13 CRAFTS FOR TEENS AND TWEENS
There are a tonne of online crafts available for teens and tweens. On Pinterest, one may spend days becoming lost. I want to simplify things for you. These fifteen suggestions are easy, require few ingredients, and primarily make use of repurposed materials. Cheap and simple!
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One of my children was a tween when I originally started my blog, while the other two were still very young. My art endeavours were mainly aimed towards the younger crowd. Process art predominates, with crafts being few. However, now that they are 17, 15, and 11, I have discovered that they actually enjoy creating things. They still adore process art—my 11-year-old son would happily spatter paint every day—but they are also becoming increasingly interested in crafts. particularly with their pals.
All of these activities are a lot of fun to do with a friend or a group of friends because teens are incredibly social. Most of these arts and crafts are something you might hang on your wall or use as props on a shelf because teens also enjoy to decorate their homes.
YARN CRAFTS FOR TEENS AND TWEENS:
1. YARN WRAPPED CARDBOARD LETTERS
Teenagers and tweens will really like making these letters to use as room décor, even though this yarn project is actually pretty appropriate for all ages. Create three of them to create a creative monogram!
2. GOD’S EYES
Such a classic activity, I can still picture me as a kid making these out of popsicle sticks. Here, to make them seem more genuine, we utilise actual twigs. Pom-poms can be made for the ends by older children. Kids as young as five and adults of any age can make this craft. Choosing the colour combinations is the most enjoyable part!
This link will take you to my preferred neon pink yarn. If it’s out of stock, check back as they occasionally sell out.
PAPER CRAFTS FOR TEENS AND TWEENS:
3. MELTED CRAYON BUTTERFLIES
For this craft, keep your used crayons. Create a bunch of butterflies, then hang them on the wall as a piece of art. In this post, I offer printable butterflies. Adult supervision is always advised when using a hot iron.
4. PAINTED PAPER PINWHEELS
One of my most well-liked paper projects has been this one. I make them for birthday celebrations, and the tweens meticulously paint every fold before adding gold paint accents. Gather a number of them and hang them up.
5. PAPER BAG STARS
Making these paper bag stars is SO simple and enjoyable. We frequently manufacture these and have adorned them in a variety of ways. To give them a luminous quality, we have painted, utilised chalk markers, and occasionally hole-punched them.
White bags or brown bags are both acceptable. Learn how to make these lovely stars out of simple paper lunch bags by reading this article.
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR PAPER BAG STARS:
~ Brown lunch bags or white lunch bags
~ Glue sticks
~ Scissors
~ Fluorescent tempera cakes
~ White chalk markers
~ Hole punch
GARLAND & PAPER CHAIN CRAFTS FOR TEENS AND TWEENS:
6. PAINT CHIP NAME GARLAND
One of the best available free materials has to be paint chips. This was created by my daughter years ago, and it is still displayed in her room.
7. HEARTS PAPER CHAIN
Making these paper heart chains becomes compulsive. The moment the kids understand the system, they are determined never to stop! Although in this case the paper was painted first, coloured paper is also an option.
PAINTING AND DRAWING IDEAS FOR TEENS AND TWEENS:
8. XOXO WATERCOLOR PAINTING
It’s such a fantastic concept to explore colours through painting. Additionally, it looks adorable when framed and hung on a wall.
9. CEREAL BOX HEART PAINTINGS
Encourage your teen and preteen children to begin blending acrylics to create their own colours. These hearts transform the common cereal box into exquisite tiny works of art.
10. CHALK MARKER LEAVES
As many ways as there are leaves to collect, so many ways to decorate them! Here, we only needed one basic tool: a white chalk marker.
11. KANDINSKY INSPIRED CIRCLE PAINTINGS
SLIME AND SOAP MAKING FOR TEENS AND TWEENS:
Each picture is more exquisite than the one before it, and they all teach you how to use watercolours and create abstract art.
12. FLUFFY BUBBLEGUM SLIME
The slime recipe that my teenage daughter loves best uses a special “fluffy” ingredient
13. MAKE SCENTED RAINBOW SOAP
JEWELRY CRAFTS FOR TEENS AND TWEENS:
My kindergarten-aged art camp participants produced these soaps. They were then created by my teenage kids and their pals. They were a big success! Making food is so much fun, and cutting it is even more enjoyable.
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