Early Childhood Activities : Page 42

What’s the best part of fall? Pumpkins! Use this easy recipe to help your child make some delicious smelling pumpkin play dough. They can use their math skills to measure and mix and then have hours of fun playing!

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.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

Hereâs a surefire way to get your kids practicing their ABCs. Create an edible alphabet out of marshmallows and toothpicks.

In this social emotional learning activity, children will learn about forgiveness by watching a short video, listening to and learning "The Forgiveness Song," and reflecting on a time they practiced forgiveness.

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

Using only the elements in your backyard, make paintbrushes with your child and create truly homemade works of art.

Encourage imagination and creativity with this magical craft that lets your child make and design his very own dragon egg.

In this preschool counting game, kids learn to count with their fingers, but without their eyes!

Make some spooky snacks this Halloween with your little trick or treater. He'll get a kick out of these deliciously gross recipes!

Caring for ourselves and others can build connections and a greater sense of love. In this activity, your child will discuss what it means to be caring and will demonstrate care through drawing and by performing two caring and kind deeds.

Create fun and imaginative works of art by using trucks to paint on paper in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

Let your preschooler develop her fine motor skills in this cooking activity that has her creating hamburger cookies, a great snack for any party or BBQ.

Let your curious kindergartener experiment with this tasty combo as you sneak a little compare and contrasting practice into the mix

Your little one will love making this bunny mask. From the mask's furry texture to its cute marshmallow nose, she will hardly be able to wait to wear it.

This kitchen activity will engage your preschooler's senses and fine motor skills, and she'll have fun eating her unique creations when she's done!

In this arts and crafts activity, encourage your preschooler to create these shape-stick puppets which can be used to put on plays or act out stories with.

Budding fashion designers will love this chance to design and create their very own holiday wear.

This easy apple cider adds cinnamon candies to give it a spicy kick for Valentine's Day.

In this activity, your child will learn the benefits of positive thinking. They will write positive statements about themselves and create a gratitude board.

Turn your childâs love of markers into a really colorful creation with the help of some water and a big brush.

This creative art project lets kids explore the wonder of sea creatures while putting their ingenuity and problem solving skills to use.

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

Invite your kindergartener or first grader to make giant, soft building blocks. He'll have a blast constructing, throwing, stacking, and even falling on them!

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping her create a patriotic piece of artwork. It's the perfect way for your kid to honor our veterans.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.

Bring snowy days inside by painting a winter wonderland scene using watercolors and melted snow in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make!

Sweets are for the sweet, but this pretty frame will last longer than a box of chocolates.