Preschool - 2nd Grade Activities : Page 41

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

This stamp-making fabric craft will get you in the mood for a picnic and get your child excited about fruit.

Will storing cucumbers and tomatoes in the fridge destroy their unique flavors? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Help your kindergartener practice counting from one to ten with this fun outdoor activity. Make a "My Backyard Counting Book" to review counting to ten.

Help your child make an attractive frozen holiday ornament to hang outside during winter months.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

This children's menorah is a fun craft that lets your child celebrate Hanukkah while learning their ABCs. Make this children's menorah for the Festival of Lights.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

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.

Here's a Father's Day gift that won't break the bank. With a touch of fabric paint, transform plain cotton t-shirts into original matching Dad and kid tops.

Make this star-spangled greeting for the door to make all your guests feel welcome for the next patriotic holiday.

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Using just a deck of old playing cards and some general craft supplies, you can create a unique and fun Valentine's Day decoration that's made with love.

Help your little one figure out the differences between the worlds of air, land and water, a huge step in understanding how our environment works.

Preschoolers are fascinated by how colors can be mixed to form new ones. This activity combines color mixing with the concept of melting for extra science fun.

Help your kindergartener practice letter strokes while experimenting with the painting style of the great artist Mondrian.

Every day will be a new experience as you explore and learn about the different colors.

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

Help your ambitious kindergartener imagine her bright future by creating a self-portrait collage of jobs she's interested in.

This Rudolph craft will help your kid make a goofy and memorable ornament. Make a Rudolph craft this winter to bring some added merriment to your Christmas.

Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make!

This angel craft for kids makes for a beautiful Christmas decoration. Make an angel craft for kids this holiday season.

For some good "green" fun, pull out your blender. A spinach smoothie?! You better believe it! And kids will not only slurp it up, they"ll beg for seconds.

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

This season, your child will make his very own candy cane decoration. He can make a bunch and put them all around your home!

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.