Early Childhood Activities : Page 5

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

There's no need to buy musical instruments when you can make your own castanets in less time than it takes to click your way through a percussive song.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

Play this game that lets you create your own silly monster drawing and helps your child practice her counting skills!

What happens when light hits a hard surface? Find out by conducting a simple light reflection experiment with your preschooler.

Your child will love these Easter eggs with a soft touch. There are lots of skills at work here, including fine motor, measuring, and patterning!

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

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

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!

Want to build some homemade instruments? These maracas make a racket, and they couldn't be easier to make...

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

Preschoolers can ply their creativity making recycled egg carton masks in this clever eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

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.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

Get into the Halloween spirit by creating creepy (but cute) spiders from paper egg cartons, paint, and pipe cleaners.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Draw letter people with your child to help her take a closer look at the letters, and see the differences between them.

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.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

Play this hidden number game with your preschooler that will give her a leg up in learning numbers.

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.

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.