Preschool - 1st Grade Activities : Page 14

When it comes to working kids' muscles, nothing beats an obstacle course! Here are some easy ideas for creating your own course at home.

Use egg cartons to create imaginative spiders the kids will treasure.

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Here's a tasty summer holiday treat: oatmeal chocolate chip cookie sandwiches filled with cinnamon ice cream.

In the mood for a bit of silly science? Help your child create a truly one-of-a-kind planter out of a potato head!

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Does a paper clip float? Does a sponge sink? Let your child find out! This experiment is simple science fun.

Create a sun-shaped summer words chart in this DIY craft activity!

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

Achieve the amusement of a pet without all the hassle! This easy-to-craft activity shows your kindergartener how to make his very own pet out of pom-poms.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a few riotous rounds of Hot Potato--played with a real potato!

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Celebrate Easter brunch with these flaky, delicious, and--yes--healthy whole wheat "bunny biscuits."

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

Hand-painted pottery is the perfect way to add a bit of decoration to your potted plants.

Make your own volleyball net! This beach ball game is a great activity for kids of all ages to develop coordination and teamwork.

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

Explore African culture by helping your child make his very own djembe drum! Help your child explore music and rhythm as he celebrates Black History Month.

Stock up on the colorful jelly beans available around Easter and put them to work in a piece of jelly bean art!

Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection.