This cute paper bag craft is a great way to encourage your little elves to get creative this Christmas. Simply cut, stitch, and decorate!

Paper bag craft: Simple stocking

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Crafts

Crafts are a fantastic way to help your kids develop creativity and fine motor skills. Get the whole family together around these kid-friendly craft activities.

Family

Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

From spooky to whimsical, try your hand at one of these DIY Halloween costumes for kids that range from simple to advanced. 

15 DIY Halloween costumes for kids

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There's nothing like quality time with your family. We’ve got fun ideas for indoor games, camping and travel tips, holiday crafts, and everything in between.

Activities

This Thanksgiving, try this quick and easy gardening glove turkey craft that kids will love.

Craft: Gardening glove turkey

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Store school supplies or that wee kiddie ephemera that piles up at the bottom of the backpack in this awesome and super-fun duct tape zipper case.

Craft: How to make a duct tape zipper case

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Easily keep your little one warm with these fantastic DIY Halloween costume ideas. 

8 simple and adorable Halloween costumes for Baby

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Deck your halls with easy projects your whole family can do. These easy holiday decor ideas will get you feeling festive!

7 homemade holiday décor ideas

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From acorns and spaghetti to fallen leaves and pine cones, these fall crafts are sure to brighten up your child's day — and your home!

5 festive fall crafts for school&#x2d;age kids

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Create a special reading space for your avid bookworm with these inspirational book nook ideas.

Book nook: Cozy reading spaces for kids

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15 creative ways to get kids reading books

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In this video, crafter Tiffany Pratt shows you how to make a standout pencil case craft with everyone’s favourite fix-it-all: duct tape. Gather duct tape in every shade and get creative with colours, patterns, shapes and more. This adorable craft for kids is sure to be a winner!Check out more <a href="https://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/videos/">craft videos.</a>

Watch some of Canada's best crafters make crazy-cool kids crafts. 

Kids crafts: New Crafting for Kids video series!

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When it comes to wrapping presents, it’s not just what’s inside that counts. Dress up your gifts with this DIY decorative wrapping paper idea from craft expert Kalpna Patel. It’s a fabulous way to get the kids involved in the gift-giving process. Watch this video tutorial to see how it’s done. (Hint: You’ll need a rolling pin and some bubble wrap!)Check out more <a href="https://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/videos/">craft videos.</a>

Dress up your gifts with these three DIY decorative homemade wrapping paper ideas from craft expert Kalpna Patel.

Homemade wrapping paper craft

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Put your kids’ rock collection to good use with this DIY art project. Watch as craft expert Darcy Allan transforms small stones and pebbles into stylish magnets in this how-to video.Check out more <a href="https://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/videos/">craft videos.</a>

Spend a rainy day painting this simple rock magnets craft with your favourite kids. See how easy it is in our short video tutorial with Darcy Allan.

Painted rock magnets craft

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Easter

These homemade cards are made with love—and the palm of your hand. Watch this fun video featuring crafter Darcy Allan for easy step-by-step instructions.Encourage your kids to use their imaginations and try new designs for any occasion. Check out more <a href="https://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/videos/">craft videos.</a>

These easy, homemade greeting cards, will delight grandparents. Watch how this handprint craft is done in our video tutorial with Darcy Allan.

Homemade greeting cards

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Step up your style with a cool carryall that’s one of a kind, courtesy of craft queen Darcy Allan. This video shows you how kids can put a personal stamp on their very own bag.Start with a simple tote and then have a blast decorating it with any design you’d like. For a fun way to stay organized, try customizing it for a specific hobby to keep all your gear together—paint a soccer ball on it and take it to the pitch, or brand it with a book and use it as a library bag.Check out more <a href="https://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/videos/">craft videos.</a>

See how easy it is to screen-print onto plain canvas and make awesome DIY personalized tote bags for kids with our easy, short craft video feat. Darcy Allan

DIY personalized tote bags for kids

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Watch this video to see DIY queen Tiffany Pratt’s cool duct tape craft. Your kids will love their new super-cute DIY pencil case.

DIY pencil case craft

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Use our slightly scary printable tags to dress your candy corn apple treats.

Candy corn apple printable tags

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Kids

Create these bewitching decals and use them to embellish Halloween goody bags, or share as a special, sugar-free treat.

Craft: How to make Halloween stickers

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These printable tart-toppers are a simple way to creatively sweeten up any bite-sized dessert.

Free and adorable tart-topper printable

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These cute mini hockey sticks are a fun and easy craft to make at your hockey party.

How to make mini hockey sticks

Who says organization can’t be fun? This decorated desk-caddy craft, designed and decorated by DIY pro Tiffany Pratt, is a fabulous way to keep craft and homework supplies all in one place. The best part? It’s made entirely with recycled materials you’ve already got at home: a shoebox, toilet paper rolls and newspaper. Just cut, paint, paste and enjoy one of our favourite crafts for kids!Check out more <a href="https://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/videos/">craft videos.</a>

Organization and creativity combine in this fun craft for kids, made entirely with recycled materials.

Crafts for kids - Decorated desk caddy

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Go all out with accessories with these colourful braided brands from kids craft expert Tiffany Pratt. She uses bingo daubers or markers to dye old cotton towels before cutting them into long strips to braid. Make them all different lengths to create bracelets, hairbands and more. Simply fasten them with a knot or a safety pin and they’re ready to wear. Add this DIY project to your kids’ crafts ideas list!Check out more <a href="https://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/videos/">craft videos.</a>

Grab an old cotton towel, some dye and a pair of scissors and you’ve got beautiful DIY accessories from Tiffany Pratt.

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Crafts

Paper bag craft: Simple stocking

15 DIY Halloween costumes for kids

Craft: Gardening glove turkey

Craft: How to make a duct tape zipper case

8 simple and adorable Halloween costumes for Baby

7 homemade holiday décor ideas

5 festive fall crafts for school-age kids

Book nook: Cozy reading spaces for kids

Kids' crafts: New Crafting for Kids video series!

Crafting for kids: Homemade wrapping paper

Crafting for kids: Painted rock magnets

Crafting for kids: Homemade greeting cards

Crafting for kids: DIY personalized tote bag

Crafting for kids: Zippy pencil case

Printable tags for your candy-corn apples

Craft: How to make Halloween stickers

Free and adorable tart-topper printable

How to make mini hockey sticks

Crafting for kids: Decorated desk caddy

Crafting for kids: Braided DIY accessories