Try these 9 amazing process craft activities for kids that encourage creativity and an experimental attitude!
Updated February 2025
We do a lot of process art activities around here, where the experience of creating is more important than the finished product and kids learn about materials, techniques, themselves, and their ideas as they create and experiment.
That’s obviously awesome, right?
But what about when you want to do a craft with a finished product and step-by-step instructions to get you there?
We still encourage you to take a process-oriented approach!
With these craft activities for kids, you can follow the step-by-step instructions to make your own fairy houses and rock art, but you can be creative, take an experimental attitude, and make it your own, every step of the way.
There’s always room for creativity, even within the structure of a craft with step-by-step instructions!
9 Process Craft Activities for Kids
1. How to Make A Fairy House
Everyone loves to make fairy houses! The details are just adorable: tiny little doors and windows, pitched roofs with miniature chimneys, little gardens for the make-believe inhabitants. It’s the kind of craft activity guaranteed to encourage hours of imaginative play.
2. Wooly Yarn Wall Hangings
Create a bright, colorful yarn wall hanging OR a wooly wall monster? The choice is yours with this amazing textile activity.
3. DIY Space Geoboards
Learn how to create DIY space geoboards for kids in 4 easy steps. This is a fun project that involves a great process AND a really cool final piece to hang up.
4. Cardboard Robot Puppets that Move!
Learn how to create fun robot puppets that actually MOVE using cardboard and other recycled materials in this make and play project for kids
5. Mandala Art Designs on Records
Upcycle a vinyl record and glue on loose parts to make these beautiful mandala art designs for kids. Relax, unwind and create–it’s the perfect process art activity, plus you get a super cool piece of art!
6. Rainbow Cardboard Sculptures
For these rainbow cardboard sculptures, you loosely slot brightly colored shapes together to create a stacked design. It’s the sort of connecting technique that can be used to make many different sculptures.
7. Circular Weaving for Kids
This circular weaving version is about as simple as you can get and perfect for preschoolers on up! The best part is you can use any old craft materials you have lying around. The next best thing is you end up with a ready-made decoration to hang up and admire!
8. Make a Coral Reef with Clay
How cool do these clay coral reefs look?! You can even paint them so they glow under a black light! This project is a great addition to learning about sea life and makes such a statement piece of art.
9. Cardboard Castles for Pretend Play
Here’s how to make a quick and easy cardboard castle for kids’ pretend play. You’ll want a cardboard box, cardboard tubes, a glue gun, and some paint sticks.
Happy crafting!
More Craft Activities for Kids
- 7 Simple Arts and Crafts Ideas for Toddlers
- 10 Arts and Crafts for Preschoolers
- 10 Simple After-School Arts and Crafts Activities
- 18 Fun Arts and Crafts for Tweens
- 10 Fun Yarn Crafts for Kids
- 15 Fun Rainbow Crafts for Kids
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