Elementary School Arts & Crafts Activities

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

This paper heart craft is a simple Valentine's Day activity that gets kids to exercise their fine-motor skills. Make a paper heart craft with your child this February.

This heart chain will help spread the love on Valentine's Day. Help your child make a colorful heart chain for your home or classroom this Valentine's Day.

Tissue Valentine's hearts make great decorations and help your child work out those all-important fine motor skills.

Make a peace dove to commemorate Black History Month and hang it in your home as a quiet reminder of the spirit of the movement.

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart.

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

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

Winter is a great time to create a textured polar bear. Not only will your child gain practice identifying shapes, they'll also work on fine motor skills.

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

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

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

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.

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

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

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.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

This creepy, crawly spider fiber arts project is a great way to practice combining different materials to create an interesting work of decorative art.

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

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

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.