Arts and Crafts Activities

Arts and Crafts activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy arts and crafts activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Browse the activities below or use the selector to find similar activities.

Make Brag Sashes to Celebrate an Amazing School Year!

Make Brag Sashes to Celebrate an Amazing School Year!

Looking for a special way to celebrate a special school year? The Girl Scouts have the right idea: Nothing says "I rock" more than a brag sash. These sashes are easy to make and even easier to personalize.

Make Marbled Christmas Balls

Make Marbled Christmas Balls

Using just some paint and clear plastic ornament balls, your child can usher in the holidays by making his own homemade marbled Christmas ornaments!

Hand-Cast Paper Holiday Ornaments

Hand-Cast Paper Holiday Ornaments

Beautiful hand-cast paper ornaments may look as delicate as newly fallen snow, but they're actually quite sturdy -- and fun for kids to make!

Build a Snow Person ... Indoors!

Build a Snow Person ... Indoors!

This winter, try building your child's very own snow person indoors. This activity uses fun (and messy!) art materials to build a cool sculptural creation.

Create a Collagraph

Create a Collagraph

Kids get creative as they experiment with fabrics and textures to create their very own collagraphs.

Play Indoor Golf with a Do-It-Yourself Putter

Play Indoor Golf with a Do-It-Yourself Putter

Let your child unleash his inner Tiger Woods with this fun activity. Not only will your child create his own golf putter but he'll also design his own putting course in a room of the house and play to his heart's content.

Make Quick and Easy Bath Salts

Make Quick and Easy Bath Salts

Use the activity below to help your child create bath salts, as she observes how a solid changes when placed into a liquid. These fragrant bath salts can be enjoyed at home, or packaged as a special gift for a friend!

Make a Recycled Twig Birdhouse

Make a Recycled Twig Birdhouse

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.

Make a Self Portrait from Nature

Make a Self Portrait from Nature

Kids of all ages enjoy creating self-portraits. Add a fun and unique twist by having your child use nature as her palette!

Create a Painting with Pendulums

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.

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