Preschool - 2nd Grade Activities : Page 84

Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

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

This unexpected art project is sure to result in a Picasso-esque jumble of imagination that will teach your kid about shapes, colors, and abstract form!

Want to add some extra pizazz to dress up play? Help your child craft a personalized purse out of an old gift or shopping bag!

Shake things up by introducing your child to charcoal pencils! These unique drawing tools make blending, shading, and smudging easy and fun.

Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised a game!

Looking for a funky new way to paint? Try paint dough, a sparkling pasty paint made from just three kitchen ingredients!

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Give your kid a go at making art like master painter Michelangelo did on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel...by making her own colorful angel!

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Great for bath time, or anytime your child is feeling creative, these bright bathtub paints are a fun and low-mess way to spice up art time.

It’s the season for falling leaves, fall colors, and corn! Use this easy activity to help your child make some amazing paintings. They can use their math skills to design patterns for cards, paper, presents and more!

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Get in the spirit of Christmas by creating Santa's favorite helpers, the elves!

Redecorate the smart way -- pillow covers are a fast, fun and easy craft that can transform a room with an artsy punch of color.

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.

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

Need to cool down on a hot summer night? This gazpacho recipe does the trick.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

Help your preschooler practice counting, matching, and learning colors with this fun game!

Penguins just may be the cutest cold-weather creatures ever! Creating this penguin is a perfect way for your tot to practice cutting out different shapes.

Your first grader will gain an understanding of time management as your holiday tasks become manageable, with this to-do list reinvented as an advent calendar!

Coffee filter snowflakes are an easy winter craft and a good way to involve children of all ages in holiday decorating.

Make a yarmulke for your teddy bear and celebrate The Festival of Lights with this fun craft project.

This hybrid indoor/outdoor craft results in a pretty handmade piece of jewelry thatâs easy on the eyes and the wallet!

Introduce the idea of measuring weight to your preschooler or kindergartener by making a fun and easy-to-use bungee scale to weigh household objects.

Introduce your child to the concept of the melting pot by decorating a patriotic 4th of July planter.

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

Make homemade glitter to add glamor and glitz to art projects galore.