Preschool Reading & Writing Arts & Crafts Activities

Fine Motor Practice

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

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Make a Paper Chain

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Make a Paper Chain

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

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Etching Art

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Etching Art

Introduce your preschooler to patterns in this arts and craft activity that uses household materials to create and paint scratch prints.

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Underwater I Spy Alphabet Bottle

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Underwater I Spy Alphabet Bottle

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your preschool child busy, while helping her recognize letters in a creative way.

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Branch Out: Create an Alphabet Tree

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Branch Out: Create an Alphabet Tree

Help your preschooler begin reading and writing the printed word by connecting simple letter recognition exercises with this easy art project: alphabet trees!

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Create an Easy-Store Puppet Stage

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Create an Easy-Store Puppet Stage

Create a glamorous yet easy-to-store puppet stage for your preschooler or pre-kindergartener!

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Foil Painting

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Foil Painting

Your preschooler will have a great time painting on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art!

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Wax Paper Art

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Wax Paper Art

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

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"G" is for Ghost!

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"G" is for Ghost!

This fun and educational Halloween craft is a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday while building your child's letter and phonics skills.

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White Collage

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White Collage

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

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Scratch Art

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Scratch Art

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

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Paint Like Jackson Pollock!

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Paint Like Jackson Pollock!

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

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Preschool Graduation Announcements

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Preschool Graduation Announcements

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

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Diploma Frame

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Diploma Frame

Help your preschooler celebrate his big day by crafting a special, sparkly diploma frame to celebrate his achievement!

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Illustrate a Famous Book!

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Illustrate a Famous Book!

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

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Make a Preschool Yearbook

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Make a Preschool Yearbook

Kids love to hear about themselves. And reading about themselves is even better! This personal yearbook will let them record all their important facts.

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Photo Frame Craft

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Photo Frame Craft

Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

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Silly Star Fireworks

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Silly Star Fireworks

No matter if it's election day, an important leader's birthday, or any U.S. holiday, this red, white, and blue craft is a great way to show your patriotism.

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Polar Bear Craft

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Polar Bear Craft

Winter is a great time to create a textured polar bear. Not only will your child gain practice identifying shapes, he'll also work out fine motor skills.

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Santa Beard

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Santa Beard

Your child can count down the days until Christmas while giving Santa's beard a trim. This adorable project bolsters counting and number recognition skills.

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Tip Toes

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Tip Toes

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

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