Kids’ Craft Hacks

Crafts are a great way to keep your kids busy, particularly as we’re all spending more time at home than usual. As well as keeping youngsters entertained, crafting can also help to develop their motor skills and enhance their creativity, which makes it a superb way to have fun and optimise their well-being. 

Of course, crafts aren’t always the easiest activity to enjoy at home, particularly when you’re the one doing all the cleanup! If you want to simplify the process and make crafts a fun and easy at-home activity for the whole family, take a look at these top kids’ craft hacks now:

Create a Designated Storage Area

If your kids have lost interest by the time you’ve collected all their craft supplies together, you probably need a better storage solution. By keeping your craft supplies in one, designated area, you can make it easy for kids to access what they need. In addition to this, messier supplies, like half-used paints or watercolour trays, can be kept together and prevented from damaging décor, toys or fabrics.

Make the Clean-Up Easy

Cleaning up afterwards is the only downside to crafting but there are ways to make the process simple and stress-free. A wipe clean tablecloth only takes seconds to lay down but will save you precious time and hassle when it comes to cleaning up. Alternatively, if the weather’s nice, why not set your kids up on the patio or lawn and let them experiment with crafting outside?

Use Salt Cellars

If you regularly find glitter all of your homes, it’s a sure sign that your kids are into crafts! However, switching to salt cellars can reduce the number of supplies that end up adorning your home, while still allowing your kids to use a wide range of materials. Salt cellars are ideal for glitter and small sequins because they’re sturdy enough for small hands to use and prevent the contents from going everywhere.

Wear Craft Clothes

If an apron isn’t quite doing the job, repurpose some of your kid’s older clothes as their ‘craft uniform’. This means they won’t have to wear an apron when they’re painting, drawing or creating, and you won’t have to spend hours trying to remove craft supplies from areas of clothing that an apron has missed.

Use a Rotatable Organiser

Reaching across the table for more supplies is sure to cause a spillage of some sort, so give your kids easy access to what they need by using a rotatable organiser. Kids can simply turn the wheel when they need to grab a different pen, pencil or paintbrush, instead of standing up or reaching over to get what they need. 

Make Crafts Fun (for Everyone!)

When you simplify the process, you can ensure that crafts are fun for everyone, and not just for the youngest members of your household! With easy clean-ups and hassle-free prep, all types of crafting can become a frequent and much-loved addition to your kid’s routine.