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Preschool and Kindergarten Crafts.

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Crafts
These crafts use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, crayons, paint, glue, etc. See a page about color mixing to see how to combine paint to make all the colors of the rainbow.

Summer Activities

Click on any of the crafts to go to the instructions. Have fun!

CAGED BIRD Make a paper bird in a yarn cage.	CAKE, DINOSAUR Make a Stegosaurus cake from a round cake.	CALENDARS	CAMEL, EGG CARTON Make camels from egg cartons and corks.
CANADA Celebrate Canada Day on July 1st.	CANADIAN FLAG PEBBLE Paint a pebble and make a wonderful, patriotic symbol of Canada.	CANADIAN FLAG PLANT POT Put your plants in beautiful plant pots!	CANADIAN WIND SOCK Make a great windsock from an oatmeal box and paper.
CANDLES FOR KWANZAA Make paper Kwanzaa candles that have secret treats inside. You can use these as a table decoration, then give them to children as an after-dinner treat.	CANDY BIRD NESTS Make cute little candy bird nest treats.	CANDY HEART GIFT Create a clear Valentine heart candy holder for Valentine's Day. This makes a nice Valentine's gift.	CANDY NECKLACE Make an edible necklace using licorice laces and cereal.
CANDY TRAIN Make a tiny candy train from wrapped candies.	CANOE Make a tiny birch bark canoe from construction paper (or a brown paper grocery bag) and yarn.	CARDBOARD TUBE CRAFTS Make crafts using toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes and gift wrap tubes.	CARDBOARD TUBE ROCKET Make a rocket from a paper towel tube and construction paper.
CAR TRAVEL ACTIVITY BOOK Children can use this activity book on their next long car trip.	CARDBOARD BOX BARN Make a cute barn from a cardboard box.	CARDBOARD BOX TOWN Make an entire town using old boxes and cartons, paper, crayons, tape, and glue.	CARDS TO MAKE

CASCADE OF STARS Make a linear star mobile that you can hang from the ceiling.	CASTLE Make an enchanted castle from a cardboard box.	CAT CARD A cute card for cat lovers.	CAT CRAFTS
CAT HAT A scary black cat hat made from construction paper.	CAT MASK Print out and decorate magnificent masks.	CAT PUPPET An easy way to make paper bag puppets.	CAT PUPPET ON A STICK Make adorable puppets from styrofoam trays and drinking straws.
CATERPILLAR and BUTTERFLY CRAFTS	CATERPILLAR, EGG CARTON Make caterpillars from egg cartons and pipe cleaners.	CATERPILLAR PAPER CHAIN Make a cute caterpillar from a paper chain.	3-D Cell Model Made from Jello (Animal Cell) Make your own giant animal cell model using Jello and candies (and then eat it).
CHALK, SIDEWALK Make your own sidewalk chalk from plaster of Paris.	CHANUKAH Make decorations and cards for Hanukkah. Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days in November and/or December.	Check-Off Card Print a card that is good for many occasions, including Happy Birthday, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Congratulations, Graduation, Get Well Soon, Pi Day, Easter, Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Anniversary, New Year or Many Thanks. Just print the card, then check off the appropriate occasion.	CHINESE DANCING DRAGON/LION TOY Make a dancing paper lion or dragon toy for Chinese New Year.
CHINESE LANTERN A simple lantern to make from paper.	CHINESE NEW YEAR In 2021, Chinese New Year starts on February 12. In the Chinese calendar, it is the year 4718, and the Year of the Ox.	CHRISTMAS CRAFTS Make Santas, snowmen, ornaments, and decorated trees. Christmas is celebrated on December 25.	Christmas Place Cards Print color placecards of poinsettias, Christmas trees, holly, pinecone, Christmas stockings, and gingerbread men for your Christmas table.
CHRISTMAS STOCKING Make a great Christmas stocking from a brown paper grocery bag.	CHRISTMAS TREE A construction paper Christmas tree that is very easy to make!	Christmas Tree Card You can make a simple tree card for Christmas.	CHRISTMAS TREE, PINE CONE An easy-to-make Christmas tree from a pine cone! Use as a Christmas decoration on as an ornament on your tree.
Circular Painted Paper Flower Card Make a beautiful flower card using recycled paper that you paint on. This is a great Mother's Day, Spring, Get Well Soon, or Birthday Card.	CLEAR HEART CANDY GIFT Create a clear Valentine heart candy holder for Valentine's Day. This makes a nice Valentine's gift.	CLOCK CRAFT Make a simple paper clock that you can use to practice telling time.	COFFEE CAN BANK An easy, personalized bank made from a tin can.
COIN/MONEY CRAFTS Make piggy banks and other coin- and money-related crafts.	COLLAGE OF FAMILY MEMBERS Make a great collage by cutting out pictures of family members and gluing them to poster board.	COLORFUL FALL PLACE CARDS Print color placecards of Pilgrim hats, turkeys, pine cones, cornucopias, pumpkins, corn, grapes, and scarecrows.	COLORS BOOK A simple-to-make color book that is fun to make and helps teach the colors.
COLUMBUS DAY CRAFTS Geography and history crafts celebrating Christopher Columbus' journey in 1492. Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October.	COLUMBUS' VOYAGE: MAP AND SHIPS Make a map of Columbus' voyage and tiny replicas of his three ships.	COMIC BOOK A great way to make your own comic book. This is a fun book students can make, encouraging writing practice, drawing skills, and creativity	COMPLETE THE PICTURE #1 Practice drawing using part of a picture from a magazine.

COMPLETE THE PICTURE #2 Practice drawing using half of a picture from a magazine.	Complete the Picture #3 Practice drawing using a prompt from a small picture (from a magazine or old greeting card). Glue a small picture on a blank page, then use your imagination to complete the drawing.	CORN PLACE CARD Make an ear of corn table place card from construction paper and unpopped popcorn.	COUPON CARD FOR MOM Make a printable card with a coupon for a chore you will do for Mom. Black-and-white and color versions available.
COUPON CARD FOR DAD Make a printable card with a coupon for a chore you will do for Dad. Black-and-white and color versions available.	COUPON VALENTINE CARD These coupon Valentine cards are very simple to make - print, cut and write a coupon for your Valentine. The coupon can be for a big hug, a chore you will do (like washing the car or cleaning the family room) or just a loving message.	CRADLE CRAFT Make a teddy bear cradle from an oatmeal box.	CRAFT STICK FLAG Make a little US flag from craft sticks.
CRAFTS ORGANIZED BY MATERIAL Make many crafts from paper, boxes, paper plates, plaster, pine cones, papier-mache, egg cartons, twigs, and other common materials.	CROWN OF FLOWERS An easy-to-make Spring hat.	CROWN OF HEARTS Make a pretty crown from a paper plate and construction paper.	CRYSTAL SNOWFLAKE A beautiful snowflake made from pipe cleaners and borax.
CUBE, PAPER Print and make a paper cube.	CUP O' FISH Make an edible aquarium.	CUP O' WORMS A very yucky treat made of chocolate pudding and gummy worms! Great at children's parties.	CURVED-FLAP ENVELOPE CRAFT Make a special envelope/card out of any type of paper - it has unusual curved flaps.