Children are now safer at home, but they may struggle to fill the time they would otherwise spend on play stations or extracurricular activities. If you’re looking for fun crafts when your child says it’s boring, look no further. These quick 5 minute Craft jobs can be done at home without much preparation and with easy-to-find supplies that you probably already have at hand.
1. DIY Soothing Glitter Jar
Create a soothing sparkling glass (pictured above!) can be quick, easy, and leave you with an eye-catching result. Check out our simple tutorial to make one, and why glitter glasses are a great craft, especially for toddlers.
2. Paper Towel Tube Flower Stamps
A perfect, spring-Theme, 5-minute craft of CMOM, this spring flower stamp can be used to make a colorful garden painting. The museum website notes that three-dimensional crafts help children learn to solve problems and reason while practicing hand-eye coordination when cutting, inserting and experimenting.
3. Magic Mud Surprise
Children from 3 years can easily contract CMOM’s two-ingredient mucus, which can dazzle with the addition of glitter or smell a child’s favorite essential oils.
4. Monster Mouth Wraps
Kids ages 2-8 will love this quick KiwiCo activity, which only requires Paper and markers. You can use these envelopes that look like monster mouths to establish an epistolary relationship with a friend—a wonderful activity for staying physically distant but socially close.
5. Play-Doh Stamps
Just when you thought playing dough couldn’t be more fun, get into this cute craft! KiwiCo suggests making a stamp out of a golf ball-sized amount of play dough, pressing a little paint on a folded paper towel, and letting the kids get in touch with their inner artist.
