Elementary School Arts & Crafts Activities

Use a simple toothbrush and a splatter painting technique to create this sparkling skyline work of art!

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

Make a beautiful nature silhouette to remember a family walk in the park or a camping trip with friends.

Make these lasting felt hearts and fill them with a sweet smelling combination of rice and spices to keep the Valentine spirit alive all year long.

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

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.

Have your child create a little leprechaun to celebrate the season and create a little mischief.

This uniquely cute Easter bunny craft will give your child practice tracing their handprint while repurposing a paper plate as the base for their bunny.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Give your child some practice with even numbers, while creating a cute Christmas keepsake. Create this skip counting book.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

Make a clever egg pop-up card for Easter that hides a special surprise: open the flaps, and out pops a fluffy baby chick!

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces students to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

Create your own version of an Aboriginal Australian dot painting in this fun activity!

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

Create your very own colorful stained glass collage Easter egg.

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

This fun craft will teach your child a little bit about the human skeletal system and can be adapted to teach the biology of many different living animals.

This shamrock wreath will allow your child to practice tracing and layering shapes and is the perfect way to get everyone in the mood for St. Patrick's Day.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

Use watercolors and crayons to teach your child about resistance while she creates a beautiful Easter decoration with this festive craft.

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.

Recycle your cereal boxes and engage your child's creativity with this fun arts and crafts project.

Combine an introduction to shape and counting with a springtime art project by showing your kindergartener how to create a vibrant rainbow mosaic.

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.