Games and Activities
Looking for activities to show your child the fun side of learning? From science experiments and math games to writing projects and more, we've got you covered! Use the selector on the right to browse around, or narrow your search by grade and subject area.
Mobiles are a fun and easy way for kids to show off the important people in their life. Plus, they make a wonderful room decorations! Get together some family photos, glue, yarn and a paper towel roll and you’ll have a fantastic decoration of lasting memories.
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Create a Cardboard Box TV
Here’s a TV you won’t mind your kids staring at for hours. When they’re in charge of the design, the programming, and the technology, it’s hard to see television as anything but educational.
Make Kitchen Cut-Out Puppets!
Here’s a fun activity that encourages your child to look around the kitchen and use his or her imagination to make utensil-shaped puppets.
Create a Family Masterpiece Mobile!
Mobiles are a fun and easy way for kids to show off the important people in their life. Plus, they make a wonderful room decorations! Get together some family photos, glue, yarn and a paper towel roll and you’ll have a fantastic decoration of lasting memories.
Make a Homemade Sunflower!
With this craft, kids can re-create a sunflower to keep in your home and look at over and over. Just grab a paper towel roll, paper plate, and some sunflower seeds and you're on your way to starting a spring garden!
Make Crazy Kitchen Bubbles!
Why do bubbles always come in the shape of a circle? This activity will help answer that question with a fun bubble-making experiment using kitchen utensils.
Chart Your Course Through the New Year
Help your fourth grader reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.
Make a Shoe Box Robot
This robot won’t talk or follow orders, but he’s cute as a button and making him is the perfect arts and crafts project for a rainy day!
Make a Set of Binoculars!
Sometimes the best crafts are ones made from materials found right in your own home. These simple and easy to make binoculars, made from two toilet paper rolls, glue, and some string, are a big hit with the kids.
Make Chocolate Clay Sculptures!
This kinder-friendly clay is edible, and delicious, too! Teaching the kids to knead dough is a great exercise in using their fine motor skills and they won’t want to stop when the end result is something they can eat.
Make Sponge Art Wrapping Paper
This wrapping paper is made from sponge art – a fun way to take old sponges and put them to new use. Why not give the kids an activity they can do that also helps replenish your wrapping paper supply?
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