Fun Ideas for Family Craft Night

Between hectic work schedules and extra curricular activities, many families struggle to find time to spend together. The limited hours families have with each other every day makes quality time even more important. Scheduling one night a week for a dedicated family activity can ensure your family gets quality bonding time with one another.

Crafts are a fun, engaging way for the family to bond together and get creative! Your kids will look at their projects in the years to come and remember the fun times they spent with the family.

Crafts with young children are best when simple and easy to execute. Ditch the multi-step, complicated crafts and instead try these simple but incredibly entertaining crafts that are sure to delight your little ones!

What do kids love more than drawing with chalk outside? Painting with chalk outside! This fun family activity will get everyone outside and creative. Just follow this simple recipe. Make a splash by painting together with a theme!

Try working with the kids to paint a giant sidewalk mural. Suggestions: shapes and colors, ocean life and animals, zoo animals, our backyard / neighborhood, superheroes, or magic kingdom.

Young kids will be thrilled with this DIY recipe of their playtime favorite. Making their own play dough is extra fun! Try out different colors and experiment with different shapes together. The kids will love it if you try sculpting different animals together or figurines from their favorite stories or films.

Older children appreciate crafts that are more complicated and long lasting. Try out these crafts that your preteen is sure to remember! Pinewood derby cars are no longer just for scouts. All genders will love building their own racing car and decorating it.

Brainstorm with them the shape and variety of derby car they’d like. When it’s time to paint their derby car, ask them to decorate their dream car, or maybe suggest a theme for the family. Suggestions: superhero cars, animal cars, or favorite color cars. Afterwards, set up a race area and see whose car can roll the fastest!

Your preteen will love having a cool cactus on their desk. Have them decorate a small pot. With some letter stickers or oil-based sharpie, you will all be making stunning pots in no time. Having their name on the pot will remind them of their new and exciting responsibilities as older kids! It will help busy grown-ups remember to water their plants as well.

With their own busy social lives, it can be tough to get teenagers engaged in family activities. These cool crafts will occupy your teen by emphasizing their individuality and creativity, and that’s a win for the whole family.

With as much time as teens spend in their rooms, why wouldn’t they love decorating it with this fun DIY name garland? Next time you’re at your local home improvement store, stock up on paint samples and your teen will love you for it. Alternate suggestion: Use multi-colored fleece fabric for another stunning name garland.

Try one making of these cool DIY bracelets with your teen next family night. Bonus points for wearing one yourself and reminding them that you can be hip too!

Crafting is a wonderful way to engage the whole family in a structured activity that also allows for individual creativity and expression. There are numerous blogs and books dedicated to different craft ideas. You can start with these ideas and get crafting!