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 Jewelry Using Your Favorite Photos!
If you're looking for a funky, personalized gift for a loved one, look no further! With this Shrinky Dink inspired project, you can make jewelry and accessories using your very own photos. It's fun, creative, and you'll end up with some pretty cool pieces of flair!
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"!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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 Dried Apples
Drying apples is an age-old tradition and a way to harvest nature's bounty and save it up for winter. Here's an activity to help your child create this sweet snack.
Create Hamburger Cookies!
Let your child develop her fine motor skills in this cooking activity that has her creating hamburger cookies, a great snack for any party or BBQ.
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!
