School Age Crafts & Activities for Kids

We've collected almost 10,000 school age appropriate crafts and activities for kids! Seasonal, holiday, special days, any kind of activity you can think of for elementary aged kids!

Wax Paper Pumpkins

Use those old orange, green and brown crayons and whip up a family of pumpkins to decorate your doors and […]

Popsicle Stick Halloween Spooks

Create cheery Halloween decorations with dyed popsicle sticks and fun items from your craft stash. Easy peasy for kids of […]

Scary Halloween Lights

Decorate your yard for Halloween with a colorful display of spooky lights. They’re great fun for kids to make and […]

Halloween Favors

Create these adorable Halloween favors with a crayon mold and broken crayons. Fun take aways from a Halloween party!

Drip Painting with Straws

Use this fun art technique to make drip paintings and work on fine motor skills. A fun way to spend […]

Cereal Box Haunted House

Make this fun haunted house from a recycled cereal box, some cereal, marshmallows and other fun ingredients!

Spooky Halloween House

Create a spooky Halloween house from a milk carton! A step by step video tutorial on how to alter a […]

Glitter Spider Web Art

Make this fun glittery spider web for Halloween. A great craft you can make with construction paper and glitter.

Doll Face Circle Pouch

Here is an adorable little doll face pouch you can make for your little girl to carry her favorite stuff. […]

Fall Leaf Turkey Magnet

This turkey magnet makes a fun Thanksgiving decoration for your refrigerator. These also make fun place cards or favors.

Turkey Candleholders

Turn a plain glass votive into an adorable turkey candleholder, perfect for the Thanksgiving table. Simply add a battery-operated candle […]

Jack O’Lantern Wooden Blocks

With this tutorial you can turn ordinary wooden blocks into a fun Halloween decoration or child’s toy! make different faces […]

Decoupage Pumpkin Sun Catcher

Discover how easy it is to make this fun window decoration. The kids will love making it and decorating the […]

No-Sew Woodland Creatures Masks

Use the patterns to make these adorable fox, deer, and skunk masks. Great for a costume or dress-up.

Coffee & Cream Play Dough

Make this coffee & cream play dough for lots of fun pretend play. Kids can pretend they have a coffee […]

White Chocolate Popcorn Skull

Use a plastic cake pan to mold this skull out of white chocolate popcorn for Halloween or a pirate party.

Glitter Jack o’Lantern Treat Bags

Make these cute little drawstring bags decorated with glitter paint Jack o’Lanterns. They make for great party favors!

Halloween Candy Bouquet

Here’s a step by step tutorial for making a Halloween Candy Centerpiece that’s great for a Halloween party.

Mr. Pumpkin Head

If your kids love Mr. Potato Head, they are sure to love Mr. Pumpkin head too!

Tape Resist Pumpkin Window Art

Fun color mixing experience that makes beautiful window art for your home! Easy enough for toddlers to paint with the […]

Paper Plate Pumpkin

Turn a paper plate and an empty cardboard tube into a cute paper plate pumpkin. There are two versions of […]

Pumpkin Spice Salt Dough Ornaments

This fall, make some extraordinary ornaments that smell amazing. A fun fall twist on a classic project that your kids […]

Upcycled Halloween Tic Tac Toe

Turn an empty box and plastic bottle caps into a fun Halloween-themed tic tac toe game. A great upcycling project.

Balloon Pumpkin Patch

Make a treat-filled balloon pumpkin patch for your Halloween party! These Jack O’Lanterns are fun, easy, and so festive!

Front Porch Witch

Combine scrap wood, paint, and simple embellishments to make a fun witch porch greeter. Make one together as a family, […]

Ghoulish Gravestones

Impress the guests with these edible gravestones. They’re easy to make and so much fun for Halloween!

Magic Trick: Square Circle Production

In this video you show a magic box and a tube empty and them make a whole pile of items […]

Paper Ghosts

These paper ghosts are easy to make from construction paper and can be used for making Halloween party invites.

Yellow Yo-Yo

This Yellow Yo-Yo project is perfect for “Y Week.” All you need are construction paper, yarn, and a bottle cap.

Moveable Modern Art

Use craft foam sticks and brads to make this moveable modern art! A fun activity for a rainy or snowy […]

Bacon and an Egg with a Yellow Yarn Yolk

Here’s a fun and easy craft made from paper and yarn. Talk about the Yellow Yarn Yolk during “Y-Week” or […]

DIY Monster Claws

Quickly and easily make your own set of Monster Claws. Perfect for Halloween or everyday play. Great addition to a […]

Rubber Band Ball

Learn how to make your very own bouncy rubber band ball! Keeps your child busy taking bands on and off […]

Upcycled Basketball Eyeball

Recycle an old, worn out basketball by turning it into a spooky eyeball decoration that’s perfect fro Halloween!

Candy Corn Flower Cookies

Make these tasty and fun cookies decorated with candy corns for your harvest or Halloween party. So easy kids can […]

Fall Nature Collage

Go outside and collect natural objects like leaves, sticks, acorns etc. Than make a fall nature collage with everything you’ve […]

Fall Leaves Collage

Make this beautiful collage by painting a piece of paper in different colors and adding real leaves. A great craft […]

Pencil Shavings Fish

Empty out your pencil sharpeners, but save those shavings! They work perfectly as scales on this adorable fish.

Witch Pitch Halloween Game

Liven up any Halloween celebration with a game of Witch Pitch! It’s fun to make and easy to play!

October Learning Calendar

A free printable for October~ perfect for beginning calendar skills! Great for keeping organized or learning about the days of […]

Bat Straws

Quickly and easily transform a ribbon, straw, and googly eyes into a festive bat place card. Great for Halloween parties […]

Halloween Bottles

Upcycle your glass bottles into festive fall decorations! Decoupage and tissue paper give you the color and your imagination provides […]

Stone Owls

Make adorable owls from smooth stones you find outside. Go on a nature hike and collect your stones, wash them […]

Eggshell Art – Fall Tree

It’s hard to believe this beautiful piece of art started as eggshells! A fun fall-themed mixed-media project for kids.

Pumpkin Bottle Cap Necklace

Turn a bottle cap into a cute pumpkin necklace, perfect for Halloween. Fun, easy, and inexpensive and the kids will […]

Pumpkin Magnets

These pumpkin magnets are as easy to make as they are cute. Add faces for Halloween-themed magnets or keep them […]

Googly Eye Rings

Your kids will love making this “eye-popping” jewelry. Easy and perfect for Halloween. A great make and take for a […]

Spider Infested Chocolate Chip Cookies

Creep out your Halloween party guests by filling your cookies with chocolate chip spiders. oh so creepy!

Cheese Mouse

Make a kid friendly snack out of a Laughing Cow Cheese wedge and a few simple ingredients!

Pencil Shaving Butterfly

Create a beautiful butterfly and flowers from something you’d ordinarily throw away… pencil shavings! So much fun!

Craft Foam Iguana

Here’s a fun craft for “I” week. This iguana starts as a capital I. A great way to learn the […]

Dinosaur Shoes

Help your preschooler make dinosaur shoes from craft foam. Then use the shoes for a fun and educational alphabet game. […]

Spooky Spider Deviled Eggs

Add spiders made from black olives to your deviled eggs for a Halloween snack that is spooky and fun. A […]

Halloween Donut Treat

Pair Dollar Store fangs with donuts or bagels to make the world’s easiest Halloween treat. A perfect last-minute, low-effort treat […]

Spooky Pudding Cups

Spooky pudding cups your kids will love! Have fun and make a Monster, Ghost, Frankenstein and Jack O’Lantern!

Day of the Dead Printable Masks

Fall is such a fun time of year and home to one of my favorite crafting holidays, Halloween! This year […]

Stuffed Paper Apples

Make some stuffed paper apples using recycled shopping bags and yarn. A fun fall craft to work on basic sewing […]

Candy Corn S’mores

These candy corn S’mores are sure to get you in the Halloween spirit. SO SO SO good and really fun […]

Rolo Monsters

These cute and “sprinkly” monsters are made using Rolo candies. Easy and fun to make with the kids, great for […]

Happy Halloween Banner

This Happy Halloween banner is easy to make, in expensive and eco friendly, using recycled fabric, felt, and fuse it […]