Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 111

Mason jar lights add a bit of holiday sparkle to a bland patio or dinner table. Make some mason jar lights to add to your collection of Christmas decorations.

Did you know cooking supports your child in learning complex math skills? Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills by whipping up some healthy sweet potatoes for a dinner side dish!

Ahoy, mateys! Your child will get in touch with his inner pirate when he makes his own pirate eye patch with this fun activity.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

Encourage your preschooler to create his own edible moue creation complete with an ice cream face, cookie ears, sprinkle whiskers, and jelly bean nose and eyes.

At your next Valentine's Day celebration, your fifth grader can show family and friends she loves them with some fresh, fruity drinks--made from scratch!

This homemade alphabet game will keep your kindergartener on his toes and help him practice letter, numbers, and taking turns. The whole family can participate!

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

You've heard the expression "burn rubber" but do you know how heat affects rubber? Examine the impact of temperature on rubber in this fun science experiment.

Discover what makes an alligator an alligator with this adorable and affordable alligator craft.

The proportion game combines chance with math skills and is a perfect way for your third grader to become more familiar with equivalent fractions.

Develop your child's hand-eye coordination in a fun and engaging way by challenging her to a game of Drop Catch.

Encourage your child to help make dinner special this holiday season! If your child is loves to help in the kitchen, this is a great activity. They will build mini-penguins to enjoy while waiting for dinner!

Is your child missing a friend or family member that's away at college, far from home, or in the hospital? This cute gift box says "Wish you were here!"

Looking for a customized locker accessory? Try this DIY Mirror Craft and spruce up a plain old mirror with some original designs.

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

Using just a deck of old playing cards and some general craft supplies, you can create a unique and fun Valentine's Day decoration that's made with love.

Make your own ribbon to give gifts that special touch. Enlist your preschooler or kindergartener to help create an extra special holiday ribbon this winter.

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

This science fair project idea explores whether boiling and freezing water will have an effect on how much it weighs.

This gooey, squishy recipe will introduce your second grader to the world of measurements without seeming like a lesson or a chore.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

Is horse manure a possible energy source in a crisis? Use calorimetry to find out how much energy horse manure can produce in this science fair project.

Make this delicious coconut cream pie recipe this Kwanzaa, and teach your kids the meaning of this important African-American holiday.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Are you sneaky, sneaky? You'll have to be when your play this fun game involving squirt guns and blindfolds that'll test your child's stealth.

Your kindergartener will love this counting activity on a rainy day. Turn any indoor space into a colorful hopscotch board and using simple recycled materials.