Weekly Theme: Celebrating Spring
Activities
PreK-K
Craft Spring-y Flowers
Make spring-y flowers out of paper and gift them to teachers and friends, decorate your table with them or tuck them into a box and surprise someone for April Fool’s Day.
1st-2nd Grade
Exploring Weather
Does your child like to splash in rain puddles or watch clouds moving across the sky? Help your child learn about weather by making a simple chart together and observing the weather with all five senses!
Activities
PreK-K
Nature Cat Park Builder Game
In this game, your child can “build” a park to learn about planting seeds, what plants need to grow and about the four seasons.
1st-2nd Grade
Grow Seedlings in an Egg Carton
Growing seedlings in an egg carton is a great way to teach your child about plants.
Activities
PreK-K
Pressing Flowers
Bring the outside indoors by creating pressed flower art with your child while discussing the properties and appearance of different blossoms.
1st-2nd Grade
Tissue-Paper Flower Bowl
Turn school glue and tissue paper into a beautiful, decorative flower bowl. This craft is great for a wide range of ages, and is perfect for Mother’s Day or to create as a fun spring craft!
Activities
PreK-K
Cardboard Spring Bunnies
Hop to this bunny craft with a few toilet paper rolls and some paint. Once you’re done playing with the bunnies, you can stuff little bags of jelly beans inside and tuck them in a basket.
1st-2nd Grade
Spring Tree Terrarium
Celebrate spring with a terrarium made from a glass jar, a twig and colorful tissue paper. This craft makes a great gift and facilitates conversation with your child about the changing seasons. Try creating a different terrarium for each season.
Activities
PreK-K
Sesame Street Seasons Spinner Game
Spin up some fun with Abby and Rudy while exploring and learning about all four seasons.
1st-2nd Grade
Super Seasons Snapshots Game
In this game, explore a park to learn how animals and plants change across the seasons. Use the camera to snap a photo of each animal to earn Hero Elementary badges.