2nd and 3rd Grade 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.

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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 sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

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.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

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!

Reinforce your child’s foundational math skills while creating small works of seasonal art with this creative Halloween rock painting activity!

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

A woven heart makes a thoughtful and heartfelt gift for a special friend or family member on Valentine's Day. Make a woven heart with your young crafter.