I was talking with my Mom today about all the fun art projects we made when my siblings and I were little. She told me one of her absolute favorite sources for craft projects is Family Fun magazine. Their website is cheerful and easy to browse, broken into sections that are simple to switch back and forth to. Family Fun's craft area can be browsed by materials (so you can search for something that uses stuff you already have!), type of project, seasonal and holiday activities, and age appropriate skill level (toddlers to tweens). The name of the game here is simple, easy, memorable projects. Each activity is broken down into simple steps with pictures, an estimated time completion, rated by users of the site, and you can leave comments about what you thought of it. You can save crafts to your Family Fun account for later perusal, print off the instructions (for free!), or send to others through Facebook or e-mail. Users can also post their own craft projects to share with everyone else. Family Fun also has a great how-to video section (one of the better ones I've come across). The only annoying thing is that the videos start right away before they've fully loaded. And you will have to sit through 30 second ads before the video plays, but it's worth the wait.
Here's a video about re-using cardboard tubes, something I've made many projects out of over the years (they're surprisingly versatile). I'm not going to post the video here as it does just start on its own, which would be kind of annoying to hear every time the page loads.
