Arts and craft activities for middle school

We found the best middle school art projects online! Whether you are an art teacher teaching middle school students or have kids in middle school that you

Here’s a fun STEM project – make a paper horse that walks on its own! A few months ago, I saw this really interesting project on Pinterest where you can make a horse out of paper that really walks on its own down an incline, and I’ve been wanting to try it. Well, our mandatory […]

STEM Ferris Wheel Project is an amazing engineering activity for upper elementary and middle school students. Teams create a dimensional turning two-sided- wheel that must be held aloft. Great Teamwork opportunity!

Make your own Twirligig~ a cool paper spinner toy that will amaze and delight kids of all ages! YOu only need a couple of basic supplies!

Are you on the hunt for fun craft ideas for teens and tweens? These stellar crafts will actually keep them occupied on rainy days!

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.

Love knitting? Discover delightful yarn craft ideas to transform your yarn stash into handmade treasures.

Discover some fascinating, no prep, STEM activities and challenges you can do with your students using paper! Engineering, math and science.

I can’t say I’m a big fan of icebreakers myself, at least the get-to-know-you type. Students may be grouped in a different way from the previous year, and there are always new students to the schoo…

This 'All About Me Sneaker' activity is a great back-to-school activity or transition activity that kids will love! Children complete their sneakers with facts all about themselves, helping you get to know them, and especially what's important to them.

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Here’s a fun STEM challenge, and the materials couldn’t be simpler! Challenge kids to build the longest possible paper chain with just one sheet of paper and tape. That’s it! This math activity will appeal to a wise range of ages. I’d recommend it for kids age 5 to 10. If they can safely cut […]

Here's a great idea I spotted on Pinterest.... I tried this lesson with my middle school students and they had so much fun with it! I originally used a copy

School-aged kids will learn about creating pixel art on graph paper in this easy project. This mess-free technique can easily be used at home or in the

Create paper chain pythons based on real snakes from Austraila's tropical Daintree Rainforest. This is a fun paper craft for kids and makes a cool STEM or STEAM activity, there is also a "design your own" snake which you can create an original pattern on. #snake #snakecraft #python #greentreepython, #junglecarpetpython #papersnakes #animalcraft #australiananimals #reptiles #printable #kidsactivities #stem #steam #papercrafts #paperchain #thecrafttrain #superfunprintables

My middle school kiddos are in love with this project! Thanks to Cassie Stephens string art lesson! After learning the process I decided to...

Even if the weather outside is cold, it's always a great day for ice cream! Use this fun free printable build your own ice cream craft...

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

Spring is finally here! I love finding ways to integrate art into content areas such as language arts and math. I cannot think of a better project to welcome spring than by creating echo art flowers through a directed drawing exercise. After completing our flowers, we measured with paperclips since we are working on measurement this week. Each student added a sentence under their artwork that stated how many paperclips tall their flowers were. These flowers definitely make an awesome…

This step-by-step tutorial for How To Make Easy Paper Mosaics for Kids is amazing! Let's make beautiful, custom DIY paper mosaics today.