3rd Grade Arts and Crafts Activities
In third grade, learning gets kicked up a notch, and more complex concepts will land squarely on your child's plate. Want to help, but aren't sure how? From fun activities to learn about place value, to outdoor games that teach parts of speech, we've got the goods to keep your child on track all year long.
Make Groundhog Day Cupcakes
This cupcake is almost too cute to eat. Buried in loads of creamy chocolate frosting that's covered in chocolate sprinkles, and complete with a little frosting head with eyes and a nose, these groundhog cupcakes would make any winter party a lot of fun.
Halloween Chocolate Volcano Cupcakes
Cupcakes and science? What a treat! Invite your child to make chocolate cupcakes that resemble exploding volcanoes and watch his eyes light up!
Bake Easter Basket Cupcakes
Who needs the Easter basket full of chocolate eggs when you've got this winning Easter basket cupcake, topped with tinted coconut to resemble grass and garnished with jelly bean eggs?
Sniff, Sniff: Aromas and the Brain
Boost your child's brain power by exploring the amazing world of aromas. Check out these fun and interactive smell science activities.
Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer!
With new diseases appearing each day, it's important to keep your child's hands clean and germ free. Here's an activity where you and your child will make your own scented hand sanitizer to keep those nasty germs at bay!
Preserving Your Child's Work: 3 Budget-Friendly Ways
While we cherish our child's work, keeping it all can get a bit overwhelming. Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve those precious memories without filling up the attic.
Create a CD Sun Catcher
Reuse and recycle your CDs into colorful, eye-catching mobiles!
Play Airport Lounge
Make the most of your next wait at the airport with this creative and silly game that will keep your child on her toes! Laughs will surely ensue as she practices storytelling on the spot.
Create an Outdoor Clayscape
Invite your child to capture the world around her with this outdoor activity that will let her explore clay in a very different way than what she may be familiar with. This activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills and most importantly, it's fun!
Foil Embossing: "Popping" off the Page
Create interesting art that "pops" off the page! Foil embossing uses simple materials and tools to inspire your child to create an intricate and illuminating design filled with patterns, shapes, and pictures.
