Kids Craft Box Home Page

Free Project Ideas
Get your free gift here

Free Catalogue
Free catalogue here

See What's New
Latest Additions

Feedback
What customers said

Clearance
Clearance bargains

Top Brands
Alex
Creative Hands
Creativity For Kids
Flair
John Adams
KSG
Sequin Art
Shrinkles

Themed Crafts
Animals
Birds
Butterflies, Bugs
& Insects

Cats & Dogs
Dinosaurs
Ponies
Safari
Under the sea
Other animals
Boys Crafts
Card making
Collage
Colouring
Fairies
Fashion
Bags & accessories
Hair accessories
Jewellery making
Nail art
Flowers
Foam Craft
Friends
Fun activities
Glitter crafts
Model making
Needlecraft
Cross Stitch
Knitting
Toy making
Painting
Paper crafts
Pirates
Princess
Puppets
Rubber Stamps
Scrapbooking
Sequin Art
Shrinkles
Sleepovers
Space
Sport
Football
Formula One
On the water
Stickers
Storytime
Teddy Bears
Transport

Holiday crafts
Valentine's Day crafts
Mother's Day crafts
Easter crafts
Father's Day crafts
Halloween crafts
Christmas crafts

Seasonal crafts
Spring crafts
Summer crafts
Autumn crafts
Winter crafts

Group crafts
Birthday Parties
Sleepovers

My other sites
Filled party bags

 

Google Custom Search

You are here: Kids Craft Box | Model Making for Kids
Model Making for Kids
If you're looking for model making projects for kids or simple wood crafts for kids, take a look at my selection of fun kits for young model makers, budding designers and junior engineers.

These are perfect for boys and girls - a range of ready-to-do model making projects using either card or wood.

What will your child build? Will it be a racing car, a pirate ship or a train? Or will they create a colourful scene from under the sea or a slippery snake and a friendly frog?

Whatever you or they choose to create, they're sure to enjoy building, painting and then displaying or testing their finished model.

Happy crafting.

 

John Adams - X-Treme Racers - Racing Car

JA10

£6.97
Free Delivery

Build a racing car with fast snap assembly and real power!

X-Treme Racers are over 20cm in length and are made from unbreakable body parts. To build this racing car, simply snap together the body panels using the quick-snap rivets, add the motor, mechanics, decorate with stickers and you're ready to race for the chequered flag!

No special tools are required, just simple electronics and mechanics.

Pack contents:

  • Foam body parts
  • Wheels and wheel bushes
  • Canopy
  • Axles and axle bushes
  • Large and small rivets
  • Wheel pins
  • Foam gear ring and gear bushes
  • Battery box*
  • Motor
  • Motor pulley
  • Insulating sleeve
  • Elastic band & sticky pad
  • Stickers
  • Colour instructions

*Requires 2 AA batteries - not included.

Recommended for children aged 7+.

Colours, sizes and contents may sometimes vary from those shown.

 

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

John Adams - X-Treme Racers - Speed Boat

JA11

£6.97
Free Delivery

Build and race a speed boat with fast snap assembly!

X-Treme Racers are over 20cm in length and are made from unbreakable body parts. To build this speed boat, simply snap together the body panels using the quick-snap rivets, decorate with stickers and finally slide on the canopy and the motor.

No glue or special tools are required, just simple electronics and mechanics.

Pack contents:

  • Foam body parts
  • Canopy
  • Large and small rivets
  • Battery cover*
  • Motor
  • Motor clip
  • Propeller
  • Stickers
  • Colour instructions

*Requires 1 AA battery - not included.

Recommended for children aged 7+.

Colours, sizes and contents may sometimes vary from those shown.

 

 

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

KSG Woodcraft - Dragster

KSG09

£7.47
Free Delivery

Construct, paint and customise your own wooden model of this speeding dragster.

Contains:

  • Wooden parts
  • Glue
  • Acrylic paints
  • Brush
  • Sticker sheet
  • Instructions

Suitable for children of 6 years and over. Adult supervision recommended.

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

KSG Woodcraft - Wheel Loader

KSG10

£7.47
Free Delivery

Construct, paint and customise your own wooden model of this wheel loader.

Contains:

  • Wooden parts
  • Glue
  • Acrylic paints
  • Brush
  • Sticker sheet
  • Instructions

Suitable for children of 6 years and over. Adult supervision recommended.

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

KSG Woodcraft - Truck

KSG11

£7.47
Free Delivery

Construct, paint and customise your own wooden model of this american truck.

Contains:

  • Wooden parts
  • Glue
  • Acrylic paints
  • Brush
  • Sticker sheet
  • Instructions

Suitable for children of 6 years and over. Adult supervision recommended.

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

Reeves Create It! 3D Models - Fish

OAS04

Was £4.97
Now £3.97

Create a bottom-of-the-ocean scene with this fish and seaweed kit!

Simply paint the pre-cut boards, slot them together and your scene is complete and ready for display.

A challenge for all young model builders.

Contains:

  • 3 Die-cut models - Fish and seaweed
  • 6 Paints
  • 1 Brush
  • Full step-by-step instructions

Recommended for age 6 upwards.

3D Models - Fish

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

Reeves Create It! 3D Models - Snake & Frog

OAS03

Was £4.97
Now £3.97

Amaze your friends with this simple-to-create 3D snake and frog scene!

Simply paint the pre-cut boards, slot them together and your scene is complete and ready for display.

A challenge for all young model builders.

Contains:

  • 3 Die-cut models - Snake, frog and flower
  • 6 Paints
  • 1 Brush
  • Full step-by-step instructions

Recommended for age 6 upwards.

3D Models - snake and frog

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

Reeves Create It! 3D Moving Models

OAS13

Was £4.97
Now £3.97

Combining fun and colour, this kit is simple to complete.

Assemble and paint the parts of the car and the clown driver to guarantee fun and learning.

Ideal for that rainy day.

Contains:

  • 5 Paints
  • 2 Brushes
  • Sheet of stickers
  • Pot of glue
  • Pre-cut model sheets
  • 1 Tray to hold pots
  • Step-by-step instructions

Recommended for age 6 upwards.

3D Moving Models

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

CFK Make Your Own Train

WES59

£4.47

Assemble, glue and paint a terrific toy train. Get on board and create......just for the fun of it!

Contains everything you need to make 1 model train as shown on the box:

  • One 2.5" x 2" x 3.5" (6.35cm x 5cm x 9cm) wooden train model
  • Alphabet sticker sheet
  • Small sandpaper square
  • Craft glue (7 ml / 0.24 fl oz)
  • Acrylic paint (20 ml / 0.67 fl oz)
  • Paintbrush
  • Instructions and ideas.

Contents may vary from those shown or listed.

Average creativity time - 15 minutes, plus drying time.

Actual size is 2.5" x 2" x 3.5" (6.35cm x 5cm x 9cm).

Recommended for age 5 upwards.

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

CFK Pirate Ship

WES58

£4.47

Assemble and paint a mighty-fun wooden Pirate Ship model......just for the fun of it!

Contains everything you need to make 1 pirate ship as shown on the box:

  • Easy-to-assemble wooden pirate ship model
  • Acrylic paint (9 ml / 0.3 fl oz)
  • Clear varnish (3 ml / 0.1 fl oz)
  • Paintbrush
  • Black string (25" / 63.5 cm)
  • 2 paper sails
  • Sand paper
  • Craft glue (7 ml / 0.23 fl oz)
  • Instructions and ideas.

Contents may vary from those shown or listed.

Average creativity time - 25 minutes, plus drying time.

Model is 6.5" / 16.5cm tall when assembled.

Recommended for age 5 upwards.

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

CFK Haunted Pirate Ship

WES62

£18.97
Free Delivery

Arrrgh! Let the haunting begin......

No tools needed! This easy to assemble wooden pirate ship includes a scary skeleton, treasure-filled chest, creepy cobwebs and plenty of pirate accessories. There's even a plank - as in 'walk the plank'!!

Kit contains everything you need to make your haunted pirate ship, including glow-in-the-dark accent paint:

  • 13-piece wood pirate ship model*
  • 2 Fabric sails
  • Plastic skeleton (5" / 12cm)
  • Pirate hat
  • Plastic treasure chest
  • Assorted plastic gemstones
  • Plastic barrel
  • Rope
  • Synthetic cobwebs
  • Black string
  • Sticker sheet (7" x 5" / 17.5cm x 12.5cm)
  • Glowing accent paint (0.24 fl oz / 7ml)
  • 6-Cup acrylic paint strip (0.17 fl oz / 5ml each cup)
  • Paintbrush
  • Sandpaper
  • Craft glue (0.35 fl oz / 10.5ml)
  • Illustrated instructions and ideas.

*Assembled ship measures 14" x 4.25" / 35.5cm x 10.79cm.

Recommended for age 7 upwards.

NB: This pirate ship is a fun play and pretend activity designed for landlubbers. Not intended for use in water.

 

Larger Picture

 

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

West Design - Build 'n Go - Roborescue

WES78

£9.97
Free Delivery

Now you can build your own Fire Engine with the Build 'n Go Roborescue 3D puzzle kit!

Punch out the puzzle pieces, match the numbers and follow the detailed assembly instructions to build your own fire rescue truck.

Perfect for all young modelmakers and aspiring firefighters!

Model dimensions:

  • Length 48cm / 18.90"
  • Width 8cm / 3.15"
  • Height 29cm / 11.42"

Recommended for age 6+

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

West Design - It's Robot - Electronic T. Rex

WES79

£16.97
Free Delivery

ROAR! Build your own T. rex robot!

Punch out the puzzle pieces, match the numbers and follow the detailed assembly instructions to bring your T. rex to life with this fabulous It's Robot kit!

Your T. rex robot:

  • senses sounds from up to 2 metres away
  • lights up its eyes
  • roars like a dinosaur
  • is fun to build and play with.

Dinosaur fans will love this kit!

T. rex dimensions:

  • Length 54cm
  • Width 18cm
  • Height 30cm

Recommended for age 9+

Endorsed by the Natural History Museum.

NB: This T. rex needs 2 x AA (1.5V) batteries (not included in the kit).

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

West Design - It's Robot - Shieldbot - Electronic Kit

WES80

£16.97
Free Delivery

The Shieldbot warns of intruders when detecting sounds from as far as 6 feet away by making robot communication noises!

Punch out the puzzle pieces, match the numbers and follow the detailed assembly instructions to build your own Shieldbot with this fantastic It's Robot kit!

Then arm Shieldbot with light up eyes, sound sensor and batteries* and let him protect your territory!

Young modelmakers and budding engineers will love this!

Shieldbot dimensions:

  • Length 28cm / 11.02"
  • Width 10cm / 3.94"
  • Height 37cm / 14.57"

Recommended for age 9+

*Batteries not included.

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

West Design - It's Robot - Robostego

WES76

£13.97
Free Delivery

Create your own Robostego with the It's Robot 3D puzzle kit!

Punch out the puzzle pieces, match the numbers and follow the detailed assembly instructions to build your own fun robot.

Perfect for all young modelmakers and dinosaur fans - you'll create a fully-detailed and easily transformable figure.

Kit contains 342 pieces. 5-star difficulty rating.

Recommended for age 8+

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

West Design - It's Robot - Galaxier - Transformer

WES77

£14.97
Free Delivery

Galaxier transforms from plane to robot!

Punch out the puzzle pieces, match the numbers and follow the detailed assembly instructions to build your own fun 3D robot with this fantastic It's Robot Transformer kit!

Young modelmakers and budding engineers will love this!

Model dimensions:

  • Length 45cm / 17.72"
  • Width 39cm / 15.35"
  • Height 10cm / 3.94"

Recommended for age 8+

Larger Picture

Buy this itemView items in your basket

 

 

 

 


© 2004-2008 Created For You
35 Landers Reach, Lytchett Matravers, Poole, Dorset. BH16 6NB
Tel: (01202) 620057