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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. Just in time for The Holidays take a look at all of our Kids Christmas Crafts!

Make a Halloween Tissue Ghost

Make a Halloween Tissue Ghost

Here's a ghost Halloween decoration you and your child can make together.

Glue a Bumpy Alphabet!

Glue a Bumpy Alphabet!

Hands-on activities are fantastic for your preschool child. While kids learn when they see or hear, they learn even better when they can touch, too! Get your child's fingers walking the alphabet, with this easy project. All you need is glue, and a few other simple supplies.

Make a Clock!

Make a Clock!

You thought this day would never come, but guess what, it's time! Time for your child to learn to TELL time, that is. Mastering this skill can seem hard at first, but hands-on practice helps. Here's a fun at-home activity that lets kids make a clock of their own.

Make Your Own Wrapping Paper

Make Your Own Wrapping Paper

When it comes to wrapping paper, nothing beats homemade. Not only is it pretty, but it's good for kids, because by experimenting with paint and crayons and other decorative tools, they are also doing science, art, and small-motor muscle building that all lead to success at school.

String Story Necklaces

String Story Necklaces

Tell your kid you're going to spend the afternoon working on comprehension and you're sure to get a yawn. This activity delivers the goods with a fun art project that will also teach kids to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Make a Name Puzzle

Make a Name Puzzle

Preschoolers love to scribble. But they might not understand yet that letters need to be put together in a certain order to make words. This activity will help teach that... and give your kid her very own name puzzle, too!

Make a Story in a Bag

Make a Story in a Bag

Ask a first grader to tell a story, and often the result will be hilarious because it's all mixed up. As fun as it is to listen to the tomato that went to sleep, ate dinner, and then put on his pajamas and went for a swim, teaching kids that stories have an order is important. Want to give your ...

Illustrate a Famous Book!

Illustrate a Famous Book!

In the best picture books, the illustrations bring as much meaning to the story as the words themselves. But what if your child couldn't see the pictures? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at it, and create her own images.

Make a What-I

Make a What-I'm-Thankful-For Placemat

Thanksgiving is a great excuse to pause and give thanks for more than what's sitting on the table. This activity gives kids a chance to make a cute collage of things that make them happy, and it's perfect décor for holiday dinner... or any day!

Make a Heart Brooch

Make a Heart Brooch

Kids generally can't come up with the cash to buy the bling they dream of giving mom. With this project, they can make her jewelry themselves!

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