How to keep kids entertained on a budget with fun and easy craft ideas. This list is the perfect activity cheat sheet for busy parents.

30+ Cheap Craft Ideas For Kids

Here are 30+ cheap and easy craft ideas for kids that are fun to make with minimal effort on your part. Keeping our little ones entertained can sometimes feel like…

DIY Ball Toss Target Practice Game For Kids | Stuck at home on a rainy day with bored kids to entertain? You've probably already got the supplies needed to make this cheap and easy project! Paper plates, masking tape, and paint.

Easy Homemade Ball Toss Game

If you have preschoolers at home, then I’m assuming you know how much energy a 3 year old can have. A lot. No, A TON!! There’s not a second that…

Paper Roll Octopus

This paper roll octopus craft is cheap and easy to make with supplies you already have at home.  I don’t know about you but octopuses have always fascinated me. Well…

An easy way to teach kids letter recognition.

ABC Sticker Match

Recycle an empty paper towel roll into a fun and easy letter matching activity for preschoolers! If you’re looking for a quick and easy low prep activity for toddlers and…

Apple Slice Cookies

Apple slice “cookies” are a delicious and healthy snack option for kids that are both easy to make and fun to eat. They are an ingenious way to get your…

Check out this simple nature craft for preschoolers. Simple recycled butterfly cutouts used for nature explorations!

Cardboard Nature Butterflies

With just some cardboard and scissors you can turn an ordinary box into a fun nature craft for kids.  If you’re like me, you have about a thousand shipping boxes…

Popsicle Stick Dot Matching Game

If you have a few popsicle sticks and dot stickers, you can make a fun and engaging matching game for kids.  I’m always on the hunt for fun learning games….

Summer Fun

Are you looking for a fun science experiment to do at home with your kids? Try making Borax Crystal Shapes! These DIY crystals are made with pipe cleaners, water, and borax. That's it! Such an easy and fun activity for kids! Hang on your window or use as Christmas ornaments. These homemade crystals really are the perfect kids' craft!

Borax Pipe Cleaner Crystals

If you’re looking for a fun and easy science experiment to try with your kids, DIY Borax Crystals are perfect! These homemade crystals are so simple to make with just…

Under The Sea Jell-O Sensory Bin

Check Out This Simple To Make Jello Sensory Play Idea For Toddlers And Preschoolers. Messy Fun For Kids! Do your kids love to squish and splat their food, water, or…

DIY Flower Trees (with cardboard & tape)

Easy outdoor activity for kids using recycled materials and flowers DIY Flower Trees are a fun and interactive craft for kids using supplies you already have around your house! If…

This is the best outdoor craft to make with kids in the spring and summer. Create a love of nature with these toilet paper roll bird feeders.

Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder Craft

Anyone else have a stash of empty toilet paper rolls? Turn that bathroom bounty into a toilet paper roll bird feeder that’ll have your backyard chirping and your kids entertained!…

Yummy Frozen Yogurt Bites

This is how you turn yogurt into finger food! Frozen yogurt bites are a healthy and delicious snack idea for kids that can be made in just a few minutes…

Learning Activities

Toilet Paper Roll Color Sort

I have such an easy learning activity for you that can be made from supplies you already have at home! A toilet paper roll, markers, and dot stickers are all…

Fun game for kids, budget friendly activity for toddlers, easy homemade matching game, object recognition activity for kids

Magnetic Tile Sticker Match

Easy and cheap way to keep little kids entertained! Are you looking for a quick and easy game for toddlers and preschoolers? Magnetic Tile Sticker Match is a great way…

Quick Bites

Creative Breakfast Ideas

It can be a challenge to get your kids to eat a healthy breakfast. Cereal or donuts seem to be the popular choice simply because that’s what they’ll eat without…

Chunky Monkey Banana Bites

Chunky Monkey Banana Bites are an easy, homemade, no-bake snack your kids and family will be sure to love! If you’re looking for delicious and healthy snack ideas that your…

Cheez-It Butterfinger Bites: the ultimate no-bake snack! Crunchy, sweet, and kid-friendly with peanut butter & chocolate. Perfect for playdates!

Cheez-It Butterfinger Bites

These chocolate covered Cheez-It peanut butter sandwiches taste exactly like Butterfingers! If you’re looking for the perfect mix of peanut butter, sweet milk chocolate and crunchy Cheez-Its, then I have…

Are you looking for a fun birthday snack for kids? Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats with rainbow sprinkles are gooey and delicious and kids just gobble them up. Make this easy no bake treat with just a few simple ingredients including crispy rice cereal, butter, marshmallows, dry cake mix, and rainbow sprinkles for a dash of fun! You can take these delectable morsels up a notch by adding a bit of marshmallow creme. Cake batter rice krisipes are fun, yummy, and easy to make in less than 10 minutes.

Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats

A Yummy Twist on a Classic Treat These delicious Funfetti Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats are packed with oooey gooey marshmallows and colorful sprinkles making them the perfect birthday party…

10+ Fun Birthday Party Snack Ideas

Creative Birthday Party Treats Kids love yummy snacks, and these creatively cute birthday party food ideas will really make your party a hit! Yes, you will immediately become the COOLEST…