5th Grade Arts & Crafts Activities for Kids

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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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.

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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.

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Science

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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.

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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.

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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Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens.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!

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Social studies

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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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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.

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Science

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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.

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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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What is Liberty?

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What is Liberty?

Here's a 4th of July project that invites your fifth grader to explore what "liberty" really means to her.

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Social studies

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How to Make a Loom

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How to Make a Loom

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

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Social studies

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Madhubani Painting

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Madhubani Painting

Learn about the beautiful Indian art of Madhubani painting with this fun and creative project.

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Social studies

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Renaissance Art Project: Create a Silverpoint Drawing

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Renaissance Art Project: Create a Silverpoint Drawing

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

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Social studies

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Create an Invention!

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Create an Invention!

Help your child create her very own invention just like Leonardo da Vinci as she develops her critical thinking skills and lets her imagination soar!

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Wood Stamps

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Wood Stamps

Inspired by Japanese woodcuts, this make your own stamps project will be a big hit with your fifth grade or middle school child.

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Make an African Mask

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Make an African Mask

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

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Social studies

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Make a "Study Time" Door Hanger

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Make a "Study Time" Door Hanger

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

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Create a Cubist Montage

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Create a Cubist Montage

Check out this activity that has your kid create her own Cubist montage. Soon your kid will be well on her way to understanding the vibrant art of Cubism!

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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!

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Space Saver: Create a Notebook Holder

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Space Saver: Create a Notebook Holder

Here's an activity that has your teenager or child upcycling empty cereal boxes to create a handy, one-of-a-kind notebook holder to keep her space organized.

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Recycled Plastic Wallet

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Recycled Plastic Wallet

Show your fifth grader how fun and fashionable recycling can be! Guide her in making her own wallet by fusing together old plastic bags with an iron.

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Build a Balloon...Out of Paper!

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Build a Balloon...Out of Paper!

Teach your fifth grader the ancient Japanese art of origami with this incredible origami balloon that uses just one piece of paper!

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Create a Dia de los Muertos Altar

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Create a Dia de los Muertos Altar

Try this 4th-5th grade arts and crafts activity and learn about the traditions of another culture: make a Dia de los Muertos altar in honor of your loved ones.

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Social studies

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Make Woolly Pompoms

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Make Woolly Pompoms

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

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