28+ Fun Crafts Kids Can Make & Sell
Are your kids looking for easy crafts they can sell for a little extra money? Creating and selling is a great way for a child to learn about running his or her own business. Use this list of 28+ cool crafts to help your child get into the entrepreneurial spirit.
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28+ Market Day Crafts Kids Can Make
This list of crafts is also perfect for that entrepreneur project or school market day. You will be amazed at the effort and pride kids of all ages will put into their business ideas.
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Make Crayons In The Oven With Silicone Molds
Is Valentine's Day right around the corner? Make and sell these adorable DIY crayons from silicone molds. You will be amazed at how quickly you can make a whole set with all sorts of different colors.
How To Make Your Own Crayons In Silicone Molds
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Customizable DIY Shrink Plastic Keychains
Learn how to make adorable DIY keychains using plastic shrink film. The best part about this easy and sellable craft is that kids can make different ones in minutes! Just make sure an adult helps with the oven.
How To Make Plastic Keychains At Home
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Make Cute DIY Ring Dishes
We love how cool this simple air dry clay project can turn out. The best part about this clay craft is that kids can quickly make multiple dishes for easy selling.
DIY Trinket Dish Tutorial
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How To Make A Professional Scrunchie
Making scrunchies is a great DIY project for those older kids and teenagers. They will love learning how to save money by making their own scrunchies. Follow the detailed instructions to see how to easily make scrunchies that are just as good as ones bought in the stores.
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Make Slow Cooker Playdough
Make your own playdough in your slow cooker, dye it the colors of your choice and package it in air-tight containers for a simple idea. You could even add essential oils to make this a great item for craft markets.
Get This No Cream Of Tartar Playdough Recipe
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Reverse Tie Dye T-Shirts
Teenagers will love creating this tie dye effect. Some parent supervision may be required and make sure to follow all proper precautions when working with diluted bleach.
Reverse Tie Dye Tutorial
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Cute DIY Fridge Magnets
Kids can easily sculpt small fridge magnets using polymer clay. Children can easily customize these for their customer's needs.
Learn How To Make Polymer Clay Magnets
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Make Watercolor Card Sets
Kids can create their own set of watercolor cards to sell around different holidays. This example is perfect for Valentine's or Mother's Day. Experiment with simple shapes and watercolor techniques. The different designs can then be packaged as a set.
How To Paint Watercolor Hearts
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Cute Heart Dishes
Children can use air dry clay to make adorable heart dishes. This easy pinch pot idea can be made quickly and with limited materials.
Tips For Making A Heart Pinch Pot
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Make Pressed Flower Greeting Cards
Maybe your children don't want to paint a set of cards or have limited artistic skills. This cute idea is done by pressing flowers to create unique designs. These handmade cards are beautiful and would make great gifts.
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Felt Heart Ornament Gifts
Keychains are the easiest craft to make and also look great. Add a little lavender to this simple project to make them extra special.
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Water Bead Stress Ball
The good new is that kids and adults will spend hours playing and squeezing this perfect gift. The very detailed tutorial will teach your children how to make these fun stress balls they can sell for a little extra cash.
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Make Egg Carton Flowers
Cardboard egg cartons are a great sculpture material for children to work with. Paint these faux flowers with fun colors and add decorative buttons for a unique bouquet.
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Felt Cactus Bookmark
Adorable bookmarks can be a great idea for kids to make and sell. Don't worry limited skill level is needed to complete these easy DIY crafts. Kids don't even need to sew and can use up all those leftover felt pieces to make a good profit.
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DIY Macrame Keychain (Step-by-Step Tutorial)
These boho-chic keychains are right back in style and are the perfect craft to try over summer break. If you have ever wanted to give macrame a try, these keychains are a fun way to try something new.
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Marbled Nail Polish Dipped Mugs
Older children or younger kids with adult supervision can easily make these nail polish mugs or other marble dipped accessories to sell. We see some cool pencil holders in our future. Head to the thrift store today to see what you could makeover.
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Aromatherapy Shower Melts
We love good DIY projects. These shower melts can be packaged in so many fun ways to be sold by kids. Customize this cute idea with food coloring and a variety of scents for your customers. You can also learn more about DIY bath bombs in this tutorial.
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Unique Bird Mask Craft For Kids
Create fun masks for the younger children at a fair or gathering. These don't require many materials and can be pretty cheap to make.
Bird Mask Craft Tutorial
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Make A Pinch Pots
These bowls can be used for a variety of items and ideas. Glaze them after bisque firing with unique designs and see them get bought super quickly.
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How To Make Christmas Tree Crayons
We love making crayons and Christmas time is no exception. For your next holiday craft fair, consider recycling those old crayons by melting them into Christmas tree silicone molds.
Full Christmas Crayon Tutorial
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Cinnamon Ornaments
Cinnamon ornaments are so simple that even young kids can help make these for a school or craft fair. The best part is you can customize the shapes by picking the cookie cutters you want to use.
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Simple Black and White Succulent Pots
These easy painted flower pot designs can be done on small terracotta pots with black and white paint. Plant a cute succulent in them for your next craft fair.
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Patriotic Crayons In Molds
Are kids bored over summer break? Go ahead and buy clearance silicone molds after the 4th of July and start to make some crayons to show off your patriotic spirit.
How To Make Shaped Crayons
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DIY Space Rocket Pencil Toppers
At our school, the kids will have an entrepreneur fair where they can sell homemade goods. We know these pencil toppers in various colors would be such a hit!
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Make Marbled Solar Mason Jar Lights
After you make a nail polish-dipped mug, you can consider making these fun solar-powered jar lights. Just make a handle and add a solar-powered tea light for a unique craft for people to buy.
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DIY Copper Clothespin Mirror
Have a teen who is looking to redecorate their room? Make these easy mirrors to add a little fun. Once they start making one, they may realize others will want to purchase one from them too.
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Easy DIY Shrinky Dinks
Children of all ages will love making their own Shrinky Dink keychains or jewelry to sell. You can even use the state templates provided in this tutorial.
DIY Keychain Tutorial
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Make DIY String Art
This tutorial will teach kids how to make large string art. However, smaller versions would be awesome at your local craft fair. Once kids get the hang of it, they can make them rather quickly and customize them for their hometown.
Large String Art Tutorial
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We hope your children enjoy creating just to create. However, it is also awesome to show them how you can be entrepreneurs and artists at the same time!