Build Animal Piggy Banks!
Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank - or you can use your imagination to create others.
Make Metal Cloth Embroidery Art
Help your preschooler make colorful metal cloth embroidery art using only a metal screen, yarn, and other decorations!
Taste the Rainbow: Create a Rainbow of Healthy Food
Make a Healthy Foods Rainbow! In this activity, your child will color a rainbow, glue on colorful fruits and vegetables, and keep track of which healthy super-foods she eats throughout the week.
Tissue Paper Candle Holder: A Gift Kids Can Make
This homemade candle holder is a breeze to make, and its pretty glow brightens up a table or mantle. Get kids gift crafting! All you need is a few household supplies.
Create a Painted Rock Mosaic
Mix two childhood favorites, paint and rocks, to beat summer boredom! Make a colorful rock mosaic that will help your child practice her patterns, shapes, and colors while making a beautiful work of art!
Make an Oil Sun Catcher
Make an eye catching sun catcher with your child that not only brightens any window but also builds his fine motor skills and creativity.
Craft a Stuffed Letter "B" Bear
It's a fact: kids love bears. Capitalize on your preschooler's love of these cuddly creatures by making a stuffed bear that will introduce him to the letter "B".
Play Egg Carton Shake!
Strengthen your child's understanding of numbers while improving her reaction time and critical thinking skills with this fun game using an old, empty egg carton!
Build Newspaper Towers...and Test Their Stability!
Let your kid try his hand at engineering as he builds and tests two different structures made out of rolled newspaper. Which one is the strongest?
Paint Dough
Looking for a funky new way to paint? Try paint dough, a sparkling pasty paint made from just three kitchen ingredients! It's easy, fun, and will add a little enchantment to any art project.
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