For the Pre-K and Kindergarten kids, they can benefit from crafts and activities that enhance fine motor skills and also teaches them things they should know when they start school. I picked out these craft projects especially with the pre-k and kindergarten child in mind. While I give the age suggestions for these crafts, the best judge as to whether your child can handle these crafts or not is you. Your goal is to have them enjoy themselves without getting frustrated.
1. Alphabet Soup Picture
Pre-K and kindergarten kids will enjoy making a fun picture of alphabet soup using noodles and construction paper. Working with the small noodles helps with fine motor skills and kids can work on letter recognition at the same time.2. Finger Puppets
These finger puppets are made using empty film containers. Let the kids embellish as much or as little as they want. They can then put on a puppet show.3. Home-Made Sidewalk Chalk
Using this recipe, you can make your own sidewalk chalk. It is an easy process that most pre-K and kindergartners can help with and then enjoy once it is done!4. Kazoos
Most kids love making music and with this craft they can even make their own musical instrument. Show kids how to use a rubber band to transform a cardboard toilet paper roll and tissue paper into a musical instrument.5. Lacing Card
You can help your pre-K and kindergartners make these simple lacing cards and then let them lace and unlace over and over again. Not only will they have fun, they will be working on fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination.6. Meat Tray Collage
Use the Styrofoam meat tray as a base for a collage! Put out a few containers of embellishment items (scrap material, buttons, puzzle pieces, small plastic animals... the possibilities are endless!), some little squeeze bottles of glue, and watch what happens!7. Painting with Shaving Cream
I lot of pre-k and kindergarten kids have experience with finger painting, and you can enhance this experience by substituting the fingerpaint with shaving cream.8. Rain Hat Craft
This is just a silly little craft that you can do, perhaps along with a weather theme. A visitor shares how to make this fun rain hat using a clean, empty milk jug!9. Simple Beaded Jewlery
Kindergartners and preschoolers will enjoy making their own jewelry and jewelry for everyone else using these simple techniques. For the younger group you can substitute chenille stems for the elastic.10. Texture Bear
You can make this into a bear or any other shape desired. The main goal is to work with a variety of textures.11. Alphabet Lacing Card
Kids young and old will have fun lacing around these craft foam letters. Use my printable alphabet letters and these directions to create your own alphabet lacing cards.
12. Apple Print Craft
Try your hand at printmaking by making these nice prints using apples and other fruits.
