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.
Make Your Own Puzzle
Why buy a puzzle at the store when you can make your own at home? Do-it-yourself puzzles are cheap and fun to make, and kids can pick any design they like.
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!
Fingerpaint Christmas Cards
These homemade thumbprint cards are as personalized as it gets, and your child will love using his prints to make holiday magic!
Taste the Rainbow: Create a Rainbow of Healthy Food
Make a Healthy Foods Rainbow! In this activity, your child will color a rainbow, glue on colorful fruits and vegetables, and keep track of which healthy super-foods she eats throughout the week.
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 Paper Plate Tambourines
Looking for a noisemaker that's more musical than your typical preschooler's banging and clanging? Try this quick arts and crafts activity that will produce a homemade paper plate tambourine!
Make Fabric Letters
Preschoolers love playing games! They especially like games with hands-on pieces to move around and manipulate. Make this set and give your child a chance to play with a cool collection of pieces that teach letter sounds.
Make Creepy Crawly Pretzel Snacks
How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Teach your kids the answer as they make a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.
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.
Weave a Colorful Yarn Mosaic
While most common mosaics use stone or glass, this project for preschoolers relies on the more suitable substances of yarn and non-toxic glue. In this activity, encourage your child to practice her scissor skills and help her weave a beautiful and bright yarn mosaic.
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