Arts and crafts first grade

The August art session with my little "firsties" was a HUGE success. We created "Wild About 1st Grade" self-portraits. They turned out so dang cute! It was a lot of fun to combine some guided art along with "do your own thing" directions. The bulletin board is adorable. We'll be adding their writing prompt responses to "I'm WILD About 1st Grade Because..." as soon as we finish the edit process. I created a file with the guided art directions, supply list, and writing prompts. Feel free to…

Cute yarn pumpkins are a fun-to-make pumpkin arts and crafts to try in October with a technique using a balloon, orange yarn, and glue.

These textured pumpkins are one of the easiest fall art projects for kids! This fall activity provides a great way for kids to explore textures while creating pumpkin art! Follow our Fall Crafts and Learning for Kids Pinterest board! Recently Lucy came home so excited about an art project she had done at school. Her...

Autumn is a wonderful season to create lasting memories such as jumping into a pile of leaves, picking and decorating pumpkins, visiting an orchard, hosting a fall theme party and making this free printable scarecrow shape craft template. My kids love scrolling through Pinterest to find cool craft ideas made of recycled materials like paper

A splash of color and a few dabs on the paper and you have an easy and gorgeous Bat Silhouette Halloween Art. This Halloween art idea is great for kids as young as toddlers (with some help

Over the past year, I've done a lot of cleaning out. All my pre-made holiday decor was given to other teachers. It had not been used in years and was taking up space! Well, last week, my first graders let me know we needed more Halloween decor in our classroom. I told them we better start creating! Here's what we made. They love it! I do, too! BONUS: This project did not cost me one cent!! Don't celebrate Halloween?? You can still make these. They are adorable with or without faces! You will…

These free printable spring symmetry drawing worksheets are kindergartner tested and approved! Get your free spring symmetry drawing pages for kindergarten and first grade here.

We love Arts and Crafts for Kids and Salt Painting does not disappoint. Salt Art is so pretty and kids will love glue painting. It's inexpensive and so fun!

From mixed media to simple sketching, there's something here for every 1st grader.