Good Crafts for 6-Year-Olds

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Vote up the best crafts for someone at age 6.

At the age of 6, your child is learning and performing "real life" skills and activities. This list of good crafts for 6-year-olds is filled with activity ideas that are perfect to help them learn those skills while also having a ton of fun. You'll never be short on craft ideas for 6-year-olds thanks to these colorful and educational projects.
 

Your 6-year-old is becoming an ace at cutting paper, bending pipe cleaners, and gluing things down. That's why a lady bug made out of an old cereal box is a great craft to help them practice their skills. The other crafts on this list are not only fun, but also educational, because earning doesn't have to be boring?

Build a bird feeder out of an old milk carton. Create a jointed and movable puppet with cardboard, brads, and some drawing skills. The bean bag animal craft on this list teaches basic sewing skills, or if you 6-year-old isn't quite ready, you can use a hot glue gun to seal up the sides. The arts and crafts on this list are not only easy, but super fun!

So it's time to get to crafting! Upvote the best crafts on this list - the good crafts activities for 6-year-olds that keep your little ones entertained and create the most smiles!

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  • 1
    463 VOTES

    DIY Lava Lamp

    DIY Lava Lamp
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    Make a homemade lava lamp with cooking oil, water, food coloring, and these instructions from PBS.
    463 votes
  • 2
    118 VOTES

    Milk Carton Bird Feeder

    Milk Carton Bird Feeder
    Photo: flickr / CC0
    Chic-Steals has a great idea for recycling a milk carton: create a bird feeder! Just cut a hole, decorate, and fill with birdseed. Then all you have to do is hang it up!
    118 votes
  • 3
    131 VOTES

    Cardboard Guitar

    Cardboard Guitar
    Photo: flickr / CC0
    MinnieCo has a great craft - create a guitar out of cardboard, rubber bands, and some brads!
    131 votes
  • 4
    153 VOTES

    Accordion Paper Flowers

    Accordion Paper Flowers
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    Creating these accordion paper flowers is as easy as folding paper. First Palette suggests using a wooden dowel or stick for the flower's stem.
    153 votes
  • 5
    109 VOTES

    Paint with Mud

    Paint with Mud
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    Paint and mud is fun at any age! Learn Play Imagine has found a way to mix paint and mud to create the ultimate messy craft.
    109 votes
  • 6
    66 VOTES

    Pinch Pot

    Pinch Pot
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    Roll clay into a ball and then "pinch" out the sides. Once the pot is created, you'll need to "fire it," according to WikiHow. After it's done and fired, its ready to paint!
    66 votes