Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 144

This arts and crafts activity will help your kindergartener with shape and color recognition.

Help your kindergartener's handwriting, hand strength and coordination by making a "stress ball" from this homemade, nontoxic "silly squeezy putty."

Make lunch or afternoon snack more memorable your preschooler or pre-kindergartener with these sweet snowflakes snacks.

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

Science fair project which determines whether a person's taste in music is dictated by the key that the song is written in.

A Christmas tree advent calendar will help your child count down the days until the holiday. This craft is a great way to keep your child busy this winter.

Kids will have a hoot constructing this cute owl craft from a recycled toilet paper roll.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

Show off your team spirit by creating a festive baseball pennant for your favorite team.

Kids feel like theyâre playing with dinner, and get to explore different shapes of pasta while making a mirror image print with tomato sauce.

Get your kids involved in the kitchen by making crepes with your choice of toppings in this fun fourth grade cooking activity.

Make your own menagerie of animals using empty walnut shells

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

Watch your kindergartener release her inner archer and develop her fine motor skills as she creates this paper arrow and quiver set.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Help your child get more comfortable with rhyme schemes with The Bear in Despair by Amanda Bray Cody.

Want to make number skills second nature to your preschooler? Try these cheerful, "sunny" number flash cards!

This easy indoor activity teaches kids how to mix kitchen ingredients into watercolor paints, while giving a crash course in color-combining.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Combine fun sensory play with early number awareness in a squishy sun catcher project. It's a fun way for your kid to learn about numbers.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

This zombie shirt is a fun and incredibly simple Halloween costume. Have your kid don the shirt lurch around the neighborhood searching for brains...or candy!

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.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Try this art activitythat has your preschooler making chaotic paint designs with just a paintbrush pendulum!

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

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