Arts and Crafts

Here are some great family-time activities using leaves. Try waxing, rubbing, and pressing them.

Create texture with crayon rubbings by layering objects, shifting the paper, and trying other suggested options.

This tempera paint art project is a safe alternative to projects that call for grated crayons and an iron!

In this art activity, the paper towel makes the colors blur as your toddler draws on it.

Make homemade crayons with your preschool child -- and then have fun coloring.

For a real tree effect, cut lollipop sticks and have your preschool child insert them in a Styrofoam cone.

This art activity provides plans for a homemade fan that's easy for preschoolers to make.

This heavy bracelet is a fun art project for a preschooler, but it requires some help from a parent.

With some help from you, younger children can create a mosaic from brightly colored construction paper.

This craft is found in many cultures worldwide. It's easy to make and the result is quite attractive.

You can use clothespins to make a nifty flower trivet for your child to paint.

Crushed Froot Loops are used like glitter in this fun toddler art project.

Here are seven different activity ideas for chalk art. Try them all with your child.

Broken eggshells make a great art medium for a preschool child to glue and paint.

Your preschooler can create Spoon People using glue yarn, buttons, and a wooden spoon.

Dying paper towels with food coloring is incredible fun for preschool children.

Preschoolers can make a bear with brown construction paper, white circles, and glue.

Paper doll chains are fun to make, and they can be used as a border on any plain wall in your home.