Preschool - 1st Grade Activities : Page 65

Encourage your preschooler to create his own edible moue creation complete with an ice cream face, cookie ears, sprinkle whiskers, and jelly bean nose and eyes.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

Encourage your child's creativity by giving him a new kind of paintbrush -- a feather!

How goofy can your first grader get? Show her how to use balloons and yarn to craft a collection of silly faces!

What IS That Thing? is a game for kids of all ages that uses scrap paper and junk from around the house! A great way to recycle, reduce, and reuse.

This project reuses freebie magnets to make one-of-a-kind magnets for your one-of-a-kind kid!

Don't let alphabet practice turn into catching zzz's. Paint up a zany Z zebra and inject a little excitement into learning letters.

Set aside the doilies and the ribbons for a unique Valentine craft full of quirky charm.

Could your child’s room use a little bit more firecracker sparkle? Add an explosion of glow-in-the-dark color with this spectacular mason jar craft.

Calaveras means "skulls" in Spanish, and in Mexico, skulls are brightly decorated to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

Let little unsteady fingers practice their coordination with this preschool painting activity. Your kid develops his hand-eye coordination while making art.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your first grader by playing a pink crepe paper racing game inspired by Dr. Seuss's book "The Cat in the Hat Come Back."

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

This is the perfect way to send a love note to your favorite Valentine! Your child can decorate a crepe paper bag for a secret message.

Here's a fun Fourth of July craft that will delight kids of many ages.

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

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

Create fun and imaginative works of art by using trucks to paint on paper in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

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

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Take a pretty parfait glass and help your preschooler create a simple A-B-A-B pattern as she layers strawberries and yogurt.

This easy painting activity feels magical, especially when you use it for a secret message.

Craft a winter words alphabet book to celebrate this chilly season in this preschool-kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In this activity, your child will discuss problem-solving strategies and practice using these strategies with Tangram puzzles.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Make a campfire crown, complete with roasted marshmallows!

Avoid holiday card clutter by arranging cards into an artfully simple display: pin them to a length of yarn with classic wooden clothespins.

Kids will learn how to clean fish tank the natural way. Add catfish to the tank and see if your water gets cleaner.