Arts and crafts for 3rd grade

Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).

Learn how to make a dreamcatcher using paper plates and keep bad dreams away! These DIY dreamcatchers are so pretty and so easy to make!

Decorate and fly these fun paper plate frisbees this summer!

Color up some STEM fun with these Free Printable Penny Paper Spinners!

This craft step by step on how to make paper windmill that spins around, is one of my favorite fun and easy summer craft ideas for kids. Like most of my other crafts these will make a great toy windmill to take outside too, as well as to the beach. My DIY Windmill project comes

Discover how to transform everyday beans into stunning mosaic art with this easy, fun tutorial. Perfect for DIY decor! You can make this with no crafting skills.

Make this adorable cactus handprint card with our free printable template! You only need paper and a few other supplies to make it.

I have put together 50+ arts, crafts and activities to do with kids at home. Perfect for summer or even in the middle of a long winter. So many fun craft ideas for kids. I have been slowly putting together a list of arts, crafts and activities to do with kids at home. Some of these could totally be done outside or for a break from the hot days of summer or even during the long days of winter. Either way, so many great and fun options for all sorts of different ages. I have included a few…

Third grade used warm and cool colors and pattern to create these tempera paintings. The students viewed artwork by native people and how their hand print was not only a record of who they were or where they had traveled, but also a way to sign their art. The students each used their hand prints to sign their paintings. Notice how the warm colors (red, orange, and yellow) advance and the cool colors (blue, green, and violet) recede? This color effect creates an optical illusion. The boys and…

These colorful abstract drawings are so easy to make. Kids of any ages will enjoy making these scribble art crafts, even adults. All you need is paper, a black marker and your favorite coloring medium. This kids craft is worthy of a frame.

Mrs. T's First Grade Class: End of the Year Projects

Welcome spring with this sweet paper plate sun and rainbow craft. This is a fun classroom project to make as one paper plate makes two crafts and you can use scrap materials for everything else.

Beautiful paper lantern craft for Diwali and Christmas. Easy DIY home decoration idea to make with kids for the festival season.

Check out this easy butterfly craft for kids! Using just a few cheap craft supplies (hello Amazon), kids can paint butterflies with tissue paper! What a fun idea! These beautiful painted paper butterflies are made even easier with our free butterfly printable. This may be the perfect craft idea for spring and summer!

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It’s time to gather little handprints for our adorable and super colorful Handprint Parrot Craft! Get the free printable template, too!

String paint art is SO PRETTY and its really simple to create! This is such a fun and easy art technique and a great project for people of all skill levels.

Middle School students will dive right into this awesome lesson that focuses on the principle of perspective while designing a 3D looking aquarium.