3rd grade crafts

Third grade used warm and cool colors and pattern to create these tempera paintings. The students viewed artwork by native people and how their hand print was not only a record of who they were or where they had traveled, but also a way to sign their art. The students each used their hand prints to sign their paintings. Notice how the warm colors (red, orange, and yellow) advance and the cool colors (blue, green, and violet) recede? This color effect creates an optical illusion. The boys and…

Paper plate fans for the spring and summer. These hand fans are a simple arts and craft project that is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers and kids of all ages.

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.

Beautiful paper lantern craft for Diwali and Christmas. Easy DIY home decoration idea to make with kids for the festival season.

These handprint lilies are so beautiful and surprisingly easy to make! They'd make such a thoughtful handmade gift idea for Mother's Day if you make a small bouquet and tie them together with a ribbon. Or you could make a bouquet of handprint Easter lilies if you use white paper. Can Easter lilies be pink? I think they're just white? Either way, they're adorable for spring and they're a wonderful low mess craft to make with the kids! I had such an awesome helper when I made these paper…

MUST TRY spinning Christmas trees expeirment is super cool and EASY! This holiday science project is perfect STEM idea for December.

Third grade is a super important year for a kid’s school life. When you look into 3rd grade, you’ll see that this is the year kids move from just learning how to read to using reading to understand more things. During this time, your child is probably getting better at schoolwork, growing physically, and fitting in with friends.

This spider web suncatcher craft is a fun craft for kids for Halloween. Make a colourful spider web this Halloween with your kids!

This simple project with help teach kids geography and increase their global awareness as they begin to grasp their city, state, country, and continent.

Super simple craft for a DIY Paper Spinner, keeping the kids entertained this summer as part of the Make and Takes summer series Get Out and Play!