Crafts for Kids

Series / 2 Seasons

Focusing on simple, fun and family-friendly projects, this weekly series encourages parents to spend meaningful time with their kids making crafts. Many of the projects include recyclable materials, things you already have in your home, and feature PBS KIDS characters.

Watch Latest: S2 E120

1m 10s

Plant a Terrarium

S2 E19 / 1m 3s

Plants in the wilderness need light, water, and soil to grow. You and your child can create a self-sufficient terrarium in your home. A terrarium is a micro-environment: moisture evaporates, then condensates and falls back down (just like rain) in an enclosed glass container. Bring the great outdoors inside!

Make Mystery Footprints

S2 E18 / 1m 20s

Detectives often look for clues, like footprints, to help them solve a case. Using the sole of a shoe as the “stamp” and the paint as the “ink,” create a trail of footprints to examine together.

Make a Galaxy in a Jar

S2 E17 / 1m 12s

Our solar system is part of the Milky Way galaxy. Galaxies are made up of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their systems. In certain locations, you can see the sparkling Milky Way — a faint band of light running through the night sky. Explore the wonders that make up our galaxy by recreating its beauty in a bottle.

Craft a Pine Cone Rabbit

S2 E16 / 1m 4s

Just like Nature Cat, you and your child can become Backyard Explorers Extraordinaire! In this activity, create a woodland creature — like Daisy the Bunny — out of a material easily found in nature: a pine cone.

Make Sun Prints

S2 E15 / 1m 23s

When sunlight interacts with our bodies, it warms us. When sunlight interacts with light-sensitive paper, it changes the color of the exposed paper and leaves a silhouette (like a shadow) of any object placed on top of the paper. In this activity, observe the sun’s energy while also experiencing nature and making art!

Salt Painting Our Solar System

S2 E14 / 1m 23s

The sun is the center of the Earth’s solar system, giving light to the planets as they orbit around it. As Jet and his friends will tell you, getting to know the solar system is key to learning more about our universe. Help your child learn about our place in space with this salty art project.

Make a Moon Phase Necklace

S2 E13 / 1m 27s

As Mindy learns in Ready Jet Go, the moon’s shape changes in a recurring pattern — or cycle. Learn more about why the moon changes shapes from Dr. Amy Mainzer. Explore this cycle (and around your neck!) by making a necklace that illustrates the phases of the moon.

Build Paper Polyhedrons Shapes

S2 E12 / 1m 6s

From their many gadgets to each department’s logos, The Odd Squad frequently finds and uses 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) shapes to help solve their investigations. In this activity, your child will fold and glue paper to build 3D shapes while learning math vocabulary.

Craft a Secret Message Card

S2 E11 / 1m 44s

Secret messages and codes have been used throughout history — and by the Odd Squad — to keep messages private. They’re even used to figure out each agent’s special badge number. In this activity, your spy kids can practice math, spelling, and writing skills while creating a secret message for a loved one!

Build Edible Nests

S2 E10 / 1m 12s

Some animals, like birds, build and inhabit amazingly durable nests from readily available materials in their environments. In this activity, build a one-of-a-kind nest. . . and then snack on it afterward!

Build Your Own Volcano

S2 E9 / 1m 2s

Volcanoes are openings in the earth’s surface that sometimes shoot out very hot rock, smoke, and ash. Help your child understand how a volcano forms and what causes it to erupt in this classic “science fair” experiment.

Make Dinosaur Footprints and Trackways

S2 E8 / 1m 1s

You can learn a lot just by looking at a dinosaur’s fossilized footprint! Scientists have a special name for a group of animal footprints: a trackway. Transform your child’s human footsteps into Tyrannosaurus rex trackways by painting and imprinting cardboard dinosaur feet.

Make Dinosaur Feet

S2 E7 / 1m 18s

Have you ever wanted to stomp around like Buddy or tip toe like Tiny? Compare the differences between Tyrannosaurus rex and Pteranodons while making your own prehistoric model feet out of tissue boxes!

Make Your Own Paper

S2 E6 / 1m 7s

Children recognize that recycling is important, but do they know how easy it is to give “trash” a new life? Making homemade paper provides a hands-on example of how we can help save the environment, one tree at a time.

Scent Memory Game

S2 E5 / 1m 12s

Put your nose to the test with this scent matching activity! Our sense of smell is called olfaction, and it can help children make connections with their surroundings. By using their sense of smell, kids can investigate and distinguish between different objects and materials.

My Ice Observation

S2 E4 / 1m 7s

Get ready for a chilling experience! From boiling water to making snowballs, you’ve likely seen all three states of water: liquid, solid, and gas. Transform a liquid into a solid (and vice versa) with this colorfully cold experiment.

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