Preschool - 1st Grade Activities : Page 62

Using paper plates, have the kids make these fun animal masks and your house will be transformed into a jungle.

Most kids love to play spy. Here's a way to have fun with mysterious codes while mastering an ordinary, necessary skill: first grade spelling.

Learn about construction while making a fun new toy, the Mini-Marshmallow Popper.

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

Turn printed family photos into a sturdy "flash card" game to help your child learn the names and faces of near and distant relatives.

Teach your child about using pumps to move water in this simple and educational preschool science activity!

Enjoy making these no bake cookies with the kids and teach them important lessons in early math skills.

Combine fun sensory play with early number awareness in a squishy sun catcher project. It's a fun way for your kid to learn about numbers.

The chalkboard surface on this desk globe tempts kids to grab their chalk and start mapping out their next adventures.

Help your kindergarten scientist understand the concept of surface tension with this simple science experiment.

Even chocolate can make an appearance in kindergarten math. These truffles are truly easy to make and add a bit of decadence to math practice!

Help motivate your child to become a more avid and consistent reader by creating a train-themed reading chart that can serve as a visual reminder of their progress.

Take a pretty parfait glass and help your preschooler create a simple A-B-A-B pattern as she layers strawberries and yogurt.

Plastic pipes and pipe connectors make a quick and fun activity for preschoolers. Try some of our pipe challenges!

In this activity, children learn about artistic portraiture by creating a life-sized painting of their favorite creature.

Here's a fun math game you can use to practice counting, addition or subtraction with your child.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

With this activity, your child can learn about how molecules join together and make a pretty decoration to hang around the house. Here's how:

Discover the wonders of simple clay by pressing flowers into a modeling medium!

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

This simple and creative arts and crafts activity is great for preschoolers or kindergarteners and uses recycled magazines or newspapers.

Help your child make sense of our colorful world with this easy-to-make color challenge!

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

This Santa key lets kids invite Mr. Claus inside, even if they don't have a chimney. Make a Santa key with your child to bring some Christmas cheer inside.

Streamline your busy mornings by preparing some delicious Swiss oatmeal the night before.

Perfect for a hot summer day, this cool arts and crafts activity has your preschooler painting a beautiful, textured print from seashells.

Want to create some really unusual artwork and introduce your little artist to color combining? Try out some bubble painting!

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

Here's an arts and crafts activity to help your preschooler create her own window mural with simple tempera paints and paintbrushes.