Preschool Arts and Crafts Activities

Preschool Arts and Crafts activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy preschool arts and crafts activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Browse the activities below or use the selector to find similar activities.

Celebrate Easter with Dyed Batik Eggs

Celebrate Easter with Dyed Batik Eggs

Make Easter eggs using a traditional textile dyeing method called batik. Your child will use melted candle wax and crepe paper dye to create unique, patterned eggs.

Make Beaded Candy Cane Ornaments

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 essential for learning number patterns.

Make a Wreath Ornament

Make a Wreath Ornament

Make a bright wreath ornament in this fun sensory activity. Made from common household ingredients, the textured dough is fun to squish between little fingers.

Ice Cube Bead Necklaces

Ice Cube Bead Necklaces

Create ice cube bead necklaces to cool off little fireballs of energy while practicing gross motor skills and sequencing, and discussing states of matter.

Pretend to be a Pirate: Bury a Treasure

Pretend to be a Pirate: Bury a Treasure

Pirates hide their treasure by burying it in the sand of distant island beaches. Help your preschooler "hide" a treasure in an empty water bottle or small soda bottle and make a pirate map to show where the treasure lies!

Make Four Season Trees!

Make Four Season Trees!

Preschoolers love learning about the seasons and watching how trees change their leaves throughout the year. This activity provides a hands-on way for your child to illustrate how the trees look during each season of the year.

Make Rice Pictures

Make Rice Pictures

Forget markers or crayons. For a really unusual art project, close the art supply cabinet, and crack open the pantry!

Craft Egg Cup Flowers

Craft Egg Cup Flowers

Use these pretty egg cup flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

Make Glue Ornaments for Christmas

Make Glue Ornaments for Christmas

Make unique holiday ornaments with this sticky, stringy art project.

Make Festive Christmas Stencils

Make Festive Christmas Stencils

Help your child recycle old Christmas cards by using a craft knife to cut out basic Christmas shapes: candy canes, holly, and trees!

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