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Preschool Social Studies Activities

Does your preschooler think learning social studies skills will be boring? It doesn't have to be! With these fun preschool social studies activities you can foster a lifelong love of social studies. Kids can learn important figures in history and cultural awareness of holidays and traditions. Using materials preschoolers love and that parents and teachers have handy, these social studies activities will make any preschooler light up.

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Post Office Pretend Play

Want to help your preschooler learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

Bake Aggression Cookies: Playdough Cookies Kids Can Pound!

It can feel good to hit something when you're mad. The more your child pounds, squeezes, and mashes this dough, the better these play dough cookies will taste!

Play Musical Statues

This simple movement activity helps improve listening skills, as your child will be required to discriminate between sound and silence.

In this game, your child and his friends will need to use their observational skills as they try to figure out who's got the peanut!

Let your preschooler feel like a real chef by helping him create his very own chef's hat!

Shamrock Magnets

This shamrock magnet is the perfect project for St. Patrick's Day. It's simple to make and will fill your refrigerator with Irish spirit!

Here is a guide to making a felt busy book that's perfect for focusing on specific learning areas with your child.

Reward Good Behavior with a Crown

Craft a glamorous crown that your preschooler can wear when he demonstrates good behavior!

Make Your Own Rainstick

There's no need to hunt down a cactus for this rainstick craft. In fact, you can recycle items you probably already have on hand.

How to Make a Coil Pot

The pottery technique of coiling may be old, but it's probably new to your kid! Make coil pots with your preschooler throw in a little cultural lesson too!

Dreidel Ornament

This dreidel ornament makes a sparkling spinning top out of popsicle sticks. Make this dreidel ornament and get ready for Hanukkah.

How to Make a Menorah

Learn how to make a menorah with this simple Hanukkah craft. See how to make a menorah for the Festival of Lights.

Fingerpaint Christmas Cards

These homemade thumbprint cards are as personalized as it gets, and your child will love using his prints to make holiday magic!

Make an Apple Turkey!

It's Thanksgiving, so why not celebrate of the turkey? Let the little ones partake in the turkey fun, without having to do any of the carving.

Make Popsicle Puppets...and Practice Communication

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Hopped Up Hide and Seek

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Kid Friendly Batik: No Wax Required!

Batik is a fabric dying technique usually done with hot wax. This flour-and-water method is kid-safe and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.

Hanukkah Menorah Shape Collage

This activity will help your child build his early math skills by practicing shape recognition.

Make Spooky Bat Wings

Here's a Halloween arts and crafts activity for your preschooler, pre-kindergartener, or kindergartener: make bat wings of poster board and ribbon.

Wreath Ornament

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt

This Easter, try putting on a guided family scavenger hunt to help your kindergartener track down the Easter eggs.

Make a Bunny Paper Bag Puppet

Jump into pretend play this Easter with a classic preschool arts and crafts activity: make a bunny paper bag puppet!

This gluten free recipe for coconut rice is a tasty way to help any picky eater expand her culinary horizons. She'll get great measuring practice along the way!

Bead Rasta Inspired Jewelry

In this simplified activity, your young child can make her own Rasta-style necklace using beads and any type of shell

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