10-15 Minutes – Colorations®

Winter Birds

Teaches weaving, fine motor skills, and imagination. Use with a lesson on winter animals and birds.

Hot Cocoa Cups

Teaches following instructions, fine motor skills, and pretend play

Shapes Penguins Creative Craft Activity for Winter

These adorable penguins aren't just a tun of fun to make—they're also a great early STEAM activity! Through artwork and imagination, children will practice combining simple shapes to make more interesting complex figures.

Snowperson Craft Rolls

This activity is a winter delight as children create their very own snow people! This activity provides excellent fine motor practice, as well as plenty of practice with creative thinking and using recycled materials in a unique way.

Craft Stick Snowflakes

Let every child express their uniqueness by creating snowflakes with their own unique designs! This activity is a great opportunity to celebrate the start of the winter season, as well as each child's own colorful personality.

Contact Paper Snowman

This is a great project for our K – 3 classroom hallways. Each grade level does a different craft for each season. Our class made snowmen that hang from the ceiling and is two-sided.

Love Note Critter Clips

A charming way to deliver words of love!

Watercolor Resist Hearts

Reveal special messages and unique designs with this engaging watercolor technique.

Heart Suncatcher

To create a colorful and shimmery suncatcher in the shape of a heart

Colorful Foam Shape Heart Collage

Bright colors and shapes bring new dimension to hearts.

Beaded Heart

A hanging gift for a family member is perfect for Valentine's Day!

Heart Bead Maze

Hearts are a great shape to use to make and solve a maze!

Valentine’s Pockets

Economical and easy solution to collecting Valentine's cards

Gingerbread Person Ornament

These gingerbread ornaments are a real treat—just don't try to eat them! Children will create their own version of the classic gingerbread person. Encourage creative use of materials so that they can express their individuality through their ornaments.

Peppermint Straw Tree Ornament Creative Craft Activity for the Holidays

Peppermint Straw Tree Ornaments

Create colorful Christmas trees while getting early practice with basic length and measurement skills. Bright, striped art straws make for a unique holiday design. Add a star on top and you've got a perfect holiday ornament!

Ginger Bread Friends

Want to have some fun with your students at Christmas time? How about making life size gingerbread cut outs (that look like giant cookie) and put your student's faces in the middle.

Stacking Star Tree

This is a great math activity to celebrate the Christmas/holiday season.

Angel Tree Topper

This simple transformation from hand puppet to holiday keepsake only takes a few steps!

Holiday Hand and Footprint Paintings

Who doesn't love making reindeer with their own footprints?

Reindeer Gift Bag

An easy-to-make holiday gift bag that kids are sure to have fun with!

Stamping Glitter

This fun and easy project will delight your little ones!

Candles of Hanukkah Menorah

Learn about this timeless symbol and discuss its meaning.

Button Tree

These craft stick and button trees are a unique take on the classic Christmas tree!

Holiday Winter Christmas Crreative Craft Activity

Beaded Candy Canes

These beaded candy canes are a treat to make!

Classroom Thanksgiving Tree

Using the children’s handprints, create a tree for them to write what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving!

Pilgrim Ship

Set sail to a new continent! Children will adore these crafts and the telling of historical (or fictional) stories with them. A terrific activity for critical thinking, creative thinking, storytelling and historical discussion.

Native American Headband

Learn about the cultural wear and traditions of the Native American by creating these lovely, personalized headbands. This terrific activity promotes creativity and fine motor skills, as well as a valuable lesson on the culture on the Native Americans.

Plate of Pumpkin Pie

These pies are simple, fast and mess-free—and you don't even need an oven! Children will practice motor skills and critical thinking skills as they make this classic Fall dessert. This activity is also a great opportunity to discuss food as culture.

Pin The Tail On The Turkey

This turkey-rific activity is a delight that children can enjoy again and again! In addition to creating a treat of a Thanksgiving turkey, children will build motor skills and practice creative and critical thinking skills.

Thanksgiving Creative Craft Activity Pilgrim Hat

Pilgrim Hats

Give children a chance to dress up as the early pilgrim settlers with this quick and simple activity! They'll develop critical motor skills and practice concentration as they cut and assemble their project. Plus, they'll have a fun new dramatic play hat!

Time Allocation: 10-15 Minutes