Kids love making homemade photo frames because, unlike some other crafts, they are practical: you can actually use them, display them, and they make great gifts for the grandparents.
CD Box Picture Frames
The easiest way to make DIY picture frames is to use empty CD boxes. Do you have those lying around the house too? If you don’t, they’re very cheap to buy at computer stores.
Basically, you just need to open the CD box and take out the paper inserts and the molded plastic piece into which the CD fits.
Cut your photo to just a bit smaller than the box. Attach the photo to the clear plastic with sticky tape, facing to the outside, and attach a piece of cardboard behind it as backing to protect the photo.
Decorate the outside of the box with whatever you want to! As always, let your kids decide how they want to go about this project. You can use pieces of ribbon, colorful fabric, seashells, buttons, colorful paper, or a combination. You can even decorate with stickers or with stamps if you want a quick, non-messy project.
When your frame is finished, open the box out to stand it up.
Craft Sticks Picture Frame
Another easy way to create homemade picture frames is to use craft sticks (see photo above). Select a photo or a piece of homemade art, trim it so that it fits into a frame made out of four craft sticks, glue it to a piece of cardboard, then glue the craft sticks together to make the frame, and glue them to the photo. Decorate as you wish.
Photo by naan
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What a great idea!! My 3.5 year old daughter would LOVE this project!