Kick Off the New Year With Data-Driven Creativity!

Today’s the first day of Crayola Creativity Week 2026! Join us in celebrating children’s creativity and making data come to life all week long (Jan. 26-Feb.1) with the engaging, grade-appropriate activities and resources designed to boost students’ artistic and digital literacy skills on our Create with Data webpage.

From celebrating statehood anniversaries and national observances like Earth Day to exploring the history of popular last names, embarking on a data-driven, cross-country scavenger hunt, and creating bar graphs, these creative resources are sure to spark your students’ curiosity and creativity.

Share these data-driven art projects and other creative resources below to encourage students to use their imagination, showcase what they’ve learned, and enhance their civic and statistical literacy skills!

Bring Art to Life With Kid-Friendly Data

• Data-Driven Art Ideas Handout

Learn About Your State

• Changes in My State (Classroom Activity)
• Scavenger Hunt: Where Is Gina the Geographer? (Classroom Activity)
• State Facts for Students (Data Tool)

Discover Creative Writing Exercises

• Narratives and Names (Classroom Activity)
• Writing for Change (Classroom Activity)
• Numbers That Tell a Story (Classroom Activity)

Construct Data-Driven Art-Projects

• My State Data Wheel (Art Project)
• Earth Day Ornament (Art Project)

Coloring Pages and Activity Books

• Statistics in Schools Coloring Pages
• Librarian Appreciation Card
• Teacher Appreciation Card Coloring Page
• Everybody Counts Coloring Book
• Everyone Counts Story and Activity Book (English)
• Everyone Counts Story and Activity Book (Spanish)

Music

• Counting Way Song
• Everyone Counts Song

Plan Ahead

Check out our resources for National Black History Month, Digital Learning Day (Feb.12), Valentine’s Day (Feb.14), Presidents Day (Feb.16), and Public Schools Week (Feb. 23-27). Use our February Monthly Highlights webpage to plan your month!

About Statistics in Schools

Bring your lessons to life and boost the civic and statistical literacy of your students with resources from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools (SIS) program. Whether you teach math, geography, history, sociology or English, explore more than 200 free and engaging materials for K-12 students that use census data.