Back-to-School Crafts: Easy Art Projects Kids Will Love

With the new school year here, it's the perfect time to get kids excited and ready for the classroom with some fun and creative back-to-school-themed crafts. These projects not only spark their imagination but also help them personalize their school supplies, making the transition from summer to school more enjoyable. From custom pencil cases to DIY bookmarks, these crafts are easy to make and provide a great opportunity for kids to express themselves while preparing for the year ahead. Whether they’re decorating their notebooks or crafting inspirational wall art, these back-to-school crafts will set a positive and creative tone for the new school year.

Personalized Pencil Cases
Kids can decorate plain pencil cases with fabric markers, patches, or paint to create a unique design that reflects their personality.
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DIY Bookmarks
Using cardstock, stickers, and colorful ribbons, kids can craft their own bookmarks to keep track of their place in their school books.
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Custom Notebook Covers:
Encourage kids to design and decorate the covers of their notebooks with collage, drawing, or painting, turning ordinary school supplies into something special.
Fun for the younger crowd:
Fun for the older kids: https://www....TwEoN&index=1

Classroom Name Plates
Have kids create name plates for their desks using construction paper, markers, and fun embellishments like glitter or stickers.
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Back-to-School Collage
Kids can make a collage using magazine cutouts, photos, and drawings that represent their hopes and goals for the upcoming school year.
It would be so fun to have them make this collage//dream board before school starts, then another one towards the end of the school year and see how much they have changed!

School Supply Organizers
Help kids create organizers for their school supplies using decorated jars, boxes, or cans that they can paint or cover with paper. These are great for home-school classrooms OR for your child’s art table!
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Chalkboard Art
Using chalkboard paint on a small canvas or piece of wood, kids can create their own mini chalkboard to write messages or reminders for the school year.


Backpack Charms
Kids can make their own charms for their backpacks using beads, clay, or felt, adding a personalized touch to their gear.
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"All About Me” Poster
A fun way to start the school year, kids can create a poster that showcases their interests, hobbies, and goals for the new school year, which can also be shared with their classmates for something like a “Show and Tell” day.


Inspirational Wall Art
Encourage kids to create posters with inspirational quotes or their favorite school-related sayings to hang in their room or study area.
At Pinot’s Palette we offer classes for all ages, so you can bring one of the kiddos in and bond over a creative experience!
Our 3pm, 4:30pm, & 7pm classes ((AND of course our “Family Day events)) are perfect for ages 13+ (*with an adult).
Our ‘Little Brushes’ classes are great for kids, age 6 & up

**Here are some of our favorite upcoming paintings that the kids would love (OR even that you would love to paint and hang up in your home-school space or homework desk for after school):

8/24 ‘Monet’s Water Lilies’
Claude Monet is one of the most popular of all the impressionist painters and for good reason! His water lily paintings are quite a sight to see in person and are also really fun to paint. Paint your own Monet with this serene scene. *This on would be perfect for a lovely splash of color… or hanging over the art-making table!
https://www..../event/780880

8/30 ‘Twilight Paradise'
This is a black Light class! Paint with bright colors, under the glow of a black light. This is another bright and colorful one and will be a lot of fun for everyone to paint in a unique atmosphere.
As the sun sets, the light must travel through more of the atmosphere before the rays get to you. If the path is long enough, the blue and violet lights go further than our eye can see. This leaves the pink, orange and red colors for us to look at. So that's why sunsets are usually pink, orange and red.
https://www..../event/773342

8/31 ‘Back To School Gnome’
This adorable little gnome with his pencil hatis the perfect thing to get you all back into the school year mode. Customize the background colors, and more!
https://www..../event/773356

9/7 ‘Starry Night Lake View’
This fun and festive adaptation of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ will be recognizable for the kids, and the style of artwork will be fun to recreate. You and your children will learn a little about Van Gogh through the artwork, and a lot about his style with the impressionistic brushstrokes and colors!
https://www..../event/776086

9/16 ‘Marble Art’
This immersive, expressive type of pour art painting is so cool! It is a fun experience, easy to make and looks very professional. Select the colors you want to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, specific to your taste and home’s décor. You and your kids will love to pick colors, then explore a very different style of making art. Pour, swirl, and coat the canvas and enjoy watching the medium do it’s thing. No two will ever look alike, giving this masterpiece an added-layer of individuality and exceptionalism.
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And MORE!
Be sure to check out full calendar below to see ALL of the paintings we've got coming up!

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