Preschool - 2nd Grade Early Childhood Observations and Data Collection Activities

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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

This flexible activity for preschoolers features jellybeans, counting, coloring, and the five senses.

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

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

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.