Kid's Yarn Crafts - A
Alphabet Book - Make a simple Alphabet Book from construction paper and pictures cut out of old magazines or catalogs. Bind it with some yarn. Your children will love to make their own book.
Angel Worry Dolls - Guatemalan children tell their worries to dolls and place them under their pillows. According to legend, the dolls take their worries away. Make this worry doll with your child out of yarn and clothespins.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - B
Bookmarks - Make this easy bookmark craft out of yarn and other craft items with your child. This is a great project for your child to hand out as a gift.
Butterfly Flyer - When this yarn craft is completed you can take this craft outside and your butterfly should fly in the wind simply by having the child hold onto the straw.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - C
Caged Bird Craft - This paper bird in a yarn cage is easy to make. Includes printable bird template.
Candy Cane Heart - Save those Christmas candies for this unique Valentine Craft! This is a great way to get rid of all those Christmas candy canes.
Chicks in a Nest - This craft is so cute and so much fun for young kids. Use pom poms and yarn to make this craft project.
Clock and Mouse Craft - This is a great yarn craft for kids just learning to tell time. Printable templates included.
Corn Necklace - Munhindi means corn. The corn represents the children of a family. Make your mom a necklace with one ear of corn for each child in your family.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - D
Dinosaur Coloring Book - This is a dinosaur book you can make. Just pick the dinosaurs you'd like to put in your book, then print out the pages and color them in. Bind the coloring book with some yarn.
Dream Catcher - Make this craft with your child from yarn, lid from an ice cream container, hole punch, and glue.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - E
Earth Pendant - Make an Earth Pendant or an Earth Light Catcher to hang in your window. This simple craft is made from white glue and food coloring. Make this yarn craft into a Science Lesson.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - G
Ghosts with a Jingle - Make this ghost that has a bell attached to it by yarn. Hang it outside or next to the window where the wind blows. Your child will love hearing the bell jingle.
Glue Ghost Necklace or Decoration - Make a scary ghost out of yarn with your kids that you can wear as a necklace or decoration.
God's Eyes - This craft is very easy and even the youngest preschooler will enjoy doing this yarn craft with you.
Graduation Hat Craft - Make this graduation hat from poster board and yarn. Children will love wearing the hat after the project is completed.
Greeting Card Lacing Toy - Recycle the greeting cards you have received! Make this neat lacing card for younger kids. Let your kids help you make this yarn craft.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - H
Heart Animal Valentines - Help your child make these adorable valentines cards out of construction paper and yarn. They are Purrrrrrrrrrr...fect.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - I
Itsy Bitsy Spider Craft - Make this very cute spider yarn craft with your child. When this craft project is completed let the child sing the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" song as he or she makes the spider go up the spout.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - K
KITE CRAFT - Although this kite won't actually fly. It is a happy reminder of the times you and the kids did get to fly one.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - M
Mini Yarn Doll - Instruction on how to make a doll out of yarn. This is a great project to do with your daughter.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - N
Native American Dance Stick - This is a great craft to do with your child when you are teaching him or her about Native Americans. This craft is a bit complicated, so you will need to help your child quite a bit.
Native American Rattle Craft - You can make a simple yet beautiful Native American rattle from a twig, yarn and beads. When you shake it, it makes a rattling sound. Many Native Americans made ceremonial rattles from natural objects (like deer hooves strung on twigs or rib bones). In this craft, we use beads, spools, washers, or shells as noise-makers.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - P
PAPER CANOE - Many Native American tribes made finely-crafted birch bark canoes. You can make a small model using construction paper and yarn. This is a great craft to do when you are teaching your child a lesson about Native Americans.
Paper Plate May Basket - This May Basket makes up very quickly. There are many ways to decorate this basket, so set out the supplies and let the children devise their own designs. Use some yarn to hang this basket off of a door knob.
Plastic and Yarn Picture Frame - Make this picture frame from a piece of thick, flexible, clear plastic (acetate) It's available at craft stores, fabric stores, and hardware stores. This is a great project for elementary school age children who want to frame their school picture! It's also great for a Mother's Day or Father's Day gift or as a Christmas tree ornament.
Pompom Spider Craft - This cute spider is made from a yarn pompom and pipe cleaners. Kids love this craft.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - S
Silly Weather Forecaster - This is a fun craft to make with your kids when you are teaching them about the weather. It is also a craft that your child can give out as a gift.
Snowman Necklace or Ornament - Make a snowman that you can wear as a necklace or use as an ornament. Very cute yarn craft.
String of Leaves - Make a string of leaves to decorate a room. These simple-to-make strings make a great Fall or Thankgsiving decoration. You can drape the strings across rooms, over windows and from the chandeliers.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - T
Twig Easel Craft - This tiny wooden easel is made from twigs - the picture is drawn on cardboard that is framed by twigs. There is a hot glue gun involved with this craft, so make sure you keep the child away from the hot glue gun.
Kid's Yarn Crafts - Y
Yarn Crosses - Make a yarn cross and hang it up for a decoration or add some yarn for a necklace.
Yarn Decorated Eggs - These fun yarn crafts make colorful and interesting Easter decorations.
Yarn Octopus - Make this easy craft with your child using yarn and wiggly eyes.
Yarn Ornaments - This project is fun and will make GREAT Christmas presents!!
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