Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 133

Instead of giving friends and family a store bought fruitcake you can make your own this year with your favorite ingredients!

In this arts and crafts activity, encourage your preschooler to create these shape-stick puppets which can be used to put on plays or act out stories with.

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

Add a little patriotic flair to your snack table with this 4th of July nachos recipe that's red, white and blue...and healthy to boot!

Check out this fun and easy-to-play guessing game that will build your child's geometry vocabulary.

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

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.

Science fair project that helps you better understand density by comparing the relative densities of cans of Coke and Diet Coke.

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

In this activity, kids will create a peace corner in their bedroom or home and reflect on ways they may use their peace corner through drawing and discussion.

Introduce your child to the world of kite flying with Kite Frisbee, a great game that develops her kite flying and Frisbee playing abilities at the same time.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

mix and match your own creative outfits while also predicting clothing combinations -- style and statistics practice all in one!

Will storing cucumbers and tomatoes in the fridge destroy their unique flavors? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Make a festive holiday garland with your preschooler or kindergartener to practice making patterns with household items! This activity is a decorating classic.

These cool treats are loaded with fruit, veggies, protein, and calcium, just what your child needs to fuel up for a busy day at school.

Let your child be a designer for the day with this first grade arts and crafts activity: make a felt pillow decorated with colorful felt cut-outs.

Here's a fun activity to get your kindergarten child to listen to beginning alphabet sounds and match them with their letter symbols.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Use familiar household items and decorations to turn estimation into a fun game!

Give your number one dad something that he truly deserves this Father's Day!

Hone fine motor skills by having your kid create a jack-o'-lantern fiber arts project. They'll lace sheets of paper together to create a 3-D stuffed pumpkin.

Try this preschool arts and crafts activity: make an over-sized stuffed plaything out of butcher paper and wadded-up newspaper.

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.

Here's a black fuzzy spider that's sure to cause a silly fright! This eight-legged creepy crawler is sure to surprise anyone looking for a treat.

Getting your treasures from place to place is tough. Help your child with this task by making a denim pouch from recycled blue jeans!

This Santa Lucia crown is a beautiful craft for your child during the holiday season. Wear a Santa Lucia crown on St. Lucy's Day, December 13th.

This Valentine's Day, spend a couple of hours with your child constructing a colorful, spring-limbed "heart man"!

Make this door curtain to brighten up your home and learn colors and patterns.

Put your kid in charge of her own survey! She'll poll her relatives and friends, collect information, and then create a colorful chart to display her findings.