FOR ALL AGES
These emoji crafts are a fantastic way to get making, spend time as a family and most importantly smile.
If your kids are getting bored of more traditional DIY crafts, then these cute easy emoji craft ideas might be the contemporary solution you've been looking for. The emoji craze became really popular in 2012 when Apple's emoji keyboard was introduced.
Take a read below at our cute fun emoji crafts for kids that we know they'll just love.
Image © Happy-Go-Lucky
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over
This emoji craft for kids is one of our favourites, and will certainly put the fun back into reading.
You Will Need:
-Coloured A4 card (different colours depending on which DIY emoji you want to make)
-Colouring pens
How-To Instructions:
1. Fold your card in half.
2. Make the card into a square.
3. Fold from corner to corner to make a triangle.
4. Fold both bottom corners to meet the top of the triangle and glue in place.
5. Turn it over and fold the bottom from one layer to the top. Unfold, and fold in the other direction.
6. Print out or draw the emoji face you want on your bookmark! To use it just simply put it on the corner of the page of your book you're reading! It's such an easy example of fun emoji crafts!
Image © Julia DIY
Perfect for: Ages 3 and over
Make your very own DIY emoji notebook, one of our best emoji crafts for kids!
You Will Need:
-A4 Yellow paper
-Scissors
-Black Pen
-Stapler
How-To Instructions:
1. Fold your yellow paper in half multiple times.
2. Cut so you have a pile of loose individual yellow rectangles.
3. Take your stapler and staple one side of the rectangles together.
4. Now for the fun part, draw your favourite DIY emoji on the front. You'll love it!
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over
This is one of the fun emoji crafts that are perfect if you're thinking of throwing an emoji party! Get the emoji party started and make this adorable DIY emoji bunting!
You Will Need:
-Pieces of scrap fabric (of any colour or pattern you want)
-Thread / Embroidery thread
-Needle
-Fabric Glue
-String
-Fabric scissors
How-To Instructions:
1. Cut triangle shapes from your pieces of scrap fabric (as many as you want the length of the bunting to be)
2. Cut DIY emoji face shapes from the spare fabric to form your emoji appliqué pieces.
3. Stitch your emojis onto your triangles, or for the less experienced at sewing, use glue.
3. Attach your triangles to your string evenly spread apart using thread or glue if easier. The emoji party is ready!
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over.
You Will Need:
-Plain Mug
-Waterproof paint and pens
How-To Instructions:
1. Simply take your mug and paint and decorate it with your favourite emojis!
Perfect for all ages.
This is one of our craft ideas with a fun game at the end. These DIY emoji balls are an example of emoji crafts which you know your kids will definitely love using at the end.
You Will Need:
-Plain ball (polystyrene balls or old tennis balls work really well)
-Fabric paint or spray paint
-Coloured waterproof pens
How-To Instructions:
1. Get your ball and paint it in whichever colour your DIY emoji face is (we suggest yellow).
2. Let this dry and, after, draw on your emoji face with the pens! It's so simple but such an effective and fun emoji craft to try.
Image © Alice & Lois DIY Projects
Perfect for: Ages 3 and over.
This is one of the crafts for kids where your children can really get into their acting spirits. These DIY masks let your kids be their favourite emojis!
You Will Need:
-Coloured A4 card (different colours depending on which DIY emoji you want to make)
-Colouring pens
-Lollypop Stick
-Glue
-Scissors
How-To Instructions
1. Cut a circle shape from the card.
2.Draw on your emojis' face
3. Using the glue attach your lollypop stick to the bottom and you have your emoji mask!
Perfect for: Ages 3 and over.
Great for bedroom doors!
You Will Need:
-Cardboard
-Waterproof paint and pens
How-To Instructions:
1. Simply take your cardboard and paint and decorate it with your favourite emojis ready to hang!
Image © Make-Film-Play
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over.
Make your very own fluffy emoji smile with this easy crafts for kids.
You Will Need:
-Pom pom maker
-Yellow yarn
-Glue
-Scissors
-Coloured felt
How-To Instructions
1. Wrap your yellow yarn around the pom-pom maker continuously until it's completely covered with a few layers. Cut around the edges of the yarn with scissors around the circle's edge to make the pom-pom.
2. Cut emoji facial shapes from your felt (we love the love heart eyes).
3.Using the glue attach your felt to the pom-pom.
Image © Pysselbolaget
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over
This DIY pencil holder is a perfect way to show off your love for emojis. You can have a complete set with all the emojis.
You Will Need:
-Tin Can (with the label peeled off)
-Yellow Paint
-Coloured pens
How-To Instructions
1. Take the lid of your can. Paint your can with the yellow paint and leave to dry.
2. Once dry draw on your emojis' faces and put your pens in
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over
You Will Need:
-Bottlecap
-Paperclip
-Glue
-Yellow Paint
-Coloured pens
How-To Instructions
1. Take the cap. Paint your can with the yellow paint and leave to dry.
2. Once dry draw on your emojis' faces and glue to paperclip.
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over
These magnet emojis will brighten any fridge!
You Will Need:
-Blank Magnets
-Yellow Paint
-Coloured pens
How-To Instructions
1. Paint your magnets with the yellow paint and leave to dry.
2. Once dry draw on your emojis' faces!
Image © Paging Super Mom
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over.
One of the best crafts for kids to put the love back into learning!
You Will Need:
-Brown Pipe cleaner
-Googly eyes
-Glue
How-To Instructions:
1. Wrap your pipe cleaner in a spiral shape around your pencil top. Leave a thinner bit at the top (this will be the top of your emoji poo).
2.Glue on your google eyes!
Perfect for: Ages 6 and over.
The perfect way to give any wardrobe an emoji makeover! Get some emoji style with these super fun elbow patches! Sewing these patches onto old pieces of clothing is a great way to recycle and give clothes a new lease of life.
You Will Need:
-Coloured felt
-Embroidery thread
-Embroidery needle
-Scissors
How-To Instructions:
1. Cut your emoji face shapes from the felt, starting with a yellow circle.
2.Using the embroidery thread, embroider the shapes on by stitching around the edges. We reckoned using contrasting coloured thread for an extra stylish punch!
Perfect for: Ages 5 and over.
These hair clips are a great addition to anyone's accessory collection, and something your girls will love making and wearing!
You Will Need:
-Coloured felt
-Fabric Glue
-Spare hair clip or bobby pin
How-To Instructions:
1. Cut your emoji face shapes from the felt, starting with a yellow circle.
2.Using the glue, stick the shapes together to form your face. Once this is dry, glue your face onto the side of the clip, and it's ready to wear!
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over.
Style up your wardrobe!
You Will Need:
-Old jacket or coat
-Waterproof fabric paint and pens
How-To Instructions:
1. Simply take your jacket and paint and decorate it with your favourite emojis!
Perfect for: Ages 5 and over.
Your kids will love emoji necklace crafts!
You Will Need:
-Yellow Beads
-Jewellery String
-Coloured Pens
How-To Instructions:
1. On each bead draw on a different emoji facial expression.
2. Thread your beads through the string and you're ready to go! For an alternative version, why not make an emoji bracelet too?
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over.
Pin your favourite emoji with these fun easy emoji crafts for kids!
Please note: This craft includes use of sharp objects so children should be supervised with care.
You Will Need:
-Bottle tops
-Yellow Paint
-Coloured Pens
-Safety Pins
How-To Instructions:
1. Take your bottle top, and paint it yellow.
2. Once dry, draw on your fun emoji faces and attach a safety pin to the back.
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over.
You Will Need:
-Old beach ball
-Waterproof paint and pens
How-To Instructions:
1. Simply take your beach ball and paint and decorate it with your favourite emoji DIY designs! Don't forget to let it dry!
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over.
Get in the Halloween spirit with this easy craft!
You Will Need:
-White balloons
-White paper
-Tissue paper
-Black / Pink vinyl adhesive
-Superglue
-Scissors
How-To Instructions:
1. Cut the ghost face shapes from the vinyl. Stick in place on the balloon.
2. Cut your white paper in half and scallop the edge. Glue this to your balloon.
3. Add arm shapes to the side with your white paper.
Image © Firebox
Perfect for: Ages 4 and over.
You Will Need:
-Plain baubles
-String
-Waterproof paint and pens
How-To Instructions:
1. Simply take your bauble and paint and decorate it with your favourite emojis ready to hang!
Perfect for: Ages 2 and over.
This is one of the fun emoji crafts that are easy for little ones!
You Will Need:
-Playdough
How-To Instructions:
1. Roll the play dough into a ball.
2. Flatten into the face shape and add facial features!
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