Fun Activities for Kids: DIY Clock, No-Fire Cooking, and More!
This multi-activity guide gives children ages 3-5 hands-on practice with several different skills in one sitting — building a DIY paper clock to learn about time, assembling a simple no-fire recipe to build sequencing and following-directions skills, and exploring color mixing with tissue paper. Rotating through several short, varied activities keeps engagement high for young children whose attention spans are still developing. Each activity also builds language skills as children describe what they are doing.
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Month 10: Learning & Development | Ages 5-6
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- Art & Craft > Arts & Crafts
How to use this worksheet
Choose one activity from the guide to start with rather than attempting all of them in one sitting. Gather the materials listed for that activity before beginning, so the flow isn't interrupted partway through. Read the simple instructions aloud, step by step, and let your child do as much of the hands-on work as possible, like assembling the clock hands or pouring cooking ingredients. Talk with your child about what they made or discovered once the activity is finished.
Materials needed
- Craft supplies (paper, scissors, glue, etc.)
- Food items for cooking
- Tissue paper
- Glasses
Extension activities
- 1Create a story about the DIY clock.
- 2Make a healthy sandwich.
- 3Experiment with different color combinations with the tissue paper activity.
- 4Use the finished DIY clock to practice naming daily routine times, like breakfast or bedtime.
- 5Repeat the no-fire recipe activity with a new set of ingredients your child picks out.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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