Preschool - 2nd Grade Handwriting Activities

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

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.

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

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.

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

Draw letter people with your child to help her take a closer look at the letters, and see the differences between them.

In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!

Get your child thinking about time with this art project, where you'll create a fun book on his daily routine.

This sunshiny art project is perfect for a rainy day and it helps preschoolers with fine motor skills.

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

Your preschooler will have a great time painting on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art!

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

Let your child play with scissors! Put them to work, creating a book that will keep them busy, and help them practice their letters, too.

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

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

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Introduce your preschooler to patterns in this arts and craft activity that uses household materials to create and paint scratch prints.

In these three games, children work on letter recognition skills with the help of some tape, music, and a few stuffed animal friends.

Kids love to hear about themselves. And reading about themselves is even better! This personal yearbook will let them record all their important facts.

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

Holiday thank you cards show friends and family that you appreciate them. Make a batch of holiday thank you cards with your child this winter.

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.