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 Paper Plate Purse
This inexpensive and fun activity keeps little hands and creative minds busy and uses materials from around the house. It also makes the perfect carrier for your child's Valentine's Day cards!
Make a Button Bracelet
Here's a counting game that puts old buttons to good use and produces unique jewelry that your child can wear or give as gifts to friends.
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.
Celebrate the Season with an Orange Pomander
Your child will delight in doing this traditional holiday arts and crafts activity. Its fragrant scent fills the air and evokes thoughts of crisp autumn days and warm holiday cheer.
Bake Pan de Muerto!
Pan de Muerto is a kind of bread traditionally baked for the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Bake up a loaf of this delicious sweet and savory bread and explore the holiday tradition of another culture!
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!
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.
Write Secret Messages!
Your child will feel like a secret agent when you teach her this cool art trick. Write her an "invisible" message with white crayon, then watch her amazement as she paints over what looks like a blank piece of paper and sees a picture emerging.
Make Gummy Worm Ice Cubes
This Halloween, make kooky, spooky gummy worm ice cubes with your preschooler! He will delight in creating ice cubes with a slightly creepy yet cute surprise tucked inside.
Become an Amateur Author!
Nothing is better than a book for opening up uncharted territory for your little one to discover! Encourage your child to create a fresh new world of her own by making and writing her very own book.
