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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Make a Blow Painting
There is no denying that preschoolers love to paint. Let your little one have fun painting by blowing the paint around on the paper rather than using a paintbrush. The result will be a fabulously abstract piece of art!
Make a Fabric Collage
Want a fun craft project that will get your child using his senses? Create a colorful, abstract piece of art with your child! Besides being an exercise for the senses, it’s a perfect way to reuse old clothes.
Make a Tin Candle Luminary
This activity will help your child experience the past by making a beautiful tin luminary, which filters candlelight through a pattern. The resulting work of art will trace beautiful candlelit patterns on your walls!
Make a "Fish Story" Cartoon
Use recycled household materials to make this creative "story cartoon" tray that can help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!
Make a Paper Mosaic!
Mosaics are great fun for the part of the brain that recognizes patterns, and can help build geometrical awareness in your child. Introduce your young artist to this art form with this fun and creative activity, which blends arts and crafts with patterning for hidden math practice!
Make Mushroom Prints
This activity uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful. It is an easy project for little hands to do with a little prep help from a grown up.
Make a Papier Mache Pin
This activity encourages self-expression. When your child is finished she will have created a personalized pin to wear or give as a gift!
Make a "See Through" Seed Museum
A common kindergarten science unit is life itself. Is that rock over there alive or not? How can you tell? Well, when it's a seed (which looks like a rock), things get very interesting indeed. Here's a cool way for kids to put all this together using simple household stuff.
Write Pen Pal Postcards
First graders need to read, read, read and write, write, write! Here is a way to cover both, and keep in touch with a faraway friend or relative while you're at it.
Leaf Rubbing Gift Cards
Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.
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