• Discover a few colored paper craft projects for you and your children.color paper samples #9 image by stassad from Fotolia.com
  
  Colored paper or construction paper is often used in kid crafts because it is an easy medium to work with. When considering an easy craft project in which to use colored paper, there are several options available to you. With the appropriate supplies you can do many different types of colored paper crafts in a single setting as a learning tool and also to create decorations for your home.
  
  

Cards

• Colored paper sheets and cutouts can be glued or taped together to create cards for various occasions. A solid sheet is required to make the actual card, while cut-outs will create the designs and pictures on the cards. You can also make letter cutouts from colored paper to use as the text on the cards. By folding paper tabs, you can create pop-up cards with cutouts and objects that stand up from the interior of your cards.
  
  

Bookmarks

• Colored paper bookmarks are an easy craft to do. For this craft, you will need only a solid strip of construction paper for the actual bookmark and then smaller letter or object cutouts to decorate the bookmark. Like with the cards, the cutouts may be attached using glue or tape.
  
  

Origami

• Origami is art produced by folding paper into the shapes of animals and plants. Origami can be accomplished with various types of paper, including plain white paper, tissue and scrapbook paper, though colored paper helps origami artists and crafters to create various colored origami shapes to use as decorations or gifts. The only tools you will need to create origami colored paper crafts is your hands.
  
  

Paper Mosaics

• Paper mosaics can be used as cards, bookmarks or even as everyday and holiday decorations. To create paper mosaics with colored paper, you only need to cut or tear the paper into small pieces and attach it to another sheet of construction paper. To use as a holiday decoration, place the mosaic colored paper pieces inside shapes like Christmas trees, bunnies and clovers. To assemble paper mosaics, you will need glue or tape.
  
  

Scrapbooks

• Colored paper is often used in scrapbooks. Used in scrapbooking, colored paper can create whole sheets or simply embellishments for scrapbook pages. Solid sheets can be used to create photo borders or lettering, while various cutouts can be combined to produce more elaborate scrapbook page embellishments.