The 5 Senses Activities

The 5 Senses activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy the 5 senses activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Browse the activities below or use the selector to find similar activities.

Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer!

Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer!

With new diseases appearing each day, it's important to keep your child's hands clean and germ free. Here's an activity where you and your child will make your own scented hand sanitizer to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Color Science for Kinders!

Color Science for Kinders!

Help your child explore chromatography (the process of separating colors or pigments) while creating a neat art project! Here's how to get started.

Have a Magnet Marathon!

Have a Magnet Marathon!

Here's an activity where you can explore the power of magnets with your child in a fun way, by creating your own racetrack for magnets. Get ready to hold a magnet marathon!

Mix Color for Rainbow Stew!

Mix Color for Rainbow Stew!

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

Make a Wreath Ornament

Make a Wreath Ornament

Make a bright wreath ornament in this fun sensory activity. Made from common household ingredients, the textured dough is fun to squish between little fingers.

Shaving Cream Paintings

Shaving Cream Paintings

Let your kindergartener squish his way to an understanding of colors with some shaving cream and food coloring. Here's a hands-on activity that shows your child how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

Paint with Ice

Paint with Ice

Need something to do on a hot summer day? This painting activity provides a cool new way to paint a masterpiece!

Make Your Own Edible Play Dough

Make Your Own Edible Play Dough

This project is a great way to give toddlers the freedom to enjoy an educational and developmentally stimulating activity, without having to worry about what will happen if they eat the materials!

Make a Magnet Painting

Make a Magnet Painting

Here is an activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Make a Magnet Map

Make a Magnet Map

Kindergartners are fascinated by both magnets and maps. In this activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

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