Kindergarten Arts & Crafts Learning Resources

Make a color coded "mood meter" with your kindergartener to help her recognize and tell her feelings while building reading and writing skills.

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.

Teach the kids how a bird's nest is made by making your own nests using only natural materials!

Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your first grader.

Help your child make a festive woven basket using paper bowls and yarn that is sure to please and fun to make.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Your first grader or preschooler will love this arts and crafts activity. Write an "invisible" message in white crayon, then paint over it to reveal the secret!

Make an eye catching sun catcher with your child that not only brightens any window but also builds his fine motor skills and creativity.

Craft a sparkling magic wand and let your child pretend she's a fairy, wizard, or magician!

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery--and then he'll make a texture book!

This dalmatian costume is simple for expert crafters and novice dog lovers alike. Make a dalmatian costume with your child for Halloween or play time.

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

Music instruments can be expensive. Sidestep steep prices with this art project that uses recycled materials to create a melodious music maker!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

This underwater painting is as colorful as it is fun!

Here's a fun and magical art activity, where kids paint an invisible picture that can only be revealed when painted over with watercolors!

Act out the Three Billy Goats Gruff with this adorable paper plate mask.

Make a First Day of School Mobile to help commemorate the big step from preschool to kindergarten and ease those first day jitters!

This science project lets kids explore what happens when water and paper interact, and it produces homemade paper perfect for gift tags or stationery.

Your child can help eliminate stress for himself or a loved one by creating a colorful, homemade stress ball.