Crafts: Hands-On Activities

Get in the Christmas spirit with an ebook detailing 18 holiday inspired arts and crafts, including pompom trees, placemats, paper chains, and more! 

What are the origins of el Dia de los Muertos, and how is this tradition observed in contemporary celebrations? With a variety of lesson plans and suggested hands-on activities, here is an excellent resource to reference as you...

Four hands-on activities suitable for children or families that help bring the past to life. Travel back in time to see what life was like in Norman times. Build your own castle then bring it to life by putting your own people in it. Or...

Discover Modernism through the eyes of artists. Over the course of six well-thought-out lessons, learners examine works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse while completing a range of collaborative and hands-on activities. A great resource!

Motion is the focus of ten hands-on activities that challenge scholars to build machines invented by Leonardo da Vinci. Following several steps, small groups work collaboratively to recreate machines including levers, pulleys, wheels,...

Turn young learners into pattern detectives with this fun hands-on activity. Using the included set of cards showing different block towers, children replicate each pattern with their own manipulatives while...

The 24 activities detailed in this packet are designed to get kids up and moving with a minimum of chaos. A great resource to have on hand for drama classes and content courses.

Interactive resource about pottery, weaving, quilting, and basketry. Includes informative texts, videos of children dicussing and/or performing their craft, ability to "make" crafts online, and information about places to go to make...

Learners practice telling time to the minute with this attractive and easy to understand instructional activity. By drawing the hands on a clock, students practice their time-telling skills.

Drawing cartoon characters can be difficult. In this video, the artist focuses on drawing hands. Hands can be intimidating, but he carefully draws a hand step-by-step. The video easy to follow. Note: This is part of a full video series...