Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Arts & Crafts Activities

Capture your beach memories—not with a photograph, but with a beach mosaic made from that classic beach souvenir, the shell.

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

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.

Every day will be a new experience as you explore and learn about the different colors.

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

This paper heart craft is a simple Valentine's Day activity that gets kids to exercise their fine-motor skills. Make a paper heart craft with your child this February.

This heart chain will help spread the love on Valentine's Day. Help your child make a colorful heart chain for your home or classroom this Valentine's Day.

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!

Make a peace dove to commemorate Black History Month and hang it in your home as a quiet reminder of the spirit of the movement.

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

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

Introduce shapes to art projects with this fun Valentine-themed craft.

This fun craft will teach your child a little bit about the human skeletal system and can be adapted to teach the biology of many different living animals.

A heart collage is the perfect Valentine's Day art project for your young artist. Make a heart collage this February with your child.

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

A valentine garland makes any home look more lovely on Valentine's Day. Craft a simple valentine garland with your child to add some heart to your day.

A heart wreath is a pretty and festive Valentine's Day decoration. Make a heart wreath with your child this Valentine's Day.

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

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

This creepy, crawly spider fiber arts project is a great way to practice combining different materials to create an interesting work of decorative art.

This Valentine's Day, spend a couple of hours with your child constructing a colorful, spring-limbed "heart man"!

A Valentine's Day pop-up card is the perfect way to show your love on February 14th. Get creative with a fun 3-D paper art project.

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.

Valentine's Day coupons get kids to stretch their imaginations and budgets for the holiday. Make Valentine's Day coupons for friends and family this February.

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

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

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

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.