37 Budget-Friendly Kids Craft Ideas and Boredom Busters (2024)

Read on to learn how your kids can make their own diy dream catchercraft with a paper plate.

Paint pouring is all the rage and kids will have a blast making their own DIY paint poured bracelets.

With very simple supplies, you can keep the kiddos busy making their own basketball cup and ball game.

See how easy it is to make DIY kids stress balls. You can also add essential oils.

This cute and easy butterfly puzzle craft is a great activity for all kinds of kids and budding artists.

These adorable and very easy to paint woodland animals will become a kids favorite. They are so cute!

Let your kids have fun, while also teaching them about germs.

I used to love making friendship bracelets at summer camp. Pass that tradition on to your kids with this easy DIY.

Kids of all ages will love making their own bubble mixture. And this bubble recipe only needs 3 Ingredients!

Pick up some rocks and a few Dollar Store supplies and your kids can make DIY troll painted rocks.

This DIY stress ball or squeeze ball will keep kids busy for hours and they are so simple to make!

Toy Story 4 lovers will have so much fun making this Forky craft!

Learn how to make this cute rainbow cotton ball craft for an easy and budget-friendly kids craft.

Kids will have a blast making ladybug painted rocks. They can look outside for the perfect flat rocks first and then paint them!

Lego’s come in so many shapes and sizes making them perfect for printmaking! This Lego craft is a fun and budget-friendly kids craft.

Coffee filters are about as cheap as they come, which means you can give your kiddos a few supplies and set them free!

Here’s a fun way to use up all those toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls and let your kid go crazy with paint or markers.

Give your kids some paper plates to make fun air balloon crafts. They make great canvases because they can hold more ink than regular paper.

Here’s a cute little snail craft you can make with your little one with just a few simple supplies.

Make DIY tissue paper roll rockets to blast off into space! You can do this project as a fun kids afternoon craft.

Make these adorable dinosaur craft for toddlers and preschoolers.

This easy spring craft will keep your little ones entertained. This tie-dye preschool flower craft is so simple

Kids will love this super simple and interactive paper plate craft.

Make a fun family handprints peaco*ck puppet craft with this DIY tutorial.

Kids love painted rocks. This is such a quick and easy painted rock craft for the kids.

Grab a few supplies and have your kids make a bead mosaic frame that also makes a great gift for parents and grandparents.

This rainbow fish craft is great for kids ages 2 & up and you only need dabbers and the free included fish printable.

Using q-tips is a very relaxing way to paint and it’s great for working on fine motor skills.

Let your kids have fun making their own paper kite and decorate it however they like.

Your kids will love making a DIY Cardboard guitar craft inspired by the Disney movie Coco.

Teach the kids how to pound flowers onto paper for beautiful but cheap botanical prints.

These DIY Nintendo favor boxes using a classic gameboy template are so c

Kids will LOVE these cute corner bookmarks and will get totally hooked on making them.

This DIY succulent planter is easy to make and can also be given as a gift to Mom or Grandma.

Older kids will enjoy making their own DIY paper journal. It's an inexpensive craft to make too!

This beautiful glittery, water-filled jar that illuminates and glows in the dark. Kids will be mesmerized by this.