75 crafts ideas with paper, like • origami tulips • quilling picture frame • paper weaving • paper fans • tissue paper flowers • hot air balloon • and more!

Dive into a paper wonderland with our handpicked 75 paper crafts catering to all ages! From whimsical projects for the little ones to intricate challenges for the crafting connoisseur, this collection covers the entire spectrum.

Discover a treasure trove of printables and templates, ensuring that creativity knows no bounds. Whether you’re on a quest for crafts for kids, adult craft masterpieces, fun crafts for your teens/tweens, or seeking inspiration for school projects, I’ve got you covered! This paper extravaganza promises a journey where scissors become magic wands, and each creation is a testament to the joy of crafting.

Get ready to unfold a world of imagination!

These easy paper crafts give you plenty of great ideas for your next paper crafting session.

This easy craft idea is fit for royalty. Your kids will have a good time making these origami crowns with colorful paper. This craft is great is for kids of all ages, even older royals 🙂

Dive into this easy kid’s paper craft. A perfect summer craft after an afternoon by the sea/ocean. Grab some paper plates and some green paint and go for it! And if you love free stuff , free printable is included too!

Looking for something fun to do on a lazy weekend? So no to laundry- instead grab your sweetheart and make each other some colorful and sweet paper flowers for a fun project. Then tackle that laundry together!

If you have some crepe paper at home, you can create this Anthropologie inspired hoop hanging. Display it as a table scape, or in an empty corner. Isn't it lovely? Stringing each petal on the thread seems like a fun activity that's also relaxing to boot.

I love these big, colorful flower headbands for little girls. I once bought one for my daughter for over $20! I didn't realize you could make them out of the cheapest kind of paper: crepe paper a.k.a gift bag tissue paper. Follow the fab tutorial to learn how to create each flower.

Use simple cupcake liners and cardstock to make these cute cupcake flower cards. USe mini cupcake liners, or the full size ones for varying size flowers, and either draw on or use pipecleaners for the stems.

These paper crafts make a perfect end of school year teacher gift, or Christmas gift. These would also make nice loot-bag favours at a birthday party. Pair these bookmarks with a good book and you've got the perfect pair. This tutorial includes the the free SVG & PDF for easy-peasy project execution.

Make any paper into a vintage piece of art, by using tea/coffee to masterfully age your paper. Use a book page, sheet of music, map, dictionary page, phone book page, etc... You can frame your aged paper, or mod podge it to any hard surface (like a canvas, or a wood block).

Make these cactuses, and you won't have to worry about getting poked. Play it safe and display the paper version. These bad boys can't hurt you. Find the cactus design in the Design Space on the Cricut to create your own potted paper cacti today.

Have paper with different colors? Why not make a bouquet of colorful flowers: yellow, purple, orange, white and pink. This project is also easy for kids to tackle. It will also help develop fine motor skills through tracing the flower pattern, cutting the flower shape with a pair of scissors and gluing them with a glue stick. The best part? It's the best-est present any mother could receive from her kids.

Looking for some fun crafts for the kiddoes? Use a simple white piece of paper to make these colorful birds. Toucan's, penguins, ducks maybe even an extinct Dodo bird. Fun fact: our wonderful science community is in process of bringing D odo birds back from extinction.

Want to put your tissue paper to good use? Then make these fresh looking tissue paper flowers to bring some summer vibes into your home. This paper crafting activity is sure to get you in the floral mood.

Have a stack of old comic books, magazines or even old newspapers? Get ready for a cute idea! Make DIY bows, and gift wrap out of them. You'll feel like a real-life superhero, saving the planet by recycling, protecting your bank account, and putting a Ka-Pow into your craft game. Leap over to the tutorial.

Leave the earth for a little while with this cute hot air balloon craft. This craft uses simple materials like cardstock, string, a glue gun and wood.

Make these hangable 3D stars using simple brown paper bags! These would work great for party decorations, bedroom decor or even neutral toned Christmas decor.

These are the cutest paper Christmas trees! I love how easy and simple this Christmas paper craft is too! I'm going to be saving my toilet paper rolls and get the kids to help me make a forest for our Christmas village display.

These paper flowers are both easy and versatile. Make them as a part of a wall art display or add them to a custom greeting card or party decorations. This paper flower craft uses multicolored cardstock paper, scissors and a hot glue gun to create the blooms.

I had no idea you could create beautiful weaved masterpieces using simple paper. What a fantastic idea that anyone and any age can do. While there are many templates and patterns online, Brittany shows you 3 easy ideas any beginner can start out with: using solid colors, weaving with a magazine photo, and weaving in a diamond pattern.

Want a fun and craft to keep cool with your kids this summer? Try this watermelon paper fan craft by Red Ted Art. Use simple A4 paper in different patterns with a simple accordion fold to create these paper fans.

If you're have extra fidgety energy you want to expend, then this craft is right up your alley. Take strips of bright colored paper and magazines and roll them up to form these circular shapes. Glue them onto a photo frame for an epic memory.

Want to feel like a kid again? Or have some kids at home and need to keep them busy with a simple craft that only requires construction paper and scotch-tape? Then make some paper chains! If you don't have construction paper,, no-fret! Grab some newspapers, magazines, even flyers! You can make these chain any which way you want.

This is a great idea for any craft that requires googly eyes. It's cheaper, and you can customize the eyes expression too! Check out the blog post for your free printable and add these funky googly eyes to any paper or non-paper craft!

Got nothing to do on a rainy day? Make this creative 3D paper craft. You can customize the dress, hair, boots and umbrella colors.

Want a fresh and cheerful craft that will also infuse your space with the energy of summer? This craft is adorable and your littles will have tons of fun making the cute characters on this garland. Grab some construction paper, tape and string and make it!

Create this paper carrot garland as an easy Easter craft that doubles as decoration for your home too. Grab some orange and green cardstock, a hole punch and some string and hop on over to this tutorial.

Use your Cricut cutting tool to create the intricate designs on these incredible paper luminaries. This craft doesn't even look like paper! I think these would look fantastic on a coffee table or shelf. You can even add a tea-light in a large glass jar to add some candlelight ambiance into your space.

These paper flowers are unique since they're 3D and I love how Ang uses a wooden skewer to create the stem. Brilliant! Use double sided scrap book paper in different patterns for these blooms. Also, you can make these to celebrate special holidays like 4th of July, Christmas, Easter, etc.

I'm blown away at how simple yet brilliant this idea is! Grab any stamp, dip it in ink and blot them on white tissue paper, that's it! Optionally you can get the kids to color in the designs too. You can add these stamped creations to a variety of projects too: decorative mason jars, candles, or a collage piece!

Fall is my most favorite season of all. And what better way to celebrate the most perfect time of year than to create a DIY paper leaf wreathe! Use a cutting tool to create the leaves on different colored paper, or cut them out by hand.

Make this cute Valentine's Day "love bugs" chain with your kiddoes! All you need is some construction paper, glue stick, google eyes and pipe cleaners.

Looking for festive Christmas paper crafts to occupy you and your kids time during the holidays? This simple Christmas tree craft is a perfect fit! Construction paper, scissors, glue and pompoms are all you need to fill an afternoon of creative fun!

I ran out of Christmas gift tags and was thinking of picking some up from the store- until I saw this ingenious and unique tag idea! Take some cardboard boxes, old magazines/newspaper and make some scrappy tags.

Want an easy craft to make with small squares? Simply use a Sharpie to draw an outline of any shape, animal, insect and then get the kids to glue different colored paper squares inside the shape. You can also use different types of paper for a unique mosaic look.

Have some scrapbook paper paying around? Why not make these adorable paper stars? You'll learn how to make the 3D fold and how to glue them together. They would make for nice Christmas decor or for any occasion.

Paper origami crafts make for fun paper crafting time. Make one or a whole bouquet, the choice is yours! This tutorial will show you how to make the Kusudama flower fold.

Green is a beautiful color and what better way to green-ify your space by making this awesome four leaf clover craft. Plus, it might also might bring good luck!

Paper lanterns are the quintessential paper craft that most kids grow up making. They're simple to make, don't require a-lot of extra materials and they can be displayed in many different ways. You can string them together to make a lantern garland, display them individually on a table with an LED tea-light, or for festivals like Dewali, or Chinese New Year.

Paper quilling is a popular paper craft.

On the hunt for some popular paper crafts? Paper beads are on top of the list. These can be made by all skill levels plus you can make beautiful jewellery out of them too!

Grab the whole family and make this nifty exploding paper box together! Use pictures from your favorite family vacay, and add them as embellishments to this memorable paper craft.

My daughter recently got one for her birthday and I found it mesmerizing to fidget with! I had no idea you can make one yourself!I It seems simple enough, just requires a bit of time and repetition. This would also make a great gift idea.

Any Star Wars or Chewbacca fans out there? If so you gotta make this Chewy paper bag puppet. And if you're in a battling mood, you can make this Darth Vader puppet and have an epic lightsaber dual.

Feel like making something with some colorful paper? This paper umbrella craft is calling to be made!

This gorgeous book paper wreathe is the perfect craft that doubles as home decor! All you need is an old book- or just age your paper with this tutorial. Then customize the sign in the middle to make it your own.

Have a bunch of knick knacks scattered on your desk that need a bit or organizing? Make these easy and pretty geometric bowls with scrapbook paper to get your space in tip top shape!

Looking for THE piece de resistance for that bare wall in your living room? Why not make it yourself? And better yet, why not make it for cheap! All you need is some colorful construction paper.....and time!

Need a quick an easy snow day craft? Make these intricate and magical snowflakes out of simple printer paper!

Remember making those infamous paper dolls as a kid? Remember it taking 2-3 tries before getting the garland to unfold without falling apart? Thanks to the internet, you or the kiddies can get it done on the first try!

Make these cutie patootie custom paper dolls with the help of free templates, a printer and some scissors.

Cut up some construction paper into strips and make a colorful butterfly. Add some googly eyes and details to the body if you'd like.

Make giant paper pom pom's with simple tissue paper and string/wire. You can use these as a fun craft of they can be displayed as party decor.

Use a scissor and cut up some colorful construction paper into small squares to make this cute rainbow craft. This craft is great for kids to practice hand dexterity using a glue stick and gluing each square into the right place.

Description is required.In the mood for making something pink? Just grab some pink tissue paper, a paper plate, some glue and pink paint to make this adorable flamingo!

This is a lovely card to give or make to any mother in your life. My kids made one like this when they were younger for mother's day and it was lovely.

Make this gorgeous and intricate scroll garland for your next party. Use if for Birthday's, Christmas, Hanukkah, or Halloween.

Make this beautiful and simple flower paper craft that would look fabulous on your walls! Would also make a nice mother's day gift idea.

Create 3D paper roses with pink/red paper then glue them to a heart shaped base made out of cardboard or foam.

Looking to make custom gift tags? grab some paper, glue and watercolor paints and make these cute tags for your next gift.

These adorable paper flowers can double both as bookmarks or in home decor. Making flowers out of paper is one of the best craft ideas that works for all skill levels.

Want a nice way to dress up a monogram? Create some flowers with your Cricut and glue them on! Michelle will show you the ropes!

Add some fresh Spring/Summer vibes into your home with this lovely botanical paper banner. Check out the tutorial for a free template download.

Do you love those little Christmas villages? Instead of buying ceramic why not make your houses out of paper! Love this idea.

If you have a Cricut machine and want to add some fall decor into your space, then this all-white fall leaf wreathe is a winner.

Take some paper grocery bags, or brown card stock and make these adorable gingerbread decor for Christmas. You can use the start design or make the traditional gingerbread men!

This easy-breazy summer lemonade craft is fun activity to do with the kids. All you need is some yellow and white construction paper, a paper straw and an orange marker.

Add this as another must-do kids summer craft to your list! The kids will love making their own under-the-sea shark headbands..

I love butterflies, and these fabulous fluttery creations look fun to make! Grab the free svg file, your cutting tool and your paper colors of choice!

This boho inspired paper feather wall hanging looks so chic! Simply use your Cricut machine to cut out the feather designs and string them onto a piece of drift wood for the easy-as-pie wall art.

Take your origami skills to the next level with these incredible folded paper houseplants! These are serious pieces of art, if you ask me.

Are tulips your favorite flower? If they are then you'll love this fun and Spring inspired paper craft.

If you enjoy origami, then you'll enjoy making your first paper crane. This is one of the most traditional origami designs and also comes with its own tradition. If you have a wish that you want to come true, then roll up your sleeves and fold a Senbazuru. To be blessed with eternal good luck (or your wish to come true) you'll need to fold 1000 cranes.

Who says you can't make a snowman inside? These cute-as-a-button toilet paper roll snowmen are the perfect winter craft. It would also make a cool classroom craft for the younger kids and toddlers.