Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 6

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

In this activity, your kid will cut rectangles, circles and triangles to create a portrait of the jolliest man of them all: Santa Claus!

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

Why do ants like sugar? Do ants like artificial sweeteners too? Kids find out with this great inquiry-based science fair project.

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Take a dive into the candy jar with this yummy science experiment.

Certain fruits can change gelatinâs ability to set. In this experiment, kids will discover what happens when gelatin meets pineapple enzyme.

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

This Halloween, encourage your child to create a super sweet mosaic. They'll make a candy corn pumpkin and then decide if they want to eat it, or keep it!

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

This science fair project idea discovers which brand of bubblegum produces the largest bubbles.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

This year, celebrate the season with a pumpkin wreath! Have your kid trace and cut patterns to create multiple pumpkin shapes from a single sheet of paper.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Reinforce your child’s foundational math skills while creating small works of seasonal art with this creative Halloween rock painting activity!

Bring barnyard fun to a rainy day by making this simple pig nose, or make several noses and round up two of your child's friends to act out Three Little Pigs.