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Arts and Crafts for Kids

Arts and crafts are great for learners of all ages. From preschool paper plate tambourines to fifth grade homemade thermometers, the Education.com arts and crafts activities below will keep students’ learning fun and engaged. With a wide range of DIY, decorative, and scientific arts and crafts activities below, your arts and crafts classroom ideas list will never be empty again.

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Homemade Bird Bath
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Homemade Bird Bath
Looking for something to do with all those plastic 2-liter bottles that seem to accumulate endlessly? Turn them into a unique mini birdbath.
2nd grade
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How to Make a Watering Can
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How to Make a Watering Can
Help your first grader get started making this watering can that's filled with homemade flowers. It will brighten up any window sill ... and it's eco-friendly!
1st grade
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Pencil Topper Craft
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Pencil Topper Craft
This colorful foam pencil topper will glam up any boring pencil and is guaranteed to add personality to any pencil case!
1st grade
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Make Your Own Stress Ball
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Make Your Own Stress Ball
Your child can help eliminate stress for himself or a loved one by creating a colorful, homemade stress ball.
Kindergarten
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How to Make a Duster
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How to Make a Duster
Make cleaning fun with a duster made from a decorated tube sock.
2nd grade
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Draw Your Self-Portrait
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Draw Your Self-Portrait
This life-sized self-portrait activity encourages your kindergartener to explore what makes him special, and then portray it with arts and crafts!
Kindergarten
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Animal Portraits
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Animal Portraits
In this arts and crafts activity, let your preschooler create an animal portrait and learn patterns and textures while she's at it.
Kindergarten
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How to Make a Sketchbook
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How to Make a Sketchbook
Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world around her through the changing seasons.
Preschool
Science
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Reverse Glass Painting
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Reverse Glass Painting
Encourage your third-grader to create a reverse glass painting. This will help him learn art concepts and improve his critical thinking skills.
3rd grade
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Paint a Morning, Noon, and Night Triptych
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Paint a Morning, Noon, and Night Triptych
This arts and crafts activity explores triptych painting while encouraging your preschooler to increase critical sequencing and early literacy skills.
Kindergarten
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Seascape Art
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Seascape Art
Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.
2nd grade
Science
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Paint with Bubbles!
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Paint with Bubbles!
Want to create some really unusual artwork and introduce your little artist to color combining? Try out some bubble painting!
Preschool
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Create a Back to School Time Capsule!
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Create a Back to School Time Capsule!
Here's an activity to help your child create her very own time capsule to unearth and open in one, five, or even ten years later!
3rd grade
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Make a Papier-Mache Apple for Teacher!
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Make a Papier-Mache Apple for Teacher!
This art activity encourages your child to create her own papier-mache apple sculpture to give to a special teacher.
Kindergarten
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My Back to School Family Photo Collage
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My Back to School Family Photo Collage
Help your preschooler to create this artful reminder of home for the first days of school. Using family photos your child can collage a memento of home.
Preschool
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Create a Reused School Supply Collage
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Create a Reused School Supply Collage
Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.
3rd grade
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Make Your Own Ruler
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Make Your Own Ruler
This craft activity encourages kindergarteners to explore measuring. Get ready to measure the fun that your child will have creating his own ruler!
Kindergarten
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Create a Classroom Pop-Up Book
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Create a Classroom Pop-Up Book
Make going back to school fun with this surprising pop up book, perfect for first graders!
1st grade
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Make a Folded Paper Illuminaria!
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Make a Folded Paper Illuminaria!
This simple illuminaria can be made for any season or holiday. It's so fun that parents and kids alike will enjoy making a new one for each special holiday!
5th grade
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MLK Day Craft
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MLK Day Craft
Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.
2nd grade
Social Studies
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Scratch Art for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Scratch Art for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.
3rd grade
Social Studies
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Martin Luther King Stamp
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Martin Luther King Stamp
Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.
4th grade
Social Studies
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Make a Family Tree!
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Make a Family Tree!
Make a family tree with your child to teach him about his personal history. Make a family tree with this tutorial, and teach your kid about his family history.
Kindergarten
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Make Your Very Own Moon!
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Make Your Very Own Moon!
Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.
Preschool
Science
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Leaf Lion Craft
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Leaf Lion Craft
Be the mane attraction by creating a lion out of leaves! This wild craft keeps kids engaged and makes for fabulous art.
Preschool
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