Preschool - 2nd Grade Activities : Page 57

Celebrate Earth Day with a decorative tree made out of strictly reused and recycled materials.

Stamp out the sameness of learning the ABC's for your kindergartener. Make 26 letter sponge stamps and create projects with him to practice.

Learn Halloween fun facts and put them in this cool art project. Make a Halloween fun facts foldable with your child this October.

Show your first grader how to create her own octopus out of yarn. This simple, yet fun, project yields an adorable play or cuddle partner.

Kids get in lots of letter learning as they play this fun twist on regular tag, which engages their minds as well as their bodies.

Make the world's simplest tutu. Don't worry if you aren't good with a needle--putting this no-sew tutu together is as easy as tying your shoe!

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Playing doctor is not only fun, it's also a way to teach kids about the parts of the body and how they are spelled.

Encourage imagination and creativity with this magical craft that lets your child make and design his very own dragon egg.

Bring the sea to your home with this marine life–inspired art project that displays beautifully when suspended from the ceiling.

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

Try this fall-inspired art activity with your child to teach some basic art principles about color, pattern and texture.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

This nutcracker soldier won't crack any nuts, but he will hide candies. Make a nutcracker soldier with your child this Christmas and have a cracking good time.

Featuring plenty of good old fashioned squishy, gooey fun without the mess, this compromise of an art project is sure to please little ones and grown-ups alike.

Spend an afternoon outdoors and add a personal touch to clothes or other items of fabric by learning how to tie-dye.

In this activity, your child will learn to name the numbers from 1 through 5 and she'll practice her grouping skills.

Teach a lesson in the math and art with the concept of symmetry, while making a delightful cut-paper shadow pumpkin for Halloween!

Make a unique painting while learning about sea life.

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.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

Let your child be the king or queen of Mardi Gras by making his own shiny and spectacular Mardi Gras crown.

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

Your preschooler will master this quick and easy apple pizza recipe in no time! Bread, butter, cheese, and apples make a healthy alternative to greasy pizza.

Your first grader will love making her favorite feline a chase toy out of old fabric scraps, and she will learn beginning sewing basics while she's at it!

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers: try finger painting with corn syrup and food coloring to make bright, colorful works of art.

Help your child develop her letter recognition skills throughout the week leading up to Valentineâs Day with this simple activity.

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.