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 a Thanksgiving Thank You Apron
Help your child give a heartfelt "thank you" to your family's chef this Thanksgiving with this "handy" painted apron.
Papier-Mâché Puppet Wizardry
Now your child can create his own wizard or witch puppet to send off on imagined adventures. This project blends many types of artistic elements, such as papier-mâché, painting, sewing, and designing.
Create a Gumdrop Topiary
Who knew math could be so fun? Your preschooler will delight in this counting activity that results in a beautiful holiday decoration for the whole family to enjoy.
Build a Zucchini Racer
When your garden is overrun by zucchini and your family rebels at the prospect of eating yet another loaf of zucchini bread, turn your bumper crop into a fleet of funky veggie-mobiles.
Design a Native American Headpiece
Encourage your child to reveal her inner actor! She will delight in dressing up as a Native American this Thanksgiving with her very own extravagant looking headpiece made from everyday office supplies.
Travel the World with a Postcard Collection Map
Spark your childâs curiosity about the world by bringing geography to life with this exciting postcard map. In this ongoing activity, your child will track your family's travels and explore other countries vicariously through friends and pen pals.
Healthy Halloween Breakfast Muffins
Disguising fraction lessons as baking provides your little chef with math practice without him even realizing. Give these yummy pumpkin breakfast muffins a Halloween twist by decorating them with ghostly marshmallows.
Start Your Day Right with Car Toast
Research shows that children who eat a nutritious breakfast do better in school and are healthier overall. To help your child get a head start on his day, transform ordinary toast into edible cars that he's sure to gobble up!
Make Recycled Plastic Wallets
Plastic bags, which take up precious landfill space and litter city streets, can be reconfigured to create environmentally-friendly (and free!) wallets. Simply fuse them together with an iron and have your child paint her wallet as she sees fit!
Symmetrical Butterfly Birthday Card
Your child will be enchanted with her ability to paint a brilliant butterfly made up of perfectly even shapes. This fantastic introduction to symmetry will also stimulate her creativity and fine motor skills.
