craft, paper bag bear craft, and a paper bag deer craft!
Share an easy summer craft with the kids and make this easy paper ladybug craft! So fun for little hands!
Take a trip to the zoo with this cute coffee filter elephant craft for kids!

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Easy Shape Car Craft for Kids

April 23, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Learning shapes is such a fun skill for early grades!

We’ve used lots of learning ideas to cover this concept with young learners, including shape sorting mats and shape flashcards.

But a simple, hands-on way to teach shape recognition is to use an easy shape craft – like this shape car craft!

Cute Shape Car Craft Project for Kids

This is such an easy and fun way to work on this concept!

Plus, it combines both math and art for a STEAM project you can do with young students at math centers or for homework.

Get the full instructions (and the free template) below.

And, for more fun with simple shapes, check out our simple School Bus Shape Craft too!

Make up this quick and easy shape car craft with the kids! Great for math and art in one simple activity!

How to Use a Shape Craft to Teach Geometry

How can you use this shape car craft for a simple geometry lesson?

As you are helping kids cut out the shapes on the paper template, stop and help them identify each one.

Cute and Fun Shape Craft for Kids

The template includes a rectangle, four circles, two squares, a triangle, and even a trapezoid.

Super Easy Shape Car Craft for Kids to Make

Prompt the student to use each correct shape name as they work on making the car.

Be sure to identify each shape as you give directions. For example, “Glue the rectangle to the bottom of the trapezoid.”

What Supplies Do I Need to Make a Shape Craft?

To make this easy shape craft, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer Paper
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Washable markers (optional)
  • Colored pencils (optional)
  • A copy of our printable Shape Car Craft template (black/white) (color)
How to Make a Shape Car Craft

If you’re using the color shape craft template, then you can skip the markers.

The colored pencils are also optional, because they’re only used for adding detail to the finished cars.

How to Make a Shape Car Craft with Kids

To make this shape car craft, start by printing the template.

Making a Simple Shape Car Craft

Help your child cut out all of the shapes.

Depending on the age, you may need to help with the smaller pieces.

Simple Shape Car Craft for Kids

Start by gluing the rectangle to the bottom of the trapezoid.

Easy Shape Car Craft for Kids

Glue the triangle on the left side of the trapezoid. This will be the car’s front windshield.

Fun and Easy Shape Craft for Kids

Then glue the two squares in a row behind the triangle. They form the side windows of the car.

Simple Shape Car Craft

Glue the two black circles onto the bottom of the rectangle. Add the two grey circles in the center of each black circle.

Now your wheels are done!

Simple Shape Car Craft to Make With Kids

If you like, use markers or colored pencils to add edging on the windows and windshield.

You can also draw red triangles on each end of the rectangle to make headlights and taillights.

Or add a triangle on the front and a rectangle at the back to form the lights too!

Fun and Easy Car Craft for Kids

All done! Time to take your new cars out for a spin!

Need more simple crafts for kids to make? Try these too!

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Simple Train Tape Resist Craft

April 14, 2020 by Selena Robinson 6 Comments

Tape resist crafts are such a fun way to make art with kids!

You only need a few supplies, no one has to have special artistic talent, and they can be awesome projects for several kids to work on together!

Since my kids are super into Thomas the Train right now, I thought they’d enjoy making a simple train tape resist craft and they definitely did!

It taught them a lot about making art, working together, and creating freely.

Fun and Easy Train Tape Resist Art Activity

I hope that you’ll enjoy this craft too!

And if you do, be sure to try some of our simple coffee filter crafts for kids or this list of super easy crafts you can do in just 10 minutes!

This fun and easy train tape resist art activity is a perfect indoor art lesson for young kids!

Simple Train Tape Resist Craft

To make this train tape resist craft, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Posterboard
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Masking tape
  • Oil pastels

To get started, I drew a very, very simple outline of a train in pencil on a piece of posterboard.

And by simple, I mean literally put together with shapes.

I used a ruler to draw a triangle for the funnel, rectangles for the body and windows, another triangle for the buffer, and circles for the wheels.

Simple Train Tape Resist Craft

Then Jay laid masking tape on the outline to protect it from the artistic endeavors to come.

We left the wheels uncovered, because it is nearly impossible to shape masking tape into a circle.

Train Tape Resist Craft

Time to break out the oil pastels…And let the kids loose!

Train Tape Resist Craft for Kids

They were a little reluctant to color freely at first. They kept coloring the way you do in coloring books.

Train Tape Resist Craft Project

We kept reminding them that this was a free art exercise where they could color where they wanted and how they wanted.

They even got to color over each other’s work.

Colorful Train Tape Resist Craft

Halfway through, Roo looked at me and said “I like arting.” *Fist pump*

Simple Train Tape Resist Art for Kids

Here’s the finished poster with the tape still attached.

Colorful Train Tape Resist Craft for Kids

We peeled off the tape and ta-da!

A modern art-inspired wall art piece for the boys’ room that they made themselves!

Making a Train Tape Resist Craft

Isn’t it colorful?

We didn’t intend to draw it, but the black smudge in the second window kind of looks like a bear that hitched a ride. 

Try some of these other easy crafts for kids!

These gorgeously colorful rainbow crafts for kids are a wonderful way to add art to a spring unit study!

These airplane crafts for kids are so much fun for learning about flight and spending time together as a family!

These easy coffee filter crafts for kids are fun and simple enough for everyone to make!

This easy and colorful train tape resist craft is a neat way for kids to make art!

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Easy Coffee Filter Ferris Wheel Craft for Kids

March 24, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

I grew up in a small town. A very small town. The population was somewhere around 500 people.

Naturally, there weren’t a ton of things to do for fun.

So the annual county fair was a big deal for the kids in the area. We went every year.

Whenever we’d get close, I’d start watching for the lights on the midway and the top of the Ferris wheel going around and around.

You could usually see it a mile away.

So I still have a soft spot in my heart for Ferris wheels. And that’s why this easy coffee filter Ferris Wheel craft was so fun to make!

Fun and Easy Coffee Filter Ferris Wheel Craft

This is an excellent crafting project for early elementary kids. It’s great for strengthening fine motor skills, but it’s easy enough to finish in about 10 minutes.

Perfect if you’re looking for a fun indoor art activity for kids!

Read on to see the full directions. And, for more crafting fun, don’t miss my list of preschool crafts you can do in just 10 minutes!

Share a simple craft for kids with this easy and fun Ferris Wheel Coffee Filter Craft!

Easy Coffee Filter Ferris Wheel Craft for Kids

To make this easy Ferris Wheel craft, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • White basket coffee filter
  • Construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Crayons or washable markers
Making a Coffee Filter Ferris Wheel Craft

To begin, find a brightly colored piece of construction paper and turn it vertically.

You need enough space to add the Ferris Wheel and the support stand at the bottom.

Use a glue stick to attach the coffee filter on the top center of the construction paper.

How to Make a Coffee Filter Ferris Wheel Craft

Draw a colored circle in the center of the coffee filter. I added a yellow cut-out star, but you don’t have to.

Use a black crayon or a black marker to add spokes coming out of the circle in the center. There should be eight in all.

Now use child-safe scissors to cut the “seats” out of construction paper.

The shape I used is flat on the top and rounded on the bottom, but you could use rectangles, squares, circles – really any shape is fine.

Easy Coffee Filter Ferris Wheel Craft

Before you glue the construction paper “seats” onto the wheel, lay them out and make sure that you can fit them all onto the coffee filter.

You want the seats to hang just a little below the white filter – just like they do on a Ferris Wheel!

When you’re sure you can get all eight onto the circle, glue them down.

Coffee Filter Ferris Wheel Craft for Kids

Note: You might have to extend the black “spokes” out to connect all the way to the seats.

Now all that’s left is to add the stand!

Easy Coffee Filter Ferris Wheel Craft for Kids

Use a colored marker or a bright crayon to outline the stand legs. Then color them in!

Add a few gold stars and we’re all done!

How to Make an Easy Coffee Filter Ferris Wheel Craft

This is such a fun craft to add to a spring or fall unit!

Or you can share it with students in small art groups or with your own kids at home.

If you make this, I’d love to see how it worked out. Feel free to share pictures of your projects in the comments!

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20 Fun Clothespin Puppets for Kids to Make

November 21, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Have you ever put on a puppet show with the kids?

We’ve done it a few times and they always had a blast with their puppet characters.

We’d usually have rehearsed lines in advance, but someone always wanted to improvise and take the story in a different direction. 

Which is part of the fun!

When we’ve made puppets, we usually make them out of paper bags. But there are so many ways to make puppets at home, including these super cute clothespin puppets for kids!

20 Clothespin Puppets for Kids to Make

There are so many different characters you can make out of clothespins, including animals, snowmen, and more. These would make wonderful prompts for creative writing and story retelling!

Read on to get some clothespin crafts inspiration! And for more fun with puppets, check out our Farm Paper Bag Puppets for kids to make too!

Have spare clothespins laying around the house? Turn them into these fun and easy clothespin puppets for kids to make!

20 Fun Clothespin Puppets for Kids to Make

1. Cat Clothespin Puppet – Easy Peasy and Fun

2. Squirrel Clothespin Puppets – As the Bunny Hops

3. Giraffe Clothespin Puppet – Delia Creates

4. Dragon Clothespin Puppet – Adventure in a Box

5. Unicorn Clothespin Doll – Kids Craft Room

6. Shark Clothespin Puppets – Easy Peasy and Fun

7. Clothespin Dinosaurs – Crafts by Amanda

8. Llama Clothespin Puppets – Inspiration Made Simple

9. Clothespin Wrap Dolls – This Heart of Mine

10. Clothespin Mermaid Doll – Benzie Design

Check out more clothespin puppets and dolls kids can make below!

Fun Clothespin Puppets for Kids to Make

11. DIY Flower Fairy Clothespin Dolls – Crafts Unleashed

12. Super Hero Clothespin Dolls – All Free Kids Crafts

13. Chinese Dragon Clothespin Puppets – Easy Peasy and Fun

14. Unicorn Clothespin Puppets – Moms and Crafters

15. Pelican Clothespin Puppet – As the Bunny Hops

16. Clothespin Fish – Crafts by Amanda

17. Snowman Puppets – Moms and Crafters

18. Clothespin Monster Puppets – Our Whimsical Days

19. Clothespin Girls – Ginger Cake

20. Alligator Clothespin Puppet – Kids Activities Blog

Did you like these clothespin puppets for kids? Try some of these other easy crafts the kids can make!

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Follow my Simple Crafts for Kids board on Pinterest for more easy kids’ crafts!

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Easy Scrapbook Paper Pumpkin Craft

October 29, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Have you ever gone on a craft supply shopping spree? And then realized that you have way too much of something?

I have.

When we first moved into our present house, I learned about a simple way to add color to your bedroom walls – scrapbook paper!

Naturally, I bought tons of it.

Which left me with packs and packs of scrapbook paper to do…something with.

Enter this easy scrapbook paper pumpkin craft!

DIY Scrapbook Paper Pumpkin Craft

If you’re looking for a simple way to add easy fall decor to your home or classroom, these scrapbook paper pumpkins are perfect! 

And they’re simple enough that kids can help you make them!

Easy Scrapbook Paper Pumpkin Craft for Kids

Get the full project instructions below!

And for more pumpkin-themed activities, take a look at our Pumpkin Size Sorting Game and our Pumpkin Pie Fraction Clip Cards!

This easy scrapbook paper pumpkin craft is a perfect way to add fall decor to the home! Gather the ingredients for this easy fall craft and let the kids help make it!

Easy Scrapbook Paper Pumpkin Craft

What I love about this simple paper pumpkin craft is that you probably already have everything you need to make it.

But if you’re not a craft supply hoarder (like…ahem…someone I know), here’s a list of what you’ll need to make a paper pumpkin craft.

Paper Pumpkin Craft Supplies

To make this scrapbook paper pumpkin craft, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • 2-3 sheets of autumn-themed scrapbook paper or patterned cardstock in complimentary colors/patterns
  • Brass paper fasteners
  • Hole punch
  • Scissors or a paper cutter
  • Ruler or yardstick
  • Pen or pencil
  • Leaf template (I made this free download) or you can buy these leaf tags on Amazon
  • Ribbon in complimentary colors/patterns
  • Beads, buttons, or other decorative accessories

How to Make Paper Pumpkins

Using a ruler or yardstick and pen or pencil, measure and mark 1-inch increments across a piece of scrapbook paper, about two inches from the edge.

Making a Scrapbook Paper Pumpkin Craft

Repeat about 3/4 of the way above the first set of marks. Connect the lines and cut.

If you have a paper cutter, you can use this instead.

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Making a Paper Pumpkin Craft

Approximately 1/4” from the end of the strip, punch a hole in each end of the strip. 

Making a Colorful Paper Pumpkin Craft

Repeat until all strips have holes in both ends.

How to Make a Scrapbook Paper Pumpkin

Place the cut pieces of paper in the order of pattern/color you want. Line up the holes and place a brass paper fastener in one end.

Place a brass paper fastener in the other end. Fan out the pieces to fashion it after a pumpkin.

Easy Paper Pumpkin Craft

Print out the template and cut out the leaves. Trace the leaf outlines onto a piece of scrapbook paper and cut them out.

Fall Paper Pumpkins Craft for Kids

Tape or glue the paper leaves to the top of the pumpkin. Add ribbons, buttons or any other decorations you’d like.

Paper Pumpkin Craft for Kids

Ta-da! We’re all done!

Simple Scrapbook Paper Pumpkin Craft

Make your scrapbook paper pumpkins in several colors and place them everywhere: on the mantle, on a coffee table, or even hang them over a window!

In a classroom, you might want to tape a few around the whiteboard or on the corner of your desk.

Let the kids make one and place them on their desks too!

Scrapbook Paper Pumpkin Craft for Kids

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See more ways to make the most of autumn on my Fall Activities for Kids Pinterest board!

Make this simple scrapbook paper pumpkin craft to add easy fall decor to your home or classroom! This fall paper craft is so simple kids can help make it!

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Over 75 Adorable Apple Crafts for Kids

August 15, 2019 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Get into the fall spirit with these absolutely adorable apple crafts for kids to make!
50 Apple Crafts for Kids to Make
These adorable apple crafts for kids are perfect for welcoming fall!
Make the most of fall with these fun apple crafts for kids! There are over 75 easy apple crafts to choose from!

Nothing says “fall” like apples. We don’t really start to see apples on trees around here until late August, but I wanted to start planning some of our fall crafts as early as possible this year.

And that’s why I’ve rounded up over 75 adorable and easy apple crafts for kids to make!

Apples are associated with fall, but they’re also associated with back to school time, so these are perfect for fall crafting or even late summer crafting (if you’re really psyched about apple season).

Over 75 Fun and Easy Apple Crafts for Kids

Fall is easily my favorite season of the year. And we try to make it as educational as we can each school year.

If you want to add even more fall learning fun with your kids, don’t miss our Apple Alike! Same or Different Worksheets or our Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity!

This list of fun and easy apple crafts for kids is perfect for fall art projects, fall crafts, and apple units for little ones!

Over 75 Fun and Easy Apple Crafts for Kids

1. Coffee Filter Apple Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

2. Paper Plate Apple Craft – Midlife Healthy Living

3. Sew an Apple Fall Craft – Mommy Evolution

4. Tissue Paper Plate Apple Craft – Jinxy Kids

5. Apple Craft with Pool Noodles – Gluesticks and Gum Drops

6. Marble Painting Apple Craft – The Crafting Chicks

7. Bubble Wrap Painting Apple Craft – Typically Simple

8. Back to School Button Craft – Laura’s Crafty Life

9. Pony Bead Apple Craft for Kids – It Happens in a Blink

10. Paper Apple Weaving Craft – Arty Crafty Kids

11. Apple Tree Kids Craft – A Night Owl Blog

12. Tissue Paper Apple Craft – Messes to Memories

13. Easy Paper Apple Craft – Sweet Silly Sara

14. Apple Footprint Craft – Raising Little Superheroes

15. Yarn Apple Garland Craft – Red Ted Art

16. Felt Apple Craft – Easy Peasy and Fun

17. Yarn Apple Craft for Kids – About a Mom

18. Apple Tree Circle Punch Craft – Easy Peasy and Fun

19. Paper Cup Apple Shaker – Crafts on Sea

20. Apple Birdseed Bird Feeders – Natural Beach Living

21. Pom Pom Apple Tree Craft – Crafts on Sea

22. Apple Suncatchers – Crafty Mama in Me

23. Paper Plate Apple Craft – It Happens in a Blink

24. Tissue Paper Apple Tree Craft – Fantastic Fun and Learning

25. Puffy Paint Caramel Apple Craft – I Heart Arts and Crafts

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Easy Shape School Bus Craft for Kids

July 23, 2019 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

This fun and easy paper school bus craft is a great way to get kids excited about back to school! Make it with your little ones this year!

I know it’s still technically summer, but school in our area starts next week, so we’re fully in the back to school spirit around here.

And that means school shopping, open house events, and weeknight meal planning – all of which I’ve been frantically doing for the last couple of days.

Our kids are pretty excited about school this year (so far), but if you have little ones who are…less than enthusiastic about going back to school, a fun way to get them in the mood is to make a cute back to school craft.

Which is where this easy shape school bus craft for kids might come in handy!

Fun and Easy School Bus Craft for Kids

This is such a simple way to start getting kids to think about school and learning for the new school year!

Read on to see how to make this for yourself. And for more fun with kids’ crafts, take a look at our easy Ladybug Paper Craft!

Get ready for back to school with this super cute paper school bus craft for kids! So easy to make, even for little ones!

Easy Shape School Bus Craft for Kids

To make this easy shape school bus craft for kids, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • A copy of our printable school bus craft template
  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer Paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Ballpoint pen

Making a Paper School Bus Craft

To start, print out the school bus craft template. Since the template already has colored shapes, you can just print and get started without having kids color it in.

Use scissors to cut out all of the shapes on the template. (If your child is cutting the shapes out, be sure to use child-safe scissors.)

Making a Paper School Bus Craft With Kids

To make the school bus, begin adding the blue squares and rectangles to the yellow rectangle.

Simple Paper School Bus Craft

Glue them down. Place the blue rectangular piece second in line to serve as the “door” of the bus.

Simple Paper School Bus Craft to Make With Kids

Next, glue the gray small circles onto the center of the larger black circles. These are the bus’s “tires”. Glue those on the bottom edge of the yellow rectangle.

Simple Paper School Bus Craft for Kids

Add the half circle and triangle shapes to each end of the bus as the vehicle’s lights. Glue those in place.

Easy Paper School Bus Craft for Kids

Finally, use an ink pen to trace the outline of each window and door and you’re done!

Simple School Bus Craft

The blue bus would make a great craft for a transportation unit, because you could talk about public buses and how they serve the community.

Fun School Bus Craft for Kids

And, since all of the bus template pieces are basic shapes, this would be a wonderful craft for a shapes lesson too!

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This simple paper school bus craft is such a fun back to school craft for kids! All you need is a few supplies and a few minutes to make it!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Simple Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft

June 10, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

A few years ago, we got to visit the Georgia Aquarium. It was incredible. 

The kids gathered around each display to look at amazing sea creatures, from Beluga whales to otters. 

Some of the animals that caught my eye, though, were the jellyfish. I had never seen them up close before and I’d only ever heard horror stories from childhood classmates who were stung by them at the beach.

I had no clue that jellyfish were so gorgeous. They are truly beautiful.

And now that summer is here (yay!), I wanted to make a new coffee filter craft for kids. So why not try a coffee filter jellyfish craft?

Cute and Easy Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft for Kids

This is a super easy and fun summer craft to share with little ones during the warm weather. It’d also make a perfect addition to an ocean or beach unit study!

Read on to get the full project instructions. And, for more fun with summer crafting, try our Coffee Filter Crab Craft as well! 

This simple coffee filter jellyfish craft is a perfect easy summer craft for kids! Make a few with your little ones this summer!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Simple Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft

To make this coffee filter jellyfish craft, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • White basket coffee filter
  • Construction paper
  • Crayons
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Ribbon

How to Make a Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft

To get started, use the scissors to cut the coffee filter horizontally. You’ll want to cut about one-third of it off of the bottom.

Easy Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft

Use a black crayon to draw the eyes and smiley mouth on the jellyfish.

Fun and Easy Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft

Now, color the entire coffee filter with a bright color. You can use any color you like here, because jellyfish come in a huge variety of colors. 

We went with red purple for a nice contrast to the blue of the construction paper.

After you finish coloring the coffee filter, use a glue stick to glue it near the center of the paper. Make sure the paper is laid vertically. You’ll need room at the bottom for the jellyfish tentacles.

Making an Easy Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft

Use the scissors to cut a few pieces of ribbon from the spool. We only cut five, but you can cut as many as you like.

Easy Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft for Kids

Carefully lift the bottom of the coffee filter and lay each piece of ribbon underneath. Space them out so that they’re fairly evenly distributed.

Stick them to the paper with the glue stick and then press the coffee filter back on top to keep them in place.

If you want the tentacles to look a little curly, run each piece of ribbon against the open pair of scissors. You’ll see each ribbon start to curl afterwards. (Only an adult should perform this part to avoid cutting little fingers, even with child-safe scissors.)

Making a Simple Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft

Draw a few ocean waves at the top and the bottom and you’re done!

Super Easy Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft

Did you enjoy making this easy coffee filter jellyfish craft? Try some of these other summer crafts for kids!

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Easy Paper Roll Rocket Craft for Kids

May 27, 2019 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Summer is my favorite time of year. By far.

But it’s also the time when the kids and I are most relaxed with our learning. Even though we have school year-round, we tend to take it easy during the summer months. It gives us more time for the beach (a requirement each year).

So it’s always fun to try some easy summer crafts during our learning downtime. And that’s why I love this easy paper roll rocket craft!

Fun and Easy Paper Roll Rocket Craft for Kids to Make

It’s a simple project that you can make with the kids in just a few minutes. And, if you’re studying space over the summer, it’d be a perfect fit for a solar system unit study!

Read on to see how to make this easy kids’ craft yourself!

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Make this easy paper roll rocket craft with the kids this summer! So fun for a long summer afternoon of crafting!

Easy Paper Roll Rocket Craft for Kids

I love how simple this project is! It’s perfect for crafting with the kids during summer break. 

Easy Paper Rocket Craft

Plus, it’s fun to take outside and pretend to fly. Just hand one to your little one and watch them zoom around pretending to take off into space!

Making a Paper Rocket Craft

To make this simple paper rocket craft for kids, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Colored cardstock
  • Paper towel roll
  • Washable paint
  • Scissors
  • Paintbrush
  • Hot glue sticks
  • Hot glue gun

Paper Rocket Craft for Kids

To start, cut the paper towel roll into two pieces. One piece should be slightly longer than the other.

We’re making two paper roll rocket crafts out of one paper towel roll.

Fun Paper Roll Rocket Craft

Paint each piece of the paper towel roll. We used a yellow paint, but any color will do.

Let the paint dry completely.

Making a Paper Roll Rocket Craft

Trace the lid of a mason jar or cup twice onto a colored piece of cardstock. You will be making one cone-shaped top for each rocket.

Use scissors to cut out each circle. Afterward, cut one slit to the center on each circle.

Remember: if you want the kids to help with this part, use child-safe scissors that are safe for little fingers.

Easy Paper Roll Rocket Craft

Form each circle into a cone shape by pulling the two ends together. Use the hot glue gun to seal each cone closed.

NOTE: Use caution with working with hot glue around small children.

Fun and Easy Paper Roll Rocket Craft

Now cut four triangles about three to four inches wide from the colored cardstock. You’ll use two of these for each rocket.

Working from the top of each triangle, cut a slit from the point down, stopping just before the bottom of each triangle.

Paper Rocket Craft for Kids to Make

Carefully cut four slits onto the bottom of each painted tube. Make sure that each cut is directly across from the cut on the opposite side. 

Slide one triangle up through two bottom slits. The triangle should be placed in two slits that are diagonal.

Then slide the second triangle through the other two slits. This triangle will crisscross the other, forming an X at the bottom of the rocket.

Super Easy Paper Roll Rocket Craft

Now cut six quarter-sized circles from the colored cardstock.

Use the hot glue gun to glue three circles onto each paper towel roll.

Simple Paper Rocket Craft

And we’re done! Look how bright and colorful these rocket crafts are!

Easy Paper Rocket Craft for Kids

Such a fun and easy project for the kids!

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