The Arts

Have a discussion with your child about the shapes and sounds of fireworks, and about his reactions to fireworks displays.

Show your child how a face can "dance" by moving your features in time with the music.

In this fun activity, your child will march to a steady beat. It's great for a rainy day indoors!

Teach your child to master fine motor skills with this movement activity.

This fun activity will help to build your child's vocabulary. Call out verbs and have your child perform the action.

Follow the instructions in this activity to help your child create his own one-man band.

This activity can turn into a hobby for children who are interested in taking pictures.

Aerobic dance is an excellent fitness activity that can get kids moving.

In this field-trip activity, children watch a rehearsal of a local performance.

This activity experiments with shapes using an elastic band that kids move with their entire body.

This activity describes how to get children dancing creatively, using pages from a newspaper.

Teach your children to respect art materials and tools.

This guide will help you set up an art studio for children.

Learn how to communicate with children about their artwork in a way that encourages creativity.

Your child will love playing music using common household items as easy rhythm instruments.

Substitute these words in the songs "Old MacDonald" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and preschool hilarity will ensue.

These activities will encourage your child to take photographs of the things she finds meaningful.

Wax paper, a rubber band, and a cardboard tube make an inexpensive preschool instrument.