Preschool - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 81

In this activity, you and your child will watch a video and learn how the brain easily remembers negative information, but not always positive. You will practice positivity by writing or drawing pictures of 10 positive things that happened today.

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Make a knight using metal washers, screws, bolts and aluminum foil, creating the most resistant armor anyone has ever seen.

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Diwali is a holiday celebrated in many Asian Pacific countries the world over. Make this delicious Indian treat with your child to celebrate the holiday.

Delay your child's sugar overload, and develop his critical thinking skills, by doing some "sweet sorting" of his Halloween treasures!

Teach your 2nd grader the value of recycling with this fun arts and crafts activity: make a DIY painted bookcase or set of shelves!

Make these crazy shaped bubbles from simple items in the kitchen, and teacher your kids to experiment and hypothesize. Here's how:

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Act out the Three Billy Goats Gruff with this adorable paper plate mask.

Are you in need of a little extra luck? Try making a lucky amulet!

Create clever airplane favors for your child's next birthday party in this fun third grade arts and crafts activity.

Celebrate winter with some unique snowman decor. In this activity your kid will create a self-standing sculpture that'll look great on a table or in a window.

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

No big beach party or a sudsy seafood feast should be without this bright, colorful tablecloth!

Got a shoelace? Got a kindergartener? Help your child learn to use the number line by creating one out of a lace.

Create a sun catcher using baby oil and construction paper in this science-experiment-meets-art-project!

Create a dazzling window display with cut stars with this fun first grade holiday activity.

Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?

Party noise makers help you ring in the New Year loud and proud. These party noise makers are eco-friendly and festive for your holiday celebration.

Hereâs a surefire way to get your kids practicing their ABCs. Create an edible alphabet out of marshmallows and toothpicks.

Kids get to play mad scientist in this wacky drawing game that's a great way to help kids to mellow out after the high-energy antics of recess.

Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

Want to go paperless this holiday season? Here's a delicious way to get your third grader started (and practice some writing in the process!)

Orchestrate a Cupid's arrow tossing game among your child and his friends. This fun game cultivates important motor skills and hand-eye coordination, too.

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

Stringing beads helps develop the hand-eye coordination kids need to write, and noodles are sized just right for junior jewelry-makers.