Five Minute Maker: Kids Crafts

Harris Apps Studio

About this app

Five Minute Maker turns screen time into real play. Every day, Tinker Ted brings your child a new 5-minute mission: easy crafts, science experiments and STEM activities for kids, made with stuff you already have at home. Cups, paper, tape, a balloon, pillows. No shopping trip and no prep.

HOW IT WORKS
- Open the app and see today's mission
- Watch a quick clip, then put the screen down
- Mission mode walks through each step with big pictures and a 5:00 timer
- Tap "We did it!" to earn a stamp and keep your streak going

107 MISSIONS TO BUILD, MAKE, MOVE AND BEAT
Balloon rockets, cup towers, lava floor, paper helicopters, sock puppets, paper plate masks and more. Every mission explains why it works, so kids learn real science while they play. It's a box of boredom busters for rainy days, snow days, after school and summer at home.

A NEW WEEK WITH TED
- Monday: a new maker mission
- Tuesday: Ted's Job of the Week, with a coloring page
- Wednesday: a big question video
- Thursday: Ted's Animals video
- Friday: a coloring page
- Every day: a true story and something to say out loud together

MORE TO DO
- Tinker Ted coloring pages
- Tinker Ted sing-along songs
- A Sticker Book with 48 stickers to collect
- A Maker Passport with a stamp for every mission
- A weekly Maker Note for grown-ups with what your child made and the skills behind it
- Missions work without internet

MADE FOR FAMILIES
- Ages 4 to 10, from preschool and kindergarten through elementary school
- No accounts and no personal data collected from children
- No ads
- Grown-up settings are behind a parent check
- A grown-up should be nearby for every mission

Today's mission is always included. Maker Club unlocks every mission anytime, all 52 weeks, the full coloring book and all of Ted's songs.

Looking for screen-free activities for kids, craft ideas for kids at home, or easy STEM activities with no prep? Five Minute Maker gives you one a day, ready in five minutes.

Also great for rainy day activities for kids, easy science experiments for kids, summer break boredom busters and quiet time activities with no prep. Five Minute Maker gives your child one 5-minute mission a day, with things you already have at home.

QUESTIONS
Do the missions need special supplies?
No. They use things you already have at home, like cups, paper, tape and a balloon.
What ages is it for?
Ages 4 to 10. A grown-up should be nearby for every mission.
Does it collect data from children?
No accounts and no personal data are collected from children, and there are no ads.

Website: fiveminutemaker.com

What’s new

This version tells a grown-up when a newer version is ready and lets them update right inside the app.