Preschool - 2nd Grade Birthdays Activities

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Play with shapes, like triangles and circles, to help your child review the different kinds and create a new picture!

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

Preschoolers can ply their creativity making recycled egg carton masks in this clever eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

Children will love this arts and crafts activity. Write an "invisible" message in white crayon, then paint over it to reveal the secret!

It's easy and fun to make puzzles, and your child can pick any design.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!

In this variation on musical chairs, no one gets kicked "out" of the game -- instead, they get to tell other kids what to do!

Looking for a fun way to display photos? Give recycled objects a second life by turning them into a creative photo holder.

In this colorful craft, make an enchanting star card for a birthday, holiday, or just for fun with construction paper and foam sheets!

Transfer your child's artwork onto clothing using an iron-on transfer. It's easier than it sounds, and your child will love wearing his artwork!

Treasure hunts are tons of fun and they're a great way to introduce maps. Set the stage, and your kid's imagination will do the rest.

Who says a party can't be productive? Next time your home is host to a hoard of giggling children, put those creative fingers to use with a party scrapbook!

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

Cookie cutters aren't just for gingerbread men anymore. Here are 8 fun and creative projects to do with cookie-cutters!

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for your preschooler: make pendulum paintings using only a funnel, canvas, and paint!

Play a sing-a-long Bingo game with your kindergartener's favorite songs to help her build her concentration and memory skills while she has fun!

Next time your second grader needs to send a card, consider this goofy writing and craft project.

This cookie dough handles like molding clay, but also makes delicious cookies. Use this activity to strengthen your child's alphabet skills.

Tap into your child's imagination while creating magic water bottles by filling a bottle with objects that they can search for and locate.

Kids love making shapes with Play-Doh, so they'll love creating their own colorful playful clay!

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

Craft these awards out of ribbon for a birthday, party, holiday, or any other event you can think of!

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

This recycled craft makes a great addition to the dress-up box and is a two-in-one activity and party favor for princess-themed birthday parties.