Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 132

In this activity, your child will practice mindfulness, choose one thing to do in which they can slow down, and reflect on this experience. You can even try slowing down together!

In this activity, your child will take a walk outside, listen to the silence in between sounds, and draw what the experience was like for them.

Help your first grader make a coin bank that builds connections to early reading and math. And build good saving habits, too!

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

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

Put a spin on your child's old routine with this salad spinner painting project.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

This Santa key lets kids invite Mr. Claus inside, even if they don't have a chimney. Make a Santa key with your child to bring some Christmas cheer inside.

Show your fourth grader how to design and print his own chop, a Chinese "signature" of sorts that uses calligraphic characters or motifs.

Take the pain out of parts by disguising your third grader's fraction lessons as baking with these pumpkin breakfast muffins complete with ghostly marshmallows!

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Help your child use an old water bottle and a few other household materials to make her own eco-friendly pal!

Give your child a chance to mix and match jack-o'-lantern faces to create a wide range of expressions and emotions.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year by making your very own lucky pot of (chocolate!) gold in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

This reading activity combines some of the most common sight words with a pictograph puzzle that's sure to keep your kindergartener engaged.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Kids learn about surrealism as they cut out items from magazines and combine them to create their own piece of surrealistic juxtaposition.

Teach your preschooler some physics that she can relate to with this fun and simple activity!

Explore the changing seasons with your preschooler by helping her create a cork-stamped masterpiece.

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

In this science fair project, students will try to discover if test subjects can detect the presence of Monosodium Glutumate (MSG) in food.

These hanging carrots will help the Easter bunny find your house and celebrate a brightly colored food that is a healthy treat for bunnies and kids alike.

Enlist your fifth grader's help in making homemade mistletoe. Every time someone passes under it, he will express appreciation to another family member!

This fun activity will have your child creating a Halloween-themed bookmark to use throughout the Halloween season. All they have to do is follow the directions on the legend!

Add a smattering of beachy fun to a regular paper plate with this simple and adorable seashell craft!

Your child will jump at the chance to get messy (under adult supervision, of course) with this project and create some unique home decor that really shines!

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

This unique drawing activity gives kids a chance to practice their concentration and focus, and the end result is sure to bring lots of laughs!