Preschool - 1st Grade Activities : Page 18

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

Nothing is more wonderfully rich than a chocolate truffle. Help your child make a batch shaped like eggs to share with family and friends this Easter.

Make a handprint turkey with your child to celebrate Thanksgiving. A handprint turkey makes a great base for Thanksgiving coasters, note cards, or place cards.

Your child can help eliminate stress for himself or a loved one by creating a colorful, homemade stress ball.

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

Using homemade felt alphabet letters and 26 colorful pictures, your preschooler will have a great time as they practice recognizing letters and their sounds.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

This is an easy counting game for preschoolers and toddlers. Great for car trips!

Play Number Dash with your preschooler and help him learn to identify numbers, write numbers and learn about organized play.

Here are some ideas for marshmallow math games you can play with your child to help teach him important concepts like estimation, area, and measurement.

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!

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your child and teach her about Mexican heritage with this fun arts and crafts activity.

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

Use paper and paste to create a colorful collage of shapes that turns into a school bus right before your eyes.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

Kids can celebrate Veterans Day by making a mosaic American flag out of jelly beans in this kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

Give your child some hands-on experience mixing autumn colors. All you need is a large piece of white paper and tempera paint.

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

Help your preschooler explore the effects of light and shadow, and make a pretty sun print at the same time!

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

It's easy to plant your own in-home container garden! This planter contains pizza-themed herbs and is a perfect early gardening activity for kindergarteners.

Here's a quick and easy recipe for homemade play dough that doesn't involve any cooking! This bright and colorful modeling clay makes a great instant toy!

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

Kids can make a cute fluffy bunny for Easter using a tin can and cotton balls in this creative first grade arts and crafts activity.