Elementary School Paper & Glue Crafts Activities

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Celebrate the spirit of Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech with this meaningful and educational art project.

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Catch the dance mash fever with this catchy and foot-tapping activity that's all about movement and Halloween fun!

Celebrate 100 fantastic days of school by creating a school-themed collage with 100 pieces in this unique arts and crafts activity.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

This year, celebrate the season with a pumpkin wreath! Have your kid trace and cut patterns to create multiple pumpkin shapes from a single sheet of paper.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

How do you turn an everyday object into a scary skeleton? This project is the perfect way to practice counting while using cotton swabs to create a skeleton.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Create a string of paper jack-o'-lanterns with this simple Halloween paper craft!