Elementary School Arts & Crafts Math Activities : Page 2

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Your child will enjoy getting math practice as they use bugs in addition and subtraction problems.

Bring some winter fun into your home while your child practices her number matching skills with this adorable snowman math game.

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!

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Have your kid practice completing number patterns and then create her own patterns on the wings of a butterfly with this delightfully simple paper project.

Create a counting book, in order from 1-30, to help your child figure out a variety of ways of recognizing and representing numbers.

Whether the snow is fluffy and soft or icy and hard, a snowman is sure to inspire a smile. No wonder this snowman is so happy—it's made using marshmallows!

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!

Help your kindergartener review shapes - and build early reading skills - with this creative book project.

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

This flannel board will give your child hands-on practice with math, but in a fun format, full of ladybugs.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

Here's a fun math-oriented arts and crafts activity for your preschool or kindergarten child: create a gumdrop topiary and practice counting along the way.

Make a Christmas countdown calendar to get your child excited about the coming holiday. This Christmas countdown calendar helps you make holiday memories.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

Make this paper chain calendar and give your child a visual reminder of the passing of time.

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Practice counting with this winter kindergarten art project! As your child sculpts a clay igloo, he will work on math and dexterity and learn about snow.