Preschool Science - Holiday Science Activities

The Holidays are such a wonderful time for preschool activities, especially preschool activities that can engage your preschooler's mind. The following Holiday science activities will help keep your preschooler from bouncing off the walls, give you some wonderful family science activities and create fun gifts and cards for your loved ones.

Featured Preschool Holiday Science Activities 

Preschool Science Easter - Natural Dying of Easter Eggs
There are a lot of great ways to dye eggs for Easter and no they don’t all have to involve food coloring or those little tablets that dissolve in hot water. There are also natural dying techniques you can use to dye eggs for Easter. Do this fun preschool Easter science experiment with your preschooler to discover ways to create your own dye.

St. Patricks Day Science - Growing Clover
Growing clover is a great spring time preschool botany experiment and it ties in nicely with St. Patrick’s Day. A shamrock is actually a variety of clover. Because it takes a few weeks for the clover to grow, you should start this experiment a few weeks before St. Patrick’s Day.

Preschool Bug Activity - Caterpillar Advent Calendar
If your preschooler needs a new Advent Calendar or a new way to count down to the Holidays, create a Caterpillar Advent Calendar with them. This is an easy Holiday activity that will teach your preschooler the life cycle of a butterfly, and give them a new activity to keep them busy until the Holidays. 

Preschool Science Holiday Gifts - Fun Bug Gifts
Looking for a preschool science holiday gift for that bug-loving preschooler on your list? Look no further. Check out our fun bug gifts list for preschoolers.

Preschool Holiday Gifts - Five Great Things your Preschooler can Learn from a Chia Pet
Are you running out of preschool holiday gift ideas? Do you want a simple present that is fun and educational? How about a chia pet? Learn five things your preschooler can learn from this simple preschool holiday gift with this article. 

Preschool Plant Activity - Pressed Flowers and Leaves Holiday Cards
Help your preschooler create handmade holiday cards by pressing flowers and leaves. Let them learn the different parts of leaves and flowers at the same time they create preschool holiday cards for your friends and family. 

Preschool Weather Experiment - Sun Painted Holiday Cards
Create Holiday cards using the sun with this fun and educational preschool science activity. Not only will you give your preschooler something fun to do that's holiday related, but they'll also be learning about the power of the sun, even during winter.

Preschool Plant Activity - Understanding Watering the Christmas Tree
Is your preschooler wondering why your Christmas tree needs water, or why you're always adding water to the Christmas tree? Maybe they're wondering where all that water goes? With this fun science experiment, you can teach your preschooler why plants, such as your Christmas Tree, need water and how water moves up a plant. 

Featured Preschool Holiday Science Product

Learning Resources Giant Inflatable Insects

Wow! What a fun science product for that preschooler on your list that loves bugs. These inflatable bugs are anatomically correct and blow up to a perfect playable size. They also include hanging tabs so you can turn them into decorative items and hang them from your preschooler's bedroom ceiling. These are a must for your bug-loving preschooler this holiday time.

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Oatmeal Container Christmas Gift Box
This creative and unique Christmas gift box is made from an ordinary cardboard oatmeal container and wrapping paper. Fill it with your favorite Preschool Holiday Crafts handmade gift!

Holiday Visiting and Your Preschooler
'Tis the season of travel and family get-togethers. Planning ahead will keep your preschooler happily occupied while you visit.

Popsicle Stick Ornaments
This preschool project is quick, simple, and beautiful. Parents help preschoolers glue popsicle sticks together creating a snowflake. Preschoolers sprinkle glitter on the ornament adding a unique sparkle to the Christmas tree!