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 Starry Night Greeting Cards

Make Starry Night Greeting Cards

Got a child inspired by the stars above? Show him how to make his own cards, embellished with dazzling constellations, giant galaxies, and radiant planets.

Spaghetti Ornaments

Spaghetti Ornaments

Want to revive the cold, leftover noodles from last night? Glitter and glue can help you out! These spaghetti ornaments take seconds to make and are a great addition to a tree, gift or window.

Make a Soap Carving

Make a Soap Carving

Have your child imitate the masters or create her own work of art with a bar of soap!

Send a Secret Message Valentine

Send a Secret Message Valentine

This is the perfect way to send a love note to your favorite Valentine! Your child can decorate a crepe paper bag for a secret message.

Make a Winter Dressing Wheel

Make a Winter Dressing Wheel

Is your kid having trouble choosing outfits for the rapidly cooling weather? With the help of this handy wheel, picking out cozy clothing and accessories will be a breeze!

Create Splatter Art and Hold a Mock Auction!

Create Splatter Art and Hold a Mock Auction!

Letting kids splatter paint on paper is a guaranteed hit, because what child doesn't love to get his hands on a squirt bottle and make a mess? This splatter paint project is a great way to let your child express his inner artist!

Make a Blue Jean Pocket Purse

Make a Blue Jean Pocket Purse

Getting your treasures from place to place is tough. Help your child with this task by making a denim pouch from recycled blue jeans!

Yogurt Container Bongos

Yogurt Container Bongos

This recycling activity turns empty yogurt containers into yogurt bongos. Your child will love making yogurt container bongos decorated with his favorite colors.

Make a Cardboard Box Dollhouse

Make a Cardboard Box Dollhouse

Making a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes is as creative as it gets! Kindergartners will love decorating their dollhouse with paint and other arts and crafts supplies, and they will have a dollhouse to play with again and again when the building fun is over.

Craft a Recycled Paper Garland

Craft a Recycled Paper Garland

Don't throw out all those old artworks! Your child can transform them into a fun and exciting paper circle garland she can use for decorating her room.

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