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Kids’ art and craft ideas is the most common, and arguably most popular sub-niche over the past few years on Danya Banya.

We love to create with all sorts of things! Many of our ideas use low cost, recycled, natural materials or common items that you can find at home.

If you’re looking for something in particular, we have a page dedicated to just our process art ideas, and another dedicated to just our toilet paper roll crafts. Otherwise, below you’ll find a mix of creative art and craft ideas suitable for babies, toddlers, preschool and kindergarten aged kids, and we’re just starting to add some more primary (elementary) school aged kids as well. 

 

Art and Craft Ideas for Kids

  • Easy Fireworks Painting for Kids

    Easy Fireworks Painting for Kids

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  • DIY Rain Sticks

    DIY Rain Sticks

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  • Paper Plate Sheep Mask for Kids

    Paper Plate Sheep Mask for Kids

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  • Painting with Nature (and a peg)

    Painting with Nature (and a peg)

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  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar Kids Craft

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar Kids Craft

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  • Holly & Mistletoes!

    Holly & Mistletoes!

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  • DIY Glitter Party Poppers!

    DIY Glitter Party Poppers!

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  • Toilet Paper Roll Dolls

    Toilet Paper Roll Dolls

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  • 9 Reasons to Gather Natural Materials for Art & Craft

    9 Reasons to Gather Natural Materials for Art & Craft

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  • 20 Fine Motor Activities with Aluminium Foil

    20 Fine Motor Activities with Aluminium Foil

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  • Melted Pony Bead Ornaments

    Melted Pony Bead Ornaments

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  • How to make zoo animal face masks

    How to make zoo animal face masks

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  • Stick People Community

    Stick People Community

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  • TP Roll Monsters!

    TP Roll Monsters!

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  • Sydney Harbour Bridge Craft

    Sydney Harbour Bridge Craft

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  • Five Little Ducks Hand and Finger Puppets

    Five Little Ducks Hand and Finger Puppets

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  • How to make Sun and Saturn Face Masks

    How to make Sun and Saturn Face Masks

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  • Make a Tipping Teapot tutorial (with free printable)

    Make a Tipping Teapot tutorial (with free printable)

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  • Pom Pom Rainbow Collage

    Pom Pom Rainbow Collage

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  • DIY Heart Shape Stamps

    DIY Heart Shape Stamps

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  • Painting With (and on) Sticks

    Painting With (and on) Sticks

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  • Christmas Lights Cards from Kids’ Fingerprints

    Christmas Lights Cards from Kids’ Fingerprints

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  • Phone Number Bracelets {that kids can help make}

    Phone Number Bracelets {that kids can help make}

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  • Easy Lion Mask Craft for Toddlers

    Easy Lion Mask Craft for Toddlers

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  • Australian Wattle Craft for Kids

    Australian Wattle Craft for Kids

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  • Paper Plate Panda

    Paper Plate Panda

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  • Six types of ‘Stained Glass’ Easter Eggs – that even your toddler can make!

    Six types of ‘Stained Glass’ Easter Eggs – that even your toddler can make!

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  • Toilet Paper Roll Advent Calendar

    Toilet Paper Roll Advent Calendar

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  • 12 Days of Christmas Toilet Paper Roll Crafts

    12 Days of Christmas Toilet Paper Roll Crafts

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  • Paper Plate Sydney Opera House craft

    Paper Plate Sydney Opera House craft

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  • Australian Flag Craft for Kids

    Australian Flag Craft for Kids

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  • Make a Nature Mobile

    Make a Nature Mobile

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  • Invite your child to draw on a mirror…

    Invite your child to draw on a mirror…

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  • Spooky Orange Faces

    Spooky Orange Faces

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  • DIY Sparkly Fairy Wand Party Invitations

    DIY Sparkly Fairy Wand Party Invitations

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  • Play, Craft & Learn with Flora: The Ultimate Guide

    Play, Craft & Learn with Flora: The Ultimate Guide

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  • Peppa Pig Finger Puppets

    Peppa Pig Finger Puppets

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  • Nature Art

    Nature Art

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  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar inspired cardboard roll paintings

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar inspired cardboard roll paintings

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  • Wattle Painting with Pom Poms {Aussie Art for Kids}

    Wattle Painting with Pom Poms {Aussie Art for Kids}

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  • How to Make a Paper Plate Rose

    How to Make a Paper Plate Rose

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  • Kid-Made Chocolate Crackle Easter Eggs with DIY Painted Foil {and on encouraging kids to plan}

    Kid-Made Chocolate Crackle Easter Eggs with DIY Painted Foil {and on encouraging kids to plan}

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  • 10 Budget Friendly Places to Find Art & Craft Supplies

    10 Budget Friendly Places to Find Art & Craft Supplies

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  • Four Fun Ways Preschoolers Can Decorate Christmas Baubles

    Four Fun Ways Preschoolers Can Decorate Christmas Baubles

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  • Four Leaf Clover Window Craft

    Four Leaf Clover Window Craft

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  • Easy Five Little Speckled Frog Finger Puppets

    Easy Five Little Speckled Frog Finger Puppets

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  • Crayon Resist ‘Magic’ Paintings

    Crayon Resist ‘Magic’ Paintings

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  • DIY Old MacDonald Peg Farm Animals

    DIY Old MacDonald Peg Farm Animals

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  • Bottlebrush Flower Art

    Bottlebrush Flower Art

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  • Spider Web Craft based on The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

    Spider Web Craft based on The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

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  • Yarn-Wrapped Paper Plate Jack-o-Lantern Craft for Halloween

    Yarn-Wrapped Paper Plate Jack-o-Lantern Craft for Halloween

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  • Printing with Nature

    Printing with Nature

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  • Valentines Stamp Art for Toddlers (with sensory play)

    Valentines Stamp Art for Toddlers (with sensory play)

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  • Orange Faces!

    Orange Faces!

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  • Kid-made Suncatcher Window Clings

    Kid-made Suncatcher Window Clings

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  • Awesome Aussie animal crafts

    Awesome Aussie animal crafts

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  • Toilet paper roll Little Bo Peep and lambs

    Toilet paper roll Little Bo Peep and lambs

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  • Crystal Flowers

    Crystal Flowers

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  • How to make an Egg Carton Rose

    How to make an Egg Carton Rose

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  • Nature Cuffs

    Nature Cuffs

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  • Decorating Eggs with edible paints and markers

    Decorating Eggs with edible paints and markers

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  • Lego Painting {Guest Posting at Octavia & Vicky}

    Lego Painting {Guest Posting at Octavia & Vicky}

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  • Dot Painting

    Dot Painting

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  • How to make a Star Headband

    How to make a Star Headband

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  • Field of Poppies Art for Kids

    Field of Poppies Art for Kids

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  • 4 Easy Ways Toddlers Can Help Decorate Paper Easter Eggs

    4 Easy Ways Toddlers Can Help Decorate Paper Easter Eggs

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  • Nature Tree Collage

    Nature Tree Collage

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  • Kid made gift that Daddy will LOVE!

    Kid made gift that Daddy will LOVE!

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  • Hand sewing for kids: Heart & Star Decorations

    Hand sewing for kids: Heart & Star Decorations

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  • Koala and joey craft for kids

    Koala and joey craft for kids

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  • Clothespin Fairies

    Clothespin Fairies

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  • Learning to thread over morning tea

    Learning to thread over morning tea

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  • Make your own wrapping paper & a DIY Christmas bauble stamper

    Make your own wrapping paper & a DIY Christmas bauble stamper

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  • Easy toddler time-filler craft idea – pasting cupcake patty pans

    Easy toddler time-filler craft idea – pasting cupcake patty pans

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  • Clay Echidna

    Clay Echidna

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  • DIY Spooky Bloodshot Eyeballs

    DIY Spooky Bloodshot Eyeballs

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  • Four Fun Easter Decorations for Preschoolers

    Four Fun Easter Decorations for Preschoolers

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  • Kid-made Robot Costume

    Kid-made Robot Costume

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  • Easter Egg Painting using Cotton Tips, Knuckles and Fingers

    Easter Egg Painting using Cotton Tips, Knuckles and Fingers

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  • Rudolph Baby Footprint Christmas Cards

    Rudolph Baby Footprint Christmas Cards

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  • Painting on Seed Pods

    Painting on Seed Pods

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  • Toddler Pumpkin Decorating

    Toddler Pumpkin Decorating

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  • Christmas Window Clings {with a touch of bling}

    Christmas Window Clings {with a touch of bling}

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  • ‘S’ is for Space! And Satellite, Saturn, Sun, Stars and the entire Solar System really…

    ‘S’ is for Space! And Satellite, Saturn, Sun, Stars and the entire Solar System really…

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  • Which finger did he bite? {12345 Little finger biting fish peg craft}

    Which finger did he bite? {12345 Little finger biting fish peg craft}

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  • Best of 2013

    Best of 2013

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  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle birthday card

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle birthday card

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  • Henry the Octopus!

    Henry the Octopus!

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  • Mirror Art: Painting Leaves

    Mirror Art: Painting Leaves

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  • Jingle Sticks – percussion instrument craft for kids

    Jingle Sticks – percussion instrument craft for kids

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  • More Toilet Paper Roll Dolls

    More Toilet Paper Roll Dolls

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  • Bubble wrap print Christmas cards for preschoolers

    Bubble wrap print Christmas cards for preschoolers

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  • Australian Parliament House Kids Craft

    Australian Parliament House Kids Craft

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  • Painting with Vehicles

    Painting with Vehicles

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  • Growing Watercress Hair

    Growing Watercress Hair

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  • Mess-Free Painting Idea: Paint with Water

    Mess-Free Painting Idea: Paint with Water

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  • Gaspard and Lisa Puppets

    Gaspard and Lisa Puppets

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  • Apple craft idea {with wriggly worm!}

    Apple craft idea {with wriggly worm!}

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  • Zoo animal cupcake toppers: or customise to your theme

    Zoo animal cupcake toppers: or customise to your theme

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  • Pine Cone Christmas Trees

    Pine Cone Christmas Trees

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  • CD Ghosts

    CD Ghosts

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  • Sponge Monsters

    Sponge Monsters

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  • Backyard Bug Hotel: “Nou Opin” for residents

    Backyard Bug Hotel: “Nou Opin” for residents

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  • What Pet Should I Get? inspired Chatterbox

    What Pet Should I Get? inspired Chatterbox

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  • Geometry Art: 2D Shape Stamping

    Geometry Art: 2D Shape Stamping

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  • Flower birthday party invitations – DIY tutorial

    Flower birthday party invitations – DIY tutorial

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  • How to make a Frangipani Lei

    How to make a Frangipani Lei

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  • Pebble Mice

    Pebble Mice

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  • Gold Ribbon Stick Decorations

    Gold Ribbon Stick Decorations

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  • Ribbon Tree Christmas Cards

    Ribbon Tree Christmas Cards

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  • New Book! Learn With Play: 150+ Ideas for Year-round Fun & Learning

    New Book! Learn With Play: 150+ Ideas for Year-round Fun & Learning

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  • Paint Colour Swatch Tree Cards {that little kids can make}

    Paint Colour Swatch Tree Cards {that little kids can make}

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  • The Most Awesome Chinese New Year Activities for Kids

    The Most Awesome Chinese New Year Activities for Kids

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  • 100 Sequins for the 100th Day of School

    100 Sequins for the 100th Day of School

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  • Best Kids Activities of 2015 | Danya Banya

    Best Kids Activities of 2015 | Danya Banya

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  • Best of 2014: Art & Crafts for Kids

    Best of 2014: Art & Crafts for Kids

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  • Collect, craft & learn: endangered wildlife stamps (including the southern corroboree frog)

    Collect, craft & learn: endangered wildlife stamps (including the southern corroboree frog)

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  • Hong Bao (Red Envelopes) for Chinese New Year

    Hong Bao (Red Envelopes) for Chinese New Year

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  • Painting Jacaranda Trees: Splatter Art for Kids

    Painting Jacaranda Trees: Splatter Art for Kids

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  • Easy Astronaut and Rocket Craft

    Easy Astronaut and Rocket Craft

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  • D is for Dinosaur

    D is for Dinosaur

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  • Easy Kid-Made Robot Hat

    Easy Kid-Made Robot Hat

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  • When dessert becomes art

    When dessert becomes art

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  • Very Best Craft, Education and Parenting Posts of 2014

    Very Best Craft, Education and Parenting Posts of 2014

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  • Painting Feathers: Nature Process Art Idea

    Painting Feathers: Nature Process Art Idea

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  • Paper Mache Princess Castle

    Paper Mache Princess Castle

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  • Shell Spiral: Collaborative land art at the beach

    Shell Spiral: Collaborative land art at the beach

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  • Hoot and Hootabelle Torn Paper Owl Collage

    Hoot and Hootabelle Torn Paper Owl Collage

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  • Washi Tape Pegs

    Washi Tape Pegs

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  • Balloon decorating: process art for kids

    Balloon decorating: process art for kids

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All of these posts and more are on our Danya Banya Pinterest board.

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And I’m pinning loads of other ideas that I love from around the web here:

Follow Danya Banya | Go Science Girls’s board Cool kids craft ideas on Pinterest. Follow Danya Banya | Go Science Girls’s board Art for Kids on Pinterest. Follow Danya Banya | Go Science Girls’s board Nature Art, Craft and Play for Kids on Pinterest. Follow Danya Banya | Go Science Girls’s board Make your own art & craft supplies on Pinterest. Follow Danya Banya | Go Science Girls’s board Loo (and other Cardboard) Rolls! on Pinterest.

xx Danya

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