Elementary School Arts & Crafts Activities : Page 4

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Your child can cut and fold her way to lots of lovely spring tulips through the art of origami!

Help your kid pack her lunch in style with a recycled show box redesigned as a zombie survival kit.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

This beaded wind chime is fun to make and it gets kids experimenting with patterns, a key kindergarten math skill.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

This fun art activity gets your child to create background and foreground elements, building his art skills and creative development.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

Covered in patterns and reflective texture, this paper purse is sure to stand out!

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

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

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

Quilling, a craft that has been around for centuries, is a beautiful way to create a unique card for Mother's Day, or any special occasion.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

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.

Want to build some homemade instruments? These maracas make a racket, and they couldn't be easier to make...

Give your kindergartener a beautiful way to say "I love you" while giving end-of-year math and writing skills a workout!

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Celebrate Mother's Day with this easy, attractive pop-up flower card.