First grade crafts

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…

Kids will go nuts over this fun, EASY how to make a homemade kaleidoscope craft project at home. This activity is fun for all ages!

Use low-prep writing crafts to get students excited about writing and showcase everything they have learned.

Looking for a perfect cute craft to make with children? These paper squishies might be just for that. Give these kid crafts a try with the whole family and make something cute and easy.

Check out these no prep writing crafts. This blog post talks about these fun and engaging writing prompts, which are ideal for Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade students. These craftivities are great for writing lessons, writing centers, or writer's workshop. They are seasonal and fun for kinder, first grade and second grade (spring, summer, fall, and winter). There are digital options too. Each craftivity is perfect for bulletin boards, as well as arts and crafts and literacy lessons…

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

Looking for some fun, creative, and unique August Crafts for Kids? You are going to love these watermelon, sunflower, back to school, and other projects!

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.

Create stunning tin foil art with your kids using a simple technique with aluminum tinfoil to make beautiful designs from flowers to animals.

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