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Colors Like Me

Colors Like Me ® Nurturing Tomorrow's Leaders: Teaching Children Diversity and Inclusion Through Art In an increasingly interconnected world, promoting diversity and inclusion ...

Wheat & Gluten Free Dough

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The Colorful History of the Pom-Pom

You might not think much about the cultural role of these soft little fluffs, but pom-poms have a rich and colorful history adorning uniforms, traditional dress, casual clothing and décor across the world. Join us as we explore some of the history of the pom-pom!

Crafting Demo Videos

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Natural Tones Color Trends

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Paper Plate Spiders

After this activity, you'll have a fun new friend to hang with! Children can practice and express their creativity making these simple spiders. A terrific process art activity, and a great opportunity to learn about a marvelous creature.

Pinecone Owls

These feathered friends are a real hoot!

Halloween Felt Decorations

Halloween creatures aren't so scary when they're this cute and fuzzy! This activity lets children really experiment with creating their own design and putting it all together to create a unique, personal decoration.

Cotton Ghosts Creative Craft Activity for Halloween

Fluffy Ghosts

The light, fluffy texture of cotton balls is perfect for creating cute little ghosts! This activity is great for fine motor skills practice, and it allows room for children to express their creativity by personalizing their ghosts.

Cute Black Cat Stand Ups

These easy-to-make black cats are all treat—no tricks! This activity demonstrates how easy and fun it can be to turn commonplace items like cardboard tubes into interesting, representational art pieces. The final result can be great fun for dramatic play.

Creature Box

During Halloween, even plain old boxes come to life as spooky characters!

Art Roll Mummy

You'll marvel at these adorable mummies!

Pinecone Owls

These feathered friends are a real hoot!

Fall Leaves Luminaria

Fall leaves turn fiery hues of gold, yellow and red. Use those colors to create luminarias, small paper lanterns, that can be used to teach about the transitioning colors of leaves in the fall and how light shines through different materials.

Craft Roll Apple Trees

These fun, festive apple trees are a perfect craft to go along with a unit on apples, fall harvests, or Johnny Appleseed!

Collaborative Fall Campfire

Build teamwork in your own classroom campground.

BioColor Pinecone Painting

Explore the sensation of using a pine cone as a paint “brush!”

Autumn Leaf Dough Tree

Children can practice sorting, counting, and various other math concepts with this activity.

Trick-or-Treat Bags

Kids will love making an original tote for all their Halloween fun!

Frankenstein Faces

It's alive! This activity will have children creating their own versions of Frankenstein's monster. Great for developing early motor skills and for Halloween-themed dramatic play.