Preschool - 2nd Grade Activities : Page 82

Sweets are for the sweet, but this pretty frame will last longer than a box of chocolates.

Make vibrant faux stained glass art inspired by the art of Piet Mondrian, a Dutch painter who explored repeating shapes using the primary colors.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

This Christmas collage lets your child learn shapes, cubist art of Picasso and have fun during the holidays!

Help your first grader make a coin bank that builds connections to early reading and math. And build good saving habits, too!

Help your child make a robot! This robot won't talk or follow orders, but he's cute as a button and making him is the perfect project for a rainy day.

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

If you're short on time but want to find a creative way to decorate your Halloween table, try this spooky party favor mug with matching napkin rings.

Take a page from Art Nouveau master Gustav Klimt and compose a shining collage.

Try this preschool arts and crafts activity: make an over-sized stuffed plaything out of butcher paper and wadded-up newspaper.

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

See what's on your child's mind in this colorful, creative exercise.

Bake a cupcake menorah for a fun twist on the Hanukkah candelabra. This menorah isn't merely tasty, it's also a pretty presentation for the Festival of Lights.

Serve up this pretend play activity to your preschooler to give her counting skills a healthy boost.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

These Halloween drink ideas will get you ready to set up a spooky beverage bar. These kid-friendly Halloween drink ideas are perfect for a spooky party.

This simple and introductory art project can help propel an interest in art or even bolster your kid's confidence in planning and mapping.

Does your second grader want to learn a magic trick? Here is a simple trick using only 3 dice and a little bit of addition and subtraction.

This project reuses freebie magnets to make one-of-a-kind magnets for your one-of-a-kind kid!

Help your kindergartener create his own shiny medal that celebrates his amazing and award-worthy accomplishments.

Put your junk mail to good use! Armed with a stack ads and a few simple art supplies, your preschooler can make a cool poster for his room.

The Christmas Addition Tree is a great way to get kids actively involved in math practice through art projects over the holiday break.

Encourage your future voter and current patriot to get in on election fever by making his very own voting button.

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.

These gorgeous emerald green cupcakes can be topped with a taffy rainbow and marshmallow fluff clouds for extra luck.

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

Children will reflect on the importance of diversity and brainstorm ways to support people in their community who may feel alone, researching local organizations that strive to help those people.

Watch your kindergartener release her inner archer and develop her fine motor skills as she creates this paper arrow and quiver set.

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

Finding the greatest number is great math practice! This strategic card game will help reinforce the concept of number value as well as addition facts.