5th Grade Arts & Crafts Resources

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

Make some beautiful and unique candles to light your home.

Your child can create a string wrapped headband to hold her hair back during the hot summer. Plus, it will re-purpose left over bits of string and thread!

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

Use recycled wrapping paper and an empty bottle to make this beautiful vase for a great indoor activity when it's cold outside.

There's nothing like some Valentine's Day charms to give you a dose of luck on this romantic day!

Everyone needs to stay warm during the cold winter months, including your cup of cocoa! This mug cozy will do the trick.

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

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

Make these homemade friendship pencils for a party or the beginning of school and have a stylish writing utensil that kids will love trading.

A mobile craft filled with beautiful flying birds will brighten up any child's room.

Make hand-painted stemware to give away as a gift in this unique arts and crafts activity.

Romantic idioms are colorful and sometimes confusing phrases about love. Make a book of romantic idioms with this activity.

Craft this leprechaun hat-covered jar, brimming with St. Patrick's Day charm!

Make special eco-friendly thank you cards using recycled materials to thank your kids' teachers for a wonderful year of school.

Inspired by Charles Kaufman's crushed can art, this activity lets kids make their own unique works of art using, you guessed it, crushed cans and paint!

Fashion forward kids get a chance to unleash their inner designer by creating their own fabric-embellished shoes in this teen arts and crafts activity.

Let your fifth grader craft a gleaming green shamrock pin for himself or a friend this St. Patrick's Day!

Let these cute shamrock earrings bring the luck of the Irish to your fifth grader's ears!

Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. In this activity, your child can put pick up a paintbrush and create a self-portrait inspired by this renowned artist.

Add a creative and personal touch to graduation gifts with this clever character clip that's perfect for securing cards to gift boxes.