How to make.
Free educational craft projects for you and your child to make and do.
Suitable for Ks1 - ks4 learning.
Free Craft Projects.
Below you'll find a selection of free how to make craft projects containing subjects based on the national curriculum. Each projects designed to help children with their homework while making it a fun and enjoyable experience. They are also for you to make and do in your own time. Our tutorials range from easy to hard depending on the time they take and a number of components involved in making them. Being all our own designs they have been made by us and photographed in their stages of construction. All projects contain clear step by step detailed instructions coupled with pictures showing you what to do.
We hope you enjoy making them as much as we did.
Seasonal:
Cinco de Mayo
Draw and make a Mexican flag.
This is a great little project on how to draw a Mexican Flag containing free downloadable coloring in pages to save time and make things easier. It’s very easy to do and ideal for Cinco De Mayo celebrations.
Easter gifts.
Make a Spring Daffodil: In this quick and easy craft project, you will be making a realistic looking Spring Daffodil like the ones in the picture. Not only is this a great little project which requires the minimum amount of materials. Its very easy and would be ideal for the Easter holidays and spring celebrations, also, it takes very little time.
Easter celebration
Free Easter Bunny egg holder.
This simple project is perfect if you are planning an Easter egg hunt. Use our free downloadable Easter Bunny templates to create individual Easter bunnies allowing you to hide eggs all around your garden. Each Easter bunny can be painted or decorated differently and used to hide small Chocolate cream eggs. In addition larger templates can be produced by scaling the originals.
St Patricks Day.
Make a St Patricks Day Leprechaun hat. A simple step by step tutorial with free downloadable templates.
St Valentines Day gifts.
Making a heart shaped box: Learn how to make a heart shaped gift box using our easy to follow step by step tutorial. Perfect for a loved one especially on St Valentines day.
Christmas decorations
How to make a 3D Star of Bethlehem: Create your own 3D Star of Bethlehem Christmas decoration using our free Pre-drawn downloadable templates and simple easy to follow tutorial.
Thanks Giving celebrations.
Make a Pilgrims hat. A simple step by step guide with free downloadable templates.
How to make: Structures.
Construct a model Skyscraper: In this craft project for Ks2 - Ks3 learning you will be making a skyscraper. Its simple to make and does not in fact necessarily have to look like the one given in the example. Made using ordinary cardboard boxes of various shapes and sizes, it can be constructed any way you like. Ideal for a school art project, or for you to make an imaginary city by making several of them.
How to make a model of The Louvre in Paris France: This is a great little project for Ks2 - Ks3 learning which requires the minimum amount of materials. Its very easy and would be ideal for a school art project either on France or the Louvre art gallery. It could also be used to make a model Pyramid.
Build a model Egyptian Pyramid: In this simple craft project for Ks2 - Ks3 learning you will be making a realistic miniature version of an Egyptian Pyramid. This is a great little project requiring the minimum amount of materials.
WW1 & WWII models.
Build a WWII Anderson Shelter: In this 5 part tutorial for Ks2 - Ks3 learning you will make a model WWII bomb shelter made famous during the battle of Britain and popularly known as an Anderson Shelter.
Make a model WWII pillbox: In this 3 part tutorial for Ks2 - Ks3 learning you will learn how to make a model type 22 Pillbox as used during WWII for land defence. This tutorial is also suitable for making model diorama's as shown in the picture. The tutorial contains a free template to quickly make the WWII type 22 Pillbox. Additionally there are also instructions to help you create a model landscape.
Make a model WWI MKIV Landship In this 5 part tutorial for Ks2 - Ks3 learning you will be making a replica model MKIV WWI Land ship. With free downloadable templates for you to cut out and detailed step by step instructions. This is indeed a great little project not only for schools but for WWI diorama enthusiast's.
How to make: Historical dress.
How to make Queen Cleopatra's Crown: In this quick and easy tutorial for Ks2 - Ks3 learning , you will be making a Cobra crown like the ones worn by Egyptian royalty including Queen Cleopatra. Alternatively, it would also make a great addition to an Egyptian fancy dress costume.
Religious Symbols.
3D a Star of David craft project: A quick and simple tutorial on How to make a 3D Star of David using our Free downloadable pre-drawn Star of David templates.