Arts and Crafts

New Year’s Noise Makers

Here’s a great craft for the new year’s celebration.  Give the kids something fun to do on that dreaded first day after winter break!
Noise Maker Materials

Paper Plates
Dried Beans
Tape or Stapler
Glue ... Read this tip

Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees

Instead of gingerbread houses, I make ice cream cone Christmas trees with my kids every holiday season. Using cone shaped sugar cones, green icing (you can use food coloring to ... Read this tip

Pipe Cleaner Ornaments

To make a candy cane ornament, I simply have students, using one red and one white pipe cleaner, twist the red one around the white one. Then I have them ... Read this tip

Hand and Foot Reindeer Craft

To make a reindeer, you can use either brown paper bags, construction paper, or poster board.
Have children trace one shoe and both hands onto the paper and cut them out.
Next, ... Read this tip

Christmas Paper Chains

If you are looking for an easy Christmas craft, have you thought about making paper chains with your kids?
I make these every year, we hang them around the room during ... Read this tip

Handprint Paper Wreath

Here’s a great Christmas / holiday activity I do every December with my first graders.
What you’ll need is green and red construction paper, pencils, scissors, glue and possibly some glitter, ... Read this tip

Make Your Students’ Artwork Sparkle!

To give your students’ artwork a special sparkle, what you need to do is have your kids paint the part of the picture that needs the shine with white glue.  ... Read this tip

Turkey Art and Poem

Give students either an outline of a turkey body or have them make their own.  A fun way to have them make their own is to have students trace and ... Read this tip

Pumpkin Patch Bulletin Board Idea

Each year I put up a pumpkin patch bulletin board. Parents and kids love finding their pumpkins as well as looking at pictures while waiting outside my room during conference time.

Kindergarten Paper Napkin Ghosts

Halloween is coming and kids love scary ghosts. Here’s how to make paper napkin ghosts you can use to decorate the classroom.