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.
Create Beautiful Outdoor Stepping Stones
Food containers are just the right size to use as molds for unique concrete stepping stones. Try making a couple dozen stones and embed them in your garden to make a decorative path that's durable enough to walk on!
Wheels on the Bus Collage
Get back into school this year by taking an imaginary ride on the art school bus! Use paper and paste to create a colorful collage of shapes that turns into a school bus right before your eyes.
Create a Secret Storage Book!
What child doesn't love to have a secret hiding place? And what better hiding place than an old book? Here's a fun activity that has you and your child creating a book with a secret hollow!
Make a "First Day" Photo Book
Make a "First Day" Photo Book for your child's first day as a kindergartner. This is a great way to prepare her and get her excited about the academic adventures that lay ahead!
Transfer Your Art onto a T-shirt!
Use this activity to transfer your child's drawing masterpieces onto t-shirts and tote bags! Your child will go bonkers when he sees his own creations on a piece of clothing, and they make great gifts! It requires some computer knowledge, but the results are well worth it.
Make a Flower Pot Pen Bouquet
As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for your style-minded fourth grader!
Make a Back to School Calendar
Get fired-up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home. Start those wheels turning again and teach your child valuable organizational skills as she gets excited for the school year that lies in store.
Make Summer Sun Tea!
Take advantage of the summer sun to make you and your child a delightfully refreshing treat--sun tea!
Space Saver: Create a Notebook Holder
Does your child have a hard time keeping track of her notebooks? Here's an project that has your child upcycling empty cereal boxes to create a handy, one-of-a-kind notebook holder to keep her space organized.
Create an Expressionism Plaque!
Learn about expressionism, an art form all about expressing yourself. Make your own masterpiece by sculpting dough and painting it so it represents an emotion!
