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Arts and Crafts for Kids

Arts and Crafts are a great way for kids to express themselves or really absorb a lesson. We have always incorporated arts and crafts into our lessons as much as possible and have enjoyed many arts and crafts activities over the years. Here you will find some of our favorite art and craft projects!

If you are looking for more arts and crafts projects for kids, check out my Arts & Crafts for Kids Pinterest board.

arts and crafts for toddlers, preschoolers and big kids

Arts and Crafts for Kids

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Baked Cotton Balls are a fun, creative and hands-on way for preschoolers to learn and practice fine motor skills.

Fun Baked Cotton Ball Activities for Kids

Learn how to make your own arrow trail sign to add some fun and whimsy to your backyard!

How to Make Your Own Arrow Trail Sign

Winter Art Project Inspired by Snowflake Bentley

Painting Icicles is a wonderful outdoor process art project that kids love to do in the Winter!

Painting Icicles is a Wonderful Winter Art Project Kids Love

Kids will love practicing their scissor skills with these fun winter themed crafts!

Winter Themed Scissor Skills Crafts for Kids

Kids will enjoy creating this Icicle Garland to help you decorate your home or classroom for winter!

Icicle Garland Watercolor Drip Painted Craft for Kids

Simple Art Project inspired by Jan Brett's Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?

Art Project Inspired by Who’s That Knocking on Christmas Eve?

Creating a Name Bracelet with alphabet beads is a fun way for preschoolers to learn the letters of their name and practice fine motor skills.

How to Make Name Bracelet Fine Motor Activity

The Puffy Paint Experiment from the new STEAM Kids book is a fun & messy activity that would be a fun way to reinforce the letter 'P'.

Puffy Paint Experiment from the New STEAM Kids Book

LEGO Duplo Pendulum Painting is a fantastic S.T.E.A.M. activity for kids!

LEGO Duplo Pendulum Painting

LEGO Duplo Stamps are easy to make and a fun way for toddlers and preschoolers to create art!

LEGO Duplo Stamps for Preschool Art

Get inspired by butterflies to create some open-ended Painted Lady Butterfly Art for Kids.

Painted Lady Butterfly Art for Kids

This open-ended rainbow art activity is a great way for toddlers and preschoolers to learn about colors! It is also a simple art project for spring or St. Patrick's Day!

Open-Ended Rainbow Art for Kids

Oil Pastels and Watercolor Paints can great some super neat works of art! It is also a great medium to let kids just explore in an open-ended way!

Oil Pastels and Watercolor Paints Process Art

Set up a simple invitation to draw with crayons at an art easel for a fun open-ended process art activity!

Simple Invitation to Draw with Crayons at an Easel

Painted recycled cardboard is so inspiring for kids! We painted these cardboard packaging pieces like bugs!

Painting Recycled Cardboard Bugs

Setting out styrofoam snowballs and craft sticks is a simple invitation to play that kids will have fun creating sculptures while working on fine motor skills!

Snowball and Craft Stick Sculptures

A simple process art activity for toddlers and preschoolers using cute bug stamps!

Process Art Challenge with Bug Stamps

Gingerbread House Stained Glass Window Process Art

Kids will love getting creative with recycled cardboard & turning it into snowflakes with this Snowflake Painting Process Art Activity!

Snowflake Painting Process Art Activity

Christmas Tree Fine Motor Craft is simple enough for toddlers and make a great addition to seasonal decorations or small world play!

Christmas Tree Fine Motor Craft

Jackson Pollock Process Art inspired by the children's picture book Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg.

Jackson Pollock Inspired Process Art for Kids

Roll a Shape Jack o Lantern Craft is a simple Halloween activity that toddlers and preschoolers will enjoy! It also promotes shape recognition, fine motor skills and creativity!

Roll a Shape Jack-o-Lantern Craft

Slinky Sculpture Process Art

Drawing with Chalk on mini chalkboards is a great way for preschoolers to work on fine motor skills and practice handwriting!

Drawing with Chalk Fine Motor Activity

An easy way for kids to explore process art with collage is by using stickers! Preschoolers will enjoying expressing their interests by creating a collage with their favorite stickers!

Process Art Sticker Collage

Process Art Challenge: Exploring Texture with Clay & Shells!

Exploring Texture with Clay & Shells

Back to School Pencil Frame Craft- an adorable place for those new school photos!

Back to School Pencil Frame Craft

Melted Crayon Shavings Process Art is a fun & creative way for kids to work on fine motor skills!

Melted Crayon Shavings Process Art

Bubble Snake Painting- a fun way to explore process art!

Process Art Challenge: Bubble Snake Painting

Shaving Cream Marbling is a simple process art painting technique that will allow kids to get creative while exploring their tactile senses!

Shaving Cream Marbling Process Art Painting

Invitation to Create an Imaginary Friend with Play Dough

Invitation to Create an Imaginary Friend with Play Dough

In honor of Springtime, kids will love making this Beehive Craft!

Beehive Craft for Preschoolers

Watercolor Drip Painted Easter Egg Garland is a great kids activity for fine motor skills and is a pretty Springtime decoration! | Fine Motor Fridays at Stir the Wonder

Watercolor Drip Painted Easter Egg Garland

Read Block City by Robert Louis Stevenson to inspire kids to create a LEGO Print Mural!

Block City LEGO Print Mural

These DIY Liquid Watercolor Paints use a common kid's art supply and is so easy to make a preschooler could do it! | Stir the Wonder

DIY Liquid Watercolor Paint

Does doing art, crafts and messy play with your kids make you cringe? Here are some Easy Clean Up Tips! | Stir the Wonder

Easy Clean Up Tips for Doing Art, Crafts & Messy Play with Kids

A is for Alien Craft for kids is a fun way to work on fine motor skills with toddlers and preschoolers, as well as encourage alphabet recognition! | Fine Motor Fridays at Stir the Wonder

A is for Alien Craft

Get the full painting experience by creating your own Alien Planet Sensory Painting | Stir the Wonder

Alien Planet Sensory Painting

Valentine's Day Mixed Media Heart Craft, Read & Play at Stir the Wonder

Valentine’s Day Mixed Media Heart Craft

Seven Swans a Swimming Craft Round-Up

Partridge in a Pear Tree Ornament Craft

Curious George Christmas Ornament Craft

Hands-On Learning about Fossils | Stir the Wonder #preschool #preschoolscience #science #kbn

Hands-On Learning about Fossils

Hanging Spider Craft for Preschoolers | Stir the Wonder #finemotorfridays #finemotor #preschoolcrafts #halloween #kbn

Hanging Spider Craft for Preschoolers

Woollybear Caterpillar Yarn Craft

Sensory Painting with Blueberry Jam | Stir the Wonder #handsonplay #kbn #bfiar

Sensory Painting with Blueberry Jam

'Play with Me' Puppet Craft | Stir the Wonder #poppinsbooknook #kbn #bfiar

‘Play with Me’ Puppet Craft

Creative Painting Round-Up

Rainy Day Art Activities

Art Inspired by The Carrot Seed {Hands-On Play Party} | Stir the Wonder

Art Inspired by The Carrot Seed

Drawing: a Fine Motor Activity for Prewriting {Fine Motor Fridays} | Stir the Wonder #kbn #finemotorfridays #preschool

Drawing: a Fine Motor Activity for Prewriting

R is for Rhode Island Red Activities {Poppins Book Nook} | Stir the Wonder #kbn #poppinsbooknook #rhodeisland

R is for Rhode Island Red Activities

Celebrate Spring with this In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb Mask Crafts for Kids!

In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb Mask Crafts

Wind Sock Craft {Fine Motor Fridays} | Stir the Wonder #kbn #finemotor #springcrafts

Wind Sock Craft

Shamrock Garland {Fine Motor Fridays} | Stir the Wonder #kbn #finemotorfridays #finemotor #preschool

Shamrock Garland

Painting Olympic Figures {Fine Motor Fridays} | Stir the Wonder #kbn #finemotorfridays #finemotor #preschool

Painting Olympic Figures

The Ultimate Guide to Tissue Paper Crafts & Activities | Stir the Wonder #kbn #tissuepaper #crafts

The Ultimate Guide to Tissue Paper Crafts & Activities

Open-ended play dough play inspired by Rescue Bots cartoon!

Play Dough Snow Bots

Milk Carton Mayflower | Stir the Wonder #kbn #thanksgiving #kidcraft

Milk Carton Mayflower

Tissue Paper Cornucopia Craft on the Light Box

T is for Turkey Craft

Soda Bottle Turkey | Stir the Wonder #kbn #thanksgiving #finemotorskills #finemotorfridays

Soda Bottle Turkey Fine Motor Activity

Set up a simple invitation to create a Fall Play Dough Tree. This is a wonderful fine motor activity for toddlers and preschoolers using play dough and fall themed loose parts!

Fall Play Dough Tree {Fine Motor Fridays}

Decorate your Pumpkins with Nature

Halloween Dropper Art Fine Motor Activity

Halloween Dropper Art {Fine Motor Fridays}

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Felt Apple Trees for Small World Play

Apple Pie Sensory Bin | Stir the Wonder #kbn #sensory #apples

Apple Pie Sensory Bin

Summer Book Exchange: Trash Trucks

Painting the Crab

“Nine, Six, BLAST OFF!”

Painting with Feathers

Chameleon Color Matching

Painting with Gears

Painting with Tools is a fun process art activity for toddlers and preschoolers to explore colors and prints.

Painting with Tools

Foot Painting

Salt Dough Snowmen at Christmas | Stir the Wonder #kbn #winter #crafts

Salt Dough Snowmen at Christmas

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