As a woman-owned and founded business, the team at Sawyer loves to celebrate Women’s History Month in March and all year round. We know the power of representation, especially for children, and we strive to highlight women who inspire us in history and in our daily lives. 

To help you and your family get in the spirit, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite Women’s History Month activities for kids, including crafts, art projects, and printables that we love! We’ve also added a list of children’s books about famous women to help your child fall in love with reading! 

Women’s History Month activities for kids

• Women’s History Month crafts for kids
• ~Women’s History Month art projects
• Women’s History Month printables
• Children’s books about famous women

Women’s History Month crafts for kids

One of the most fun ways to engage with children as they learn is through art. Hands-on, interactive tasks help children remember what they learn and engage more with the lessons and content. Check out these Women’s History Month crafts for kids so that you and your little ones can learn, have fun, and make art together.

Decorate ballot boxes

Before you do this Women’s History Month craft, make sure that you spend time with your child learning about the women who worked so hard to gain the right to vote in the United States. National Geographic Kids has a great outline of the women’s suffrage movement for children. Go through the history with your child so they understand the key players and the many years spent fighting for this important right.

Once you and your child have learned the story of suffrage, encourage them to decorate a ballot box. Cut a slit in a shoebox or small delivery box and let them make it their own. There are many benefits of art for kids, including increased creativity, coordination, empathy, and problem-solving skills. After they decorate, hold a family election and let your child feel for themselves the pride of voting.

Make paper or wooden airplanes

Learn about Amelia Earhart, one of the most celebrated pilots in the country. She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California. She opened doors for women who had dreams to do things that had never been done before. She is famous for saying, “Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.”

After learning her story, challenge your child to create paper airplanes or wooden airplanes out of popsicle sticks and other materials so that they can embark on their own flights. This is also a great opportunity to talk to your child about how they can do anything they set their mind to, as long as they work hard. 

Create your own inventions

Did you know that women invented paper bags, aquariums, life rafts, windshield wipers, chocolate chip cookies, Kevlar, and so much more? Explore women inventors with your child and then work together, or on your own, to come up with your own inventions! Encourage your child to think about how they can simplify things that they do every day like chores, going to school, eating dinner, and more. Have them sketch out their invention and write the problem it will solve or benefit it will provide. You might have the next chocolate chip cookie on your hands!

Women’s History Month art projects for kids

If you are looking for more crafty and messy ways to educate and energize your child about this important month, check out some of our favorite Women’s History Month art projects for kids.

1. Make a collage of images of famous women from history and modern times.
2. Illustrate a story of a famous woman in history like Malala Yousafzai, Hariet Tubman, Jane Goodall, Simone Biles, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, or another inspiring woman.
3. Create art in the style of famous women artists like Yayoi Kusama, Frida Kahlo, Lee Krasner, Cindy Sherman, and more!
4. Experiment with digital art to celebrate women in STEM like Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, Radia Perlman, Joan Clarke, Grace Hopper, Adriana Ocampo and more.
5. Channel Wonder Woman by playing dress-up or creating your own female superhero with these superhero activities for kids.

Women’s History Month printables

Sometimes it is just easier to print something out and let your child have fun on their own. We get it! These Women’s History Month printables are a great option for your family to continue learning and interacting with women’s history.

1. Mae Jemison worksheet: This worksheet is all about Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to go to space. Perfect for children in the 4th and 5th grade age range, this worksheet teaches them about her life and then offers questions for them to answer.
2. Sojourner Truth timeline: On this timeline and worksheet, children learn about Sojourner Truth who was an author, abolitionist, and civil and women’s rights advocate who escaped enslavement in 1826. It is best for children in 2nd and 3rd grade.
3. Rosie the Riveter coloring page: Rosie the Riveter is a symbol of female empowerment and this coloring page is a great opportunity to introduce your little ones to this important figure.
4. Marie Curie coloring page: If your child is excited by the women inventors they’ve learned about so far, they will love Marie Curie. Explain how she was a physicist and chemist who discovered radioactivity and then let your child color her in her lab.
5. Space explorers and you worksheet: Does your child dream of going to space? In this worksheet, which is great for children as young as 3, children will learn about Christina Koch and Jessica Meir. Will your child join these historic women in space?

Children’s books about famous women

If you are looking for children’s books about famous women to diversify your bookshelf and keep the Women’s History Month learning going all year round, we’ve got you covered!

1. Maryam's Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani by Megan Reid | A picture book about mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani who is the first woman to win the world's most prestigious honor in mathematics.
2. Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World by Vashti Harrison | A beautifully illustrated picture book outlining the lives of women creators around the world.
3. Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom by Teresa Robeson | A picture book about one of the most famous physicists who overcame sexism and racism to become the “Queen of Physics”.
4. She Persisted Around The World: 13 Women Who Changed History by Chelsea Clinton | A showcase of influential and inspiring women around the world
5. Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World by Jen Cullerton Johnson | A picture book detailing the life of scientist Wangari Maathai, who is the first African woman and environmentalist to win a Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.

Hopefully this list of Women’s History Month activities for kids can help you and your family discover inspiring stories and legendary women in March and every month after. If you are looking for more online and in-person activities for children of all ages, check out what our wonderful educators are offering on Sawyer.