Preschool Activities : Page 15

This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.

Does your preschooler like cereal? Explore numbers with everyday objects and food with this fun counting activity.

Give your child some hands-on experience mixing autumn colors. All you need is a large piece of white paper and tempera paint.

Apple slices can turn brown, but when they are coated with lemon juice the acid keeps the apples fresh. Here's how to help your preschooler experiment:

Craft your own Mardi Gras wreath to celebrate the holiday and help your kid build her fine motor skills while you're at it!

Enjoy some autumn fun, and develop measurement skills with this sweet-smelling fall art project.

Let little unsteady fingers practice their coordination with this preschool painting activity. Your kid develops his hand-eye coordination while making art.

On a sunny day, make some great art and start a conversation about states of matter in the process with this chalk paint project.

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.

Get ready for Thanksgiving by explaining the importance of the harvest. This craft is a great way for her to show thanks for all that delicious food!

Transform paper towel tubes into some great binoculars for imaginary playtime!

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

Use a chunk of Styrofoam and some golf tees to make a safe and quiet tool bench for the kids.

Make your own volleyball net! This beach ball game is a great activity for kids of all ages to develop coordination and teamwork.

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

Boost your child's early literacy skills and create alphabet tiles she can play and practice with - great reinforcement for ABC's, phonics and writing!

Here's an easy activity that will help your preschooler improve his number recognition and math skills while satisfying his afternoon hunger.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Your little preschool elf will develop some important fine motor skills while creating an entertaining game: Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!

Is your kid struggling with number recognition? Here's a great way to go fishing for numbers that will feel more like play than counting practice.

Turn your childâs love of markers into a really colorful creation with the help of some water and a big brush.

Help your preschooler create ice cube bead necklaces to cool off while practicing gross motor skills and sequencing, and discussing states of matter.

These homemade thumbprint cards are as personalized as it gets, and your child will love using his prints to make holiday magic!

Heart-shaped pancakes at a gourmet flair to your breakfast. Makes these heart-shaped pancakes on Valentine's Day or anyday when you're feeling the love.

Featuring plenty of good old fashioned squishy, gooey fun without the mess, this compromise of an art project is sure to please little ones and grown-ups alike.

In this activity, your child fills jars with water to learn about acoustics, and practices mixing colors to form a rainbow of colors and sounds.

There's no need to hunt down a cactus for this rainstick craft. In fact, you can recycle items you probably already have on hand.

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!