Make Coconut Burfi
Diwali, or "The Festival of Lights" is a beloved holiday celebrated in many Asian Pacific countries the world over. Make this delicious Indian treat with your child to celebrate the holiday, or enjoy any time of year as a healthy snack or dessert.
Weave a Table Mat from Old Sweaters
Introduce your child to the ancient art of weaving by turning old sweaters into simple table mats.
Make a Chinese Dragon Relief
Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture. She'll also get some great fine motor practice along the way!
Test Your Geography Skills with a Dr. Seuss-Inspired Balloon Game
Kids can take turns helping a balloon stay up, up, up in the air while imagining all the places they'll go in this energetic geography game inspired by Dr. Seuss.
Play the Traffic Sign Game
"Stop," "Yield," "One Way" - these are just a few of the signs that children see almost every day when driving in the car with mom or dad. When a child has not yet learned, or just beginning to learn, how to read these common signs can create both a fun game and a great learning activity.
Explore Mexican Traditions: Papel Picado
In Mexico, few holidays go by that do not feature colorful tissue paper banners strung along the streets. Help you child discover the beautiful results that can be achieved by folding tissue paper multiple times before cutting it.
Make a Table Runner to Practice Social Studies!
This activity mixes three delicious ingredients: paint, big paper, and family. Plus, you can help your second grader reinforce an important social studies skill: judging things in context of their place and time.
Play the Card Challenge Game!
Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to get very excited. But turn it into a game and it's a different story. This game of challenges is a blast to play, and in between all the hopping, jumping, and drawing, it helps develop important skills.
Going to the Park? Make a Map!
The next time an out-of-town guest is coming to stay, give your child a chance to be the tour guide and take your visitor on a trip to the park. Build your first grader's social studies skills by making a map together.
Reward Good Behavior with a Crown
Reward good behavior with a glamorous homemade crown and your child will start behaving like an angel all the time... well, almost!
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