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Arts and Crafts for Kids

Arts and crafts for kids are fun for children and the young-at-heart! These art & craft activities cover a wide range of subjects for young artists, future artisanal book makers, potential puppeteers, and more. These aren't just arts and crafts for kids; they're fun for the whole family too! Our selection of art projects for kids, DIY activities, and decoration ideas also provide excellent inspiration for craft ideas for kids. Try some of these activities with your children, and have fun with crafts for kids to make.

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Make a Magnet Painting

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Patriotic "Quilts"

Strengthen math and social studies skills with this beautiful patriotic placemat "quilt" project!

Play Traffic Cop

Your kid and his friends will have a blast taking turns playing the role of a traffic cop in this Labor Day version of the classic game Red Light, Green Light.

Fossilize Your Footprints

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

Egg Carton Flowers

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

Plastic Bottle Dolls

Recycle bottles of different shapes and sizes to create a group of unique dolls that are as unique as the real people around you!

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

Make a Molecule

Got a young scientist at home? Try this project with him!Create your own molecule design with this home-made clay recipe and some toothpicks!

Get Organized With CD Case Drawer Dividers

Show your teen how to live green by transforming old CD cases into drawer dividers and help her get organized in the process.

Homemade Face Paint

Homemade face paint is a safe and economical way to jazz up your Halloween costume. Even better, this easy-to-make face paint requires just three ingredients!

Make Your Own Stress Ball

Your child can help eliminate stress for himself or a loved one by creating a colorful, homemade stress ball.

How to Make a Water Wheel

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

When I Grow Up I Want To Be...

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

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.

Word Detective Game

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

Layers of the Earth Project

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Recycling Christmas Lights

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Make Easy Clay Pinch Pots

This simple and fun project introduces kids to the art of pottery and offers them a glimpse into how ancient peoples created the very first Neolithic pottery.

Make a Counting Book

Create a counting book, in order from 1-30, to help your child figure out a variety of ways of recognizing and representing numbers.

Paper Plate Phonics

Help your child get the hang of reading with this fun activity. Here's how to make a spinning phonics wheel out of two paper plates.

Create a Rainbow of Healthy Food

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

Egyptian Sarcophagus

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

Craft a CD Curtain

Don't toss CDs or let dust pile up on them. Show your teen how to put them to good use by crafting CD curtains!

Write a Simile Poem ... Starring Your Pet!

Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

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