We are celebrating Italy this month, with some Interesting Italy Crafts for Kids! Learn about Italian art, architecture, culture, food and much more!

What’s the common factor in these – Ferrari, Gucci, Ferrero, Lamborghini, Prada and Barilla?

You guessed it – they’re all world-renowned brands from Italy!

Italy hasn’t just given us luxury cars, high-quality leather or lip-smacking food, the country has also contributed tremendously to culture, science and art. Think Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Gianni Versace, Christopher Columbus and Galileo Galilei. That’s an incredible amount of talent in just one sentence!

Some of the things we use every day were invented in Italy, like eyeglasses, electric batteries, the radio, coffee machines and even jeans! It’s only fair then that we learn a little more about this amazing country.

5 General Facts about Italy

Italy has the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites on the planet
It is the fifth-most visited country in the world, with nearly 50 million tourists a year
Italy’s capital is Rome, founded by twin brothers Romulus and Remus in 753 BC
The Italian grey wolf is Italy’s national animal
Italy has two national flowers – the red rose and white lily

Since 2nd June is Italy’s Republic Day, or as they call it Festa della Repubblica, we’ve decided to celebrate everything Italian this month! Beginning with these awesome Italy crafts for kids!

20 Interesting Italy Crafts for Kids

1. Paper Pizza Craft

We wonder if any country has impacted world cuisine as much as Italy! Wherever you go, you’re sure to find at least a few of these on the menu – pizza, pasta, gelato, lasagna, or at the very least cappuccino! Set up your own Italian restaurant – starting with our paper pizza craft!

2. Spaghetti and Meatballs Craft

Italy’s national dish is Ragu alla Bolognese, which is essentially spaghetti in a meat-based bolognese sauce. Italian pasta is well-known, and they have over 200 shapes! No wonder then, that the average Italian eats about 25 kg of pasta in one year!

3. Gondola Ride in Venice Craft

Any visitor to Italy is sure to stop by Venice, the city of canals. The city is actually made of islands separated by canals, which people cross using bridges or gondolas. 10 Minutes of Quality Time brings us a lovely gondola craft featuring a happy family in it!

4. Colosseum Paper Craft

Next on this list of Italy crafts for kids is a paper Colosseum craft by Little Ladoo. One of the most iconic structures of Italy, this was originally called the Flavian Amphitheater, after Emperor Vespasianus Flavius who started its construction.

5. Roman Mosaic Art

Italy was (and still is) the cultural center of the Western world, especially before the 1500s. All kinds of art forms were greatly encouraged, leading to some great work in a period known as the Renaissance. Diana Morris gives us one example of Italian art, in this paper mosaic project.

6. Tower Of Pisa Paper Model Diorama

Who thought that some poor planning would result in one of the world’s quirkiest and most visited buildings? The Tower of Pisa started leaning during the construction of the second story, thanks to its shallow foundation. But then it was too late to go back, and they just went on building on top of it! Learn more about this structure with a fun paper project from Paper Mau.

7. Florence Cathedral Model

Another famous Italian city is Firenze, also known as Florence. This city was once home to extraordinary artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo and was the hub of great art and architecture. One example is the Florence Cathedral, recreated here in a mini model by Canon Creative Park.

8. Pop Up Roman Colosseum

The Colosseum is the largest amphitheater in the world, and at one time could fit in as many as 85,000 people! It is now part of the New 7 Wonders of the World and is the site of grand fireworks on New Year’s Eve. Arte a Scuola tries to capture this gorgeous sight in an easy pop-up craft.

9. DIY Vespa Venture in Venice

If you want some quirky Italy crafts for kids, Handmakery has this cute little Vespa Venice adventure art! This artwork focuses on the Rialto bridge, the oldest among the city’s 471 bridges. Till the 1850s, this bridge was the only structure across the Grand Canal.

10. Italy One Point Perspective Art Project

You can’t separate Italy and art, so Elementary Art Fun has combined the two in this one point perspective art project featuring an Italian city! But Italy isn’t just cities – it has beaches, forests and even active volcanoes!

11. Cardboard Roman Amphitheatre

We love this amphitheater model from Clara and Macy that even has a gladiator in it! Gladiators weren’t the only fighters in Roman amphitheaters – they were simply fighters with ‘gladius’, or small swords. Other fighters were Retiarus with tridents and Hastarius who had spears.

12. Italy Pasta Map Craft

A list of Italy crafts for kids must include a little geography lesson, and we love this pasta version from Little Ladoo! Italy is shaped like a high-heeled boot, kicking a strange-looking ball – the island of Sicily! Surrounded by the Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea and Mediterranean Sea, Italy occupies an ideal location for trade routes.

13. Venetian Canal Diorama

A city where the canals replace streets, and boats replace cars – that’s Venice for you! Known as Venezia in Italian, Venice is also famous for its masquerade balls and carnivals. Check out this cute and easy Venice diorama craft from Crayola.

14. Mona Lisa Line Art Project

Can a list of Italy crafts for kids be complete without mentioning the Mona Lisa? While the painting itself is at the Louvre in France, the artist, Leonardo da Vinci, and the model, Lisa del Giocondo, were both Italian. Recreate your own version of the famous painting with this line art project from Art Projects with Kids.

15. Family Fresco Art Project

Some of Italy’s most famous artworks, like Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ or Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, are actually fresco paintings. These are made by applying layers of wet plaster to walls, so the paint becomes part of the plaster. Crayola shows us how to create our own fresco featuring our families!

16. Paper Plate Italy Flag Craft

We’re talking about Italy crafts for kids and we still haven’t mentioned the Italian flag! In the Bag Kids Crafts brings us some paper plate crafts based on the Italian tricolore – made of green, white and red bands. It is believed that they represent hope and freedom, faith and love or charity, respectively.

17. Murano Glassware Shelf Art

Some of the highest quality glass in the world is made in Italy, on the island of Murano near Venice. Murano glass or Venetian glass is now a luxury product, and they have created unique items like the milk glass that looks like porcelain. Arte a Escuola captures the beauty of Murano glass in this watercolor artwork, where the colors beautifully overlap each other to create an effect of glass.

18. La Befana 3D Paper Craft

80% of the Italian population is Roman Catholic and they have some unique Christmas traditions, like the Befana. This is a witch-like woman who delivers gifts to good children and coal to bad kids on the eve of Epiphany, much like Santa or the Three Kings. You can now create her model with this project from Teachers Pay Teachers!

19. Venetian Architecture Reflection Art

Venice is home to some amazing architecture with buildings like St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, which are very well maintained. It’s no surprise then that it has earned its place among the top 50 most visited cities in the world. Laugh Paint Create has a lovely reflection-themed art project that celebrates Venetian architecture.

20. Italy Coloring Pages for Kids

We wind up our list of Italy crafts for kids with a bunch of coloring pages from Everyday Chaos and Calm! These aren’t just coloring pages; they also offer little tidbits of information about many Italian icons. For instance, did you know that Italy has a nickname? It’s Bel paese, meaning ‘beautiful country’, thanks to its gorgeous natural beauty, cultural heritage and amazing people!

We’ll admit, it was quite hard to stop here – there’s so much more we can talk about Italy! So all we’ll say now is grazie for checking out our list of Italy crafts for kids – and we hope it has inspired you to travel there someday!