Running low on money? Out of ideas for gifts? Feeling crafty? Whatever the reason may be, homemade gifts are perfect for the creative person or the person trying to save a dollar here and there. Packed with hands-on crafts for kids, the...

Build vocabulary and get in the Halloween sprit with a collection of festive activities! Here, scholars take part in a holiday celebration, unearth the unknown in mystery feel-boxes, and create monster masks out of paper plates. 

Keen observation skills are an essential trait for good artists. Discuss the elements of a portrait with your class using terminology such as, full-face, profile, quarter-length, full-length. After that, they can use the included...

After a close reading of Sylvia Plath's "Mirror" and Flora de Falbe's "Five Things About the Lake," young poets craft their own personification list poem about a very special place.

Students make their own wrapping paper. In this art lesson, students cut paper sacks stamping them with ink pads or decorating them with markers.

Students choose a chore from the Job Jar. In this art lesson students select a folded piece of paper from the Job Jar. A monetary value is attached to the job as well. When the job is completed it is recorded on a chore chart.

Students participate in a counting activity related to St. Patrick's day.  In this counting exercise students match the number of beans or coins to a numbered shamrock. 

Students set up a pretend "apple stand." In this dramatic play lesson, students create an apple stand scene. Students pretend to pick and pay for apples.