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.
Practice Colors and Numbers with Clothespin Drop!
To help your child have a good time practicing colors and numbers try playing Clothespin Colors, a fun matching game! It will help your preschooler with his colors, patterns, and counting!
Get Loopy! Make a 100th Day Necklace
Show your child how to count to 100 by tens, and he'll get an adorable cheerio necklace in the process!
Hike This Science Hunt!
Want to take math and science out to play? This nature hunt gives kids samples to collect and clues to find, while reinforcing their ability to use words like "near", "far", "left" and "right" to figure out an object's location.
Make Rose Petal Beads
Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Crushing the rose petals releases their sweet essence, and can transform them into beautiful beads!
Draw Shadow Art
Here's an activity that will develop your kindergartner's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day!
Make Salty Sea Creature Paintings
Make a unique painting while learning about sea life.
Create a Wax-Resist Nightscape!
Children often draw beautiful pictures of suns and rainbows but seldom do they venture into drawing the scenes around them at night. Here's an activity that has your child using crayons and black paint to create a beautiful wax-resist nightscape.
Illustrate a Famous Book!
What if your child couldn't see the pictures in her favorite illustrated books? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at it, and create her own images.
Make Homemade Fingerpaint
You don't need to shell out big bucks to keep kids in fingerpaint. With this recipe, you can stew up your child's favorite colors, right in your own kitchen.
Go on a Geometry Scavenger Hunt
Here's a fun way to help your teen make important connections between geometry in school and geometry in real life, and cross over into the arts at the same time.
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