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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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Create a Story Quilt
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Create a Story Quilt
Here's a fun art activity that combines measurement and design with drawing and painting. Kids tell their own special story as they create a story quilt.
3rd grade
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Make Your Own Fossils
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Make Your Own Fossils
In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!
Kindergarten
Science
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Hawaiian Kapa
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Hawaiian Kapa
Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.
2nd grade
Social studies
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Make String Art
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Make String Art
Sick of the same old arts and crafts projects? Try a new kind of art--string art!
5th grade
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Smudge Monsters
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Smudge Monsters
Kids print their own smudges, then turn them into silly monsters that are sure to bring lots of laughs along the way.
Preschool
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Write Nutsy News Stories
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Write Nutsy News Stories
Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.
4th grade
Reading & writing
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Shades of Color Painting
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Shades of Color Painting
Kids get innovative as they mix their own colors then make a painting with the new shades of color they've created.
Preschool
Science
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Father's Day Rebus Puzzle
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Father's Day Rebus Puzzle
Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!
4th grade
Reading & writing
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Homemade Wind Chime
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Homemade Wind Chime
Have a kid who loves to bead, but can't seem to keep them all in one place? Use those loose beads to craft a decorative wind chime.
3rd grade
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How to Make a Sculpture
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How to Make a Sculpture
Looking for interesting craft projects using pipe cleaners? This easy art project will encourage the sculptor in your child.
2nd grade
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Summer Souvenirs
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Summer Souvenirs
Your child will have a unique vacation memento with this glass bottle art project sure to capture great memories!
4th grade
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Beach Bag
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Beach Bag
Beach bags don't have to be bought...make your own beach bag out of recycled materials in this summer craft.
3rd grade
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Paper Bag Hat
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Paper Bag Hat
Transform grocery bags into summer fashion in this fun summer art project.
3rd grade
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Fingerprint Heart
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Fingerprint Heart
A fingerprint heart is a lovely craft for little hands to make on Valentine's Day. Create a glittering fingerprint heart with your child this Valentine's Day.
Preschool
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ASL I Love You Hair Band
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ASL I Love You Hair Band
What better way to show someone you love them than by telling them? This hair band craft features the American Sign Language sign for âI Love You.â
5th grade
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I Love You Card
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I Love You Card
Help your child find a creative way to say "I love you" with this sign language card that she can give to someone special in her life.
3rd grade
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Accordion Book
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Accordion Book
Make learning to read even more fun for kids by creating an accordion learning book filled with fun transportation pictures.
1st grade
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Map Your Life Path with a Kwanzaa Sankofa
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Map Your Life Path with a Kwanzaa Sankofa
Show your high schooler how to map out his life's intentions by creating a Sankofa, a symbol that will remind him that his choices determine his course.
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Reading Chart
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Reading Chart
Inspiring kids to read can be tough because it's so hard for them to see their progress. Help keep track how much your kid reads with a train reading chart.
1st grade
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Back to School Party
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Back to School Party
It's that time of the year again! Celebrate the start of a new school year with a back to class bash, complete with arts and crafts, food and games.
3rd grade
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Craft a Japanese Scroll
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Craft a Japanese Scroll
Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!
4th grade
Social studies
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Solar System Garland
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Solar System Garland
Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.
5th grade
Science
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African Shield
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African Shield
Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.
4th grade
Social studies
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Make a Button Bracelet
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Make a Button Bracelet
In this first grade arts and crafts activity, you can make fun bracelets using just a handful of buttons and some elastic cord. And it's a counting game, too!
1st grade
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Make a Father's Day Crown
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Make a Father's Day Crown
"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.
1st grade
Reading & writing
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