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 a Painting with Pendulums
Here's a new painting style for your preschooler to try: make easy pendulum paintings! All you need is a funnel, some paint, and a blank canvas, and you can really get into the 'swing' of things.
Make an Easy Tubescope
Similar to the kaleidoscope but much easier to make, the tubescope is a great activity for your preschooler to experiment with colors and shapes while creating something beautiful for the whole family to enjoy!
Create a CD Sun Catcher
Reuse and recycle your CDs into colorful, eye-catching mobiles!
Create Ironed Wax Paper!
Got some old crayon stubs around the house? Put them to use by creating colorful and bright ironed wax paper! All you need is an iron, crayons, and wax paper to start, and your child will create a fun, new masterpiece to brighten up her room with!
Create a Swinging Paints Painting
If you're looking for a painting activity that's a little different, try Swinging Paints! Just have your child tie lots of paintbrushes and paint colors onto a string, and watch as they create beautifully chaotic designs on a blank canvas.
Construct Newspaper Building Blocks
Children love to build things they can play in. Here's an activity to help your child create his own set of building blocks to create bigger-than-life constructs. All you need is some newspaper and tape!
Create a Print Relief Painting!
Here's a fun arts and crafts activity for your preschooler: have him create his own print relief stamps out of simple cardboard! With this technique, your child can create personalized stationary, make themed prints of exciting scenes, or design a fabulous t-shirt!
A Cameo Appearance: Create Family Silhouettes
Here's a fun activity: have each of your family members make a cameo appearance by creating and drawing on their own silhouettes!
Create Snowy Salt Paintings
If using regular watercolors is getting a little dry, here's a technique: use simple table or Epsom salts to create a beautiful snow painting with a unique crystal texture effect!
Make an AB-Cheese Broil
Help your preschooler learn her ABCs the tasty way with this twist to the classic grilled cheese sandwich, the AB-Cheese Broil!
