Preschool - 2nd Grade Activities : Page 2

This creepy, crawly spider fiber arts project is a great way to practice combining different materials to create an interesting work of decorative art.

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Every day will be a new experience as you explore and learn about the different colors.

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

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!

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Practice counting to five with your child while making this adorably "scary" ghost to celebrate Halloween.

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws