Learning Library
Popular
Subjects
Trending
Content types
Adult-led
Independent
Who we are
About our platform
Premium platform
Guidance
Inspiration
Skills & Standards
Try Premium
premium

Notifications

First Grade Arts & Crafts Activities

If you are looking for an effective way to boost young learners’ interest in school, first grade arts and crafts activities are not only effective, but also fun. For example, to give students the motivation to power through a reading exercise, let them know that they’ll be drawing their favorite scene afterward. The first grade arts and crafts activities below are a sampling of the many exciting activities from Education.com.

Entire Library Printable worksheets Online games Guided Lessons Lesson plans Hands-on activities Online exercises Interactive stories Song videos Printable workbooks Science projects
More
Current Filters (330 results): 330 filtered results
1st grade
Arts & crafts
Current Filters (330 results): 330 filtered results
1st grade
Arts & crafts
Sort by
Simple Drums
Activity
Simple Drums
Your first grader will improve her fine motor skills as she designs her own drum set with recycled household objects and art supplies!
1st grade
Activity
Turn Your To-Do List Into an Advent Calendar
Activity
Turn Your To-Do List Into an Advent Calendar
Your first grader will gain an understanding of time management as your holiday tasks become manageable, with this to-do list reinvented as an advent calendar!
1st grade
Activity
Funny Food Faces
Activity
Funny Food Faces
Invite your first grader to play with his food! He will improve his fine motor skills as he creates zany edible art!
1st grade
Activity
Draw a Fairy Tale Map
Activity
Draw a Fairy Tale Map
Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!
1st grade
Reading & writing
Activity
Make a Gingerbread House
Activity
Make a Gingerbread House
Make a gingerbread house with your kid with this tutorial. Learn how to make a gingerbread house using a milk carton, graham crackers, and frosting.
1st grade
Activity
Learning Opposites
Activity
Learning Opposites
This first grade photography activity will build your child's vocabulary and his understanding of the world, and he'll make his own game of concentration!
1st grade
Activity
How to Make a Dreidel
Activity
How to Make a Dreidel
Learn how to make a dreidel with this simple tutorial. See how to make a dreidel out of clay for Hanukkah games.
1st grade
Activity
How to Make a Cat Toy
Activity
How to Make a Cat Toy
Your first grader will love making her favorite feline a chase toy out of old fabric scraps, and she will learn beginning sewing basics while she's at it!
1st grade
Activity
Make a Magnetic Menorah
Activity
Make a Magnetic Menorah
Help your first grader craft a magnetic menorah that he can safely "light" himself!
1st grade
Activity
Make Stenciled Heart Paintings
Activity
Make Stenciled Heart Paintings
Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!
1st grade
Activity
Reindeer Decorations
Activity
Reindeer Decorations
Reindeer decorations make the iconic animals stand nose to nose as they decorate your home. Make reindeer decorations with your kid and spread Christmas cheer.
1st grade
Activity
New Year's Gift
Activity
New Year's Gift
Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.
1st grade
Reading & writing
Activity
Sculpt Clay Snowflakes
Activity
Sculpt Clay Snowflakes
Enjoy the beauty of winter from the comfort of your home with this first grade art activity: make sparkly snowflake sculptures using modeling clay and glitter.
1st grade
Activity
How to Make a Memory Book
Activity
How to Make a Memory Book
Celebrate the new year by making a memory book with your child! You'll reinforce time and calendar concepts and you'll get to reminisce about the past year.
1st grade
Activity
Christmas Countdown on Santa's Beard!
Activity
Christmas Countdown on Santa's Beard!
This countdown to Christmas craft is fun for kids who are excited for the holiday. Countdown to Christmas with this fun holiday activity.
1st grade
Math
Activity
DIY Menorah
Activity
DIY Menorah
This DIY menorah will make a beautiful addition to your Hanukkah celebrations. Make a DIY menorah with your child this winter.
1st grade
Activity
Marshmallow Snowman
Activity
Marshmallow Snowman
This marshmallow snowman craft is a festive way for your child to practice counting and art. Make a marshmallow snowman with your child this holiday season.
1st grade
Activity
Egg Carton Menorah
Activity
Egg Carton Menorah
Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.
1st grade
Activity
Alphabet Block Children's Menorah
Activity
Alphabet Block Children's Menorah
This children's menorah is a fun craft that lets your child celebrate Hanukkah while learning his ABCs. Make this children's menorah for the Festival of Lights.
1st grade
Activity
Make a Kid-Friendly Egg Carton Kinara
Activity
Make a Kid-Friendly Egg Carton Kinara
Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!
1st grade
Activity
Make Plastic Bottle Boats!
Activity
Make Plastic Bottle Boats!
Bring the fun of a day at the beach to her very own bathtub! Show your first grader how to craft a catamaran for two of her beloved dolls.
1st grade
Activity
Homemade Valentine's Gift
Activity
Homemade Valentine's Gift
Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.
1st grade
Reading & writing
Activity
Create an Animal Folk Tale
Activity
Create an Animal Folk Tale
Invite your first grader to follow a African tradition by coming up with an explanatory African folktale and assembling a book to go along with it.
1st grade
Social studies
Activity
Baby Bumblebee
Activity
Baby Bumblebee
Kids make a cute pipe cleaner bumble bee craft and learn a few interesting bee facts along the way in this spring-themed arts and crafts activity.
1st grade
Activity
Dove Decorations
Activity
Dove Decorations
Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.
1st grade
Activity

Loading...

Forgot your password?

Please enter your email address and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.

Cancel

Set/Reset Password

How likely are you to recommend Education.com to your friends and colleagues?

Not at all likely
Extremely likely

What could we do to improve Education.com?

Please note: Use the Contact Us link at the bottom of our website for account-specific questions or issues.

What would make you love Education.com?

What is your favorite part about Education.com?