Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Activities : Page 73

Make a paper jack-o'-lantern treat bucket this Halloween! While crafting, your kid will learn about the process of creating self-standing sculptural objects.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

Make a special card with a surprise that jumps out! Simple and inexpensive, it's a snap for little hands to make.

Here's a fun Fourth of July craft that will delight kids of many ages.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

Help your preschooler make an alternative to carrying messy sidewalk chalk in hand: a helpful, handmade sidewalk chalk caddy.

Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In this activity, your child will discuss problem-solving strategies and practice using these strategies with Tangram puzzles.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Create a herd of pachyderms to parade across a dresser or tabletop and take the opportunity to teach your kid a little bit about these majestic mammals.

Children learn about the benefits of mindfulness, teach someone else what they've learned, and create a sand timer to use during mindfulness practice.

Children will reflect on the importance of diversity and brainstorm ways to support people in their community who may feel alone, researching local organizations that strive to help those people.

Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

Assist your kindergartener in constructing his own shy little magic turtle out of just a plastic cup, tube sock, and wooden dowel.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Make a campfire crown, complete with roasted marshmallows!

Patterns are everywhere. This activity allows your child to practice inventing their own patterns while creating a portrait of a pet.

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.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will write loving kindness notes to place around the home to serve as a reminder (for themselves and others) to see the goodness within themselves.

Help your kid celebrate Valentine's Day and keep up with her homework with this butterfly pencil craft!

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will listen to their favorite song and explore how it makes them feel. Then, together you will craft your own cardboard radio!

In this activity, your child will hear a story and practice mindful breathing. They will paint a picture that reminds them to bring mindfulness and kindness to their puppy mind.

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

What better dessert to serve on April Foolâs Day than cookie fish sticks? Make this fish stick meal for an unforgettable reaction.

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Give a holiday greeting that everyone will remember by making this tactile card with your child this year.

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

Give Hallmark a run for its money with these handmade printed cards.

This creamy peanut butter fudge is a great first recipe to get your first or second grader involved with because it doesn't involve any time in the oven!

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.