Preschool - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 34

Looking for interesting craft projects using pipe cleaners? This easy art project will encourage the sculptor in your child.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

This spider hat activity challenges your child to learn about spiders and improve fine motor skills. Make a spider hat with your child on Halloween or any time.

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

This quick and simple preschool mirror activity will introduce your child to the science of reflection and light with a flashlight experiment and picture game.

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

Help your daughter organize all of her barrettes with this fun and colorful activity!

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 child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

This flower necklace will have your child practicing patterns, repetition and tracing. Plus, it's so colorful and cute that it makes the perfect gift.

In this awesome science fair project idea, kids will be attempting to pick up different objects using snail slime.

Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection.

This funny valentine features springing hearts and sparkling stickers to make an unusual holiday greeting. Make a funny valentine with your little comedian.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Nothing chases the blues away like a trip to the boardwalk. Bring the fun home with this do-it-yourself version that sneaks in some math practice.

This no-sew Christmas stocking helps you celebrate the holiday, without the added fuss or cost. Make a no-sew Christmas stocking this holiday season.

Hop over to the craft table and make this easy bunny puppet!

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

Make vibrant faux stained glass art inspired by the art of Piet Mondrian, a Dutch painter who explored repeating shapes using the primary colors.

This flannel board will give your child hands-on practice with math, but in a fun format, full of ladybugs.

Kids discover what a homogeneous mixture is by adding sugar to distilled water and identify the various factors affecting solubility.

Good for indoor and outdoor play, this patriotic tossing game uses lightweight pieces that can be found in almost any household.

This Play-Doh counting game will improve your little one's math skills and the hanging Christmas trees will make great decoration.

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Using just a deck of old playing cards and some general craft supplies, you can create a unique and fun Valentine's Day decoration that's made with love.

Help your child harness some of her festive holiday spirit with a paper plate craft that doubles as a musical instrument!