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.
Host a Hawaiian Luau
If you're looking for an easy party idea that involves delicious and nutritious foods, a fun costume element, and can transport kids to another culture, a luau might be just the ticket.
Design and Create Your Own Family "Money"
With this fun craft activity, your child can design and "make" his own money, for use as currency and math practice at home.
Make Your Own Trading Cards
Boost your child's imagination and creativity by having her design her own deck of trading cards.
Make a Hanging Jellyfish
As those long, hot days of summer approach, lots of families start thinking about a trip to the beach. Even if you're staying home, you can bring a touch of the surf to your kindergartner's life with this artistic craft project.
Create Pressed Leaf, "Stained Glass" Window Art
First-graders spend a lot of time learning to identify, group, and categorize natural phenomena all around them. In this activity, help your first grader investigate and categorize leaves while you create a beautiful and classic window decoration together.
Make a Spider Hat!
Here's a craft project that uses household items to create a snazzy spider hat for Halloween.
Make a Patriotic Picnic Caddy
Planning a Fourth of July picnic? Give your kids a chance to help out by making this creative (and practical) caddy for all of your picnic wares. As an added "green" plus, this project uses recycled materials!
Patriotic Fruit Punch
Try making these three fresh fruit punch recipes with your child, and get her involved in the measuring and mixing. These are great recipes to make on lazy summer afternoon, and they're perfect to serve at your next Fourth of July party!
Host a Red, White and Blueberry Smoothie Party
Put a twist on the everyday Fourth of July party by having a red, white and blueberry smoothie bar at your next get together. These recipes are delicious and nutritious and they are sure to be a crowd pleaser no matter what the occasion!
Decorate a Fourth of July Barbecue Apron!
Give your Head Barbecue Chef a present that is practical and patriotic this Fourth of July, by helping your child to decorate a personalized apron that celebrates the holiday!
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