Preschool - 1st Grade Activities : Page 26

A serape is a long, blanket-like shawl worn over the shoulders. With a few simple materials, your child can fashion his very own serape!

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

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

This children's menorah is a fun craft that lets your child celebrate Hanukkah while learning their ABCs. Make this children's menorah for the Festival of Lights.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

These bean bag games are a fun and inexpensive way to keep your first grader learning! Work on social skills, coordination, math, or even spelling!

Support your first grader's interest in reading with this decorative bookmark that illustrates a favorite scene from a loved book.

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

Satisfy your child's love of the game with a paper project starring his favorite pigskin!

Celebrate Earth Day with a decorative tree made out of strictly reused and recycled materials.

Pine cone decorations are fun and festive for the Christmas season. Make pine cone decorations with your child to celebrate the beauty of winter.

Craft a pirate telescope using an old paper towel roll, and get ready for some goofy pirate adventures!

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

This hands-on activity that involves arranging pieces of yarn will teach your pre-K child the concept of ordering items by length in an interesting way.

Make a rainbow chain for St. Patrick's day to introduce your child to Roy G. Biv.

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

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

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

It's a great time for family crafts. Here's a ghost Halloween decoration you and your child can make together.

This creative art project lets kids explore the wonder of sea creatures while putting their ingenuity and problem solving skills to use.

Here's a first grade arts and crafts activity: make pop-up puppets using a plastic cup, wooden dowel, and fabric. Put on a show once you're done!

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

These DIY coasters are an easy-peasy, activity for small hands to manage, and a good way to get ready for summer, when cold drinks abound.

Disguise a lesson focused on shape recognition as a Santa collage, and your pre-kindergartener won't even realize she's learning!