Early Childhood Activities : Page 15

Try this simple preschool arts and crafts activity: make a plaster of Paris sculpture in a plastic sandwich bag!

Help your daughter organize all of her barrettes with this fun and colorful activity!

In this awesome science fair project idea, kids will be attempting to pick up different objects using snail slime.

Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Hop over to the craft table and make this easy bunny puppet!

This flannel board will give your child hands-on practice with math, but in a fun format, full of ladybugs.

Good for indoor and outdoor play, this patriotic tossing game uses lightweight pieces that can be found in almost any household.

This Play-Doh counting game will improve your little one's math skills and the hanging Christmas trees will make great decoration.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Help your child harness some of her festive holiday spirit with a paper plate craft that doubles as a musical instrument!

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

A tall glass of lemonade is the perfect summer treat. Make it even better with these creative twists on classic lemonade!

This autumn science project magically turns green leaves into autumn leaves by using crayon shavings and heat.

Here are 3 inexpensive ways for kids to make their own beads, from scratch.

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

Here's a quick and easy recipe for homemade play dough that doesn't involve any cooking! This bright and colorful modeling clay makes a great instant toy!

Entertain your next batch of energetic youngsters with a Halloween-inspired candy hunt!

Craft your own Mardi Gras wreath to celebrate the holiday and help your kid build her fine motor skills while you're at it!

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for your preschooler: make pendulum paintings using only a funnel, canvas, and paint!

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your child and teach her about Mexican heritage with this fun arts and crafts activity.

This St. Patrick's-themed color game reinforces your kindergartener's recognition of green objects, and also gives her reading and listening skills a work out.

Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.

Explore African culture by helping your child make his very own djembe drum! Help your child explore music and rhythm as he celebrates Black History Month.

Play a sing-a-long Bingo game with your kindergartener's favorite songs to help her build her concentration and memory skills while she has fun!

Instead of painting a picture of a whale, let your preschooler make their own whale toy using a paper bag and some recycled art supplies.

This Christmas card holder craft is a great activity for your child. Make a Christmas card holder with your child this holiday season.

Here are some ideas for marshmallow math games you can play with your child to help teach him important concepts like estimation, area, and measurement.