If your kids are anything like mine, they are starting to go stir crazy. It has been so hard for them to be so isolated away from school and friends these last couple of weeks. We have been looking for crafts to do that don’t involve leaving the house that uses things we have on hand. We have come up with some really fun things so here are our top favorite Easy Cricut Kids Crafts.
Easy Cricut Kids Crafts
Today I will be showing you how to make:
- A DIY Harry Potter Puzzle – This doesn’t have to be Harry Potter themed. Use greeting cards, coloring pages or whatever else you want.
- A Donut Tic Tac Toe Game
- Stained “Glass” Crafts
DIY Harry Potter Puzzle:
You will need:
- Cricut Machine
- Mod Podge
- A coloring page/ picture/ the Harry Potter printable at the end of this post
- foam brush
- an old cereal box or chipboard
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Step 1: Cut out your image (I sized by 6 inches by 6 inches) and adhere it to your cereal box panel or chipboard using Mod Podge. Doing a layer of Mod Podge under the photo and then on top of it to seal it. Keep in mind, that the edges of your images may get cut off.
Step 2: Allow this to completely dry so it doesn’t gum up your machine. Then attach it to your mat. If you are using chipboard, make sure to tape the edges to your mat to help keep it in place.
Step 3: In the image section of you DesignSpace, search for a puzzle. It will bring up several options, pick the option that has about the number of pieces you would like your puzzle to have.
Step 4: Insert this image into DesignSpace and resize it to be the size of your image.
Step 5: Feed the mat into your machine. Set it to heavy chipboard, (1 MM if you are using a cereal box, 2 MM if you are using Cricut Chip Board)
Step 6: Slowly peel your puzzle off of your mat and you are ready to play!
Donut Tic Tac Toe
You will need:
- Cricut Machine
- Glitter Vinyl
- Everyday Iron-on in any color
- foam brush and white paint
- an old cereal box or chipboard
- A small cloth drawstring bag
- Weeding Tools
- A Cricut Bright Pad (this isn’t necessary but makes life easier!)
To make life really easy, just use my Donut Tic Tac Toe cut files found here.
Step 1: Cut 1-inch circles out of your cereal box or chipboard. I used Circle (#M369879)
Step 2: Paint each circle white, this will help your donuts stand out more.
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Step 3: Cut out your donuts. You need 10 total, five in each color. I used Donut Circle Coaster(#MC5FC3B1) and resized them to be 1 inch, just like the circle. You will always want to cut the grid for the board. This is four straight lines that are the same length.
Step 4: Weed your donuts. Remove the centers and all of the little sprinkles from each design.
Step 5: Add your donuts to your white circles. They are a simple shape, so it should be fairly easy to remove them and stick them on your circle without transfer tape.
Step 6: Repeat for all of the donuts.
Step 7: Press your grid onto your bag.
Step 8: Play tic tac toe!
Stained Glass Craft
You will need:
- Cricut Machine
- an old cereal box or chipboard
- Tissue Paper
- glue that dries clear
This craft is so easy and I am sure you did something similar in elementary school.
Step 1. Cut out a shape of your cereal box or chipboard. You want the center to be hollow, like a frame.
Step 2. Cover the frame with a piece of tissue paper, glue it on the back of the frame.
Step 3. Glue on other pieces of tissue paper, all over in different colors.
Step 4. Allow it to dry.
Step 5. Hold it up to the light and enjoy your masterpiece.
All three of these crafts are perfect for kids and indoors! So which one will you do to keep your kids busy?
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