Weekly Theme: Things That Go
Activities
PreK-K
Turn Chairs Into a Pretend Trolley
Children often feel left behind when their favorite grownups go off in cars and planes. This pretend play activity can help your child with the idea of going away and coming back.
1st-2nd Grade
Explore Gravity and Friction With Marble Runs
Bring the excitement of an amusement park into your home by building a marble roller coaster.
Featured Activity: Bingo
Engage your child with a fun bingo activity for PreK-K or 1st-2nd grade.
Activities
PreK-K
Fire Truck Number Hunt
Let your child take the driver’s seat practicing number recognition in this simple math game, Fire Truck Number Hunt.
1st-2nd Grade
Stick Bombs: Experimenting with Kinetic Energy
Made from woven popsicle sticks, stick bombs are powered by tension. You create the tension by weaving the sticks together. When released, the sticks fly up into the air!
Activities
PreK-K
Cardboard Parking Garage
Turn an old cardboard box into a parking garage play place.
1st-2nd Grade
Tunnels, Roads and Cardboard Caves Playset
Turn a cardboard box into a playset full of train tunnels, roads and caves.
Activities
PreK-K
Friction Racing
In this activity, your child will build a ramp and then use a toy car to test which of two surfaces has the least amount of resistance or friction.
1st-2nd Grade
Make Straw Paper Airplanes
With just a few straws, some construction paper, scissors, and tape, you and your child can make a paper airplane that looks…absolutely ridiculous!… but flies so well that the whole family will be trying to come up with the ultimate flier.
Activities
PreK-K
Make Quick and Easy Toy Planes
This quick and easy airplane craft is perfect for indoor, outdoor and on-the-go play.
1st-2nd Grade
Road Trip Math Games
Road trips are filled with lots of interesting things to spot. Use these counting games to help your child keep track!