Preschool - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 33

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Make a backbone model to explore human anatomy and life science.

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

Make this Easter egg craft that works as both a fun necklace or a decorative garland to welcome warm weather and spring sunshine.

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

These finger puppets are easy to make, and they're a great way to encourage story-telling and imaginative play.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Try this simple preschool arts and crafts activity: make a plaster of Paris sculpture in a plastic sandwich bag!

Make a sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

This variation on the classic group game "Mother, May I?" can be played with one or more child and involves continual participation.

For most kids the fun is in the process, and making a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes is as creative as it gets! Here's how to make your own dollhouse.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

Use old coffee cans and socks to make a beanbag toss game for kids in preschool and kindergarten. This activity is great for math and coordination.

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

Craft a sparkling magic wand and let your child pretend she's a fairy, wizard, or magician!

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

Help your child build emotional awareness by creating a wheel full of pictures that make them feel a certain emotion.

Get active at home by pretending to be different animals! Use this fun and engaging activity to move your body, get silly, and practice gross motor skills.

Teach your preschooler color recognition using this handy egg carton sorter. She will group objects by color and learn to recognize their names with this tool.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

Work with your child's sense of fun by making this interesting snack, where playing with healthy food gets your child eating it