1st and 2nd Grade Arts & Crafts Activities

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.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

This uniquely cute Easter bunny craft will give your child practice tracing their handprint while repurposing a paper plate as the base for their bunny.

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

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

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

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.

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

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

Help your child make a picture of a four-leaf clover this St. Patrick's Day. It's thought that whoever finds a four-leaf clover will enjoy good luck!

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.

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

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

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

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

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