Preschool - 1st Grade Activities : Page 23

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.

Invite your child, and any other kids attending the Seder, to help you make this "hands on" matzah cover for Passover this year.

This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.

Have a lot of loose buttons lying around the house? Here are four ways to turn those loose buttons into an easy and positive learning experience. Button up!

In this arts and crafts activity, work with your preschooler to transform a cardboard box into a puppet theater and put on your own puppet drama.

Gather your child's old artwork together into a bookmark, a perfect gift to retain these memories long after kindergarten is over.

Here's a delightful kindergarten project that will boost your child's reading and writing skills--and make for a happy time on a rainy day, too.

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

This do-it-anywhere guessing game helps reinforce number concepts. And it's a blast to play.

Mix fun with basic math in this fun homemade game of ring toss! Make rings out of paper plates and you're ready to play anytime, anywhere!

Create a sun-shaped summer words chart in this DIY craft activity!

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Make healthy eating a manageable (and yummy) task for your kindergartener by encouraging her to help you make a healthy apple sauce snack!

There's nothing like a treasure hunt to get kids excited about math and sorting.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Little kids love this messy but fun Easter party game: bob for chocolate Easter eggs in a giant blob of whipped cream. The first one to find all her eggs wins!

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Give your kid the opportunity to experiment with color combinations, and how the tape is applied as they make special cards for friends and family.

The kitchen can be a favorite place for kids. And cooking helps them develop valuable skills-- from eye-hand coordination, to reading, to math

Learn how to make a cape for your little superhero, vampire, or Elvis impersonator. See how to make a cape with this simple tutorial.

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

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

Try this fun and interactive collage activity with your preschooler to teach her the "building blocks" of math and architecture.

The next time your kids are pent up inside because of bad weather, try hosting a Balloon Olympics!

Use your handprints to create a Halloween spider in this fun arts-and-crafts activity!

Make a handprint turkey with your child to celebrate Thanksgiving. A handprint turkey makes a great base for Thanksgiving coasters, note cards, or place cards.

Help to build your child's reading skills and get your point across with these homemade message magnets!