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Capture your beach memories—not with a photograph, but with a beach mosaic made from that classic beach souvenir, the shell.

Capture your beach memories—not with a photograph, but with a beach mosaic made from that classic beach souvenir, the shell.

Second Grade

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How to Make a Magic Wand

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How to Make a Magic Wand

Second Grade

Help your child channel his inner wizard with this crafty activity perfect for imaginative youngsters.

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How to Make a Magic Wand

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How to Make a Magic Wand

Help your child channel his inner wizard with this crafty activity perfect for imaginative youngsters.

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Second Grade

History

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Celebrate Kwanzaa: Weave a Mkeka

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Celebrate Kwanzaa: Weave a Mkeka

First Grade

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

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Celebrate Kwanzaa: Weave a Mkeka

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Celebrate Kwanzaa: Weave a Mkeka

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

First Grade

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How to Set a Table Diagram

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How to Set a Table Diagram

First Grade

Handwriting

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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How to Set a Table Diagram

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How to Set a Table Diagram

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

First Grade

Handwriting

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Corn Maze STEM Challenge

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Corn Maze STEM Challenge

Pre-K

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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

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Corn Maze STEM Challenge

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Corn Maze STEM Challenge

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

Pre-K

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Create an Autumn Tree of Resolutions

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Create an Autumn Tree of Resolutions

Kindergarten

Reading

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

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Create an Autumn Tree of Resolutions

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Create an Autumn Tree of Resolutions

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

First Grade

Addition

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Handprint Owl Painting

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Handprint Owl Painting

Second Grade

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

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Handprint Owl Painting

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Handprint Owl Painting

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

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

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

Kindergarten

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How to Make a Trick-or-Treat Bag

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How to Make a Trick-or-Treat Bag

Pre-K

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

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How to Make a Trick-or-Treat Bag

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How to Make a Trick-or-Treat Bag

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

Pre-K

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Halloween Rock Painting

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Halloween Rock Painting

Kindergarten

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

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Halloween Rock Painting

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Halloween Rock Painting

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

Make a sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

Make a sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

Kindergarten

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Make Pumpkin Apple Stamps

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Make Pumpkin Apple Stamps

Pre-K

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

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Make Pumpkin Apple Stamps

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Make Pumpkin Apple Stamps

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

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

Second Grade

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Winter Tree Watercolor

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Winter Tree Watercolor

Kindergarten

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!

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Winter Tree Watercolor

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Winter Tree Watercolor

Community and Culture

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Second Grade

Community and Culture

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'Handy' Thanksgiving Wreath

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'Handy' Thanksgiving Wreath

First Grade

Grammar and Mechanics

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.

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'Handy' Thanksgiving Wreath

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'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.

First Grade

Grammar and Mechanics

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How to Make a Dreidel

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How to Make a Dreidel

Kindergarten

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

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How to Make a Dreidel

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How to Make a Dreidel

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

Kindergarten

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

Second Grade

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Make a Paper Bag Costume

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Make a Paper Bag Costume

Pre-K

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

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Make a Paper Bag Costume

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Make a Paper Bag Costume

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

Community and Culture

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project.

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project.

Kindergarten

Community and Culture

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Brrrrr! It's chilly outside. Now's the perfect time to create a snow globe. But, don't worry, you don't need glass for this dome.

Brrrrr! It's chilly outside. Now's the perfect time to create a snow globe. But, don't worry, you don't need glass for this dome.

In this activity you'll use coffee...to paint! It's a wonderful way to provide your child with a hands-on experience with natural dyes.

In this activity you'll use coffee...to paint! It's a wonderful way to provide your child with a hands-on experience with natural dyes.

Second Grade

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About 2nd grade arts & crafts activities

On Education.com, second-grade arts and crafts activities focus on creativity and skill-building through projects like drawing, coloring, and paper collage art. These activities help children explore color, texture, shape, and artistic techniques while fostering fine motor skills and self-expression.

Teachers and parents can find dedicated art worksheets and printable activities on Education.com that encourage experimentation with mediums such as paint, paper, and recyclables. Many lessons incorporate themes like animals, seasons, or cityscapes, making art both educational and engaging for young learners.

Using this site, educators and guardians can access structured lesson plans and creative materials that support art learning while saving time on planning. These resources inspire children to develop their artistic abilities while making hands-on, enjoyable projects.

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