5th and 6th Grade Arts & Crafts Activities

This activity teaches your third grader how to make a paper cut-out still life, in true Matisse-style.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

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.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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

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

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

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

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.

This fun art activity gets your child to create background and foreground elements, building his art skills and creative development.

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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.

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

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!