Kindergarten Arts and Crafts Activities
From outdoor activities perfect for a sunny day, to indoor activities for when the rain is falling, we've got math activities, science activities, writing, reading, and more: so get those paints and markers ready! Make a book, go word fishing, or send kids on a shape scavenger hunt. Here are dozens of things to do with your kindergarten child.
This wrapping paper is made from sponge art – a fun way to take old sponges and put them to new use. Why not give the kids an activity they can do that also helps replenish your wrapping paper supply?
These colorful paper butterflies make cute hanging decorations for your child's room, but they can also be used for active play.
More arts and crafts activities for kindergarten:
Make a Cardboard Box Dollhouse
Making a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes is as creative as it gets! Kindergarteners 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.
Picasso Pumpkins
If the thought of your child taking a large knife to the top of a pumpkin makes you cringe, consider that there are many other wonderful ways to decorate a pumpkin that are less dangerous and messy. Case in point: these Cubist art pumpkins.
Make a Papier Mache Jack-o-Lantern!
Nothing screams Halloween! like a glowing jack-o-lantern--but your little one isn't ready to wield a carving knife yet. No problem! With papier mache and paint, you can create a festive pumpkin that will outlast its carved peers.
Make Milk Carton Houses for Learning Math
Save those old milk cartons, do some crafts - and help your kid learn math while you're at it! Try this whimsical, imaginative activity to make counting fun for your kindergarten child.
Make a Crazy Pumpkin Character
Here's a silly activity that's a less dangerous version of pumpkin carving: using a small pumpkin and some fun materials, kids can bring their pumpkins to life!
Color Science for Kinders!
Help your child explore chromatography (the process of separating colors or pigments) while creating a neat art project! Here's how to get started.
Produce a Vegetable Puppet Play!
Want a creative way to get your kids to eat more vegetables? This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about the health benefits of eating vegetables while creating an fun veggie puppet play about nutrition!
Make a Milk Box Derby!
Young children are great at finding their own ways to "recycle" by using their imagination to turn household objects into toys. Put those budding artists to work by having them create their own toy cars with used milk cartons and then having a Milk Box Derby!
Make a Tie Dye Surprise
In the spirit of recycling and reusing, as well as saving some money on buying new clothes, why not spend an afternoon outdoors creating some of your own designs by learning to tie dye? Here's how.
Popsicle Stick Bird House
Help your nature enthusiast connect to her fine feathered friends right in your neighborhood by constructing a bird habitat and feeding station she can watch throughout the summer and fall.
