Elementary handicrafts

Fabric scrap crafts and activities for kids. Kids love fabric! Plan one of these fun art projects for your preschool, kindergarten, or elementary child.

A simple and brilliant idea to be realized at school with clay slabs: colored tiles imprinted with different shapes of pasta. Farfalle, penne, fusilli or spaghetti become interesting tools to creat…

Fourth Grade artists are busy finishing up their Radial Design sewing. Students have learned at least five different kinds of stitches: running, straight, cross, satin, as well as decorated or fancy running stitch. Students designed their work to have a symmetrical balance, and a few have radial balance, which is two or more lines of symmetry. We are sewing into burlap, which is loosely woven, and makes it a little easier to line up the design because of the grid-like pattern the fibers…

Kids of all ages will love this project! These bowls make great gifts for parents or grandparents. Use them to hold keys, loose change, paper clips, jewelry etc.

A step by step simple tutorial for how to make a pencil case from felt. This is a perfect beginner sewing project - so easy, the kids can do it! Plus they'll love customizing their own pencil case for back to school!

Highland Park Elementary Upper Darby PA - Art Teacher: Lauren Love 2014 Elementary Art Show

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Watch this video for some techniques on how to create a cardboard sculpture. In particular, observe how the SLOT technique (01:52 onwards) is used.

This is the second weaving project for this week. Staying with the owl theme, this is a more traditional weaving technique. It's a good project for Grade 3 and up. Don't forget to enter the Weavy Loo

Save all your cardboard boxes of all shapes and sizes for these awesome kids crafts!