Preschool - 6th Grade Activities : Page 136

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!

This crazy-easy felt sandwich sewing project is a fun way to get your child interested in the art of sewing.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Play this fun matching game with your kindergartener! It's a great way to practice math and number skills with playing cards.

Help your child's backpack stand out from the crowd by attaching trinkets or decorations that are as one of a kind as she is.

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Return to school in style! Dress up your pencil holders with this delightful and always seasonally appropriate arts and craft project.

Re-use old plastic food containers to create these uniquely beautiful stepping stones to embed in your backyard!

If you love the idea of handing out holiday tins of homemade cookies but you're not a baker, chocolate-covered apples are the perfect solution.