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Crayola crafts
By Crayola, LLC (Hallmark). Visit Crayola crafts
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
A free library of step-by-step craft ideas on Crayola's website. Families filter by holiday, season, topic, material such as Model Magic, air-dry clay or construction paper, and recommended age from under 4 up to adult. Each craft lists supplies and steps, from paper puppets and cards to DIY games and slime. Kids do the making offline with real art supplies; the page is mostly a set of instructions for a grown-up and child to follow together.
Our take: Handy for parents and teachers hunting for a quick holiday or rainy-day craft; nothing here for a child to use alone online.
Checked in a browser
A browser check on 2026-10-25: what loads, the ads and trackers we saw, and what a child meets first. Not a hands-on test.
| Child safety: 3 out of 5 | No ads shown, but on arrival a pop-up asks for a birthday and email address for the newsletter; it says it is for adults, yet it sits over a page children use. |
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| Data: 2 out of 5 | Google's ad.doubleclick.net ad-tracking host loaded before consent (not just the Analytics stats host), along with Listrak email tracking, Monetate personalization, an IP-location lookup (ipstack) and Google Tag Manager, and 22 cookies were set; no ad was shown. |
| Ease: 2 out of 5 | A newsletter pop-up and a cookie notice stack over the first screen, so a child has to close two layers before seeing the craft ideas. |
| Cost honesty: 4 out of 5 | The craft ideas are free; Crayola's shop and 'Where to Buy' links are on the page but no pay prompt is aimed at kids. |
What we found
- Contacted 15 third-party sites, including doubleclick.net, Listrak (email marketing), Monetate (personalization), ipstack (IP location) and OneTrust (cookie notice).
- 22 cookies set before any choice on the cookie notice.
- A 'Welcome to Crayola!' pop-up asked for an email address and birthday ('Adults, please provide your birthday...') with a Submit button.
- 439 crafts are listed, filterable by holiday, season and material.
From the test: Free craft ideas from a well-known brand, but the first screen is a newsletter form asking for a birthday and email, and marketing trackers load before consent.
| Ages it suits | about 3 and up (each craft lists an age) |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | The terms of use do not state an age. The privacy policy says the site is for a general audience and Crayola does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. (terms) |
| Price | Free. Free to browse (Oct 2026); the crafts call for craft supplies, often Crayola products. |
| Works on | Web |
| Account | No account needed |
| Ads | None |
| In-app purchases | None |
| The AI in it | No AI |
What's good
- Hundreds of free, clearly written crafts
- Filter by age, holiday and material
- Hands-on, off-screen activity
Watch for
- The site is product marketing; many crafts use Crayola brand supplies
- Ad-network tracking on the pages
- Some projects need adult help with scissors or glue
Data and privacy
The privacy policy says Crayola does not knowingly collect data from under-13s or sell or share data of under-18s, but the site uses third-party ad networks and analytics to deliver targeted advertising to visitors, and AI tools to analyze customer communications. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
No study; the maker's own claim is that the crafts spark creativity.
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- On the list 18 best free printables and worksheet sites
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Where these facts come from
- https://www.crayola.com/crafts
- https://www.crayola.com/company/terms-of-use
- https://www.crayola.com/privacy-policy
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