Art
Crayon Resist Painting
Show your child the solar system and let him explore the stars and space by making his own version of it; it's easy and fun!
"Oil Painting" for First Grade Scientists
Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.
Underwater I Spy Alphabet Bottle
This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your preschool child busy, while helping her recognize letters in a creative way.
Make Rice Pictures
Forget markers or crayons. For a really unusual art project, close the art supply cabinet, and crack open the pantry! Use rice to make pictures.
Paint with Bubbles!
Want to create some really unusual paintings? With a small container of bubbles and some paint, kids can put soap suds to work, and make some beautiful prints.
Make Corn Syrup Art
Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers: try finger painting with corn syrup and food coloring to make bright, colorful works of art.
Homemade Clay
Kids love making shapes with Play-Doh, so they'll love creating their own colorful playful clay!
No-Cook Play Dough!
Here's a quick and easy recipe for homemade play dough that doesn't involve any cooking! This bright and colorful modeling clay makes a great instant toy!
Make Your Own Paint
Ever wonder where paint comes from? This recipe works well with preschoolers because of its consistency and its natural nontoxicity.
Homemade Face Paint
Make homemade face paint with just three ingredients. It's simple, easy, and a whole lot of fun!
Marble Art
Here's a fun way for your preschooler to practice making predictions. Shake up marbles covered in paint to see what colorful design you'll make!
Girl with a Pearl Earring Painting
Give your child a taste of classic art with this famous painting, Girl with a Pearl Earring. As she colors, she'll learn a bit of art history.
The Stroll by Monet
Share a famous work of art to color with your child! This painting by impressionist painter, Claude Monet, features his wife and son.
Wheatstacks by Monet
Introduce your child to a famous impressionist painter, Claude Monet, with a coloring page of one of his famous haystacks paintings.
Starry Night by Van Gogh
Color a real masterpiece with this art history coloring page! You and your child can color Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh.
Make Jewelry Using Your Favorite Photos!
Make unique jewelry and accessories using photos and shrinkable plastic sheets! It's like Shrinky Dinks, but better.
Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!
Make Pipe Cleaner Spider Rings
Is your child looking for a fun way to show her love of Halloween spirit? She'll love creating these simple and fun spider rings.
Egg Carton Spiders
Get into the Halloween spirit by creating creepy (but cute) spiders from paper egg cartons, paint, and pipe cleaners.
Decorate with Glittery Mini Pumpkins
Arrange a cluster glitter pumpkins on your dining table or use them as individual place cards to add a little sparkle to your next fall party.
Make Paper Towel Ghosts
Make ghost decorations for Halloween! They're made out of paper towels and are a cinch to create!
Spider Mobile Craft
Your budding artist can cut and fold his way into making this spooky hanging spider mobile, honing his fine-motor skills and concept of balance.
Make a Paper Pumpkin
These paper pumpkins will make festive centerpieces in your home this Halloween season.
The Science of Sun: Transference
Use this fun project to create unique works of art using the power of the sun! This is a great science and art project to do on a sunny day!
Create a Collagraph
Kids get creative as they experiment with fabrics and textures to create their very own collagraphs.
Scratch Art
Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!
Paint Dough
Looking for a funky new way to paint? Try paint dough, a sparkling pasty paint made from just three kitchen ingredients!
Shaving Cream Paintings
Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.
Paint with Ice
In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.
No-Bake Clay
This clay doesn't need to go into the oven. Brew up a batch, let your child shape it, and dry overnight. By morning, it's ready for paint. Perfect for holidays!
Make Scented Pumpkins
Your preschooler will engage his senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.
Make Marbled Paper Greeting Cards
As your middle-schooler makes a beautiful and unique greeting card, he'll also be learning about two key properties of liquids: surface tension and density.
Make Kitchen Sponge Heart Cards
In this activity, kids use sponges to make textured stamps for homemade, artistic Valentine's Day cards.
Make Homemade Fingerpaint
You don't need to shell out big bucks to keep them in fingerpaint. With this recipe, you can stew up their favorite colors, right in your own kitchen.
Make Baked Crayon Art
Try this preschool arts and crafts activity: make wax art by melting crayon stubs in the oven and swirling the resulting pools of color into fabulous designs.
Make an Oil Sun Catcher
Make an eye catching sun catcher with your child that not only brightens any window but also builds his fine motor skills and creativity.
Make an Abstract Tea Leaf Painting
Most people throw out soaked tea bags after use, but artists know a secret--tea bags can be a great medium for creating one-of-a-kind modern art.
Make a Wind Chime
This beaded wind chime is fun to make, and it gets kids experimenting with patterns, a key kindergarten math skill.
Make a Valentine Lollypop Greeting
Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.
Make a Puppet Theater
In this arts and crafts activity, work with your preschooler to transform a cardboard box into a puppet theater and put on your own puppet drama.
Make a Horton-Inspired Elephant Nose and Ears
Celebrate Read Across America with a Dr. Seuss-themed craft: make a paper plate elephant costume modeled after Horton from Horton Hears a Who!
Make a Glowing Orb Lantern
Create a beautiful tissue paper lantern with your child to help brighten up a special occasion.
Make a Fall Tree Collage
This fun art project is a great way to introduce your child to some basic geometry.
Fingerprint Fall Trees
Celebrate the changing seasons with this fun, hands-on art activity that will teach your child about the different colors of the seasons.
Create a Valentine's Day Photo Frame Luminary!
If there's a special person in your fourth grader's life, show him how to create this beautiful photo frame luminary as an extra special Valentine's Day gift!
Create Squishy Paint Art
Featuring plenty of good old fashioned squishy, gooey fun without the mess, this compromise of an art project is sure to please little ones and grown-ups alike.
Craft Unique Fridge Magnets
This project reuses freebie magnets to make one-of-a-kind magnets for your one-of-a-kind kid!
Craft Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments!
Watch your children's delight as he crafts his teacher a cinnamon Christmas ornament--and learns some valuable measuring skills in the process!
Orange Pomander
Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.
Catch the Sun with "Stained Glass" Eggs
Using brightly colored tissue paper, your kindergartener can make "stained glass" eggs that look almost as glorious as the real thing!
Capture Fall Leaves in Stained Glass
This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.
Make Homemade Paper
This science project lets kids explore what happens when water and paper interact, and it produces homemade paper perfect for gift tags or stationery.
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