3rd - 5th Grade Arts & Crafts Activities

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces students to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

Create your own version of an Aboriginal Australian dot painting in this fun activity!

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

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

This shamrock wreath will allow your child to practice tracing and layering shapes and is the perfect way to get everyone in the mood for St. Patrick's Day.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

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

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Choose a design that is as simple or as intricate as you like and create a stencil that you can use over and over again.

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.

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

Get excited for St. Patrick's Day by making a Celtic knot.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

This hands-on activity will introduce your third grader to the concepts of positive and negative space as she makes a shamrock!

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Instead of pulling out the usual Easter decorations, have your child transform cupcake liners into mini Easter baskets.

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.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

Weave colorful Easter basket pictures out of construction paper and ribbon that open to reveal an assortment of fun Easter shapes!