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Second Grade Arts & Crafts Activities

Check out these fantastic 2nd grade art projects and craft projects for your second grader! Fun art projects include creating aboriginal hand print art, and cool craft projects let kids create fun stuff like homemade candles and even do-it-yourself jewelry. Browse our selection below, or use the filters in the side bar to find that perfect 2nd grade art or craft project for you and your little one to enjoy together.

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Make a Cat in the Hat-Inspired Hat

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

Papier-Mâché Characters

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Make a Family Memory Jigsaw Puzzle

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

Create a Recyclable Creature

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Make a Self Portrait from Nature

Add some fun to arts and crafts by having your child make a self portrait using nature as her palette.

Make Back to School Business Cards!

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Hand Print Family Treasure

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Create a Treasure Candle

Home made candles make for great home made gifts at Christmas, Mother's Day, birthdays. Great presents for any special occasion!

With this activity, you child will get an opportunity to apply skills she's learning in second grade math, and maybe learn something new about Dad.

'Handy' Thanksgiving Wreath

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Make "Stained Glass" Holiday Stars

Create a dazzling window display with cut stars with this fun first grade holiday activity.

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

Dye Eggs with Onion Skins

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Here's a great homemade card idea that supports fine motor skills and creativity in addition to introducing your child to the art of quilling.

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

Bottle Race Car

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Tissue Paper Prints

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader experimenting with math concept of multiples and patterns with her own printing plate.

Make Your Own Stepping Stones

Re-use old plastic food containers to create these uniquely beautiful stepping stones to embed in your backyard!

Homemade Bird Bath

Looking for something to do with all those plastic 2-liter bottles that seem to accumulate endlessly? Turn them into a unique mini birdbath.

How to Make a Duster

Make cleaning fun with a duster made from a decorated tube sock.

Build Animal Piggy Banks!

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

Velcro Dart Board

Your child will boost her gross motor skills as she has fun playing with your easy-to-make and totally safe dart board and dart balls.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

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