World History Kids Crafts
Crafts on World Cultures
Africa, China, India, Israel, Japan
Most of our crafts are listed in chronological order, but not the ones here. These are projects based on a particular world culture, and not necessarily an historical time period.
Browse below for crafts on world cultures in general, and then Africa, China, India, Israel, and Japan.
All World Cultures
Learning About Cultures by Teaching & Learning.
180 Days Around the World by Incentive Publications.
Africa
African masks
are fun to create!
China
Find several ideas for Chinese crafts here, including dragons and paper lanterns. Here is another site with Paper Lantern instructions.
Use crepe paper to make a dragon that you can swirl through the air! This Chinese dragon is slightly more complex, and looks great!
Exploring Cultures Through Art: China & Japan by Scholastic.
Make and fly a Dragon kite.
Use the instructions for a Chinese fan taken from this card designed by Canon!
India
This site has a variety of crafts on India in general, including Rangoli design crafts and crafts for the festival of Diwali.
Find some great ideas here for making Rangoli with kids using a variety of materials and some kid-friendly designs.
Israel
Weave a Star of David with string. This simple project has beautiful results!
Japan
Choose from a wide selection of origami projects from Canon Papercraft. Also available are the Kumamoto Castle and the Shuri Castle.
Celebrate the Seasons within the Japanese culture from these papercraft models from Yamaha.
Exploring Cultures Through Art: China & Japan by Scholastic.
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