Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 48

This unexpected art project is sure to result in a Picasso-esque jumble of imagination that will teach your kid about shapes, colors, and abstract form!

Calaveras means "skulls" in Spanish, and in Mexico, skulls are brightly decorated to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

In this activity, children will write letters to their future selves and draw encouraging pictures. These letters will be given to back to them at a future time when they are in need of some encouragement and kind reminders.

Kids can make a cute fluffy bunny for Easter using a tin can and cotton balls in this creative first grade arts and crafts activity.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

Don't let alphabet practice turn into catching zzz's. Paint up a zany Z zebra and inject a little excitement into learning letters.

Make learning to read even more fun for kids by creating an accordion learning book filled with fun transportation pictures.

Compare and order numbers and introduce mathematical inequalities in this fun math card game.

For a cool art project, help your child create a "Me Timeline," a unique poster that works on a key math and social studies skill: putting events in order.

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

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

Help your ambitious kindergartener imagine her bright future by creating a self-portrait collage of jobs she's interested in.

Have your little cowpoke design and decorate a vest that's perfect for combating the elements on the harsh Western plains.

Geared toward kindergarten and first grade learners, The Weather Inside is a fun activity to help help children understand and process their emotions in a healthy way.

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.

On the next rainy day spent inside, delight your third grader by showing him how to make his own weatherproof octopus to display for those passing by.

Sometimes a sandwich is just ho hum boring. Help your kid make lunch fun by threading her favorite ingredients on a skewer for a quick and easy sandwich kabob.

Non-slip socks are the perfect DIY gift that your kid can make for friends and family. Make a pair of non-slip socks with your kid for wholesome family fun.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

Kids will love this more challenging version of tag where they'll have to run while "attached" to someone else.

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

This play-activity causes young children to focus on and become more aware of their sense of hearing and the power of their ears.

Here's a TV you won't mind your kids staring at for hours. When kids are in charge of the programming, it's hard to see it as anything but educational!

Make corn kernel necklaces this fall and help build your child's hand-eye coordination along with her fine motor skills.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

Help your first grader create special 3D paper Christmas trees that he can use to decorate the home or give to friends.

Since every person's fingerprint is unique, a fingerprint keychain is a fun way for your kindergartener to leave her own special mark on a useful item.

Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!