Use these arts and crafts activities for teens across many different subjects, including nature study, language arts, history, geography and science. Creative ways to enhance your homeschool learning and have FUN!
Nature Study Crafts Activities Teens Will Love
Nature study crafts! And, gathering supplies from your yard makes doing a nature craft together even more fun! Spend a little bit of time outdoors then come inside and create. You could even stay outdoors and be crafty on a nice day.
Creating Leaf Prints – Creating leaf prints is simple and a lot of fun! Combine a nature walk, collecting a variety of leaves, and producing a beautiful leaf print.
Our sister site, Homeschool Nature Study, offers many nature study crafts for teens! Resident illustrator, Victoria Vels, shares a new craft each month.
Science Arts and Crafts Activities for Teens
DNA: A Dynamic Learning Activity – The DNA Diagram video art lesson from Nana gives you the jump start to spark your child’s interest in this still mysterious and relatively “new” scientific discovery.
Why Art is an Essential Part of Science in Our Homeschool – When I found the academic videos included in You ARE an ARTIST I was excited, but more so, relieved. I could take the subjects we were already studying in more formal ways and instantly make them more engaging for my kiddo, just by clicking play and letting Nana do the teaching!
Fall Art And Craft Activities for Teens
Fall is a great time to enter into purposeful falls art activities for teens in your home! Here’s a few ways we’ve enjoyed crafting as we ready the house for fall.
You can also jump into a seasonal tree study or glean some cozy, tea time ideas with our hygge homeschool art lessons.
Literature Activities: Extend the Learning With Art!
Study the Excellent Literary Works of Jane Austen – If the title of this post excites you, you are my people! I absolutely love quality literature, and studying the great works of authoress Jane Austen can be a thrilling journey. Most importantly, we hope the voyage is just as compelling for our high school students. For that reason, we want to share with you resources and ideas that will help you and your children dive headfirst into the world of Jane Austen.
Your Lord of the Rings fans will love a second breakfast watercolor art lesson! Available in the literature course in membership.
The Chronicles of Narnia – Are your kids ready for an epic homeschool art journey? Then, take a trip with chalk pastels Narnia with Nana art adventure!
Engaging Homeschool Literature Studies – browse the full list!
Ultimate List of Holiday Activities for High School
Enjoy this compilation of holiday activities for high school using your You ARE An Artist clubhouse membership. All you’ll need is a set of starter chalk pastels, a pack of construction paper, and your clubhouse membership.
Christmas Tree Ornament Nature Craft – it’s time to mark the Holy season with these cute twig Christmas tree ornaments. Using only a few easily-accessed and natural supplies you can whip up these beautiful ornaments in just one festive afternoon. So pull on your wellies and wooly hats, get out into nature to collect your twigs and lets get crafting!
Christmas Art for Tweens and Teens – Christmas art for tweens can be difficult to find. These activities are an age appropriate and engaging way to celebrate the season!
5 Easter Activities Perfect for Tweens and Teens – What if I told you You ARE an ARTiST offers Easter activities perfect for tweens and teens and suitable for all ages? Nana also has a brand new art lesson appropriate just for your tween or teen!
Art and Mapping Activities to Enhance Geography Learning
Make Geography Fun with Chalk Pastels! Are you looking for a unique way to get your kids excited about their homeschool geography? Maybe you have a hands-on learner that just needs something a little extra for their cartography lesson. Here is a unique way to learn about maps, continents, countries and world landmarks. Now you can make geography fun with chalk pastels!
Homeschool Map Skills: Chart Your Way to Learning – Check out these homeschool map skills activities using chalk pastels! They are perfect for helping students learn about maps and how maps work.
Hands on History for Your Teen
Homeschool Art Lessons for Your Modern History Buff – These modern history art lessons are perfect for adding a bit of art to your homeschool history studies! These lessons are also excellent for history buffs, young and old.
The Best Art Lessons for Your Homeschool History Curriculum – With the I Drew It Then I Knew It series of lessons, you have way to learn important parts of history. Enjoy a library of history video art lessons to match all four history cycles no matter what homeschool history curriculum you are using.
Arts and Crafts Activities to Earn High School Credit
Homeschool Art Curriculum for High School: Everything You Need for Your Teen – Art in high school is more than just another subject! This homeschool art curriculum for high school will give your students a tour of great artists with picture study and art projects – all while easily earning an art credit.
This is How Your Teen Can Earn an Art Credit – As fellow homeschoolers, we know that homeschool families like to plan their own way! That’s why You Are An Artist is an excellent fit for your visual art credit needs. Our flexible path to a visual art credit with chalk pastels allows you the freedom to plan; however it best suits your student.
We know that this list of arts and crafts activities for teens will help your child learn in a way that is creative and fun!