Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 73

Your child can be a Fauvist painter using bright colors and his imagination to create wild artwork!

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Create your own set of alphabet blocks: you can make just a few or all 26.

Flowers will brighten up anyone's day! Share the joy of spring by making a picture of a vase with fun 3-D flowers that will never wilt.

Want to help your child learn to fit homework time into a real-life schedule? Here's a tool that can help the whole family.

This easy-to-make perfume powder will keep your kid smelling fresh and clean. Got a birthday or special occasion coming up? It also makes a great gift!

Make the prehistoric monsters of the past seem a bit more real with a craft that brings the chill of the Ice Age to life!

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

Science fair project that compares the freezing temperature of salt water and freshwater in order to learn about supercooling and condensation nuclei.

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

Discover the wonders of simple clay by pressing flowers into a modeling medium!

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

Teach your kids about colors and patterns while creating a beautiful work of art.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

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.

Use up your leftover hardboiled Easter eggs with our healthy, gourmet variations on an old classic: deviled eggs

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

Make a reusable picnic pouch with your child this summer to celebrate the Fourth of July in an eco-friendly way.

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

For kids who prefer to do homework flopped on a rug, this practical caddy can make all the difference!

These festive red and blue drink umbrellas are the perfect DIY party idea. While you're making them you can even sneak in a little compass practice.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

Build up those kindergarten letter-sound reading skills...and create a whimsical, practical craft at the same time.

Kids have permission to get messy (just a little bit!) as they create a decorative candy cane mosaic from red and white handprints.

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!