Curiosity at Home: Early Childhood Activities
Discover activities specifically designed for early childhood learners. Each features age appropriate questions, and helpful tips for both parents and more formal educators to scaffold information for growing and developing minds.
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Art
Make a Butterfly
Watch and follow along to make a beautiful butterfly out of materials around your home.
Art
Color a Beetle
Download the coloring page.
Crystal Painting
Watch Crystal Painting and make a shimmering artwork.
Fizz Painting
Discover what happens when you mix baking soda and vinegar, then make art.
Make a Butterfly
Watch and follow along to make a beautiful butterfly out of materials around your home.
Make a Birdfeeder
Make a birdfeeder and attract birds to your neighborhood or home.
Paint Like a Snake
Make an artwork using string and rope to paint like a snake.
Parts of an Insect
Check out the different Parts of an Insect and learn how to draw them, from antenna to abdomen.
Rainbow Rice
Make Rainbow Rice for a fun, colorful, sensory experience.
Shaving Cream Watercolors
Make a masterpiece of out of watercolors and shaving cream.
Wind Painting
Watch and learn how to paint like the wind in this process art activity.
Experimentation Activities
Bubble Blower Challenge
Take on the Bubble Blower Challenge with your little learner to design a bubble blower that can make the biggest bubbles.
Experimentation
Bubble Blower Challenge
Take on the Bubble Blower Challenge with your little learner to design a bubble blower that can make the biggest bubbles.
Crystal Painting
Watch Crystal Painting and make a shimmering artwork.
Fizz Painting
Discover what happens when you mix baking soda and vinegar, then make art.
Mud Pies
Make delicious Mud Pies with your little learner, and don’t forget to add the decorations!
Playdough World
Make playdough with your little learner while exploring ingredient reactions, then make fun creations.
Sink or Float
Experiment with different nature finds to guess and see what will Sink or Float in water.
Movement Activities
Shape Walk
Follow along with PacSci educators on a shape walk. Find shapes in nature, buildings, animals, and more.
Movement
Animal Signs Scavenger Hunt
Go on a scavenger hunt to look for different signs that animals have been nearby.
Rock Dances
Watch and discover how the Earth makes rocks through movement in Rock Dances.
Shape Walk
Follow along with PacSci educators on a shape walk. Find shapes in nature, buildings, animals, and more.
Music Activities
Music
Bumblebee Song
Sing along to this Bumble Bee Song for a fun twist on a classic!
Rain Stick
Follow this step-by-step video guide on how to make a fun and easy Rain Stick.
Rock Dances
Watch and discover how the Earth makes rocks through movement in Rock Dances.
Sensory Activities
Sensory
Playdough World
Make playdough while exploring ingredient reactions, then make fun creations.
Rain Stick
Follow this step-by-step video guide on how to make a fun and easy Rain Stick.
Rainbow Rice
Make Rainbow Rice for a fun, colorful, sensory experience.
Shaving Cream Watercolors
Make a masterpiece of out of watercolors and shaving cream.
Outdoor Exploration Activities
Outdoor Exploration
Animal Signs Scavenger Hunt
Go on a scavenger hunt to look for different signs that animals have been nearby.
Flower Crowns
Go on a walk, pick some flowers, and learn how to make Flower Crowns!
Make a Birdfeeder
Make a birdfeeder and attract birds to your neighborhood or home.
Nature Homes
Test your engineering skills by building tiny Nature Homes for slugs and worms.
Parts of an Insect
Check out the different Parts of an Insect and learn how to draw them, from antenna to abdomen.
Rock Dances
Watch and discover how the Earth makes rocks through movement in Rock Dances.
Rock Flower Garden
Watch Rock Flower Garden and use different shaped and colored rocks to make a garden.
Shape Walk
Follow along with PacSci educators on a shape walk. Find shapes in nature, buildings, animals, and more.
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