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By Topic
Animals
- “Bird Ornament” (December 2008 Friend)
- “Easter Activities” (March 2013 Friend)
Make a scripture sheep out of newspaper, straws, and cotton balls. - “Food for the Birds” (January 2005 Friend)
Make treats you can hang from the trees for hungry birds.
Armor of God
- “The Whole Armor of God” (March 1987 Friend)
Includes instructions for making your own armor of God out of simple materials.
Book of Mormon
- “Bringing the Book of Mormon to Life” (May 2010 Friend)
Make your own animated movie of your favorite Book of Mormon story. - “How to Draw like a Friend Artist” (November 2011 Friend)
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a picture of Nephi.
Christmas
- “Christmas Advent Wreath” (December 2005 Liahona and Friend)
Make this paper wreath and count down the days till Christmas. - “Christmas Bark Paintings” (December 2011 Friend)
Use a brown paper bag to create a painting that looks like bark. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2011 Friend)
A craft celebrating twelve days till Christmas. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2010 Friend)
Make a Christmas candle jar and a manger card. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2009 Friend)
Make paper stars to decorate your tree or a memory box to remind you of the Christmas story. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2006 Friend)
Includes instructions for a Christmas doorknob banner and family tree ornaments. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2005 Friend)
Includes instructions for cloved oranges and a peeking package card. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2004 Friend)
Includes instructions for a paper plate dove, a card with cutouts, and homemade stickers. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2003 Friend)
Includes instructions for a Christmas gift box and apple ornaments. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2002 Friend)
Includes instructions for sandpaper gingerbread people, a Star of David, and a nativity garland. - “Gift Tags and Ornaments” (December 2004 Friend)
Make gift tags and ornaments from old Christmas cards and heavy paper. - “The Greatest Gift” (December 2007 Friend)
Cut out these Christmas ornaments to remind yourself of the Savior. - “Handmade Ornaments” (December 2011 Liahona and Friend)
Create ornaments with paper and cookie cutters. - “Let It Snow!” (December 2012 Friend)
Make a winter snow globe. - “Make Your Own Manger” (December 2013 Friend)
Make this manger to help you remember Jesus this Christmas season. - “Mini Manger” (December 2008 Friend)
Make a manger out of a pinecone and other materials. - “Nativity Craft” (December 2012 Friend)
Learn to draw a sheep and make a stable from a shoebox and craft sticks. - “Paper Lanterns” (December 2014 Friend)
Make this lantern to help you remember that Jesus is the light of the world. - “Paper Plate Snowman and Door Sign” (December 2002 Friend)
- “Stained Glass Window Card” (December 2007 Friend)
Make a beautiful Christmas card. - “Starlight Garland” (December 2010 Friend)
Build a Christmas garland as you do nice things for your family members. - “Wrapped-Up Ornaments” (December 2015 Friend)
Creation
- “Sun, Moon, and Stars Mobile” (January 2008 Friend)
Easter
- “Easter Activities” (March 2013 Friend)
Make a scripture sheep out of newspaper, straws, and cotton balls. - “Easter Activities” (April 2012 Friend)
Make a paper Easter lily and a bird nest snack. - “Jesus Christ Teaches Me to Choose the Right” (April 2012 Liahona and Friend)
Make an Easter cone you can fill with small flowers or treats to surprise a family member or friend. - “Make Your Own Easter Kite” (April 2014 Friend)
- “Spring Jelly Bean Mosaic” (April 2006 Friend)
Make a butterfly out of paper, frosting, and small candies.
Family
- “Be a Sunbeam for Jesus” (June 2010 Liahona and Friend)
A template for making cheerful thank-you notes. Includes comments from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. - “I Have a Family Here on Earth” (May 2008 Friend)
Make a windsock with a picture of your family.
Family History
- “Family History Scroll” (April 2005 Liahona and Friend)
Make a scroll just like the prophets did in ancient times. - “Family Memory Box” (January 2005 Friend)
Make a box with memories that your family can open later. - “Time Capsule” (January 2011 Friend)
Instructions for creating a time capsule that you can open in the future.
Father’s Day
- “Father’s Day Origami” (June 2017 Friend)
- “Give Dad a Hand Card” (June 2006 Friend)
- “Keys and Coins Holder” (June 2008 Friend)
Make this gift for your dad with a can and pictures. - “Ladder Card for Dad” (June 2003 Friend)
- “Mini Tie Keychain” (June 2010 Friend)
Make a fun keychain for your dad from an old necktie. - “Picture-Stick Puzzle” (June 2013 Friend)
Make this puzzle picture for your dad. - “A Story for Dad” (June 2014 Friend)
Cut out and use this letter or decorate your own paper to write a memory to share.
Gratitude
- “Be a Sunbeam for Jesus” (June 2010 Liahona and Friend)
A template for making cheerful thank-you notes. Includes comments from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. - “Gratitude Tree” (November 2013 Friend)
Create a tree from paper and add leaves with things you are grateful for. - “Thank-You Cards” (November 2014 Friend)
I Am a Child of God
- “Sharing Time: I Am a Child of God” (March 2003 Liahona and Friend)
Make a picture frame that describes your interests. - “What Makes You Smile?” (August 2005 Friend)
Make this book about things that make you smile.
Jesus Christ
- “Remembering Jesus Christ” (March 2005 Liahona and Friend)
Make a mosaic frame around a picture of the Savior.
Kindness
- “Kindness Catcher” (July 2012 Friend)
Make a paper game that encourages kindness.
Love
- “Box of Love” (February 2011 Friend)
Create a small box you can hang from a door. Put notes into the box to let people know you love them. - “Hang a Heart” (February 2013 Friend)
Melt crayons and wax paper into a beautiful sun-catcher. - “Heart Wreath” (February 2012 Friend)
Make a wreath out of heart-shaped notes to your family. - “‘I Love You This Much’ Card” (February 2005 Friend)
Create an accordion card for someone you love. - “Origami Heart Bookmark” (February 2017 Friend)
- “Valentine Card” (February 2004 Friend)
Mother’s Day
- “Butterfly Gift and May Basket” (May 2003 Friend)
- “Envelope Gift Basket and Spring Flowers” (May 2005 Friend)
Make paper flowers to put in a homemade basket. - “Happy Mother’s Day!” (May 2017 Friend)
A swirly, twirly, curly paper flower craft to make for Mother’s Day. - “Love Notes for Mom” (May 2016 Friend)
Make this booklet to show your mom or someone else how much you love them. - “Surprise Door Hanger” (May 2007 Friend)
Create this door hanger and put small gifts inside to surprise your mom. - “T-Shirt Tote for Mom” (May 2013 Friend)
Make a bag out of a T-shirt.
New Year’s
- “New Year’s Lantern” (January 2010 Friend)
Make a Chinese lantern from construction paper.
Obedience
- “Blessings Follow Obedience” (May 1982 Friend)
Includes instructions for making stick puppets and a stage out of an egg carton.
Pioneers
- “Create Your Own Handcart” (July 2008 Liahona and Friend)
Cut out and put together a paper handcart with pioneers inside. - “Pioneer Handcart” (July 2005 Friend)
Make a handcart from a juice box, two plastic lids, and a straw.
Plants
- “Eggshell Garden” (March 2005 Friend)
Instructions for planting a garden in eggshells. - “Envelope Gift Basket and Spring Flowers” (May 2005 Friend)
Make paper flowers to put in a homemade basket. - “Flowers by the Dozen” (April 2010 Friend)
A special spring bouquet. - “Handy Pencil Holder” (May 2008 Friend)
Make a pencil holder from a seed packet. - “Stained Glass Flowers” (September 2017 Friend)
Put flowers between two sheets of clear contact paper.
Sabbath day
- “Flannel Board Sunday Box” (June 2006 Friend)
Create a Sunday box to fill with fun activities. - “The Sabbath is a Delight” (October 2015 Friend)
Make a mobile to remind you to keep the Sabbath Day holy. - “Sunday Can” (November 2006 Friend)
Create a can with ideas of things you can do on Sundays.
Service
- “How You Can Help” (June 2012 Friend)
Instructions to make a comforting doll for a child in a hospital or shelter. - “No-sew blanket” (January 2017 Friend)
Instructions to make a no-sew blanket to donate or give to a friend! - “Starlight Garland” (December 2010 Friend)
Build a Christmas garland as you do nice things for your family members.
Spring
- “Spring Flowers” (March 1986 Friend)
Instructions for a paper flower craft. - “Spring Jelly Bean Mosaic” (April 2006 Friend)
Make a butterfly out of paper, frosting, and small candies.
Summer
- “Sponge Ball” (July 2012 Friend)
Create this toy to play with on a hot day.
Temple
- “A Banner of Faithfulness” (February 2010 Friend)
Make a felt banner that says “Holiness to the Lord”.
Thanksgiving
- “Paper-Sack Turkey” (November 2007 Friend)
Make a turkey from a paper bag.
Tithing
- “Make a Tithing Jar” (February 2010 Liahona and Friend)
Winter
- “Let It Snow!” (December 2012 Friend)
Make a winter snow globe. - “Paper Plate Snowman and Door Sign” (December 2002 Friend)
- “Snow Art” (January 2003 Friend)
Create drawings in the snow with spray bottles and food coloring. - “Snowflake Art” (January 2007 Friend)
Tips for creating different kinds of snowflakes.
By Type
Bags, baskets, boxes, and jars
- “Christmas Workshop” (December 2003 Friend)
Includes instructions for a Christmas gift box and apple ornaments. - “Envelope Gift Basket and Spring Flowers” (May 2005 Friend)
Make paper flowers to put in a homemade basket. - “Family Memory Box” (January 2005 Friend)
Make a box with memories that your family can open later. - “Flannel Board Sunday Box” (June 2006 Friend)
Create a Sunday box to fill with fun activities. - “Handy Pencil Holder” (May 2008 Friend)
Make a pencil holder from a seed packet. - “Jesus Christ Teaches Me to Choose the Right” (April 2012 Liahona and Friend)
Make an Easter cone you can fill with small flowers or treats to surprise a family member or friend. - “Keys and Coins Holder” (June 2008 Friend)
Make this gift for your dad with a can and pictures. - “Make a Tithing Jar” (February 2010 Liahona and Friend)
- “Sunday Can” (November 2006 Friend)
Create a can with ideas of things you can do on Sundays. - “Surprise Door Hanger” (May 2007 Friend)
Create this door hanger and put small gifts inside to surprise someone you love. - “Time Capsule” (January 2011 Friend)
Instructions for creating a time capsule that you can open in the future. - “T-Shirt Tote for Mom” (May 2013 Friend)
Make a bag out of a T-shirt.
Banners
- “A Banner of Faithfulness” (February 2010 Friend)
Make a felt banner that says “Holiness to the Lord.” - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2006 Friend)
Includes instructions for a Christmas doorknob banner and family tree ornaments.
Bird feeders
- “Food for the Birds” (January 2005 Friend)
Make treats you can hang from the trees for hungry birds.
Blankets
- “No-sew blanket” (January 2017 Friend)
Instructions to make a no-sew blanket to donate or give to a friend!
Candles
- “Christmas Workshop” (December 2010 Friend)
Make a Christmas candle jar and a manger card.
Cards and notes
- “Be a Sunbeam for Jesus” (June 2010 Liahona and Friend)
A template for making cheerful thank-you notes. Includes comments from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. - “Box of Love” (February 2011 Friend)
Create a small box you can hang from a door. Put notes into the box to let people know you love them. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2010 Friend)
Make a Christmas candle jar and a manger card. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2005 Friend)
Includes instructions for cloved oranges and a peeking package card. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2004 Friend)
Includes instructions for a paper plate dove, a card with cutouts, and homemade stickers. - “Father’s Day Origami” (June 2017 Friend)
- “Gift Tags and Ornaments” (December 2004 Friend)
Make gift tags and ornaments from old Christmas cards and heavy paper. - “Give Dad a Hand Card” (June 2006 Friend)
- “Heart Wreath” (February 2012 Friend)
Make a wreath out of heart-shaped notes to your family. - “‘I Love You This Much’ Card” (February 2005 Friend)
Create an accordion card for someone you love. - “Ladder Card for Dad” (June 2003 Friend)
- “Love Notes for Mom” (May 2016 Friend)
Make this booklet to show your mom or someone else how much you love them. - “Needle Punch Card” (May 2006 Friend)
- “Quilted Card” (May 2004 Friend)
- “Stained Glass Window Card” (December 2007 Friend)
Make a beautiful Christmas card. - “A Story for Dad” (June 2014 Friend)
Cut out and use this letter or decorate your own paper to write a memory to share. - “Surprise Door Hanger” (May 2007 Friend)
Create this door hanger and put small gifts inside to surprise someone you love. - “Thank-You Cards” (November 2014 Friend)
- “Valentine Card” (February 2004 Friend)
Clay/dough
- “Plastic Play Dough” (January 2006 Friend)
Colors
- “Color Swirls” (October 2014 Friend)
Use water and oil for a fun colorful experiment. - “Hang a Heart” (February 2013 Friend)
Melt crayons and wax paper into a beautiful sun-catcher. - “Pasta Crafts” (October 2012 Friend)
Instructions for making colorful pasta you can use for various crafts. - “Snow Art” (January 2003 Friend)
Create drawings in the snow with spray bottles and food coloring.
Costumes
- “The Whole Armor of God” (March 1987 Friend)
Includes instructions for making your own armor of God out of simple materials.
Cross-stitch
- “I'll Follow Him in Faith Sampler” (February 2007 Liahona and Friend)
Decorations
- “Christmas Advent Wreath” (December 2005 Liahona and Friend)
Make this paper wreath and count down the days till Christmas. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2005 Friend)
Includes instructions for cloved oranges and a peeking package card. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2002 Friend)
Includes instructions for sandpaper gingerbread people, a Star of David, and a nativity garland. - “Easter Activities” (March 2013 Friend)
Make a scripture sheep out of newspaper, straws, and cotton balls. - “Easter Activities” (April 2012 Friend)
Make a paper Easter lily and a bird nest snack. - “Gratitude Tree” (November 2013 Friend)
Create a tree from paper and add leaves with things you are grateful for. - “Hang a Heart” (February 2013 Friend)
Melt crayons and wax paper into a beautiful sun-catcher. - “Mini Manger” (December 2008 Friend)
Make a manger out of a pinecone and other materials. - “Heart Wreath” (February 2012 Friend)
Make a wreath out of heart-shaped notes to your family. - “I Have a Family Here on Earth” (May 2008 Friend)
Make a windsock with a picture of your family. - “Let It Snow!” (December 2012 Friend)
Make a winter snow globe. - “Make Your Own Manger” (December 2013 Friend)
Make this manger to help you remember Jesus this Christmas season. - “Nativity Craft” (December 2012 Friend)
Learn to draw a sheep and make a stable from a shoebox and craft sticks. - “Nail Wind Chime” (June 2007 Friend)
Make a wind chime to hang outside in the breeze. - “New Year’s Lantern” (January 2010 Friend)
Make a Chinese lantern from construction paper. - “Paper Lanterns” (December 2014 Friend)
Make lanterns to help you remember that Jesus is the light of the world. - “Paper Plate Snowman and Door Sign” (December 2002 Friend)
- “Paper-Sack Turkey” (November 2007 Friend)
Make a turkey from a paper bag. - “Sharing Time: I Am a Child of God” (March 2003 Liahona and Friend)
Make a picture frame that describes your interests. - “Snowflake Art” (January 2007 Friend)
Tips for creating different kinds of snowflakes. - “Starlight Garland” (December 2010 Friend)
Build a Christmas garland as you do nice things for your family members. - “Sun, Moon, and Stars Mobile” (January 2008 Friend)
Drawing
- “Bringing the Book of Mormon to Life” (May 2010 Friend)
Make your own animated movie of your favorite Book of Mormon story. - “Create your own Friend” (September 2006 Friend)
Create your own magazine. - “How to Draw like a Friend Artist” (November 2011 Friend)
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a picture of Nephi. - “Snow Art” (January 2003 Friend)
Create drawings in the snow with spray bottles and food coloring.
Flowers
- “Envelope Gift Basket and Spring Flowers” (May 2005 Friend)
Make paper flowers to put in a homemade basket. - “Flowers by the Dozen” (April 2010 Friend)
A special spring bouquet. - “Happy Mother’s Day!” (May 2017 Friend)
A swirly, twirly, curly paper flower craft to make for Mother’s Day. - “Spring Flowers” (March 1986 Friend)
Instructions for a paper flower craft. - “Stained Glass Flowers” (September 2017 Friend)
Put flowers between two sheets of clear contact paper.
Food
- “Pasta Crafts” (October 2012 Friend)
Instructions for making colorful pasta you can use for various crafts. - “Spring Jelly Bean Mosaic” (April 2006 Friend)
Make a butterfly out of paper, frosting, and small candies.
Games
- “Kindness Catcher” (July 2012 Friend)
Make a paper game that encourages kindness.
Gardening
- “Eggshell Garden” (March 2005 Friend)
Instructions for planting a garden in eggshells.
Keychains
- “Mini Tie Keychain” (June 2010 Friend)
Make a fun keychain for your dad from an old necktie.
Ornaments
- “Bird Ornament” (December 2008 Friend)
- “Christmas Workshop” (December 2009 Friend)
Make paper stars to decorate your tree or a memory box to remind you of the Christmas story. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2006 Friend)
Includes instructions for a Christmas doorknob banner and family tree ornaments. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2004 Friend)
Includes instructions for a paper plate dove ornament, a card with cutouts, and homemade stickers. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2003 Friend)
Includes instructions for a Christmas gift box and apple ornaments. - “Gift Tags and Ornaments” (December 2004 Friend)
Make gift tags and ornaments from old Christmas cards and heavy paper. - “The Greatest Gift” (December 2007 Friend)
Cut out these Christmas ornaments to remind yourself of the Savior. - “Handmade Ornaments” (December 2011 Liahona and Friend)
Create ornaments with paper and cookie cutters. - “Wrapped-Up Ornaments” (December 2015 Friend)
Painting
- “Christmas Bark Paintings” (December 2011 Friend)
Use a brown paper bag to create a painting that looks like bark. - “I Choose the Right by Living Gospel Principles” (July 2012 Liahona and Friend)
Paint a rock to remind you to fast and pray. - “Paint On!” (September 2003 Friend)
Paint with thread spools and ice cubes. - “Potato Printing Press” (March 2017 Friend)
You can print designs on cards, T-shirts, or tennis shoes with just paint and a potato! - “Shimmering Stones” (October 2005 Friend)
Make beautiful stones with nail polish and newspaper. - “Snow Art” (January 2003 Friend)
Create art in the snow with spray bottles and food coloring. - “Spring Flowers” (March 1986 Friend)
Instructions for a paper flower craft.
Paper crafts
- “Apple Napkin Rings” (October 2004 Friend)
- “Butterfly Gift and May Basket” (May 2003 Friend)
- “Christmas Advent Wreath” (December 2005 Liahona and Friend)
Make this paper wreath and count down the days till Christmas. - “Christmas Workshop” (December 2009 Friend)
Make paper stars to decorate your tree or a memory box to remind you of the Christmas story. - “Dot Bookmark” (October 2011 Friend)
- “Envelope Gift Basket and Spring Flowers” (May 2005 Friend)
Make paper flowers to put in a homemade basket. - “Father’s Day Origami” (June 2017 Friend)
- “Gratitude Tree” (November 2013 Friend)
Create a tree from paper and add leaves with things you are grateful for. - “Happy Mother’s Day!” (May 2017 Friend)
A swirly, twirly, curly paper flower craft to make for Mother’s Day. - “Heart Wreath” (February 2012 Friend)
Make a wreath out of heart-shaped notes to your family. - “Origami Heart Bookmark” (February 2017 Friend)
- “Paper Lanterns” (December 2014 Friend)
Make this lantern to help you remember that Jesus is the light of the world. - “Remembering Jesus Christ” (March 2005 Liahona and Friend)
Make a mosaic frame around a picture of the Savior. - “Snowflake Art” (January 2007 Friend)
Tips for creating different kinds of snowflakes. - “What Makes You Smile?” (August 2005 Friend)
Make this book about things that make you smile. - “Write Your Own Story!” (August 2016 Friend)
Turn one of your stories into a book.
Puppets
- “Blessings Follow Obedience” (May 1982 Friend)
Includes instructions for making stick puppets and a stage out of an egg carton. - “Create Your Own Handcart” (July 2008 Liahona and Friend)
Cut out and put together a paper handcart with pioneers inside. - “Scripture Figures Puppet Show” (August 2014 Friend)
Make a theater for your scripture figures.
Toys
- “How You Can Help” (June 2012 Friend)
Instructions to make a comforting doll for a child in a hospital or shelter. - “Leprechaun Bubble Mix” (March 2003 Friend)
- “Make Your Own Easter Kite” (April 2014 Friend)
- “Pioneer Handcart” (July 2005 Friend)
Make a handcart from a juice box, two plastic lids, and a straw. - “Plastic Play Dough” (January 2006 Friend)
- “Sponge Ball” (July 2012 Friend)
Create this toy to play with on a hot day.