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 Friendship Bracelet
The next time your child has a friend over and they are looking for something to do, have them make friendship bracelets together. It couldn't be simpler than tying a knot!
Make a "Handy" Matzoh Cover
Invite your first grader - and any other kids in your family - to help you make this "hands on" matzoh cover for Passover this year.
What Do I Wear? Make Weather Clothing Tags
Preschoolers often times need help deciding how to dress appropriately for the weather. Help your child to choose weather-appropriate clothing by making these easy clothing markers with her.
Build a Castle...and Explore First Grade Geometry!
Use reusable, recyclable materials - along with a dose of imagination - to explore architecture and build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.
Make Noodle Necklaces!
This activity is the perfect project to do on a lazy summer day. And more importantly, it will help develop crucial hand-eye coordination skills in your young writer.
A Bread Pudding Breakfast for Mother's Day
Here are two streamlined breakfast ideas so that mom not only gets a delicious breakfast for Mother's Day, but a clean kitchen too!
Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!
Here's a great summer craft that will tide you and your child over between those longed-for trips to the beach. With some sand and some cornstarch, your child can bring the beach home and create a sand castle that won't wash away.
Say It With (Edible) Flowers
Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers."
Draw Sidewalk Chalk Family Portraits
This activity is perfect for those Spring and Summer days when you and your child want to make the most of the beautiful weather and spend some time outside. She'll learn about her family and get a chance to show off her sidewalk chalk artistic prowess!
Paint Like Mondrian!
Here's a painting activity that incorporates some art history - the style of the great modernist painter, Mondrian - and gives your child a chance to work with geometric shapes and practice the vertical and horizontal strokes he uses in forming letters. Get ready for some stunning results, too.
