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Home > Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids > Wires Crafts for Children
A wire is a thin and flexible strand of metal. Although they are uses for electronics, it can be used to make the coolest crafts. Children can use wire (or craft wire) to make earrings, bracelets, necklaces, napkin rings, dream catchers, ornaments and even crowns. Wires are also useful for hanging wreaths and other wall hangings.
You can make a bead wreath for any time of year using craft wire. To make this, you need to cut the craft wire to your length of your choosing to make a large loop. Then curl one of the wire end to keep the beads from sliding while putting them on. Use the color beads that will reflect the holiday or time of year, for example, green and red for Christmas or black and orange for Halloween. Twist the craft wire ends together to close the loop. Finally tie a ribbon (bow). You can use the bow to hang the wreath.
It is easy to make a clown doll and a dog from spools, wire, and beads. Notice that the legs are beads. For the ears, you can use felt. You can just experiment with how you do it. Always knot wire at ends to prevent the toys from falling apart. Paint, varnish, or shellac the spools.
Select a flower pot or a glass jar in which you wish to place an ivy. Then cut 8 pieces of spool wire, raffia, or heavy string to measure in length 3 times the height of the jar or pot. On a piece of cardboard trace the shape of the bottom of the receptacle. Cut the circle enlarging it a little more than the glass. Fold as seen in figure 1. Notch at each fold. Use this notched circle for a pattern. Place it on a thin piece of wood. Trace and cut out, as pictured in figure 2. Make a small hole in the center. Thread one end of the 8 strands of wire or raffia or cord through the hole. Twist these ends together into a knot that will not slip through the hole. Turn pot upside down. Place notched piece of wood on the bottom with knotted ends of thread against the pot, as seen in Fig. 3. With a 11/2 inch piece of cardboard measure down from bottom of glass and tie 2 neighboring threads together as in figure 5. Then with a 3 inch piece of cardboard measure the strands tie as in figure 5. Note diamond-shaped spaces created by this tying. Continue weaving in this manner to top of pot. Straighten the 8 strands and knot together at free ends. Hang vase from a hook. Fill pot with water and ivy.
Use soft copper wire (about 12" for a four-letter name), pointed pliers, scissors or pinking shears, needle, thread, colored felt scraps, cork or wood, a small safety pin, and a pencil. Bend wire to form name (use pliers for sharp bends). Cut felt into any desired shape large enough to be used as a background for the name. (Edges may be pinked for a more decorative effect.) Sew the name on the felt background and attach small safety pin to back. Pupil may make extra pins for gifts. You can also mount their names on cork or wood and attach them to your personal belongings. These wire names also may be used for original and unusual place cards for a dinner or party.
Magic Heart Trick Making Craft for Friends on Valentines Day - This is a really cool idea for a Valentines Day gift to your friends. This is a Wire Heart and Horseshoe Puzzle Trick … your friend or loved one will need to try to figure out how to get the heart off of the horseshoe. It is a LOT of fun.
Make Clothespin Wire Barrel - Make a mini-barrel with clothespins, a can, and wires. You can use this as a plant holder, pencil holder, or just make it to hold odds and ends.
Spider Web and Spider Magnet Craft - Learn how to make this really neat spider web and spider hanging craft with soft wire and some other supplies.
Make a Pioneer's Well from a Spool, Tac, Wire & Milk Carton - Learn how to make a working water well with a recycled milk carton, spool, string, and a tac.
Wire and Rubberband Slingshot Craft - Boys love slingshots. This one is meant to shoot paper.
Making Fairy Crowns - This is a perfect fairy crown and it will look beautiful on your little fairy. You make this crown with wire and ribbon. Beautiful.
Create Your Own Mini Water Well with Branch, String, Wire & Can - Learn how to make a miniature, working, water well to play with.
Wire Sculptures - How to make basic wire sculptures.
Make Fairy Wings - Learn how to make these fairy wings with strong wire, soft wire, some lace, and a few other things.
Whales that Float - With the help of a cork, wire, and fishing weights, this whale can float pretty well.
Copper Wire Wrapped Stone Necklaces - You can make beautiful jewelry with medium copper wire. Just wrap it around a beautiful stone and wear it around your neck.
Cardboard Box Lanterns - In this post I will be showing you how to make a Cardboard Box Lantern. That’s right…. it is a lantern that you can use outside that it made from a cardboard box. Some other items you need are paper and wire.
Floating Seal Toys - Make these floating seals with a cork and fishing weights. Play with these in the bathtub.
Ancient
Spirit Journal Cover -
Clay embellishments really make this ancient spirit journal your own.
Try it for yourself or create your own patterns and design. This
handmade clay project also makes a great scrapbook cover.
Adjustable
Copper Multi-Strand Bracelet -
Swarovski crystals and copper wire make this bracelet perfect for
transitioning from business attire to evening wear.
Banana
Bunch Necklace -
Use seed beads and Beadalon wire to create a tropical looking pendant
necklace.
Basket
of Apples - The
scent of cooking apples is a treat for the nose in the fall. Imagine
the aroma of a fresh apple pie in the oven or cooked apples and
cinnamon on the stove top. What better place in the autumn than the
kitchen for a sign with apples as the motive?
Beaded
CD Ornaments -
Recycle old CD’s into colorful trendy ornaments. With a little
paint, wire and beads, you can add a new look to the holiday season.
Beaded
Heart Dreamcatcher - This
heart decoration is quickly made and makes a nice.pngt for a loved
one for Valentine’s Day or anniversary. Hang it in the window.
When the sun shines, the faceted beads reflect the sunrays and
sparkle in the room. If you change the ribbon color to white, it can
be used as a decoration for a wedding.
Black
Cat and Pumpkin Chain - Why
not saw a couple of typical Halloween figures out of wood and use
them for autumn decorations. This is a quick and easy weekend project
for those with less time. Follow the instructions below for the
sawing, painting and assembly.
Broomstick
Witch -
This adorably spooky clay pot witch comes bearing a special treat...
an air freshener for your home. All you need to create this do it
yourself Halloween craft is some STYROFOAM Brand Foam, a clay pot and
craft wire.
Burnt
Bag Butterfly Plant Stake -
Use inexpensive brown grocery bags, florist wire and glue to create
surprisingly elegant garden or plant stakes. This unique technique
gives an antique metal look at a fraction of the cost.
Celestial Clay Mobile - Create a colorful mobile of heavenly bodies using self-hardening
clay.
Cheery
Easter Chick - This
delightful Easter chick is happy to welcome spring. From her curly
wire head feathers to the sparkling eggs at her feet, she's just as
sweet as can be.
Chenille
Easter Bunny on a Stick - This
soft and fuzzy bunny will be fun for young hands to create for
Easter. It is not complicated to make and only requires only up to 30
minutes time to complete.
Clay Charms -
These clay creations can be used as key chain charms or bag charms,
or can even be worn as a pendant. Make them for your mom on Mother's
Day or for your friends on Valentine's Day.
Clown
Paper Decoration - This
brightly colored circus clown will add cheer and delight to any room
he is hanging in. It is a perfect decoration especially for a child’s
play room. Assembly is a bit fun because it is like dressing a paper
doll.
Copper
Personal Box -
Decorate a personal box with metal embossing, acrylic paint and fun
wire.
Cork
Gingerbread Decoration - Cork
has a texture that is perfect for making ornaments that look like
baked cookies. This is a second example of how you can decorate a
gingerbread man out of cork.
Delicate
Snowflake Ornament -
Create a delicate snowflake ornament with colorful "cocktail"
beads. A snowflake wire form makes this project a snap. Cover your
tree with these beaded snowflake ornaments or hang from windows.
Embossed
Glue Sun Burst -
Bring some southwest decor into your home with this embossed glue sun
burst project, compliments of Heidi Borchers of Inspired at Home. The
rays of the sun are accented with beaded wire. This makes a very
unique home decor accent.
Friendship
Card with Flowers - Maybe
you have a special friend and feel like sending her/him special
wishes... just so, or even for a birthday. Even though it is very
easy to send electronic messages, it is still fun for someone to
receive “real mail”. Why not surprise a friend by
creating a handmade personal card and sending it off. Imagine how
happy that person will be after going to the mail box and finding
your personal greetings instead of just bills and junk mail.
Gold
Heart ATC - This artist trading card is kept in
shades of red, orange and gold. An embossed gold metal heart gives
this project a shiny final touch.
How
to Make a Pinwheel -
Learn to make a professional looking pinwheel.
Lacy
Gold Paper Star Tree Ornament - Create
these delicate and lacy stars to give your Christmas tree an elegant
look. These stars are easier to craft than they look and one is
completed within a half an hour. You can also enlarge the pattern and
use heavier cardstock to create window decorations with these stars
as well.
Metal-Accented
Photo Journal -
A photo journal accented with wire and metal sheets becomes a great
display piece for the coffee table.
Nuts
and Bolts Christmas Ornaments -
Use spare bolts, washers and other hardware to create a snowman,
angel or Santa ornament for Christmas. Kids can help thread the
hardware onto beading wire to create the ornament bodies.
Paper
Christmas Tree or Evergreen Tree - This
craft project is fun for both young and old alike and looks great
plain and decorated. A whole forest of trees can be created which
also looks really great.
Snowman
“Waiting for Winter” Wall Decoration - If you like
crafting with wood, you can create this project for the winter
months. This snowman ist waiting for winter and waiting to catch
snowflakes as they fall. This project takes some time to craft but
makes a wonderful winter decoration for your wall or door.
Whimsical
Lilly Pulitzer Inspired Hair Stick and Hair Combs -
Create unique wire hair combs and hair sticks. These easy and quick
projects will dazzle in your hair and impress your friends.
Wire
Wrapped Bracelet - Create
this funky and colorful bracelet from craft wire and glass beads.
Wobbling
Santa -
Using different colored felt, some wire, paints and a few other
materials you can have this fun wobbling santa moving around in your
home. It's a great Christmas craft that the kids will love having in
the house.
Wooden
Flower Girl - This
wooden girl with her flowers is an easy scroll saw project and makes
a really cute decoration for the summer.
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