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…

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…

Quick and easy snack ideas for kids, toddlers, teens and crazy adults like myself! If you’re looking for super easy and fun snack ideas, these creative and cheap recipes are perfect for kids of all ages. I've found that most kids are picky eaters, but if you make their food exciting, they'll eat even healthy foods! You just have to get a bit creative in how it's prepared. This silly animal toast is perfect for snacking or even for breakfast, plus I almost always have the ingredients on hand.

Silly Animal Toast

The Silliest Breakfast Or Snack You’ll Ever Make! Are you looking for a healthy and cheap breakfast idea for your kids? Silly Animal Toast will get just about any kid…

Air fryer mini pizzas – the easiest meal you’ll ever make. My family loves this quick dinner idea so much and I love it because it’s fast and only has 3 basic ingredients. My kids love to help make each mini pizza. Even my toddler can help with this simple recipe. Air fryer mini pizzas are great for busy weeknight dinners, after school snacks, and school lunches.

5 Minute Air Fryer Mini Pizzas

The fastest, most delicious homemade pizzas ever! Your kids will beg for this recipe over and over.  Ok, I’ve done it. I’ve found the best way to make homemade pizza…

The easiest cardboard craft you'll ever make with cheap supplies you already have at home.

Cardboard Hedgehog

Are you ready to make these cute little hedgehogs out of cardboard? I mean it when I say this is such an easy craft idea for kids. And Cardboard Hedgehogs…

q tip craft and learning project for kids!

Q-Tip Alphabet Painting

A messy but fun way for preschoolers to learn the alphabet through tracing! Cotton swabs make for the perfect disposable paint brushes, making art projects and crafts so much easier…

Toilet Paper Roll Binoculars

If you’re looking for crafts to do at home with your kids, they are going to love this recycled project using toilet paper rolls!  These homemade binoculars are cheap and…

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…

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…

Fall Ideas

Transform simple rice cakes into cute owl treats! This easy recipe uses peanut butter, banana slices, blueberries, and apples for a nutritious snack kids will love.

Owl Rice Cakes

Create cute little owls out of your favorite breakfast foods to entertain and delight even your grumpiest early morning risers! Do your kids get so bored with the same old…

Halloween Glue Ghosts

Aren’t these just the cutest DIY Halloween decorations ever? Glue Ghosts are a fun DIY Halloween craft for kids that’s cheap and easy! With just a few simple supplies like…

Easy Halloween pipe cleaner craft. How to make spooky and cute spiders! A fun and easy craft idea for kids to make at home.

Spider Craft for Kids

Need a fun easy Halloween Craft for kids? Here’s how to make these spooky yet cute Halloween Spiders.  Get into the Halloween spirit with this super easy and fun DIY…

8 No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

With their varying shapes and lovely hues of orange, pumpkins have always been the biggest symbol of fall. Jack-o-lanterns are a popular tradition, but it’s not only messy, but sometimes…

Are you looking for an easy fall dessert recipe to make with your kids? These Acorn donut holes are a MUST try! Each donut hole is covered with melted chocolate and sprinkles. Pop a pretzel stick on top and you have the perfect fall treat! I love to make these donut hole acorns for my thanksgiving dessert table or for the company potluck. You just can’t go wrong with chocolate covered donuts this holiday season.

Acorn Donut Holes

The Perfect Fall Dessert That Kids Love To Make! Are you looking for a fun way to welcome Fall? This Fall inspired recipe is so easy to make with just…

Learning Activities

A budget friendly Christmas activity for kids using pony beads to make homemade ornaments with names.

Personalized DIY Ornaments

Easy and Budget Friendly Homemade Ornaments For Kids The older I get, the more I fall in love with the holiday season! ‘Tis the Season, am I right?! So when…

easy way for kids to learn. learn through play activities for preschoolers.

5 Magna-Tile Activities For Kids

Easy activities for kids using magnetic tiles and other simple supplies you already have at home.  As a mom of a very busy preschooler, I’m always looking for fun and…

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 Food

I'm always looking for quick and simple dinner ideas for busy weeknight meals, and this creamy ranch chicken is always a hit! It’s really easy to make with just a few ingredients, and perfect for a family with picky eaters. Kids love it! Simple comfort food the entire family will love!

Creamy Ranch Chicken Bake

An Easy Baked Chicken Recipe Your Entire Family Will Love If you’re looking for an easy chicken recipe, your kids are going to love this creamy ranch chicken bake made with…

Baked Sweet Potato Chicken Nuggets

An easy and healthy recipe your picky eaters will love! If you’re struggling to find healthy recipes for your kids, these baked sweet potato chicken nuggets are not only super…

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…

20 Awesome Pillsbury Dough Recipes

Fun & Easy Things to make with Refrigerated Dough! Everything from simple meals and snacks to delicious sweet treats and appetizers.  There are so many Crescent Roll and Biscuit recipes…

Air fryer mini pizzas – the easiest meal you’ll ever make. My family loves this quick dinner idea so much and I love it because it’s fast and only has 3 basic ingredients. My kids love to help make each mini pizza. Even my toddler can help with this simple recipe. Air fryer mini pizzas are great for busy weeknight dinners, after school snacks, and school lunches.

5 Minute Air Fryer Mini Pizzas

The fastest, most delicious homemade pizzas ever! Your kids will beg for this recipe over and over.  Ok, I’ve done it. I’ve found the best way to make homemade pizza…