Arts and Crafts Activities
Arts and Crafts to engage your child's creativity. From easy arts and crafts to more advanced, we've got you covered! Use the selector on the right to narrow your search by grade.
Make Like a Bird and Nest!
Ask your child how he thinks a bird makes its nest. Then tell him you are going to be like birds today and make your own nests out of natural materials like grass and leaves!
Create These Creepy Crawlers!
This simple and fun craft will let kids explore their inner bug while also putting to good use all those egg cartons you saved in your recycling bin.
Make a Coastal Crab!
This fun activity makes use of some simple "ingredients" to make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature. Get started with just a few pasta shells and some paint!
Make Harvest Gift Bag Clips
Make this nature-inspired clip for Thanksgiving house gifts, and you'll be supporting your kindergartener's science and social studies learning while having arts and crafts fun!
Make a Paper Mosaic!
Mosaics are great fun for the part of the brain that recognizes patterns, and can help build geometrical awareness in your child. Introduce your young artist to this art form with this fun and creative activity, which blends arts and crafts with patterning for hidden math practice!
Craft Corn Harvest Napkin Rings
Let your kindergartener help make your Thanksgiving special with these beaded napkin rings. While she's decorating your table, you'll also be giving her extra math patterning practice and helping her understand the meaning of the holiday.
Weave a Paper Thanksgiving Placemat
Let your first grader contribute to your Thanksgiving table with this fun paper weaving activity ... while extending handwriting and math skills at the same time!
Decorate Pysanky Eggs
Pysanky eggs are intricately decorated Easter eggs originally made in Ukraine. This egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists and makes for a great addition to all seasons and holidays.
Make Aluminum Ornaments!
Using aluminum is a great way to recycle and make some beautiful and shiny ornaments borrowing from this traditional Mexican art form.
Create a Coiling Snake
In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil. In the end, he will have a coiling critter to hang up and enjoy!
