Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 46

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

Help your first grader create special 3D paper Christmas trees that he can use to decorate the home or give to friends.

In this activity, your child will develop her sensory awareness and build important math skills while having fun outdoors.

These colorful paper butterflies make cute hanging decorations for your child's room, but they can also be used for active play.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

Decorated with glittery spiderwebs that sparkle like dew in the sun, these handmade note cards make great thank you cards or simply "thinking of you" cards.

Your child can commemorate the best Halloween candy of all time using foam sheets to give your little monster a little practice tracing triangular shapes.

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!

Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!

This arts and crafts activity will help your kindergartener with shape and color recognition.

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

In this activity, your child will use household objects to sculpt his very own football.

Introduce your kindergartener to some art history by showing him how to create an everyday object print, Andy Warhol-style.

Help your child explore their imagination and self-image with a larger-than-life-size self-portrait!

Running out of breakfast ideas for your kid? Make a delicious egg and cheese bird's nest.

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

This unique twist on bingo is a great outside game that gives kids spelling and color practice, and it's lots of fun, too!

This St. Patrick's Day show your child to the fun of resist painting. It's as simple as getting out a crayon and some watercolor paints!

In kindergarten, kids work with patterns. Try making this practical but decorative piece of clothing together for fun and math practice.

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

Have your child experiment with layering by creating a feathered friend to celebrate warmer weather.

Help your first grader get started making this watering can that's filled with homemade flowers. It will brighten up any window sill ... and it's eco-friendly!

Help your child bring a bit of Halloween magic to school with a spooky ghost pen!

Do a little kitchen chemistry as you make your own bubble solution and bubble-wand shapes!

These cool treats are loaded with fruit, veggies, protein, and calcium, just what your child needs to fuel up for a busy day at school.

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!

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!

Help your kindergartener create his own shiny medal that celebrates his amazing and award-worthy accomplishments.

Your child can create a toy soap sure to provide bath time fun for himself or, when given as a gift, a friend!

In this activity, you and your child will practice taking a movement or calming break during homework or when feeling tired. Then, your child will write about and draw what the experience was like for them.