First Grade Arts & Crafts Activities

Egg cartons are known to have abundant uses. As you get into the cold winter months, discuss penguins with your child by creating these adorable egg carton penguins!

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

Take your child outside during winter time and have them observe the leafless trees before having them make a watercolor of a tree or trees using masking tape. They’re sure to love their winter tree painting, plus they make lovely decorations in the home!

Bring out your child’s creative side with this fun Halloween-themed craft.

Create a beautiful piece of art to celebrate Hanukkah! Using easy to find materials, your child will create a one of a kind suncatcher great for decoration or even a gift to family and friends!

Reinforce your child’s foundational math skills while creating small works of seasonal art with this creative Halloween rock painting activity!

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

The perfect activity for a rainy day, or any time your little one moans, "Moooo-oom, there's nothing to do!"

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

It's a great time for family crafts. Here's a ghost Halloween decoration you and your child can make together.

Not only is homemade wrapping paper pretty, but by experimenting with decorative tools, kids are also doing science, art, and small-motor muscle building.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

This hands-on activity uses just a few ordinary supplies to create an extra-fun 4th of July craft.

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

You don't need a garden to enjoy flowers. This first grade activity let's you make a lovely bouquet for Valentine's Day

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.