Preschool - 2nd Grade History Activities

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.

Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.

This recipe provides a quicker, easier, and slightly healthier way to prepare this classic Louisiana Creole dish.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Have your child create her own version of an ancient Egyptian jewelry cuff similar to one that a goddess might have worn with this fun recycled craft.

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

Introduce your kid to abstract art with this painting activity. It's the perfect way to engage a kinesthetic learner and spark an interest in art history!