Early Childhood Activities

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

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

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

This project commemorates the milestone of completing the first 100 days of school, while giving your child a manipulative to practice counting to 100.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Make a mood meter with your child to help them recognize and share their feelings.

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

Try this kooky, spooky arts and crafts activity with your preschooler: make gummy worm ice cubes!

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

Create your very own colorful stained glass collage Easter egg.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Decorate eggs for Easter without the mess by making an Easter egg collage instead in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

This fun craft will teach your child a little bit about the human skeletal system and can be adapted to teach the biology of many different living animals.

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

Use watercolors and crayons to teach your child about resistance while she creates a beautiful Easter decoration with this festive craft.