60.Creative Playground
Manual for creative playground made of chestnuts and toothpicks
59.Animals of Chestnuts
Click here to learn how to create animals of Chestnut.
58.Beautiful Flowers
Made of images out of a coloring book for adults, these color books are made of solid paper, further, you need straws, crêpe paper, iron plant threat (for in the leaves so you can bend them) and Scottish tape.
57.Recycling Postcards
Find 6 postcards of the same style, a needle, and some cotton thread and a prick to prick the holes in advance. For the box, you also need a button. And for the window chime some beads. The window chime will turn around when the window is open.
56.Teabag holder
Mini Jenga block, loom straps, electro staple
55.Key/Chain/Pan flap racks
Ladle, loom straps, brackets, deco wood burner, varnish
54.Buttons Bracelet
The old button box of grandma, cotton thread, and some ribbon
Baste the silver buttons along the ribbon, knot with a bow.
53.Cord Pegs
To identify cords of DVD, TV and BlueRay devices or to keep a phone or tablet cord rolled up.
What do you need?
Rubber foam of different colors, glue, scissors, permanent writer, little eyes, and pegs. Cut the foam, glue it together and write the device on the side of the peg.
52.Loom Bands
The mania is over and in each recycle store you can get the loom bands now for almost free, and it is still fun to do for children. Loom bands, loom bag hanger with charms, loom bands with beads
Make your own Loom device, find a square block of wood, tape some pencils on it and you are ready to go!
51.Scary Head
Paper maché around a balloon. paint it when it’s dry. Remove the balloon, make a hole for the jar (upside down) and place a battery light in it.
Wow. Can’t believe how MANY ideas you have here. This could keep kids busy for YEARS!
I still have hanging on our bedroom walls the “greatest hits” of our kids art through the years. As the years go by I actually see more in them than I did at first. Little geniuses!
Number 6 looks cool. Did your kids do that??
Thank you, yes my son made #6 when he was 9 years of age, I have here a couple of real artists in my daycare. You may want to bookmark this page, for when the grandchildren invade your home 😉
Thank you for your nice comment, Loes
I love this site. The layout is quirky and fun, the colors are happy and it is so full of great ideas for kids. I would like to link it to my site familieshavefun, which is about things families can do together.
My gran daughter is coming to stay soon so I will be checking up thisiskidsart regularly for the 3 months she is here.
Thank you Loes for all the work and creative ideas.
Thank you, Judy, very nice to hear that:) And I welcome you to link to my website, I ♥ it:) You may even use one of my banners for it
or this one
Have some great creative days with your granddaughter, Judy
Kind regards, Loes
Hi Loes! I love your site. So professional and colorful. So many great ideas to engage children. What would you say is your most popular item?
Hi Tim, thank you, I think the most popular item are the magic beer cans, easy and very rewarding 🙂 See you around! More will follow….
Loes