Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 27

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

Get ready for Halloween with a pumpkin mask made from construction paper!

Practice addition with your child in a whole new way when you battle to defend your cards in this competitive game. Math has never been so fun!

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

Show your child how to "recycle" by making a milk box toy car. Here's how to get started.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Help your child create a safe firework by turning strips of paper into a quilled 4th of July masterpiece perfect for displaying at a 4th of July party.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

Who needs a plastic potato head when you can use the real thing?

Celebrate National Drum Month in November by using a couple of recycled yogurt cups and making a groovy set of bongos!

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

If your child isn't wild about tea, help her repurpose an old teacup and saucer as a quirky decorative planter.

A thankful turkey helps your child think about on the things that he's thankful for. Make this turkey craft with your child for Thanksgiving.

Is your first grader a picky eater who judges her meal at a glance? Change her perception of food with the help of this tricky taste test.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Your child can count out six pumpkins or six crayons, but what is a six all by itself? ThatÃs a much harder concept to grasp.

Make a Christmas countdown calendar to get your child excited about the coming holiday. This Christmas countdown calendar helps you make holiday memories.

This baking activity lets kids play with frosting, while experimenting with colors, and how they mix.

Play this game to help froggie hop home...and teach the number line to your kindergartener while you're at it!

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

Help your child explore their imagination and self-image with a larger-than-life-size self-portrait!

Duct tape doesn't only fix household problems, it also fixes the "I'm bored"s in this art activity.

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

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Spice up your first grader's spelling practice this Presidents Day by playing the Abraham Lincoln Penny Spelling game!

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Your third grader will delight in making this creepy night-flying creature using a simple pom pom!

Give your kindergartener a beautiful way to say "I love you" while giving end-of-year math and writing skills a workout!