Preschool - 2nd Grade Activities : Page 15

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Simon Says is a classic outdoor game that young children love. Promote your child's development and improve listening skills by playing the game in a new way.

During Chinese New Year festivities, you see lanterns everywhere. Your child can make her very own red and gold lanterns to display at home.

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

Show your child how to spell their name in a whole new way with this sculptural 3-D art project.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

In this game, your child and his friends will need to use their observational skills as they try to figure out who's got the peanut!

A fingerprint heart is a lovely craft for little hands to make on Valentine's Day. Create a glittering fingerprint heart with your child this Valentine's Day.

These gorgeous emerald green cupcakes can be topped with a taffy rainbow and marshmallow fluff clouds for extra luck.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

Make your St. Patrick's Day party an extra festive affair with green punch! A mix of sherbet, lime juice, and lemon lime soda, this recipe is sure to be a hit.

Do this activity to help your kids see how seeds contain "baby" versions of big plant stems, roots, and leaves.

Explore griffins, dragons, and other medieval mythical beasts through sculpture by making your own bas relief beast out of modeling clay.

Help your kindergartener use a map to find "leprechaun gold"--and build early social studies skills in the process!

Introduce learners to the skeletal system and create a budget-friendly Halloween craft with this paper skeleton!

Show your kindergartener how to craft a pretty Mother's Day jewelry box that's fit for the baubles of a queen (or at least an extra special mom)!

Help your child make a festive woven basket using paper bowls and yarn that is sure to please and fun to make.

This handprint Santa is a great way for your little one to get in the Christmas spirit. Make a handprint Santa with your child this holiday season.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Here's Twist 'N Turn: let your preschooler or pre-kindergartener be outside and active while learning about shapes, colors, directions, and word recognition.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

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

Create an outer space painting with chalk, water and black paper in this art project that explores the solar system.