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.
Practice Early Math with Patterned Paper Chains
Craft a colorful paper chain with this activity that lets your child create an imaginative prop or house decoration by alternating two colors in a repetitive pattern. Expose your preschooler to this basic math skill early or do it with your kindergartner to help her master her patterning skills!
Use Adjectives to Craft Season Shapes!
Get your child writing with this fun art activity! It's important for your second grader to practice writing paragraphs and her hone her grammar skills. In this activity, she'll do both as she uses adjectives to describe the four seasons on the back of four beautiful "season shapes"!
Papel Picado: Create Colorful Tissue-Paper Banners
Here's an activity to help you create these beautiful Mexican banners that will add a personal and colorful touch to any home celebration!
Craft a Japanese Fan!
In Japan, fans are an important symbol used for centuries; they can represent friendship, respect, and good wishes and often show up in art and events. Here's a simple and fun art activity where you can make your own Japanese fan!
Shake, Rattle, & Roll with Marble Art
Looking for a colorful painting project to do with your preschooler? Try Marble Art, an exciting art activity that uses marbles instead of paint brushes. The results are always unique, and it will let your child practice her prediction and observation skills!
Make a Table Wreath
Get your child into the holiday spirit by making a table wreath! With just Styrofoam, twigs, and flowers, your child will create a wonderful fall or winter wreath that will be the center of attention at any holiday gathering.
Make Spider Sandwiches
These simple, wheat sandwiches are easy to make and can be a fun part of any child's meal. They also make a delicious tray for a Halloween get-together.
Underwater I Spy Alphabet Bottle
This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping her recognize letters in a creative way.
Make a School Notes Clip Magnet
Get into the back-to-school spirit with this clip magnet that'll make sure your child never loses his important school papers again!
Make Felt Travel Checkers
Using a few simple materials, you and your child can create a checkers game board that will last all the way to your destination and home again!
