Crafting is fun for kids — and easy for parents when everything comes in one box. Get inspired and grab one of the 10+ Best Craft Kits For Kids.
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I say this a lot, but I’m a big fan of giving kids gifts that aren’t electronics. Kids already spend enough time watching screens, so I really try to not gift anything like that.
That’s why I love gifting craft kits.
Crafting really requires kids to pay attention to what they’re doing, which means they can’t sit and scroll on their phones or watch something on their tablets. But it also requires a lot of materials that the adults might not have at home.
Craft kits come with everything. Need yarn? It’s in there. Need paint brushes? Got them too.
Now, the only thing is deciding between all the craft kits out there. That can be overwhelming, so this list will help. I put together a list of the best craft kits for kids. Just go down the list and pick out the perfect gift for your child.
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10+ Best Craft Kits For Kids
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The Wobbles Learn To Crochet Kit
I actually got the Hello Kitty x The Wobbles learn to crochet kit for Christmas last year and was obsessed as soon as I started it.
My mom taught me to crochet when I was in middle school, but all I know how to make is a rectangle (so a blanket, shawl, or headband). The Wobbles kits are amigurumi, which is crocheting in rounds. That was new to me. But the kits come with a QR code to a video link, which walks you — very slowly — step by step through basic stitches. It makes this really easy for beginners, making it perfect for kids to try too.
Klutz Sew Mini Treats Craft Kit
This Klutz Sew Mini Treats Craft Kit is perfect for your kid who wants to learn how to sew but just doesn’t know how. No sewing experience is required, which makes it a perfect first sewing experience. There are 48 pages of instructions and more than a dozen animals to sew.
Actually, if you like crafts, Klutz’s Amazon page has a ton of other kits too. There’s a make your own tiny camper kit, a make your own gem stickers kit, a paper flowers kit, and more.
Create Your Own Window Art
When I was young, I loved making suncatchers. The window in my parents’ kitchen was covered in them for so long.
If you made them growing up, then you need to get this Create Your Own Window Art kit for your own kids. The all-in-one craft kit comes with 12 ready to paint suncatcher frames and suction cups, plus eight colorful paints. It also comes with acetate sheets so your children can make their own designs.
Dinomazing Egg Decorator
If your kids are into dinosaurs, this Dinomazing Egg Decorator is the perfect craft kit for them. Plus, it’s for all skill levels because you really don’t need to do anything but hold the marker against the egg. The egg decorator does everything else.
The kit comes with a decorator, six non-toxic markers, and two dinosaur eggs, which have a non-sticky slime and a mystery dinosaur inside. You put the egg in the decorator and turn on the machine, which spins the egg around. You hold the marker against it and it colors perfect stripes on the egg.
The markers dry instantly (and can be removed with rubbing alcohol if you want to color them again later). And then you can pop open the colored eggs to find pieces of dinosaur mixed in non-stick slime. The pieces are easily separated from the slime and can easily be assembled into a dinosaur.
Pom Pom Pets
I really like this Pom Pom Pets kit, but if you do gift it to someone, you might want to buy a little more yarn. This kit teaches you how to make adorable pom pom animal, but only has three colors of yarn. And the boring colors — black, white, and gray.
So, if your kid wants to make any of the colorful pets, they’ll need more yarn. So it’s best to buy the yarn and the kit at the same time.
Sand Dough Pottery Press
Anyone who has every made ceramics knows that it’s really hard to get clay to cooperate. So you end up with wobbly looking bowls.
Not with this Sand Dough Pottery Press.
You put the air dry clay at the bottom of the press, then choose the attachment to punch out the shape. There’s one for a flower pot, a bowl, or a plate. Let it dry, then get to painting a beautiful work of art (that you can then gift to grandparents next Christmas).
Paper Planes Kit
A paper plane is one of those easy crafts that everyone can make. But … not everyone can make one well.
So sure, you could just grab some paper and make paper planes that way. Or, you can pick up this paper planes kit. It comes with a bunch of templates for planes, plus paper targets to try and fly them into.
This feels like such a quick gift, but it’s great for fine motor skills and will have kids playing for hours.
Create Your Own Sand Art
Whenever I went to the fair, I wanted to make sand art. The colorful sand being layered in tiny bottles always caught my eye.
So, this Create Your Own Sand Art is a great idea.
It comes with six containers and eight colors of sand. You can let your kid make them all at once, which they’ll probably want to do. Or, you keep some in the closet and bring them out for the perfect activity to do on a rainy day.
KiwiCo’s Crates
I absolutely love KiwiCo’s crates. It was a craft kit subscription service where you get a new box in the mail every month, each with different themes and everything you needed for that month’s craft. It changed a little now where it focuses more on STEM activities, so they’re more like activity kits than a children’s craft kit, but it still counts.
With KiwiCo, there are eight age brackets. The youngest is Panda Crate, which is an explore and discover box for kids ages 0 to 36 months. It goes up to KiwiCo Studio, which are art and design kits for kids ages 9 to 18+. Each crate is filled with hands on projects that are creative and age appropriate.
If you want to give this for Christmas, you can just choose to give one box instead of a full subscription.
Chalk Of The Town Shirts
Chalk of the Town shirts are such a fun gift idea. You draw on the chalkboard portion of the shirt with the chalk markers that are included. When the ink is dry, you can wear the shirt without the chalk wearing off. There are endless possibilities of what to draw. The only limit if your child’s imagination.
The T-shirt’s are machine washable. So when you want a new design, just wash the chalkboard portion with water. If the shirt is dirty or sweaty, you can toss in the washing machine, and it will come out clean. And then your young artists can draw a new design.
The shirts are actually a really good quality, so they’ll hold up to washing over and over.
Decorate My Water Bottle Kit
Every kid has a water bottle that they bring to school now. I don’t know how they would exist back in my day when we all had to share a water fountain.
But, if they’re gonna carry a water bottle, at least let it be a cute one that expresses your child’s creativity.
Enter the Decorate My Water Bottle Kit. It comes with a stainless steel water bottle and a bunch of stickers, gemstones, rhinestones, and markers to decorate it.
Purchase Kids Craft Kits Online:
Of course, these aren’t all the kids craft kits out there. We had to skip some, like the Personalized Rainbow Craft Kit above.
For more options, check out the following sites online:
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Which of these kids craft kits caught your eye? Let us know in the comments.