Get Dirty! 10 Messy Activities for Sunny Day Fun
Sometimes the best learning happens when you make a little bit of a mess! Here are our top picks for dirt-friendly learning.
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Make Mud Brick Buildings
Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.
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Mud Painting
If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!
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Make a Balloon Greenhouse
Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.
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Make Your Own Garden Markers
It's spring--time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your kindergartener to mark the spot in style.
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Dirt Dessert!
Make this easy composting dessert and then enjoy the yummy results!
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Backyard Archeology
This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.
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Making Rain
Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.
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Frogs In Winter
Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.
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Fossilize Your Footprints
This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!
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Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!
Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!
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