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Fifth Grade Arts & Crafts Activities

Think your fifth grader is too old for arts and crafts activities? Think again! Fifth grade arts and crafts enthusiasts will love these age appropriate projects, and you will love the learning that comes with them. Using common household materials, watch your kid learn hands on and create something they will be proud to show off.

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Arts & Crafts
Decoupage Easter Eggs
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Decoupage Easter Eggs
Celebrate Easter with this hands-on activity making your own eggs.
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Indian Corn Pastel Picture
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Indian Corn Pastel Picture
Celebrate autumn by making a beautiful pastel art piece with corn as its theme.
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Passover Card
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Passover Card
Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.
5th grade
Social Studies
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"Roots and Wings" Card
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"Roots and Wings" Card
Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.
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Create a Coiling Snake
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Create a Coiling Snake
In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.
5th grade
Science
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Write with a Quill Pen
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Write with a Quill Pen
Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!
5th grade
Social Studies
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Pysanky Eggs
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Pysanky Eggs
This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.
5th grade
Social Studies
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Make Marbleized Paper!
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Make Marbleized Paper!
Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.
5th grade
Science
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Get Astronomical with an Indoor Star Show!
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Get Astronomical with an Indoor Star Show!
Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.
5th grade
Science
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Homemade Thermometer
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Homemade Thermometer
Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to complement what he's learning about this instrument in school.
5th grade
Science
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Craft a Colonial Water Cooler
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Craft a Colonial Water Cooler
Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.
5th grade
Social Studies
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Sew a Rice Heat Pack
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Sew a Rice Heat Pack
An easy afternoon craft, this reusable heating compress is just the thing for warming cold limbs on chilly winter days.
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Make a Recycled Pillow Cover
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Make a Recycled Pillow Cover
The next time your child decides he needs to press restart on his wardrobe, don't ship his clothes off to Goodwill so fast.
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Oatmeal Face Mask
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Oatmeal Face Mask
This tried-and-true complexion treatment is a slumber-party staple that many people swear by.
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Create Animal Silhouettes and Patterns
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Create Animal Silhouettes and Patterns
This art project encourages kids to look closely at their favorite animal and recreate texture, pattern and silhouette with easy to follow instructions.
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Make a Drop Spindle - With a Turnip!
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Make a Drop Spindle - With a Turnip!
In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.
5th grade
Social Studies
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Family Photo Essay
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Family Photo Essay
Help your child honor her grandpa this Father's Day by creating an original photo essay just for him.
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Make Roman Relief Coins
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Make Roman Relief Coins
Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.
5th grade
Social Studies
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Make a Picasso Mask
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Make a Picasso Mask
Show your fifth grader how to create a vivid and colorful, Picasso-inspired, 3-D mask.
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Carve a Cuneiform Cylinder Seal
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Carve a Cuneiform Cylinder Seal
Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.
5th grade
Social Studies
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Draw an Emotional Self-Portrait
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Draw an Emotional Self-Portrait
Encourage your child to explore color and its mood-altering effects by creating his own self portrait using only warm or cool colors.
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Graduation Clip
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Graduation Clip
Add a creative and personal touch to graduation gifts with this clever character clip that's perfect for securing cards to gift boxes.
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Make an Aztec Inspired Mosaic Plate
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Make an Aztec Inspired Mosaic Plate
To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.
5th grade
Social Studies
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Color Wheel Project
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Color Wheel Project
Recycle paper and old magazines with this art project that creates a great tool for artists: a color wheel!
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Tie-Dye with All-Natural Dyes
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Tie-Dye with All-Natural Dyes
Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.
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