As Kate shared in our first Activities for Tweens post, “(It’s a) well-known fact that kids who are engaged in interesting activities are less likely to drive their parents insane,” and so today I am sharing a collection of arts and crafts projects perfect for keeping your tween engaged and interested, and therefore yourself completely sane! In today’s list I am sharing arty projects as my big girl is crazy for making art, and a well chosen project can keep her busy for hours, or even days!
32 Awesome Arts & Crafts Projects for Tweens
Arty Paper Crafts
1. Create a nameplate for your bedroom door with a colourful Rainbow Name
2. Or cut your very own Name Snowflake – no two are the same!
3. Make Paper Lanterns with Willowday
4. Have a go at Making Paper with Tinkerlab
5. Fold cute character Corner Bookmarks via Red Ted Art
6. Or fold a school of tropical Origami Fish
7. Create some cool Marbelized Paper with Tinkerlab
8. Recycle old artwork to make these gorgeous Paper Tassles. Via Meri Cherry
9. Recycle magazines to make these simple Rainbow Paper Mache Pots
Drawing Fun
10. Draw Zentangle Patterns with Kitchen Counter Chronicles
11. Star in your own drawings by combining Photography with Drawing
12. Create your own Doodle Journal with these cool journaling prompts
Jewelry & Accessories
13. Make Beaded Friendship Pins (I loved making these as a child!) via Kitchen Counter Chronicles
14. Thread a Shoelace Ladder Bracelet with just 3 household supplies
15. Experiment with Melted Bottle Pendants via Picklebums
16. Make your own Paracord Bracelets with Frugal Fun 4 Boys & Girls
17. Or try a knotted Friendship Bracelet with Red Ted Art
18. Make a very cool 80’s inspired Charm Necklace via Mama Miss
19. Create your own Melted Pony Bead Jewelry via The Life of Jennifer Dawn
20. Make a cool Duct Tape Wallet with Frugal Fun 4 Boys & Girls
Art You Can Wear
21. Make a cool Sun Print T-shirt with Edventures with Kids
22. Dip dye your very own Watermelon Beach Towel with Having Fun at Home
23. Try this simple Printmaking technique to make your very own T-Shirt Design. Via NurtureStore
24. Recycle a favourite, outgrown T-shirt into a Throw Cushion with Kelly’s Classroom
25. Learn to Knit with Imagination Soup
26. Decorate Your Own Tennis Shoes
Simply Cool Crafts
27. Catch your sweetest dreams with a Woodland Dream Catcher from Mama Miss
28. Design your own targets for a fun Spinning Nerf Target Board with Frugal Fun 4 Boys & Girls
29. Build a Treehouse Sculpture via Handmakery
30. Make an Embossed Foil Picture Frame with Planet Smarty Pants
31. Make up your own stories with a set of DIY Star Wars Shadow Puppets
32. Make moving art with Simple Animation. Via Picklebums
For more tween activity ideas, check out Kate’s post…
And for more tips and suggestions for parenting in this brave new world of older children, check out our series of posts – Parenting Tweens.
Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.
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