The kids need an activity. It’s time to bring out the crafts!
Here are some of our favorite crafts for kids – with the ages we recommend for them to be able to play independently (unless you secretly want to be making play doh monsters, too!) With assistance from an adult or older sibling, these ages can be lower.
We continually update this post to include the tried-and-true crafts that our own children have loved! They’re perfect for those lazy Sundays, vacation days, or the week your child is home sick.
All of these projects are self-contained–there’s no other supplies needed. One kit and your activity for the afternoon is set!
Thank you for perler beads idea book. Ordered it already.
Paint by number (or color/sticker by number for younger kids) is always a hit in our house.
I buy crafts when they are on sale. Whenever one of these deal sites have something from crayola, melissa and doug, or alexa i will buy it. This way i always have something in stock. For example this summer we made our own markers (crayola). Kids loved it cuz its something really different and i just pulled it out of my ‘kids craft box’
When Oriental Trading offers free shipping with no minimum, I check out their sale/clearance craft section. I’ve gotten great deals on adorable craft kits! I keep a supply handy for snow days, summertime, etc. The kids really enjoy them!!
Can you. Please put a link of how to sort oriental tradings by clearance craft sets? I cant seam to sort it in a way that is easy to see it all…
Seriously love these ideas! I ordered the Melissa and Doug sticker books for all of my girls (so affordable!!) and the 3-d puzzles for my boys. I think they’ll be lifesavers for Tisha B’Av and I will probably order some more for hotel room activities for our upcoming trip. Thanks so much!
These are great!! I’m really excited to try the foil art and string art -those are new for us!
Wanted to mention you can order a large 3D Bais Hamikdosh puzzle on amazon for just $30, so appropriate for the day.
Kinetic sand and tools are another option that can keep kids busy for hours, off brands give you much more sand for your buck. (With a disposable tablecloth and each kid playing in a bin or disposable pan the mess is easily contained.)
Also a really fun option -they sell science kits or boxes on amazon with everything you need for multiple experiments. Just read through options carefully to make sure its age appropriate & not too messy for your taste!
Also the following sites have many of the typical crafts but Jewish themed. Diamond art, dot art books, those painting coloring books u just need water for, reusable sticker scenes, sticker puzzles, learn to draw books and more! Chazakkinder and kinderblast. I don’t have any stakes in these sites just love bringing Jewish themed crafts into the house! (Some of kinderblast items can only be ordered in bulk, but plenty can be ordered alone. Chazak kinder doesn’t have this limit at all.)
Have fun!!!
May we celebrate Tisha B’av this year in the Beis Hamikdosh with the coming of Moshiach speedily!
Preschoolcreations.org has a Tisha B’Av activity packet for kids of all ages.
https://preschoolcreations.org/products/tisha-bav-activity-packet