Preschool - 3rd Grade Activities

Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!

Make these lasting felt hearts and fill them with a sweet smelling combination of rice and spices to keep the Valentine spirit alive all year long.

Use a simple toothbrush and a splatter painting technique to create this sparkling skyline work of art!

Make a beautiful nature silhouette to remember a family walk in the park or a camping trip with friends.

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

Capture your beach memories—not with a photograph, but with a beach mosaic made from that classic beach souvenir, the shell.

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

Help your child channel his inner wizard with this crafty activity perfect for imaginative youngsters.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

This paper heart craft is a simple Valentine's Day activity that gets kids to exercise their fine-motor skills. Make a paper heart craft with your child this February.

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

This heart chain will help spread the love on Valentine's Day. Help your child make a colorful heart chain for your home or classroom this Valentine's Day.

Tissue Valentine's hearts make great decorations and help your child work out those all-important fine motor skills.

Make a peace dove to commemorate Black History Month and hang it in your home as a quiet reminder of the spirit of the movement.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

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

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.

Make a mood meter with your child to help them recognize and share their feelings.

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!