Creative Arts and Crafts Ideas for More At-Home Fun With Your Kids

Construction paper is a great arts and crafts material to stimulate your child’s creative mind. Not only are the creative possibilities endless, but construction paper is also available in a wide range of colors and is often sold in packs of assorted colors. The fibers in construction paper are also longer, which gives the paper more strength, making it ideal for heavy-duty craft projects. Construction paper is often used for school projects, as it can withstand a lot of wear and tear, so it’s a no-brainer to have some at home too.

Crafts To Make With Your Kids

Paper Dolls

Use construction paper to make puppets or paper dolls! This is a great activity for younger children. Simply cut out a base person and then your child can make clothes for it as they wish and different hair and hats too. If you want, you can glue these little paper people on some popsicle sticks or you can make them into finger puppets to play a game of make-believe.

Paintings

One of the more traditional uses for any colored paper is to make unique paintings fro. Use construction paper to create artwork for your home. You can use paint to make butterfly paintings by placing dots of paint on various parts of one half of the page, then once you fold it over and press it will leave impressions on both sides of the paper. You can draw out things for them to fill in or let them freely create! Another great way to make wall art without the use of paint is to cut up various little shapes of paper and have your little ones paste them on another sheet to make tile art.

Paper Mache Objects

This project can be a little messy, so it’s best to put down some newspaper first. Start by making a mixture of equal parts flour and water, then add a bit of salt. After that, dip long strips of paper in the bowl with the mixture and have your child wrap things to make shells of their desired object. It could be a blown balloon for a bowl, it could be a plastic animal toy they want to recreate, or you can make a base by crumpling up paper in aluminum foil and wrapping around the wetted paper in it. After you are done wrapping the long strands of the paper, simply wait for it to dry. Afterward, you can paint over it and add fun details.

Origami

This is a form of paper-folding art with origins in Japan. You can make paper animals, objects, and items with just precise folding techniques. There are plenty of easy tutorials online. It is recommended to start with easier projects before moving to more complex ones.

If you find your child takes on this craft well, you can purchase origami paper. Origami paper is smaller and thinner than construction paper. These beautiful sheets of patterned paper are already cut into perfect squares. They are also slightly more expensive compared to construction paper.

Party Decorations

Construction paper can be used to make banners, garlands, and other decorations for parties and special occasions. By cutting different colored paper into strips and taping the ends of the little strips together and linking them they make festive ceiling streamers.

Conclusion

These are just a few ideas of the many that can be done with paper crafting. Construction paper is a versatile material that can be used to create all sorts of things. So next time you need a creative outlet, reach for some construction paper and let your imagination run wild.