Kids' Activities and Games
Looking for kids 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 our kids activities, or narrow your search by grade and subject area.
Create Awesome Apple Note Cards!
Here's a fresh fall activity for your child: create awesome apple note-cards! Whether she's giving it out as a birthday greeting to a family member or taking her teacher an apple on the first day of school, this hand-made card will be sure to brighten someone's day.
Pumpkin Math: Learn Shapes While Carving
This fall, boost your child's math skills with the time-old tradition of pumpkin carving! Here's an activity that has your child improve her shape recognition by identifying, drawing, and carving geometric shapes out of a Jack-O-Lantern face.
Sorting and Ordering: Collect Autumn Leaves!
Here's a fun fall activity: have your preschooler take a nature walk, collect leaves, and make a pretty autumn collage while learning valuable science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering at the same time!
Create a Bread Sculpture
Nothing speaks better of a cozy home like the smell of baking bread. Here's an activity that will get your child to have some holiday fun while making something delicious to eat. Create bread dough sculptures!
Make Spider Sandwiches
These simple, wheat sandwiches are easy to make and can be a fun part of any child's meal. They also make a delicious tray for a Halloween get-together.
Serve Scary Eyeballs!
Get into the spirit of Halloween with this recipe that has you creating these ghastly, scary eyeballs with some hard boiled eggs and olives.
Living Room Letter-Press
This activity combines learning about traditional printing techniques with a DIY guide for building a small tabletop press and creating linoleum cuts. Your teen will discover how a relatively simple construction project can be used to create gorgeous, unique art prints.
Make a Rice Paper Lantern
Lanterns have been used in Japan and China for hundreds of years. Many people hang lanterns outside their doorways for luck, or carry lanterns in festivals and parades to celebrate. Here's an activity that can let your child bring the warmth and light of these lanterns into your home.
Craft Your Own Abacus!
Countries around the world have been using the abacus throughout history to make arithmetic easier to calculate. Here's an activity that has your child making an abacus, a tool that can make learning arithmetic highly visual and tactile!
Do Some School Calendar Math
Do some serious Calendar Math with your child this fall, to help her get grounded in the schedule she'll be following. In the process, you'll dust off some math skills that have probably been taking a long summer break!
