15 Best Handmade Wall Hanging Crafts With Paper

Keeping kids busy can be hard, especially on rainy days or when you need quiet time after school. If you’re looking for simple projects that turn paper into cheerful decor, you’re in the right place. These wall hanging crafts are fun, quick, and budget-friendly.

You’ll find ideas that brighten any room and build fine motor skills, too.

Let’s jump into these easy paper wall hangings you can make today.

1. Rainbow Paper Chain Garland

This hanging craft is a long, colorful paper chain that drapes across a wall like a rainbow. Kids love watching the chain grow link by link, and it’s very beginner friendly with satisfying, repeatable steps.

Materials Needed:

1. Colored construction paper (cut into 1×8-inch strips)
2. Glue stick or tape
3. Scissors
4. Hole punch and string (optional for easier hanging)
5. Ruler (optional)

How to make it:

1. Cut even strips of colored paper.
2. Form the first strip into a loop and glue the ends; thread the next strip through to make a new loop and glue.
3. Keep adding loops, switching colors to make a rainbow.
4. Hang across the wall with tape or string; adjust the drape so it looks even.

2. Layered Paper Flower Wall Bouquet

This looks like a cluster of 3D paper flowers arranged as a bouquet on the wall. Kids enjoy stacking petals and choosing colors, and the result feels special but is simple to assemble.

Materials Needed:

1. Colored paper (bright florals)
2. Glue stick
3. Scissors
4. Circle objects or lids to trace
5. Double-sided tape for hanging

How to make it:

1. Cut several circles and petal shapes in different sizes.
2. Layer petals from large to small, gluing in the center to build each flower.
3. Add small circles or folded dots as flower centers.
4. Arrange flowers in a bouquet shape on the wall and attach with double-sided tape.

3. Geometric Paper Wall Mosaic

This is a modern wall hanging made from triangles and diamonds that form a neat mosaic panel. Kids like playing with shapes and patterns while learning symmetry and color matching.

Materials Needed:

1. Colored cardstock (assorted colors)
2. Poster board base
3. Glue stick
4. Ruler and pencil
5. Scissors

How to make it:

1. Cut many small geometric shapes (triangles, squares, diamonds).
2. Lightly draw a rectangle on poster board for your mosaic area.
3. Arrange shapes into a repeating pattern; glue them down edge to edge.
4. Let dry and hang the poster board as a clean wall piece.

4. Paper Feather Boho Mobile

This hanging mobile features rows of colorful paper feathers tied to a stick or dowel. Kids love cutting feather shapes and adding little snips that look like real feather barbs.

Materials Needed:

1. Colored paper
2. String or baker’s twine
3. Wooden dowel or clean stick
4. Glue stick or tape
5. Scissors and hole punch

How to make it:

1. Cut feather shapes and snip tiny angled cuts along the edges.
2. Punch a hole at the top of each feather.
3. Tie feathers to strings and knot them to the dowel at different lengths.
4. Hang the mobile on the wall with a looped string.

5. Sunburst Paper Plate Wall Medallion

This looks like a bright sun with long paper rays arranged around a paper plate center. Kids enjoy the bold shapes and the quick wow factor once the rays go on.

Materials Needed:

1. Paper plate (as the center)
2. Yellow/orange paper for rays
3. Glue stick
4. Scissors
5. Markers (optional for patterns)

How to make it:

1. Cut long triangles for sun rays.
2. Glue rays all around the back edge of the plate to make a burst.
3. Add marker patterns or dots on the plate center.
4. Tape a loop of string to the back and hang on the wall.

6. Paper Weaving Wall Panel

This is a textured square panel made by weaving colored paper strips over and under. Kids love the simple rhythm of weaving and the satisfying checkerboard result.

Materials Needed:

1. Two or three colors of construction paper
2. Scissors
3. Ruler and pencil
4. Glue stick or tape
5. Hole punch and string (optional)

How to make it:

1. Cut one sheet into a “loom” by making even slits, leaving a border.
2. Cut other colored sheets into strips.
3. Weave strips over and under, alternating each row; glue ends on back.
4. Punch two holes at the top and hang with string, or tape directly to the wall.

7. Butterfly String Wall Garland

This is a fluttery garland of folded paper butterflies clipped onto a string across the wall. Kids enjoy folding the wings and seeing their butterflies “take off” when hung.

Materials Needed:

1. Colored or patterned paper
2. String or yarn
3. Mini clothespins or tape
4. Scissors
5. Markers or stickers (optional)

How to make it:

1. Cut paper rectangles and accordion-fold the center to make wings.
2. Pinch the middle and wrap with a small paper strip or tape to hold shape.
3. Decorate wings with markers or stickers.
4. Clip butterflies onto a string and hang across the wall.

8. Paper Tassel Wall Bunting

This bunting has fluffy paper tassels hanging in a row like party decor. Kids like the snipping steps that turn flat paper into soft, fringed shapes.

Materials Needed:

1. Tissue paper or thin craft paper
2. String
3. Tape or glue
4. Scissors
5. Ruler (optional)

How to make it:

1. Fold a sheet and cut fringe lines, leaving a folded band uncut.
2. Roll the fringed sheet from one side to make a tassel; twist the top loop.
3. Secure the twist with tape or glue.
4. Thread tassels onto a string and hang the bunting across the wall.

9. Mountain Sunset Layered Paper Art

This wall piece shows overlapping paper mountains with a round sun setting behind them. Kids love choosing colors for the sky layers and seeing depth appear with simple stacking.

Materials Needed:

1. Colored cardstock (blues, purples, orange/yellow)
2. Glue stick
3. Scissors
4. Pencil for tracing
5. Poster board base

How to make it:

1. Cut wavy “mountain” strips and a paper circle for the sun.
2. Arrange mountains from darkest at bottom to lightest at top on poster board.
3. Tuck the sun circle behind a mountain and glue layers down.
4. Let dry flat, then hang the board on the wall.

10. Hanging Paper Fish School

This craft is a vertical strand of bright paper fish swimming down the wall. Kids enjoy drawing goofy faces and mixing scale patterns with markers.

Materials Needed:

1. Colored paper
2. Markers
3. String
4. Tape or glue
5. Scissors and hole punch

How to make it:

1. Cut simple fish shapes and draw eyes, scales, and fins.
2. Punch a hole near the top of each fish.
3. Thread fish onto strings, tying knots to space them out.
4. Tape the top of each string to the wall in a cluster.

11. Heart Confetti Wall Drop

This looks like a cascade of tiny paper hearts falling down the wall in columns. Kids like using a punch or simple cuts and love arranging colors into ombré lines.

Materials Needed:

1. Colored paper (reds, pinks, pastels)
2. Heart punch or scissors
3. String
4. Glue stick or clear tape
5. Ruler (optional)

How to make it:

1. Punch or cut many small hearts.
2. Lay strings on the table and glue hearts back-to-back around the string.
3. Make several strings with hearts spaced evenly.
4. Tape the strings at the top of the wall to create a falling effect.

12. Paper Leaf Vine Wall Hanging

This wall hanging is a gentle vine made of green paper leaves running across a wall or door. Kids enjoy shaping leaves and watching the simple vine grow longer.

Materials Needed:

1. Green paper (two or three shades)
2. String or twine
3. Glue stick or tape
4. Scissors
5. Pencil for leaf veins (optional)

How to make it:

1. Cut many leaf shapes in different sizes.
2. Fold a light crease down the center for veins; add pencil lines if desired.
3. Glue or tape leaves along a string to make a vine.
4. Drape the vine on the wall in curves or scallops.

13. Hot Air Balloon Paper Wall Scene

This is a cheerful wall scene with 3D folded paper balloons floating among clouds. Kids love puffing out the balloons and choosing colors for each.

Materials Needed:

1. Colored cardstock
2. White paper for clouds
3. Glue stick
4. Scissors
5. Poster board or large sheet as background

How to make it:

1. Cut several balloon shapes and fold matching shapes in half.
2. Glue folded halves back-to-back to make puffy 3D balloons.
3. Cut cloud shapes and arrange clouds and balloons on the background.
4. Glue everything down and hang the scene on the wall.

14. Stained-Glass Tissue Paper Window Panel

This looks like a faux stained-glass panel made with tissue paper colors framed by black paper “leading.” Kids enjoy layering colors and seeing light glow through when hung near a window or light wall.

Materials Needed:

1. Tissue paper (assorted colors)
2. Black construction paper
3. Clear contact paper or glue stick
4. Scissors
5. String or tape

How to make it:

1. Cut a black paper frame and thin black strips for lines.
2. Stick tissue paper pieces onto contact paper or glue onto a white sheet.
3. Lay black strips over seams to mimic stained glass; add the frame.
4. Hang on a light-colored wall or near a window with tape or string.

15. Paper Fringe Name Banner

This is a personalized wall banner with layered fringe letters that pop with color. Kids love making their own name and choosing a fun color order.

Materials Needed:

1. Colored paper or cardstock
2. String
3. Glue stick or tape
4. Scissors
5. Hole punch

How to make it:

1. Cut rectangles for each letter background and snip fringe along the bottom.
2. Cut bold paper letters and glue onto the fringed rectangles.
3. Punch holes at the top and thread pieces onto a string in order.
4. Hang the banner across the wall and fluff the fringe.