Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 32

Gather the family around for this fun song and game that will get your holiday started!

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

This simple and seasonal kid activity turns glue and food coloring into beautiful autumn leaves that will last forever.

Find sums of 10 in this fun first-grade math card game that helps kids build addition skills. Help your child use critical thinking skills to find the sums.

This is a simple, nutritious food kids love for snacks and lunches all year.

It's a great time for family crafts. Here's a ghost Halloween decoration you and your child can make together.

Help your child use matzoh to create edible decorations that feature the smiling faces of family and friends.

Have the kids use sidewalk chalk to draw portraits of their family and, in the process, learn about familial relationships.

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

This competitive inequalities card game is a great way to help your child understand the connection between numerals and the values they represent.

Practicing letters and words by writing them out is all well and good, but spelling out your practice words with old puzzle pieces is a lot more fun!

Looking for a funky new way to paint? Try paint dough, a sparkling pasty paint made from just three kitchen ingredients!

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Kids in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school will love turning flower pots into homemade musical instruments in this fun and simple activity.

Kids can enjoy the fun of tap shoes without the expense by turning bottle caps and string into removable taps. Strap them on and cut a rug.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Add a flourish of flowers to your dining table with simple and creative sponge art!

Celebrate President's Day with your kindergartener by building a delicious presidential snack: a banana log cabin!

Get into the back-to-school spirit with this clip magnet that'll make sure your first grader never loses his important school papers again!

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

From wizards to fairy godmothers, a magic wand is an essential element to any magical tale. Help your child make one of her own with simple craft supplies.

Make a beautiful - and realistic looking - sunflower using sunflower seeds and a paper plate with this fun kindergarten arts and crafts project.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Put your individual fingerprint on the 100th Day of School (literally!) with this activity.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.