PBS KIDS for Parents' Create Art page is our number one: free, simple crafts for young children with no affiliate links we could see. Crayola's brand site follows, then craft blogs. We ranked sites without affiliate links above those with them, and every entry says what its own disclosure page states.
| # | Name | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PBS KIDS for Parents: Create Art | Best for simple, affiliate-free art ideas | Free |
| 2 | Crayola Crafts | Best for supply-list-ready craft steps | Free |
| 3 | Fun Handprint Art | Best for handprint keepsakes for families | Free |
| 4 | No Time For Flash Cards | Best for crafts tied to preschool books | Free |
| 5 | Happy Hooligans | Best for cheap paper-plate and recycled crafts | Free |
| 6 | Hands On As We Grow | Best for toddler-age art and play ideas | Free |
| 7 | Childhood101 | Best for mixed art plus learning ideas | Free |
| 8 | Red Ted Art | Best for paper crafts without a glue gun | Free |
| 9 | I Heart Crafty Things | Best for large themed craft roundups | Free |
PBS
Free hands-on crafts such as salty glue art, mess-free art and handprint art, plus short articles on art with young children. Some crafts include a video. The page shows sponsor credits; no affiliate links were seen.
Watch for One listed project uses a microwave, and much of the wider site is built around show characters.
Crayola (brand site)
Free step-by-step crafts sorted by season and type: paper, construction paper and clay. No affiliate links seen. As a brand site, many projects use its own products, and the site sells them.
Watch for A brand site: projects promote its own products, and it isn't preschool-only.
Fun Handprint Art Blog
Handprint, footprint and fingerprint crafts and keepsakes with printable templates, sorted by season and animal. No Amazon links on the posts checked. Its policy says an ad network places ads.
Watch for Ad-heavy, and its archive shows no new posts after December 2021.
Visit Fun Handprint Art ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
Allison McDonald
Preschool crafts, activities and book ideas written for teachers and parents. Its disclaimer says some pages may include affiliate links and that it will say when a link is one. A craft post linked to the author's own book on Amazon.
Watch for Allows affiliate links and runs display ads.
Visit No Time For Flash Cards ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
Jackie Currie
Crafts and activities for toddlers and preschoolers to tweens: paper plate and toilet roll crafts, homemade paint and sensory play. The paper-plate post has Amazon product links, and the privacy policy says the site may use affiliate links.
Watch for Amazon links on posts; the disclosure is in the privacy policy, not beside the links.
Visit Happy Hooligans ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
Hands On As We Grow
Activities and art for 1 to 3 and 3 to 5 year olds, sorted by fine motor, sensory, art and season. Its disclosure says some links may be sponsored or affiliate links, and a toddler post labels its Amazon links as affiliate links.
Watch for Affiliate links in posts, plus heavy display ads.
Visit Hands On As We Grow ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
Childhood101
Art and craft ideas for all ages, such as bubble painting and straw flower painting, along with learning printables. Its privacy policy says it is an Amazon Associate and in other affiliate programs, and an ad network runs ads.
Watch for Not preschool-only, and it carries affiliate links.
Visit Childhood101 ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
Red Ted Art Ltd
Thousands of crafts, with a preschool (0 to 5) category and many paper crafts. Its policy says posts often carry Amazon and Etsy affiliate links.
Watch for Frequent affiliate links by its own statement; many projects suit older kids.
Visit Red Ted Art ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
I Heart Crafty Things
Free kids' crafts by season and theme (paper, handprint, puppet, fine motor), plus coloring pages and drawing guides. Its policy says it is an Amazon Associate and in other affiliate programs. Heavy ads.
Watch for Affiliate links, heavy ads, and some coloring sections built around trademarked characters.
Visit I Heart Crafty Things ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
We weighed these, most important first. The order is our judgement against them, not a score or a vote, and a different teacher could reasonably order it differently.
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