Free craft and art project ideas and activities for Pre-K through elementary grade levels.
Colored Salt Art Jars Project How To---color salt with colored chalk, layer in jars, and decorate with an ocean theme. Step by step photos and information.
Painting Flowers to Make Coasters Craft Idea -- DIY watercolor flowers or flower coasters even for the very young -- decor for a special tea party -- step by step pictures.
Torn Paper Project and art project to accompany a beautifully illustrated children's picture book, O'Canada, free PDF
What can be made using sponge shape paintbrushes? This post has several ideas inspired by the brushes such as flower gardens, night skies, pumpkins, and even Christmas trees.
Ocean Theme Wooden Spoon Craft and Pretend Play -- This post shares a DIY craft idea, tray "puppet theater," and pretend play activity that can be made at home.
This post has photos of our DIY paint stamping an Easter egg on watercolor paper. We just drew an egg shape and some lines. The children used shape paintbrushes dipped in poster paint. Free PDF.
Winter Crafts for Teen Led Family Night -- crafts for a teen-led family night, dabbers and coloring pages free printable PDF
This post has a book review of A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park as well as a free novel unit as part of the Read Around the World event.
Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month 2017
This post has a comparison of two kinds of clay to make children's handprints for ornaments or decor. We share tips on how to use and dry the clay.
