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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 an Egg Carton Color Sorter

Create an Egg Carton Color Sorter

Identifying colors is a necessary skill that people use everyday. Introduce your child to this bright new world of colors using ordinary household objects and an egg carton to sort them by color.

Construct an Easy Paddle Boat Racer!

Construct an Easy Paddle Boat Racer!

Invite your child to build her own miniature models of paddle boats. She will have a blast racing them in your family bathtub. On your mark, get set, go!

Construct an Edible Holiday Train

Construct an Edible Holiday Train

A twist on the traditional holiday gingerbread house, this holiday train is made with graham crackers and decorated with candy, icing, and other edible trimmings.

Create an Acrostic Christmas Card

Create an Acrostic Christmas Card

Build your child's vocabulary and creative writing skills with this innovative seasonal greeting card. It's decorated with an acrostic poem that spells out the words 'Merry Christmas!'

Craft a Santa Claus Mask!

Craft a Santa Claus Mask!

Paper plates make great foundations for masks! Help your child craft this easy-to-make Santa mask that he will delight in wearing during the holiday season for Christmas pretend play.

Make a Papier Maché Pencil Pot

Make a Papier Maché Pencil Pot

"Papier maché" is the French term for "chewed-up paper"âand that's kind of what it looks like! Show your child how to reconstruct old newspaper using a mold and wallpaper paste to create a functional pencil holder.

Create a Snapping Croc Costume!

Create a Snapping Croc Costume!

Talk about a double whammy! This clever crocodile costume is both entertaining to create and wear. Your child will delight in replicating his favorite reptile with this life-size jaw costume.

Build a Straw Flower Bouquet!

Build a Straw Flower Bouquet!

Nothing says âI love youâ quite like flowers! Unfortunately, even the loveliest bouquet soon becomes wilted and brown. Teach your child how to make a bouquet that will last forever using plastic straws.

Make a Mouthwatering Mouse

Make a Mouthwatering Mouse

Add a new mouse to the lineup of famous furry rodents: your child's own ice cream mouse creation. His star-quality mouse will be complete with cookie ears, sprinkle whiskers, and jelly bean nose and eyes.

Craft a Cereal Abacus

Craft a Cereal Abacus

Your child probably tires of the monotony of flash cards and workbooks quickly, but she'll be fooled by this colorful, interactive counting box! Use O-shaped cereal for counters and she'll practice her counting without even realizing.

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