Preschool - 2nd Grade Activities : Page 68

These little monsters made from balloons and flour are silly and fun and best of all, easy for preschoolers to make.

Show your child how to make homemade wrapping paper with a twist by using sponge art to create the fabulous designs. Here's how:

Your child's painted handprint helps create a lucky bearded leprechaun to bring a smile to everyone celebrating St. Patrick's Day!

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Turn your childâs love of markers into a really colorful creation with the help of some water and a big brush.

Do you want your child to remember time spent with loved ones and the satisfaction of giving a gift with real meaning? Try making these tasty treats!

Turn ordinary cookies into puppets and create edible performance art!

Use your kindergartener's handprint to create a sweet and personalized apple craft.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Make a "magic dough" using only flour, water and food coloring and have the kids guess what color appears.

Let your preschooler create something cute while making something delicious to eat: create bread sculptures, or shapes of bread dough!

Make this easy composting dessert and then enjoy the yummy results!

This preschool activity uses paint chips to help your child learn about different shades of colors and how to find different colors in nature.

Boost creativity with this simple activity where kids make up biographies of people they find in old magazines.

Here's a wacky activity that kids are sure to love: make a face that has shoelaces for hair!

Kids get to race a felt mouse through a homemade maze using magnets in this exciting 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

Let your preschooler play with her food by making snack logs out of celery, peanut butter and corn flakes.

Instead of filling your preschooler's tummy with sugary sweets this season, let her take a bite out of this healthy and delicious candy cane alternative.

On Read Across America Day, challenge your kindergartener to a balancing act inspired by the mischievous star of "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss.

Apple slices can turn brown, but when they are coated with lemon juice the acid keeps the apples fresh. Here's how to help your preschooler experiment:

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader or second-grader using crayons and black paint to create a beautiful wax-resist nightscape.

Your child can pretend she is a pro by creating a crackle painting that looks and feels like a classic work of art!

Hand-painted pottery is the perfect way to add a bit of decoration to your potted plants.

Make necklaces, bracelets, belts, or garlands in this simple and fun activity that recycles old objects and let's your child make one-of-a-kind pieces of art!

Teach your child how to feed himself in the morning with this simple and delicious breakfast burrito recipe.

Measuring and mixing is half the fun with these Irish oatmeal cookies, and it's a great way to introduce your second grader to cooking and kitchen tools.

Want to help your kid with math? Get out the grab bag! This game is a great way to practice the tricky business of associating numbers with sets of objects.