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Home > Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids > Columbus Day Crafts for Kids
Columbus Day, which is celebrated on the second Monday of October, remembers Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492. Many Countries in the New World celebrates this anniversary. The event is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States, as Día de la Raza in many countries in Latin America, as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, as Día de la Hispanidad and Fiesta Nacional in Spain, as Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural (Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity) in Argentina, as Day of the Americas in Belize, and as Día de las Américas (Day of the Americas) in Uruguay.
There are quite a few Christopher Columbus craft children can make. They can make a globe, a New World map, a ship, an earth pendant, a spyglass telescope, and much more! Below you will find Christopher Columbus Crafts Projects and Activities for Kids. Find out how to make Christopher Columbus activities with the following arts and crafts decorations, instructions, patterns, and activities for children
Use this craft to make cute little replicas of the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. You will need 2 or 3 empty half walnut shells, enough clay, melted paraffin, or plaster of Paris to fill shells, 2 or 3 round toothpicks, and enough white paper for sails. With parental assistance, fill empty shells with clay, wax, or plaster. Stick a round toothpick into the clay, wax, or plaster. Cut triangular sails and stick on toothpicks.
Aztec
Maize Diorama Columbus Day Craft for Kids - Learn about the Aztec culture by making this amazing diorama.
Begin
With A Buffalo Columbus Day Activity for Children - This buffalo craft makes a great Columbus Day project for kids.
Big
Round World Box Activity - Learn how you can make this big homemade globe with your children.
Birch
Bark Canoe Making Instructions - Make this miniature birch bark canoe from a brown paper bag, crayons, yarn, scissors and a hole punch.
Canoe
Beaded Safety Pin Making Instructions - Make a canoe beaded safety pin jewelry by using the free pattern given.
Christopher
Columbus Countdown Calendar - It took Christopher Columbus 69 days to sail across the Atlantic
Ocean create a countdown calendar to help your children understand
the length of time it took Columbus to get to the New World.
Christopher
Columbus Day Hat Craft- Pretend you are Christopher Columbus with a fun kids hat craft. You
will be able to pretend you are the great explorer while wearing his
hat.
Christopher
Columbus Kids' Map - Spend some time exploring like Christopher Columbus did by using
your own map. Create this fun Christopher Columbus Kids Map Activity
and you are ready to explore.
Columbus
Day Hard Boiled Egg Ship - Create Christopher Columbus ship using a hard boiled egg. This is a
great food kids’ craft. Who says you can't play with your food?
Columbus
Day Ship - Turn an ordinary egg carton into Christopher Columbus ship. This
kids craft is fun and easy to make and a good learning tool.
Columbus
Day Ships Craft - Celebrate Columbus Day with your children by making this Columbus Day ships with them.
Columbus
Day Telescope - Act like the explorer Christopher Columbus with a Columbus Day
Telescope. This kids craft is as fun to make as it is to play with.
Columbus'
Voyage: Map and Ships - This is a great craft that teaches children about Columbus' voyage.
Cork
Ship Mobile - Learn how to make this ship mobile using cork, a large tooth pick, construction paper, pipe cleaners, thread and a few other supplies.
Dream
Catcher - Find out how you can make a dream catcher using a twig, wire, twine, beads and feathers.
Earth
Pendant - Follow these instructions to make your own earth pendant or a window light catcher.
Easy
Spyglass Telescope - A fun and simple spyglass telescope your children can make.
Egg
Carton Ships for Columbus Day - Find out how your kids can make their own ship for Columbus Day using an egg carton.
Egg
Cup Ships - For Columbus Day, make miniature Nina, Pinta and the Santa Maria ships using three cardboard egg cups.
Explorer's
Ship - Celebrate Columbus Day by making your own explorer's ship.
Fun
Fact Christopher Columbus Ship - Create a Christopher Columbus ship while learning some fun facts
about this holiday.
Heroic
Statue - Use Crayola products to make your own Heroic Statue.
Indian
Vest - History teaches us to pay homage to our original American ancestors
every Columbus Day. What better way to do it than with this easy to
make Indian vest?
Indian
Turquoise Bracelets - Look fashionable this Columbus Day with this Indian bling on your
wrists!
Lawn
Goose for Columbus Day - Find out how you can dress a lawn goose for Columbus Day by reading this tutorial.
Make
a Star Map - Make the map of the stars so you can follow your journey like Columbus.
Mayflower
Ship - Create a boat using a Styrofoam meat tray and a few other
materials. Follow this link to easy instructions on how to make your
own version of the Mayflower Ship.
Milk
Carton Spanish Galleon - Learn how to create a Spanish Galleon out of a milk carton.
Multicolor
Binoculars - Make a cool multicolor binoculars from two toilet paper rolls, two rubber bands, and colored plastic wrap.
New
World Map - In this craft tutorial you will be making your own New World map of Columbus's voyages.
Newspaper
Sailors Hats - Learn how to make your own sailor's hat using a newspaper.
Ocean
in a Bottle - This is a cool kid’s project where they make their ocean wave using an empty two liter plastic bottle.
Ocean
in a Bottle - You don't have to live near the ocean to see it. Now you can create
your own ocean waves in a bottle.
Old
World Compass - Columbus didn't use satellite navigation in his day. Instead, he
relied on the stars and the trusty compass to navigate his way around
the globe and back home to Spain. Learn how to make your own compass
with this easy to follow guide.
Paper
Mache Globe - Use the paper mache technique to create your own homemade globe.
Papier-Mâché
Globe -Find out how you can make a globe using newspaper and a balloon.
Parrot
Toilet Paper Roll Craft - Make a cool parrot using a toilet paper roll, your printer, glue, scissors, crayons and paper.
Quetzal
Toilet Paper Roll Craft - Find out to make the Quetzal, Guatemala's national bird, out of toilet paper roll.
'Round
the World - Help Columbus sail the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria around
the round world with this easy craft project.
Race
to the New World - Race your friends with these homemade Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria ships.
Rainstick - Learn how you can make a rainstick using a long paper towel roll, aluminum foil, small dried beans, brown paper, crayons, glue and scissors.
Reeds
and Rainwater Baskets - Make a beautiful basket using glue, markers, paper pads and scissors.
Sail
Away! - Explore the world with your own sail boat made from Crayola products.
Ship
In A Bottle - This is the perfect Columbus Day project for children of all ages.
Spyglass
Telescope - Find out how you can easily make your own spyglass telescope.
Totem
Pole - Learn how you can make a mini totem pole from a paper towel tube by following these instructions.
Voyages
In A Bottle - Celebrate Columbus Day by creating Christopher Columbus voyages in a bottle display.
Water
Explorer - Find out how you can create a water explorer so you can comfortably explore under water.
Wind
in My Sails - Create your own drawing of Christmas Columbus voyages.
Your
Own Explorer's Movie - Make your own 'Movie' of Christopher Columbus voyage around the world.