Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 135

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Create a beautiful piece of art to celebrate Hanukkah! Using easy to find materials, your child will create a one of a kind suncatcher great for decoration or even a gift to family and friends!

Quickly update your child's room by decorating the switchplate over the light switch! It will add a funky flair to any room in the house.

Your child can create a cute basket out of felt to collect her Valentine's Day treats in or give as a gift!

This healthy chicken salad is spiced up with a dash of fragrant curry.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

This craft, a perfect pre-bedtime activity for a first sleepover, helps build up a ton of useful skills, like geometry, measurement, and basic sewing skills.

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

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Does your child love Roly, the orange cat from our Brainzy games? Create the perfect dress-up costume and bring your child’s dreams to life!

This hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

Try this kindergarten arts and crafts activity: create holiday-themed designs on fabric using fabric crayons and an old iron.

Finding the greatest number is great math practice! This strategic card game will help reinforce the concept of number value as well as addition facts.

Put your junk mail to good use! Armed with a stack ads and a few simple art supplies, your preschooler can make a cool poster for his room.

Redecorate the smart way -- pillow covers are a fast, fun and easy craft that can transform a room with an artsy punch of color.

What better dessert to serve on April Foolâs Day than cookie fish sticks? Make this fish stick meal for an unforgettable reaction.

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

Be an inspector detective for a day in this fun mystery game that puts your child's powers of observation to the test. Perfect for a party or group gathering.

Teach your kids about colors and patterns while creating a beautiful work of art.

Make a beautiful bowl out of printed lines of poetry that you can use to store everything from jewelery to candy.

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

Have your child imitate the masters or create her own work of art with a bar of soap!

Invite your kid to decorate your family's ordinary coffee mugs with brightly colored beaded rings!

Understanding what forgiveness is and why it is important for friendships is a critical life skill. In this home activity, your child will learn about forgiveness and write a forgiveness letter to someone.

If your preschooler needs counting practice, try this pared-down game. Kids count clips in each cup and find the playing card to match.

Matzoh brei is a fun-to-eat Jewish breakfast. It is a lot like traditional French toast, only it is made with matzoh instead of bread.

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!"

Our breath can be a helpful tool to connect with a sense of peace and calm. In this home activity, your child will practice counting breaths, hear poems about nature and mindfulness, and write their own poem.

Make a fun refrigerator graph with your first grader in order to help her develop those crucial graphing skills, while engaging with the whole family.

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!