8 Beginner Weaving Projects for Kids


If you’re looking for beginner weaving projects for kids, you’ll find all of our favourites here in on this page. From traditional cardboard loom weaving to weaving on unusual items like sticks and drinking straws, you’re sure to find the perfect weaving craft for your elementary aged child, tween or teen here.

For the instructions for each project, click the link below the corresponding image.

Note: I’ve included a couple of projects for younger children at the bottom of the post.

My daycare kids love weaving so we’ve done quite a few fun and easy weaving projects in the past year. Our first project was a traditional cardboard loom weaving activity and from there we progressed to much more creative projects.

I love that my kids enjoy old-fashioned pastimes so much. Kids today don’t spend a lot of time doing traditional fibre crafts because so many of their hobbies and interests revolve around technology.

Weaving encourages creative thinking and problem solving, it strengthens fine motor skills and it’s an early introduction to more advanced skills like sewing, knitting and crocheting. By exposing our kids to these easy, beginner fibre crafts, we increase the chances of them embracing those advanced crafts as hobbies as they get older.

Not to mention, weaving together as a group is a lovely social activity. My kids sit together on the floor, or they relax on the couch and chairs and they chat away for ages as they weave. I love watching and listening to them interact, giggle and chat as they work.

I hope you’ll encourage your kids to try some of these fun and easy projects. I’ll begin with the most basic weaving activities and then move on to our more creative projects.

Older kids will also love our Toilet Roll Knitting (bracelets, headbands, belts) and our Pringles Can Knitting (fingerless gloves).

Enjoy!

Beginner Weaving Projects for Kids Ages 7+

Cardboard Loom Weaving

Cardboard Loom Weaving

This is the way most kids learn how to weave. In our Cardboard Loom Weaving Post, you’ll learn how to make a loom out of cardboard and how to weave a simple project from start to finish. Note: my youngest hooligan was 7 years old when she learned to weave like this, and she mastered it quite quickly.

Get the full instructions here.

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Cardboard Circle Weaving

Circle Weaving

After learning the basics of weaving, your kids can advance to Circle Weaving (my personal favourite)! The mechanics of the weaving process is the same, but you’ll need to make a round cardboard loom this time. Follow the link to see how to make it, and how to weave cool projects like trivets, coasters and wall-hangings.

Get the full instructions here.

CD Weaving – Dream Catchers

CD Weaving

Another cool form of circle weaving is CD Weaving. We repurposed some old DVDs and CDs into dreamcatchers for the hooligans to hang in their bedrooms.

Tip for Teachers: If you’re a teacher, you could have each student weave a CD and you could string them into a mobile or a unique wall hanging for the classroom!

Get the full instructions here.

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Stick Weaving

Stick Weaving

After mastering circle weaving, the hooligans moved on to Stick Weaving. It’s a cool way to incorporate nature into a weaving craft. Prepping the loom is a little trickier than our other projects, but all in all, still fairly easy. I love the contrast between the rustic Y-shaped sticks and the yarn.

Tip: When you’re collecting your sticks, look for a stick with 2 Y’s and you can weave a 3-dimensional piece of art.

Get the full instructions here.

Paper Plate Woven Bowls

Paper Plate Bowl Weaving

We were inspired to try Paper Plate Bowl Weaving when some of our earlier round weaving projects accidentally turned out bowl-shaped. Make some simple cuts in a paper plate, and you can make a truly charming woven bowl to keep trinkets and treasures in.

Get the full instructions here.

Straw Weaving

Straw Weaving

Next to circle weaving, Straw Weaving is my favourite way to weave. You just need three drinking straws and your kids can make bookmarks, headbands, necklaces and bracelets. There’s a bit of technique involved in taking your finished piece off the straws, but we explain it in the post (and there’s a video to accompany the instructions).

Get the full instructions here.

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Coat Hanger Weaving

This weaving project is one that kids can do to show their neighbours and community some love. Weave some coat hangers into “Hearts of Hope” and hang them in a tree, a window, or from your porch or balcony to send a message of love and encouragement to people driving or walking by.

Get the full instructions here.

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String Art Weaving – Cardboard Hearts

String Art Weaving on Cardboard

You may remember doing string art weaving when you were a kid, but it probably involved a piece of wood and some nails. I came up with an easier way for kids to learn how to make string art designs. All you need is a piece of cardboard and some string or fine yarn.

Get the full instructions here.

Weaving projects for younger kids:

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Beginner Paper Plate Weaving

Beginner Paper Plate Weaving

A great way to introduce younger children to weaving is with this simple Paper Plate Weaving craft. They’ll learn how to manipulate a plastic sewing needle and yarn, and learn the mechanics of weaving in and out of the holes you make in the paper plate.

Get the full instructions here.

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God’s Eye Ornaments

God’s Eye Craft

Another terrific early weaving craft is the classic God’s Eye craft. Remember making these when you were a kid? While it’s not technically “weaving”, it’s a wonderful way to introduce kids to the basics, and creating a beautiful piece of art with just a few scraps of yarn will no doubt pique their curiosity to try our more advanced weaving projects.

Get the full instructions here.

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Print off our checklist of 100 Fun Things for Kids to Do at Home. Stick it on your fridge, and they’ll never be bored again!

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