First Grade Arts and Crafts Activities
First Grade Arts and Crafts activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy first grade arts and crafts activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Browse the activities below or use the selector to find similar activities.
Build a Castle...and Explore First Grade Geometry!
Use reusable, recyclable materials - along with a dose of imagination - to explore architecture and build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.
Make Bathtub Paint
Great for bath time, or anytime your child is feeling creative, these bright bathtub paints are a fun and low-mess way to spice up art time.
Make Your Own Bowling Game
Do you want to turn basic addition into a fun game for your child? Simply save up some old paper towels for a do-it-yourself bowling game, chock-full of fun!
Make Sand Candles!
Extend the beach time fun into your home by making sand candles with your child!
Countdown to Christmas on Santa's Beard!
In this fun Christmas craft, your child can countdown to Christmas by making a Santa beard and adding a cotton ball representing each day until the 25th!
Go On a Paint Chip Picture Walk
This isn't your traditional nature walk--it includes a creative, scavenger hunt-style twist! Your child will try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors, and then create a scrapbook!
Make a City of Bags
Forget 2-D maps. It's time for 3-D! Help your kids become more aware of their community by making 3-D maps of your neighborhood.
Craft a Seashell Wind Chime
Make a seashell wind chime for your back porch, and help your child build his motor skills along the way.
Quill an Easter Card
Celebrate spring with a colorful art form! Show your child how to shape and glue together thin, rolled strips of bright paper into fantastic designs.
Embrace Flower Embossing
Help him emboss his own design reminiscent of the metalwork of the Middle Ages. Using foil and a wooden stylus, he'll create pretty springtime flower images.
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