Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 13

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

This fun art activity will get your child's creative juices flowing and will teach her about shapes, pattern and texture along the way.

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Your children will squeal with delight when they discover all the mishaps that come about after a visit from the leprechaun.

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

Got an empty bottle sitting around collecting dust? Put it to good use by turning it into a homemade night light for your kids.

This simple game isn't just a diversion, it teaches your child to identify the incorrect word within a familiar verse.

Teach a lesson in the math and art with the concept of symmetry, while making a delightful cut-paper shadow pumpkin for Halloween!

This recipe provides a quicker, easier, and slightly healthier way to prepare this classic Louisiana Creole dish.

Help your child craft a magnetic menorah that they can safely "light" themselves!

This science project lets kids explore what happens when water and paper interact, and it produces homemade paper perfect for gift tags or stationery.

Help your budding artist construct this paper chain caterpillar craft, inspired by the intelligent bug from "Alice in Wonderland."

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

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

Make candy hearts this Valentine's Day. This heart-y project helps your little one practice handwriting skills and encourages creativity.

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

Skip the plastic eggs this Easter: make a paper mache Easter egg sculpture in this kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

Use two toilet paper rolls to make a pair of homemade binoculars and let the games begin. Here's how:

Use fun and fuzzy pipe cleaners to help your child learn how to form important letters that make up the words that are the building blocks of phonics.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

Introduce learners to the skeletal system and create a budget-friendly Halloween craft with this paper skeleton!

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Your child can learn more about Vincent van Gogh's influential style of painting by creating an homage to Starry Night, one his most beloved paintings.

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

This uniquely cute Easter bunny craft will give your child practice tracing their handprint while repurposing a paper plate as the base for their bunny.

Create an American flag pinwheel in this Fourth of July craft activity!