Early Childhood Activities : Page 12

Try this arts and crafts activity with your preschooler: make bread from yeast dough to teach her about the science behind bread baking.

This imaginative shape activity will introduce your kindergartener to the world of shape and color while building basic math skills.

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

Give your kindergartener a beautiful way to say "I love you" while giving end-of-year math and writing skills a workout!

Find yourself waffling when your kid asks for a new winter craft? Try your hand at this textured snowman art project for a new twist on painting.

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

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

Treasure hunts are tons of fun and they're a great way to introduce maps. Set the stage, and your kid's imagination will do the rest.

Your child can get out the acrylic paints and create a colorful paperweight perfect for dad this Father's Day!

This project commemorates the milestone of completing the first 100 days of school, while giving your child a manipulative to practice counting to 100.

In this spooky and colorful Halloween craft, your child will make a terrifying green monster! She'll also practice counting as she traces her fingers.

Practice color combinations with a learning tool that looks amazing — and delicious!

Show your child how to spell their name in a whole new way with this sculptural 3-D art project.

Put your kid in charge of her own survey! She'll poll her relatives and friends, collect information, and then create a colorful chart to display her findings.

A heart collage is the perfect Valentine's Day art project for your young artist. Make a heart collage this February with your child.

Does your child love Roly, the orange cat from our Brainzy games? Create the perfect dress-up costume and bring your child’s dreams to life!

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.

Make this star-spangled greeting for the door to make all your guests feel welcome for the next patriotic holiday.

Crafting a valentine mailbox is the perfect way to get your child ready for Valentine's Day. Now no heartfelt mail will get lost in the shuffle!

This toothpaste art craft encourages sensory exploration and creative play for younger kidsâjust remember to save some toothpaste for brushing!

Ombre art is all the rage. Help your young artist learn all about tints and shades while creating a piece of art to celebrate Valentine's Day.

This beaded wind chime is fun to make and it gets kids experimenting with patterns, a key kindergarten math skill.

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

Combine an introduction to shape and counting with a springtime art project by showing your kindergartener how to create a vibrant rainbow mosaic.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

Create your own set of alphabet blocks: you can make just a few or all 26.

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

Kids of all ages will delight in making these jumbo "cupcake" crayons from all of the broken crayon stubs that seem to pile up around the house.