Looking for some craft ideas that you can easily make with items around your house? Here are five craft ideas for kids!

eggshell igloo: Eggshells can be used to make some Eskimo houses that look very real. Use a pencil to draw doors on the eggshells and to indicate the blocks of ice that real igloos are made of. Glue the edges of the eggshell onto a piece of cotton to make it look like the igloos are surrounded by snow.

Puzzle: A series of puzzles will be a good gift to take with you when you go to play at someone else’s house. Brightly colored greeting cards make good puzzles, especially those printed on thick paper. Cut each greeting card into ten or twelve irregular shapes, then place the pieces in a clean white envelope. A good way to keep puzzles identified is to write on the front of each envelope a brief description of the picture of the puzzle.

Matchbox Building Game: A collection of matchboxes (the kind used for safety matches) makes a splendid toy construction set. The boxes can be used as separate blocks or can be joined by pushing the inside half of one box into the cover of a second box. Various construction projects can be done with a matchbox construction set.

tissue paper hat: The holiday season is a great time to make game hats because you can usually find a few large pieces of fancy wrapping paper. Try to find a sheet of paper that is about twenty inches long and ten inches wide. First fold the paper into a cross shape and glue it down at one end. Then fold a triangle at the top and then fold the beak down. Stickers can be used to keep the hat in place.

mexican balero: A homemade version of this toy is easy to make. Use a large spool, a pencil, and a flat-bottomed paper cup. Make a hole in the bottom of the cup and thread a string through the hole, then tie a knot in the end of the string so the cup doesn’t slide around. Tie the other end of the string to the pencil. The object of playing with this toy balero is to hold it by the pencil and toss the cup up to catch it on the reel.