Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 38

Give your kid a go at making art like master painter Michelangelo did on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel...by making her own colorful angel!

Pureed ripe peaches, vanilla yogurt, agave nectar, and juicy chunks of peach come together to form a refreshing pop that hits the spot on a hot summer day.

Give a holiday greeting that everyone will remember by making this tactile card with your child this year.

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

Let your child be the king or queen of Mardi Gras by making his own shiny and spectacular Mardi Gras crown.

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

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 heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

Express the love that you share with your child this Valentine's Day by creating unique "me and you" portraits together!

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

Have your child imitate the masters or create her own work of art with a bar of soap!

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!

Want to help your child develop stronger numeracy skills and make your dice games even more fun? Try creating some googly-eyed funny dice.

Help to build your child's reading skills and get your point across with these homemade message magnets!

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

Getting your treasures from place to place is tough. Help your child with this task by making a denim pouch from recycled blue jeans!

Here's a TV you won't mind your kids staring at for hours. When kids are in charge of the programming, it's hard to see it as anything but educational!

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

Here's a festive, patriotic 4th of July fruit platter that is healthy, delicious, and guaranteed to be a real crowd pleaser.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Want to give craft time a little pop and sizzle? Try this colorful painting craft that uses one of our favorite toys--a Koosh ball!

Why wait for the Easter bunny to arrive when your child can become a bunny herself? Creating a bunny mask is the perfect way to celebrate Easter.

Applesauce doesn't just have to be for a bowl -- your child can transform it into an easy-to-hold treat!

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.