Early Childhood Activities

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Jump into pretend play this Easter with a classic preschool arts and crafts activity: make a bunny paper bag puppet!

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

Make a mood meter with your child to help them recognize and share their feelings.

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Make a peace dove to commemorate Black History Month and hang it in your home as a quiet reminder of the spirit of the movement.

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

This fun craft will teach your child a little bit about the human skeletal system and can be adapted to teach the biology of many different living animals.

This paper heart craft is a simple Valentine's Day activity that gets kids to exercise their fine-motor skills. Make a paper heart craft with your child this February.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

This creepy, crawly spider fiber arts project is a great way to practice combining different materials to create an interesting work of decorative art.

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Every day will be a new experience as you explore and learn about the different colors.

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

Practice counting to five with your child while making this adorably "scary" ghost to celebrate Halloween.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!