Curious Crafting

Curious Crafting

78 Episodes

Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. Host Mandisa Watts leads a rotating cast of young kids making magic out of common household objects.

Curious Crafting
  • Cotton Pad Turtle

    Episode 32

    Mandisa shows us how to make our own turtle from a cardboard box and cotton pads. It’s okay to craft at your own pace, just like a turtle!

  • Cupcake Liner Flowers

    Episode 27

    Who knew cupcake liners were great for crafting? Mandisa demonstrates to us how multi-coloured cupcake liners can be flattened and trimmed into flower petals and how simple craft sticks make the perfect stems.

  • Paper Ladybug

    Episode 28

    Mandisa presents a craft idea that features red with black spots. A paper ladybug! Mandisa shows us how to fold red construction paper to make the bugs three dimensional.

  • Cardboard Box Robot

    Episode 29

    Bleep Bloop! Mandisa shows Vanier and Colette how to build a robot, and it’s not as hard as you might think. All they need is some paint, multicolored foam shapes for buttons, and an empty granola bar box to make its body.

  • Paper Chain Snake

    Episode 26

    Don’t be afraid of today’s snake craft – it’s a friendly snake with a paper chain body! Mandisa demonstrates for us how to make a chain out of construction paper. Adding a red forked tongue helps us know which end is the head and which is the tail.

  • Coffee Filter Butterfly

    Episode 23

    Mandisa lets us in on a crafting secret: coffee filters and clothespins can be used to make a butterfly! For this craft, washable markers and water create beautiful tie-dye designs on the coffee filter wings.

  • Tissue Paper Crab

    Episode 24

    Mandisa makes a tissue paper crab craft! All it takes is some cutting with the help of a parent or guardian, a bit of gluing, some scrunched up tissue paper, and a pair of googly eyes of any size.

  • Water Bottle Airplane

    Episode 25

    An empty water bottle is the perfect reusable material for an “air craft”. Mandisa shows us how to make their very own airplane with a bottle, construction paper and glue. It even has a paper propeller that spins!

  • Paper Bag Zebra Puppet

    Episode 22

    Paper bags make the perfect hand puppets, especially when we make them into an animal friend. Mandisa hits the crafting room to make some Zebra puppets with white paper lunch bags and a sponge to paint on black stripes.

  • Bumble Bee Windsock

    Episode 21

    With an adorable bumble bee windsock craft, you’ll always know which way the wind is blowing. Mandisa shows us how to make their own with a toilet paper roll and some paper and yellow streamers that blow in the wind.

  • Milk Carton Bird House

    Episode 20

    Is it a bird? No, it’s a birdhouse craft that looks like a bird! Mandisa teaches us how a used milk carton can be converted into a craft that looks like a bird= but acts as a home for our real bird friends.

  • Pop Up Rocket Ship Card

    Episode 19

    Sometimes you can make a card for someone that’s also a craft! Mandisa makes a cool rocket ship card that pops up when you open it. But this craft doesn’t require any complex engineering to blast off – just some paper and your best folding skills.

  • Paint Splat Monster

    Episode 17

    It can be fun to paint carefully, but it’s also fun to let loose and make a mess! Mandisa shows us how to make a Paint Splat Monster by folding a piece of paper with splattered paint and creating a fun design.

  • Stain Glass Window Snowman

    Episode 18

    Mandisa has an idea for a snowman that can be made all year round. She shows us how to turn its tummy into a stain glass window that looks pretty when the sun shines through it.

  • Water Bottle Piggy Bank

    Episode 15

    With a piggy bank made from a recycled plastic water bottle, Mandisa introduces a craft that helps us save money and the environment! She uses pink construction paper, beads for hooves, and a curly pipe cleaner tail.

  • Glowing Firefly

    Episode 16

    Mandisa lights up the craft room with a fun firefly craft. It may be as simple as putting a glow stick in a recycled water bottle, but the real shine comes from the crafters’ decorating skills.

  • Puffy Paint Cupcake

    Episode 14

    Mandisa shows how we can make a rainbow cupcake with “puffy paint” – fun paint made from shaving cream, glue and food colouring that jumps off the page. The puffy paint and bead sprinkles make for cupcake crafts that look almost good enough to eat.

  • Cardboard Box Firetruck

    Episode 13

    Fire truck craft to the rescue! Mandisa shows us how to make a cardboard box can make a good Fire truck with a coat of red paint and some bottle caps for sirens and paper ladders stuck to the side!

  • Rocking Shark

    Episode 12

    Mandisa makes a Rocking Shark – a folded paper plate that rocks back and forth, making it look like it’s swimming in the ocean. After a bit of painting, it will need fins and some sharp-looking teeth!

  • Paper Plate Ice Cream Cone

    Episode 11

    Mandisa creates crafted cones that are made from paper plates and all sorts of fun toppings, including cherry pom poms and cardboard waffle cones painted using a potato masher.

  • Teddy Bear Bag

    Episode 10

    Mandisa shows us that some crafts can be worn! She makes her own fashionable Teddy Bear bags with a single paper plate, supplies to create a face, and a bit of string to use as a strap.

  • Paper Bag House

    Episode 9

    Mandisa shows us how to make your own dream house craft with a paper bag using construction paper!

  • Cardboard Tube Giraffe

    Episode 7

    What zoo animal has spots and a looooong neck? Mandisa shows you how to fashion a giraffe craft with a paper towel roll neck, yellow construction paper, and brown paint for spots.

  • Torn Paper Bee

    Episode 6

    Today in the crafting room Mandisa reveals a super fun bee craft. This bee is made with torn pieces of black and yellow construction paper, which give it a fun texture. That and the cupcake liner wings!