20 Button Crafts for Kids and Adults to Make Together

You may have a jar of buttons laying around the house and if you do, these button crafts are a great way to use them for creativity and learning.

Creative and fun, you can make these button crafts with the kids anytime of the year. They’re perfect indoor play days, craft projects, and can help kids with their fine motor skills.

Carrot Button DIY Decor

Carrot Button DIY Decor by Sustain My Craft Habit
Carrot Button DIY Decor. Photo Credit: Sustain My Craft Habit

Use buttons to make a whimsical decoration. The carrot decor is a fun way to us up neutral color buttons and creates a beautiful display you can put out for decoration.

See the Craft: Carrot Button DIY Decor

Button Flowers

Button Flowers by Christines Crafts
Button Flowers. Photo Credit: Christine’s Crafts

Make these button flowers to use for your home decor or craft projects. Let the kids help make the designs for a fun activity you can do together.

See the Craft: Button Flowers

Button Canvas Art

Button Canvas Art by Easy Peasy and Fun
Button Canvas Art. Photo Credit: Easy Peasy and Fun

Create a colorful project by using buttons to make flowers. Kids can paint the canvas with grass and give the flowers stems by painting them on the canvas.

See the Craft: Button Canvas Art

Rainbow Button Earrings

Rainbow Button Earrings by Artsy Fartsy Mama
Rainbow Button Earrings. Photo Credit: Artsy Fartsy Mama

Make jewelry with any of the buttons you have stashed away. These earrings are a fun project to make with the kids and you can use any color or style of buttons you have.

See the Craft: Rainbow Button Earrings

Button Pumpkin Shadow Box

Button Pumpkin Shadow Box by The Purple Pumpkin Blog
Button Pumpkin Shadow Box. Photo Credit: The Purple Pumpkin Blog

Turn orange and yellow buttons into a cute fall themed shadow box. You can use the cute pumpkin for your themed decorations.

See the Craft: Button Pumpkin Shadow Box

Mickey and Minnie Button Art Canvases

Mickey and Minnie Button Art Canvases by The Purple Pumpkin Blog
Mickey and Minnie Button Art Canvases. Photo Credit: The Purple Pumpkin Blog

A fun canvas creation to make and add to your button crafts, kids will love creating their own Mickey and Minnie art.

See the Craft: Mickey and Minnie Button Art Canvases

Framed Button Snowman Picture

Framed Button Snowman Picture by Annes Entitled Life
Framed Button Snowman Picture. Photo Credit: Ann’s Entitled Life

An adorable button craft for kids to make, these use different themed paper, some plate, and buttons to make a themed snowman picture that you can frame and use as decoration.

See the Craft: Framed Button Snowman Picture

Watermelon Button Art

Watermelon Button Art by Artsy Fartsy Mama
Watermelon Button Art. Photo Credit: Artsy Fartsy Mama

A cute summer button craft for kids, this art project uses red, black, and green buttons to make a slice of watermelon.

See the Craft: Watermelon Button Art

DIY Resin Button Coasters

DIY Resin Button Coasters by Me and My Inklings
DIY Resin Button Coasters. Photo Credit: Me and My Inklings

Use resin and buttons to make colorful coasters that you can use around the house. Create different shapes and use a variety of buttons to make them.

See the Craft: DIY Resin Button Coasters

Rainbow Button Wall Decor

Rainbow Button Wall Decor by Creatively Beth
Rainbow Button Wall Decor. Photo Credit: Creatively Beth

A simple print and glue craft that’ll be great for adding some color and fun to your home, this wall decor is easy to make with buttons.

See the Craft: Rainbow Button Wall Decor

Button Star Ornaments

Button Star Ornaments by Red Ted Art
Button Star Ornaments. Photo Credit: Red Ted Art

Get creative with some fabric and buttons to make cute ornaments. You can customize the colors to go with any holiday or special occasion theme.

See the Craft: Button Star Ornaments

Button Butterfly

Button Butterfly by Creatively Beth
Button Butterfly. Photo Credit: Creatively Beth

Use a free printable butterfly template to make an adorable button craft with the kids. Go really colorful with bright buttons or keep it themed with season colors.

See the Craft: Button Butterfly

Embroidered Button Flower Bag

Embroidered Button Flower Bag by Creatively Beth
Embroidered Button Flower Bag. Photo Credit: Creatively Beth

To get the kids interested in embroidery and sewing, you can make this cute button flower bag with them.

See the Craft: Embroidered Button Flower Bag

Button Bracelets

Button Bracelets by Easy Crafty Pattern
Button Bracelets. Photo Credit: Easy Crafty Pattern

Help the kids make button bracelets with fun button shapes and designs. Kids can wear the bracelets or give them away.

See the Craft: Button Bracelets

Burlap Button Frame

Burlap Button Frame by Mama Likes This
Burlap Button Frame. Photo Credit: Mama Likes This

Use burlap and buttons to create a fun picture frame. Decorate the frame with as many buttons as you’d like to create a custom design.

See the Craft: Burlap Button Frame

Button Clutch Bag

Button Clutch Bag by Sum of Their Stories
Button Clutch Bag. Photo Credit: Sum of Their Stories

Use buttons to help design a clutch bag that kids can carry around with them. It’ll be a great toiletry, makeup, or pencil bag.

See the Craft: Button Clutch Bag

Button Wind Chime

Button Wind Chime by Crafts By Amanda
Button Wind Chime. Photo Credit: Crafts by Amanda

A fun summer or spring craft, help the kids made a cute button wind chime that they can hang outside.

See the Craft: Button Wind Chime

Christmas Bell Ornament Craft

Christmas Bell Ornament Craft by Mama Likes this
Christmas Bell Ornament Craft. Photo Credit: Mama Likes This

Ornaments are always fun to make with the kids and this one uses a bell shaped piece of wood that’s decorated with buttons. Get even more creative and paint the bell and use colorful themed buttons.

See the Craft: Christmas Bell Ornament Craft

Button Bookmarks

Button Bookmarks by Homan At Home
Button Bookmarks. Photo Credit: Homan at Home

A fun way to keep your place in the books you’re reading, these button bookmarks are easy to make and are fun button crafts to make with the kids.

See the Craft: Button Bookmarks

Button Lamp Shade

Button Lamp Shade by Crafts by Amanda
Button Lamp Shade. Photo Credit: Crafts by Amanda

Make your plain and boring lamp shades into something more fun and colorful by using buttons to decorate them. It’s a simple craft you can make with the kids.

See the Craft: Button Lamp Shade

A great way to get crafty with the kids and use up that stockpile of buttons you’ve been hoarding for years, these button crafts are fun to make.

Plus, you can make the button crafts with the kids so that you’re spending some quality time together getting creative.

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