Preschool - 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.

Jump into pretend play this Easter with a classic preschool arts and crafts activity: make a bunny paper bag puppet!

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

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.

Practice counting to five with your child while making this adorably "scary" ghost to celebrate Halloween.

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

Shamrock Stamps are a great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Simple and symmetrical, this symbol of Irish culture is the perfect shape for prints.