Easy middle school crafts

Decorate and personalize your school supplies with our painted DIY Marbled Pencils tutorial. This are a great craft project for kids and teens.

Let's make a fidget spinner! Fidget spinners are the latest fad, but you don't have to buy one. We are going to show you how to make a new fidget spinner

These crystal stars made from pipe cleaners and a simple borax solution are SO COOL. And they're really easy to make! Leave them overnight and crystals magically form! Borax Crystal Star Ornaments OK you guys, I think I've fallen in love with another kids activity. These borax ornaments are so easy to make, and they look SO COOL when they're done! It takes a few hours to grow the crystals, but the actual work involved with putting them together is really fast. We whipped up our crystal stars…

This stained glass suncatcher craft is SO FUN and easy to make! Watch the sun shine through these colourful DIY suncatchers and create beautiful patterns on the walls and floor. These suncatchers are super easy to make, and they're a lot of fun to colour! It's such a great summer craft for kids, and the perfect summer camp or sleepover activity.

Learn how easy it is for kids to weave bracelets, necklaces and headbands with 3 drinking straws and some yarn (with video).

It's so fun and easy to make a beautiful bean mosaic! Get creative and use pantry items to create a work of art that explores texture and shapes. Make an abstract design, or create a picture or pattern - it's all up to you! It can take awhile for the bean mosaic art to come together, but it's a very tactile and relaxing process. Experiment with different colours and designs for a cool indoor activity that both kids and adults will enjoy! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these…

Looking for weaving ideas for kids? Start out with yarn weaving on a cardboard loom. A fun project for older elementary/middle school grades.

Looking for a fun science experiment you can try at home with the kids? Try this idea - learn how to make your own rock candy that you can actually eat!

Discover how to transform everyday beans into stunning mosaic art with this easy, fun tutorial. Perfect for DIY decor! You can make this with no crafting skills.

This is a really easy way to learn about making paper with kids. And we made our paper glittery, too! First: Get Your Supplies! Next: Get to Work! 'Mommy, how do you make paper?' My five year old asked me this question a few weeks ago. I tried explaining it to him, and he wasn't convinced. I showed him a video of how you can make it at home using a mesh screen and paper pulp, and he was obsessed! I wondered about making a screen so that we could try this at home, but then I noticed a Paper