Preschool - 1st Grade Activities : Page 7

Make a First Day of School Mobile to help commemorate the big step from preschool to kindergarten and ease those first day jitters!

Save some money this Halloween and work out fine motor skills by helping your child make his very own computer costume.

For most kids the fun is in the process, and making a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes is as creative as it gets! Here's how to make your own dollhouse.

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Make frog feet sponge prints with your child for a fun and educational crafts activity.

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!

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

This handprint reindeer adds some whimsy to your Christmas decorations. Make a handprint reindeer with your child out of paper and pom poms.

Whether the snow is fluffy and soft or icy and hard, a snowman is sure to inspire a smile. No wonder this snowman is so happy—it's made using marshmallows!

Wake up and create a fun, healthy snowman with your learner! As a family, create a snowman on your plate with yogurt, add some snowman accessories, and design a snowy environment.

Using plants and other items from the outdoors and clothing they already own, your kids can dress up as any one of the four seasons or simply as a Garden.

Celebrate all your wonderful tongue taste buds with a giant paper tongue project -- you'll even get to decorate it with actual pieces of candy!

Your child can count down the days until Christmas while giving Santa's beard a trim. This adorable project bolsters counting and number recognition skills.

Make a family tree with your child to teach him about his personal history. Make a family tree with this tutorial, and teach your kid about his family history.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

This Play-Doh counting game will improve your little one's math skills and the hanging Christmas trees will make great decoration.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

This winter world craft will introduce your kid to pointillism, a technique in which dots are used to create a recognizable image.

Disguise a lesson focused on shape recognition as a Santa collage, and your pre-kindergartener won't even realize she's learning!

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Act out the Three Billy Goats Gruff with this adorable paper plate mask.

Help your child will learn about shapes and patterns by creating her own masterpiece mosaic out of dried beans.

This fun and easy activity encourages the skill of overlapping objects, while your child gets to draw his own farm and color in clip art farm animals!

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.