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. Just in time for The Holidays take a look at all of our Kids Christmas Crafts!
Create Picture Perfect Postcards!
Show your child how to create one-of-a-kind postcards from family photographs. As you write, address, stamp, and mail each postcard, your child will practice his emerging writing skills while learning the art of correspondence.
Make Festive Placemats
Everyone loves a party, and half the fun is the anticipation of the big event. Homemade placemats are festive, easy to make, and can be tailored to any type of celebration.
Create a Gumdrop Topiary
Who knew math could be so fun? Your preschooler will delight in this counting activity that results in a beautiful holiday decoration for the whole family to enjoy.
Bake Pan de Muerto!
Pan de Muerto is a kind of bread traditionally baked for the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Bake up a loaf of this delicious sweet and savory bread and explore the holiday tradition of another culture!
Paint Your Own Key Holder Board
If your child is particularly handy or artistic, she'll love putting her talents toward making a custom key holder board. This practical project looks great in the kitchen and would make a terrific gift for Mother's Day or Grandparent's Day!
Give Thanks: Make a Cornucopia Table Setting
A cornucopia is the traditional table decoration of Thanksgiving. Let all your Thanksgiving guests join the celebration by slipping their own thank-yous into the cornucopia before the meal.
Make Thanksgiving Teepee Place Cards
Keep your child busy and entertained this Thanksgiving by enlisting her to make the table's place cards! She'll be delighted to have such an important job and she'll improve her spelling and fine motor skills along the way.
Craft Your Own Holiday Gift Bags
You and your child will mutually benefit from this decorative gift bag project! You can expect to cut down on costs this holiday season, while your child will occupy his time while it's cold outside.
Tissue Box Travel Game
Are we there yet? Keep the kids entertained and distracted while playing this wonderfully home-made activity! An active brain is the best way to counteract a dull car ride.
Make Beaded Candy Cane Ornaments
Decorate your Christmas tree with beaded candy canes made by your child. This activity teaches your child an AB pattern which is taught in kindergarten and essential for learning number patterns. You can even make enough for relatives and friends or attach them to holiday gifts!
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