Search Kindergarten Hands-on Activities

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

Caring for ourselves and others can build connections and a greater sense of love. In this activity, children reflect on what it means to be caring and to show kindness to others through drawing and performing a kind act of their choosing.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Get active at home by pretending to be different animals! Use this fun and engaging activity to move your body, get silly, and practice gross motor skills.

Egg cartons are known to have abundant uses. As you get into the cold winter months, discuss penguins with your child by creating these adorable egg carton penguins!

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use three simple materials to create a launcher for an action figure or small toy.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

In this arts and crafts activity, work with your preschooler to transform a cardboard box into a puppet theater and put on your own puppet drama.

In this activity, your child will have an opportunity to discuss what they like about themselves, and they will design a digital or physical poster that displays their talents, what they like, and images that describe themselves.

In this activity, your child will be given images that portray different perspectives or emotions. Your child will practice empathy by coloring and drawing what each person may have been thinking or feeling.

Do you need to help your students chill out? This activity will help your students learn how to breathe deeply, self-soothe, and calm themselves down.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.