Showing posts with label kids activities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids activities. Show all posts

Monday, July 25, 2011

Online activities for kids

JumpStart has a variety of fun activities for kids. Engage the young ones with these activities and make learning fun! These activities for kids are a great way to keep them occupied and help them learn new skills. What’s more, parents and teachers can also use printable kids’ crafts and activities that kids of all ages are bound to enjoy.

With activities available for a wide variety of subjects including math activities, science activities and reading activities, to other adventure activities, music activities and art activities, parents and teachers have plenty of options. These activities help kids recognize their interests and abilities and mold their personalities. Most activities for kids are simple, easy and not even messy. They are also a great way for parents and teachers to bond with the kids as they guide the little ones through these activities, sometimes even participating along with them.

Here are some of the Activities for Kids.

Insect Pencil Toppers

With great weather, those of you in warmer climates may be heading out to the garden or yard. And you know what outdoor activities mean - bugs! Get excited for outdoor fun by creating these adorable insect pencil topper crafts.

Piggy Bottle Bank

Teaching kids the value of money, as well as the value of recycling, are two important themes we stress here at JumpStart. Here is a cute Piggy Bottle Bank craft to teach your students both! By creating crafts out of junk we'd normally throw away, we can teach children about reusing materials.

Traffic Stoplight Treat

Traffic Stoplight Treat helps you to learn all the traffic and safety rules. Teaching some traffic safety fundamentals to your students early will give them a leg up on understanding the rules of the road as passengers, pedestrians, and future drivers.

Raising a Brainiac

Research shows the more learning opportunities kids are given at home, the better they do in school. Growing your kids' brains and their love for learning right in the comfort of your own home. A great way to give your kids a chance to learn at home is to mix learning with things you already do everyday. Raising a Brainiac will help your kids in that way.

Animal Cracker Charades

Make afterschool snack time a little bit more exciting and educational with our silly animal cracker game! It is just like charades, but more fun and much more delicious. All you will need is a box of animal crackers. How To Play Animal Cracker Charades?

Cuisine Critters

Bake, barbecue, blend, and beat, cooking is a great way to become more engaged in your child's development. Cooking is not only a great opportunity to spend time with your child. These Cuisine Critters skills include vocabulary, a better understanding of numbers and letters, working with fractions, and even precise coordination.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Holiday Activities For Kids and Parents

Holiday activities for kids can be fun, simple, and educational, and will keep the little ones busy and excited! You will never hear kids say ‘I’m bored’ during the holidays again.

Whether they’re Halloween activities or Easter activities or Christmas activities, there are a variety of holiday activities for kids in Jumpstart. These theme-based activities will interest kids and make them want to do more. And what’s more, you can watch the kids learn a bunch of new things in the process. For Christmas, let kids color Santa or play Christmas games. Let kids make paper Turkeys or solve special puzzles for Thanksgiving. The list of special holiday activities is endless! You can also get creative and make up your own games and puzzles and have a happy holiday!Holiday activities for kidsSee our exciting holiday activities for kids of all ages. Engage them with these activities and watch them get busy!

Boo-tiful Bats

Calling all witches, goblins, and ghouls! Around Halloween, the night is dark, the spooks are out and we're getting ready to celebrate the scariest time of the year! One of the best parts of Halloween is decorating your home with the spookiest decorations. Make and Enjoy your acrobatic-looking bats (Boo-tiful Bats) here.

Festive Fourth of July Decorations

With all these fun Fourth of July projects, the little ones will be sure to feel the American pride in their big hearts! These simple projects are sure to inspire love for our country in the heart of every neighbor and innocent passerby. These Festive Fourth of July Decorations crafts are an easy way to remind your child that the flag was one of America's first symbols of independence, and it will help everyone celebrate the 4th of July!

Flower Pot Snowman

This snowman craft will make your children smile and laugh, and we can guarantee that this Frosty won't melt away once winter is over! The flower pot snowman will surely conjure up some holiday joy and bring Frosty back to life! Try to create the Flower Pot Snowman by looking here.

The Giving Thanks Tree

Thanksgiving can be a particularly hectic holiday for the family. There are plenty of things to keep an eye on, including, but not limited to, preheated ovens and the kids running around with their cousins. Try to create the The Giving Thanks Tree here. However, Thanksgiving is a holiday meant to take us beyond our everyday pleases and thank yous and to draw up in our minds those things that have such positive impacts in our lives.

A Crafty Leprechaun and His Pot of Gold

Leprechaun craft is great for kids, so they can have their own leprechaun cup to place coins in, as if the leprechaun is protecting his pot of gold! The simple craft places a pot-of-gold at the end of a rainbow as a door handle decoration and is probably best for your younger children, but even older ones might find it fun! Have fun making these crafts with your children! They are a pot-of-fun!