Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 24

This twist on the same old Hide and Seek is a great weekend or rainy-day activity.

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Use watercolors and crayons to teach your child about resistance while she creates a beautiful Easter decoration with this festive craft.

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Make a roaring rocket ship toy out of a paper towel roll and some tissue paper.

Turn leftover puzzle pieces into a one-of-a-kind necklace that's sure to brighten any outfit.

Play this fun matching game with your kindergartener! It's a great way to practice math and number skills with playing cards.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Whether you love the sweet candy kernels or not, the vibrant colors of candy corn make them perfect for your child and his artistic talents.

This fun project will showcase spring's freshest flowers and help your child contribute to the Passover Seder.

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

Forget the package! Make your own delicious jello treat at home with your child. This healthy snack is just as tasty to eat as it is fun to play with!

Make sweet personalized invitations for a laid-back pumpkin carving party.

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

This Where the Wild Things Are costume will make your little wild thing look just like Max. This Where the Wild Things Are costume is surprisingly easy to make.

Make a "hands-on" barbecue apron for Dad this Father's Day!

Have your child assemble a tiny bunny that she can carry with her and pull out whenever she needs a friend.

Inspired by the crispy, crunchy leaves of fall, this fanciful project is simple, easy and completely affordable. Now that's something to be thankful for!

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

This project commemorates the milestone of completing the first 100 days of school, while giving your child a manipulative to practice counting to 100.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Kids can jazz up their checker sets by transforming boring round checker pieces into baby chicks and eggs in this 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

Provide your child with Q-tip paint brushes that are bunched together and easy to grip, and encourage him to go to work on his painting masterpiece!

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started: