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Handmade crafts are fun to make and make lovely gifts too. Here you’ll find a wide range of craft projects to try, many of them using everyday, often recycled, materials.

 

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a hand holding a crayon and drawing on paper with a pot of multicoloured crayons next to it

Summer Holiday Art Activities for Kids

Main image: a DIY decorated tote bag, with fabric cupcakes and bunting, lay out on grass

DIY Decorated Tote Bag

Main Image: Kusudama Origami Paper Flower made from scrap paper/ old sheet music, with a purple button at the centre.

Use Scrap Paper to Make Kusudama Origami Flowers

Photo of handmade beaded earrings, with gold metal and blue beads in arch shaped patterns in the hoops.

Handmade Beaded Jewellery Making Tutorial

Main Image: easy DIY butterfly, in yellow floral fabric with brown string.

Easy DIY Butterflies - Fun Summer Craft

DIY Woven Bookmark Tutorial Rachel Moore IMAGE (1)

DIY Woven Bookmark Tutorial

Main Image: cute handmade paint stamps in different designs and shapes, made using cardboard, cork and other everyday materials. A fun and easy craft for kids.

Crafts for Kids – Handmade Paint Stamps

hand sewn vintage tea party bunting against a blue sky backdrop

Vintage tea party bunting

a close up of someone peeling blue masking tape of a white painted wall

DIY around the home: Painting basics and how to use masking tape

a close up of someone filling in a crack on a white wall

DIY around the home: Filling holes and cracks

a close up of someone checking a door handle and lock

DIY around the home: Locks and door handles

a woman putting up a DIY shelf at home using a drill

DIY around the home: Shelving

carious DIY tools like a hammer and nails and measuring tape on a wooden background

DIY around the House: Introduction to tools & fixings

Main Image: underwater paper collage - blue paper with light blue paper sea creatures.

Paper Collage Art – Create a Coral Reef

Main Image: A yellow paper folding fish with googly eyes, craft for kids.

Crafts for Kids – Paper Folding Animals