101+ Easy Construction Paper Crafts

There is something so creative and fun about a stack of colored paper and making all kinds of easy construction paper crafts for kids!

These easy construction paper crafts are all kinds of fun for kids of all ages!

Welcome to the world of easy construction paper crafts for kids! In this exciting and colorful realm of creativity, children can explore their imagination while honing their fine motor skills and artistic abilities.

With just a few simple supplies like construction paper, scissors, glue, and markers, young crafters can embark on a journey of endless possibilities. From making adorable animals and vibrant flowers to crafting intricate greeting cards and festive decorations, there's something delightful for every young artist to create.

Whether it's a rainy day activity, a classroom project, or a fun family bonding experience, these easy construction paper crafts promise hours of entertainment and the joy of seeing imagination come to life with every snip and fold.

Paper crafts are some of our absolute favorite crafts to make with kids. A paper craft is an inexpensive craft. Fun family crafts that don't cost a ton are always a win win!

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Easy Crafts For Kids

Keeping kids' crafts quick and easy is key. Many of my teacher friends have said that a child's attention span is typically around a minute per year of their age. If they are 8 years old, then their attention span is around 8 minutes.

This is why we tend to keep our easy crafts for kids to 30 minutes or less. Grab a stack of construction paper and get ready for a fun project. Create and have fun, but don't lose steam!

Some of our other easy crafts for kids that you will not want to miss in addition to our easy construction paper crafts are

Construction Paper

What is easier and cheaper than pulling out a stack of colorful construction paper for the kids to craft with? Nothing!

But we know what you’re thinking, “yes, that is easy but it’s also kinda boring. My kids will claim they are done faster than I can grab the bonbons.” Not today, friends! We have a ton of construction paper crafts for kids to keep them engaged and HAPPY for hours —so you can enjoy those bonbons (or just a few minutes to yourself)!

Not only is crafting with construction paper easy and affordable, but it’s also super versatile. Most of these ideas can be adapted to any season or holiday.

Whether you’re looking for seasonal symbols like leaves, flowers, or snowflakes or holiday-themed designs like hearts (Valentines Paper Crafts) bunnies (Easter Paper Craft), reindeer (Christmas Paper Crafts), black cats (Halloween Paper ), or paper shamrocks (St. Patrick’s Day Paper Crafts), this is definitely a post you want to bookmark and visit again and again throughout the year.

Kids Crafts with Paper

Most of our easy construction paper crafts require just a few, basic craft supplies like a good pair of scissors, paper glue, markers, and a colorful package of construction paper. The basic crafting supplies will suffice for our easiest construction paper projects. But it’s always great to keep other common crafting supplies on hand to expand into more creative craft ideas.

We’ve got a few here in our easy construction paper crafts that require some additional supplies. We try to keep some of these go-to supplies on hand for fun and easy crafts: paper plates, cereal boxes, pipe cleaners, and egg cartons. These everyday products provide endless crafting possibilities!

Crafting For Kids

Using paper to create crafts is a great way to help improve kids' fine motor skills and boost their creative thinking. Many of these construction paper craft ideas require cutting various shapes, folding paper, or lining up layers of paper. Each of these skills is important for kids to practice improving handwriting in addition to practical skills like buttoning and zipping clothes.

The best part about our fun paper crafts is that you can’t mess them up. Or, even if your kids don’t exactly follow directions, they can work on their problem-solving skills to fix their mistakes!

Don’t be afraid to take our ideas and try something new! No matter how perfectly or imperfectly your creations turn out, they will always be special because they are homemade. At MWH we happen to know that happiness is homemade! So grab the construction paper and get ready to create!

Fun with Paper

For your competitive kids or those that like a little extra incentive, try holding a contest where kids have to add to our designs to make them bigger, better, or just different. Decide who has come up with the most creative or useful adaptation and give them a prize. You could also turn some of these crafts into a fun group project (this is great for willful kids who may not love cutting or glue or some other aspect required here).

Simple paper crafts are some of our favorites. They are so versatile, easy enough for the littles to participate but interesting enough for your bigger kids to stay interested as well. Like all our MWH crafts, we’ve got easy-to-follow instructions and pictures to help you at every step of the way. You can keep them super low-key with little supervision or you can turn them into more elaborate or educational projects.

Construction paper crafts are especially relevant when trying to teach kids about being environmentally conscious citizens. Because paper is wide and relatively easy to recycle, you can talk to them about the importance of the three Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle. When they find all different sizes and shapes of scrap paper, challenge them to think about how they might reuse them or how they could cut shapes to reduce the number of scraps.

Construction Paper Crafts For Kids

Whether you want to create an easy and colorful rainbow craft, an adorable paper puppy, or need inspiration for decorations for a themed kid party, we’ve got a construction papercraft! We have tons of ideas to keep you busy all year long. Our easy construction paper crafts are all about making you and your loved ones HAPPY (our signature specialty)!

Paper Weaving

This is truly the easiest and most fun construction paper craft imaginable. You simply need basic supplies (paper and scissors) to make strips of construction paper you are on your way!

Toilet Paper Stamp Flower Craft

This is a fun abstract art project that your kids can do with construction paper and toilet paper rolls. A few supplies you may already have on hand.. pom poms, popsicle sticks, and a sheet of construction paper.

3D Paper Butterfly Craft For Kids

They will love this 3D Flying Paper Butterfly. Takes a simple paper butterfly and brings it to life.

Paper Pinwheel DIY

Paper pinwheels are a craft that kids will love all year long. Whether it's to give away on Valentine's Day or to make during the Summer, paper pinwheels are all kinds of fun.

3D Paper Cactus

Turning your construction paper into these 3D cacti is one of our favorites. They are a great tween craft and fun for party decorations too!

Easy Paper Butterfly Craft

Paper butterflies are always a fun paper craft for the kids. Especially the little ones love to add them to their art projects or place them around their room.

Paper Wind Sock

We love the idea of making paper windsocks through the Summer and or bringing the supplies when we're camping. They are easy to hang in trees and add so much fun!

Boat Craft For Kids

Making a fun colorful juice box boat can be all kinds of fun! We're sharing the tutorial that can be made with colored construction paper, or plain white paper

Handprint Butterfly Craft

Transform your handprints into colorful butterflies with this delightful craft, perfect for capturing the beauty of nature and creating cherished memories with your little ones.

Paper Lantern DIY

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These fun paper lanterns allow kids to show their creativity and fun with paper and scissors.

How To Make a Paper Crown

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Simply using your favorite construction paper and a fun template, we're sharing how to make paper crowns.

Flower Bookmark

Turning that colorful paper into fun flowers is always a good idea. Turning those flowers into bookmarks makes them extremely HAPPY!

Lion Craft For Kids

Have fun with construction paper and make this sweet lion craft with our free template.

Bunny Origami

Animal origami is always a huge hit with the kids. We love sharing how to turn each piece of paper into a sweet bunny.

Hugs and Kisses Origami

This is always a sweet way to show your hugs and kisses throughout the year. We adore origami and this xoxo origami is the cutest!

Butterfly Bookmark

We're turning our construction paper into these sweet butterfly bookmarks. These are fun in all colors.

Caterpillar Craft

Explore construction paper crafts with our delightful caterpillar project, ideal for kids and creative crafters of all ages!

Paint Sample Rainbow

Rainbows are always a fun craft project for kids. This one turns any color of construction paper into a sweet creative rainbow art project. This simple rainbow craft is one of our favorite construction paper craft.

Ocean Craft

Ocean crafts are a wonderful way to utilize construction paper, transforming simple materials into vibrant sea animals and ocean scenes. These easy and fun projects inspire creativity and imagination, making construction paper crafts an enjoyable experience for kids of all ages.

Spring Pinwheel Paper Wreath

We love the idea of turning all the different colors of paper into a sweet wreath for the door to Welcome Spring. We turned this into a Spring wreath, but with these pinwheels, it truly could be for any season.

Origami Car

Origami cars are a fun creative way to turn those piece of paper into a fabulous cars and trucks. Your kids are sure to have fun with these for hours.

Sponge Stamped Star Craft For Kids

Whether they are learning about the solar system and the stars or looking for a fun stars celebration craft, this sweet star craft uses only two supplies in addition to black construction paper.

Alien Bookmark

Bookmarks are our jam, and these fun alien bookmarks are no different. We love making these all year long, but they are especially fun as a gift for friends during Halloween and using green construction paper.

Picture Flower Kids Craft

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This paper flower project is one of our most popular post on all of Made with Happy. We love the idea of turning a few pieces of paper into a sweet project that parents will love for a lifetime.

Paper Koala Craft

These sweet and cuddly koalas are great for those bear-loving fans. This little project is an easy way to make during craft time or a rainy day.

Paper Teepee Craft

There is something always fun about creating a fun paper teepee. Fun camping craft or to use as a placemat during Thanksgiving.

Paper Football

Have some flick football fun with this paper football craft.

Owl Craft

Have a Whoot of a time with this easy paper owl craft. With only a few pieces of construction paper you can make this cute owl craft.

How to Make a Dream Catcher

Have fun with the construction paper scraps and learn to make a dream catcher out of it.

Solar System Craft

Have some out of this world fun with this outer space paper craft.

Apple Craft

Have some fruit fun with this sweet apple craft.

Pom Pom Paper Butterfly

Have fun with pom-poms and paper. Let your kid's creativity run wild.

How to Make Paper Bracelet

One of our absolute favorite projects with all kinds of scrap construction paper, plus they are really pretty!

Graduation Leis

This fun graduation lei is both construction paper and cold hard cash and all kinds of paper crafting fun.

Hot Air Balloon Craft

Create whimsical adventures with our Hot Air Balloon Craft tutorial, perfect for adding color and creativity to your paper crafting projects.

Sending Hug

Turn that paper into a warm hug for a family member or friend who needs one.

Name Craft

Fun with paper and create a fun name craft. Full of color and great for the younger kids who are learning their names! This construction paper art is a great craft.

Dinosaur Paper Craft

Have some prehistoric paper fun with this cute dinosaur craft.

Origami Butterflies

Create these beautiful butterflies out of bright-colored paper. We're sharing the step-by-step instructions.

Paper Flowers

Create these beautiful paper flowers out of a sheet or two of construction paper.

Acorn Craft

Create adorable 3D paper acorns with our craft tutorial – a perfect autumn-inspired project!

Paper Cornucopia Craft

Craft a paper cornucopia, using a free template, to bring a festive harvest atmosphere to your home décor with creativity.

Origami Leaf

Create a beautiful and intricate origami leaf craft using just a single sheet of paper, perfect for decorating any space with a touch of nature's elegance.

Flamingo Craft

Craft your own adorable flamingo using vibrant pink paper and a few simple materials, adding a splash of tropical fun to any room or occasion.

Christmas Paper Wreath

Deck the halls with our Christmas Paper Wreath, a charming and festive DIY project that adds a touch of holiday cheer to your decor.

Airplane Craft

The Airplane Craft is a simple and fun construction paper project that lets kids build and decorate their own colorful airplanes.

Animal Alphabet Letters

Discover the joy of crafting with construction paper through our Alphabet Animal Crafts, a colorful and educational addition to our collection!

Seasonal Construction Paper Crafts

There are also lots of Seasonal Construction Paper Crafts that are so much fun and all kinds of HAPPY including Mother's Day and Father's Day Paper Crafts.