Early Childhood Activities : Page 32

At your next party, play this amped-up version of hot potato that comes with a prize!

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

Help your ambitious kindergartener imagine her bright future by creating a self-portrait collage of jobs she's interested in.

This delicious recipe is one that both kids with and without gluten sensitivity will love! A familiar classic is reworked into a healthy snack.

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

Got a fussy eater on your hands? Here's a great way to make fruit appear more appealing, and make eating it a lot more fun, too!

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

Quickly update your child's room by decorating the switchplate over the light switch! It will add a funky flair to any room in the house.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Run, run as fast as you canâto create this felt gingerbread man! Bring this beloved tale to life with felt, cardstock and brightly colored decorations.

In this activity, your child will be given images that portray different perspectives or emotions. Your child will practice empathy by coloring and drawing what each person may have been thinking or feeling.

This paper mache jack-o'-lantern is a fun craft for kids who are too young to carve a pumpkin. See your paper mache jack-o'-lantern outlast its carved peers.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Does your preschooler like cereal? Explore numbers with everyday objects and food with this fun counting activity.

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.

Make a "magic dough" using only flour, water and food coloring and have the kids guess what color appears.

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

Have an empty cereal box you're ready to toss in the bin? Help your child recycle that box into some wacky glasses in this fun craft!

Kids will learn how to clean fish tank the natural way. Add catfish to the tank and see if your water gets cleaner.

Create one-of-a-kind noisemakers to bring some fun to New Year's Eve.

In this arts and crafts activity, let your kindergartener create life-sized body stamps using some paint and his own hands and feet.

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

A candy ring is perfect for the kid with a sweet tooth and style. Make a sweet candy ring with your child this Valentine's Day.

This activity is a creative and fun way to boosts a child's motor skills while giving her a lasting toy.

Here's a fun way for your preschooler to practice making predictions. Shake up marbles covered in paint to see what colorful design you'll make!

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

Ordinal numbers, or numbers that indicate order, are the focus of this fun math game for young learners.

Conjure up a few ghosts to give your house that spooky Halloween feel. All it takes is a bare foot, white paint, and a little bit of craft magic.

Baking holiday gingerbread men has ever been more educational! Your kindergartener will work on fine motor skills, logic, and counting in this cookie activity.

Get into the Christmas spirit with this fun and messy finger painting activity. This fun activity will light up the day like holiday lights!