Activities for Kids
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.
Defensive Struggle
Looking for a fun way to practice your addition facts? This game combines strategy with math! You and your child will battle to control the game board and earn points.
Have Fun With "Weird" Water
Help your kindergartner make predictions and test them scientifically to understand the concept of surface tension. And in this experiment, spills are OK!
Name that Number!: A Guessing Game
In the grand tradition of "I Spy," "20 Questions," and the other guessing games you may vaguely recall from your childhood, this is a do-it-anywhere, no-equipment-required diversion. Bonus: it helps reinforce number concepts.
An Egg-cellent Counting Game
Kids are naturally fascinated by numbers, colors, shapes, sizes, and patterns. And that's good. Because their interest helps them develop key skills such as counting, comparing, sorting, and measuring, which are all important building blocks for math readiness. Here's a tasty way to give your child ...
Play Snakes and Dots
Practice problem solving skills with your kindergarten or first grade student in this simple two-player game.
Make a Number Game
This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers. He'll be using all of these skills in the middle grades, when he uses numbers, decimals, fractions, and percents to describe operations.
Money Magic Secret Codes!
It's a rare kid who doesn't love a good treasure hunt. Here's one that's a brain-challenge for your third grader, calling upon math skills with money and with decimals.
Build a Balloon Powered Car
Explore some of today's big energy issues with your kids by putting on a jaw-dropping demonstration of an ultra-efficient air-powered car.
Factors: A Math Card Game
Factors can be a tricky concept to master, but they are essential to understanding division. Help your child gain confidence with factors while playing this fun card game. Soon he'll be ready to work with larger numbers and fractions!
Create a Clothespin Alphabet
Help your kindergartner pick up spelling, alphabetical order and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks!
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