Early Childhood Activities : Page 16

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

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!

This Santa mask is a fun way to celebrate Christmas with your kindergartener. Make a Santa mask to bring a little cheer to your Christmas season.

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

Let your child set her artistic talent free with an easy, environmentally-friendly bottle cap mosaic.

Looking for a fun way to remember your child's small handprints that doesn't involve tired turkeys or tubs of wet cement?

Act out the Three Billy Goats Gruff with this adorable paper plate mask.

Nothing is more wonderfully rich than a chocolate truffle. Help your child make a batch shaped like eggs to share with family and friends this Easter.

Like "Mother, May I?", this following directions tag game focuses on gross motor skills, but to the theme Itsy Bitsy Spider. Fun indoors or outside!

This is a surprising science experiment that your child will surely be awestruck by! It involves poking sharpened pencils into a bag filled with water without spilling a drop of water.

Help your preschooler practice tying knots and bows by making a chain of chocolate kisses in this sweet Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity.

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

Your child can celebrate Mexican culture by making his very own percussion instrument using simple materials such as paper plates and tissue paper.

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

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

It's Thanksgiving, so why not celebrate of the turkey? Let the little ones partake in the turkey fun, without having to do any of the carving.

Watch your first grader marvel at how fun and simple it is to turn ordinary potatoes into custom shamrock stamps.

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

Learn how to make a menorah with this simple Hanukkah craft. See how to make a menorah for the Festival of Lights.

Put a spin on your child's old routine with this salad spinner painting project.

Your child will "build" a snowman and lace her way around the paper plates, boosting her manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Make interesting art and learn about shapes, lines and patterns by using spaghetti noodles.

This activity is a fun way to fill up your child's tummy and spend time together creating edible lessons in the kitchen.

Your kindergartener will love being able to paint a beautiful butterfly, and the lucky recipient of the finished card will be just as delighted!

Increase your preschooler's observation skills with this fun and colorful science experiment!

This Hawaiian costume is fun for luaus, Halloween, or playtime. Make a Hawaiian costume, complete with tissue-paper lei and crepe-paper grass skirt.

Is your kindergartener getting tired of the standard art supplies? How about making a mosaic? This recipe is kinder safe, no broken glass involved!

Make these sweet-smelling sachets that smell like delicious cinnamon candy.

This shamrock magnet is the perfect project for St. Patrick's Day. It's simple to make and will fill your refrigerator with Irish spirit!