Colonial art projects for kids

Kids are more likely to be engaged and remember what they've learned when you bring history to life. Making your own quill and homemade ink is perfect for a Colonial America unit or Revolutionary War unit.

Looking for an art project to do while studying early American history with your kids? I’ve got a fun and easy colonial flag watercolor art project for you.

Nine year old Sage hosts a web series featuring Colonial Craft tutorials from the 1700’s. She walks you through step by step how to create various items from colonial days and gives both historic and modern options, in just five minutes!! In addition to the colonial craft tutorial there is always a bite size history lesson and always a lot of humor and fun. Oh and a great homemade colonial dress and hat ;) All supplies are listed on each page with links to purchase. (They are all reasonable…

Kids are more likely to be engaged and remember what they've learned when you bring history to life. Making your own quill and homemade ink is perfect for a Colonial America unit or Revolutionary War unit.

Historical crafts are a great way to bring history to life for older kids. So it's time to put down the textbook and add one of these easy Pioneer crafts to your American history lesson plans.

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We have been studying life in Colonial Times. There are so many wonderful hands-on activities for kids to participate in for this time period. We just finished learning about Colonial Silversmiths. We read The Silversmiths (Colonial Craftsmen) by Leonard Fisher from a great series of books from the library about Colonial Craftsmen. We learned that there weren't banks in colonial times but that the local silversmith acted like a bank. People realized that their silver coins were hard to…

Colonial Toys for Children- what a great way to teach your children about the days of our country's past.

Discover what it was like in the Jamestown Settlement with these fun projects and free printables in this jamestown for kids unit for kids of all ages.

Clipper ships glide over the ocean at top speeds. The tangle of nets, ropes and sails, however, can make drawing a clipper ship daunting. Breaking down the ship’s parts into basic shapes helps with the drawing efforts. By the end of the drawing lesson, my students felt empowered with their impressive achievements. I detailed the