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Spatial Gift-Boosting Activities

These activities will help your child develop visual arts and spatial reasoning skills.

In this article, you will find:

Grades 6-8

  • Clothesline Art Show
    Calling all artists! Get ready to "hang" at the coolest neighborhood gallery.

  • Build a Sandcastle!
    Take one child, add sand and water, mix, and let rise!

  • Funky Picture Frame
    With a garage sale project that's picture perfect, art is where you find it.

  • Rainsticks from Recyclables
    Found objects often make the best art. When you look at everyday items with a fresh eye, who knows what you'll discover!

  • Denim Rings from Blue Jeans
    Sounds a bit like making a toothpick from a tree, but what else are your teens going to do with those worn-out jeans?

    Grades K-2
    Grades 3-5

    Linguistic Logical-Mathematical Intrapersonal Interpersonal
    Bodily-Kinesthetic Musical Naturalistic Spatial
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