2nd Grade Arts and Crafts Activities
Looking for games and activities to keep your child busy? Second grade is all about real world applications - from math activities that teach about money, to games that develop reading comprehension, we've got fresh ideas to keep learning going long after the school bell rings.
Construct a Fruit Car!
Show your child how to make her very own vehicle out of fruit! Whether you find the materials from a neighbor's fruit tree, or a stall at the local farmers' market, choosing fruits to invent unique toys is half the fun of this project.
Make Hosiery Heads
Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own "pet." In return, gardening basics, responsibility, and creativity will be grown in your child.
Create a CD Spaceship
The possibility of another life form visiting Earth is something most every child has pondered, or at least seen on TV. Your child will delight in creating her very own flying saucer from an old CD, rubber ball, tin foil, and toothpicks.
Turn a Baby Food Jar Into a Pretty Votive!
This is a terrific way to recycle those baby food jars! Have your child decorate the outside of a baby food jar with glue and tissue paper or paint. Come up with creative ideas together, and make them as gifts to give away or special treasures for the home.
Create Wholesome Snowflake Snacks!
Cut and decorate these wholesome Snow White Snowflakes from tortillas to make your child's school lunch more memorable!
Writing on Cloud Nine!
Let your second grader's imagination shine through with this fun activity, while helping him develop critical writing skills! Use adjectives to create a story about what life would be like on a cloud. Your child will have a fun time writing which should get you up on "cloud nine"!
Ojo de Dios
In this activity, give your child some insight into another culture with this craft activity: create an ojo de Dios (eye of God), a representation of the yarn weaving done by the Huichol population of northwest Mexico.
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.
Make Your Own Sensational, Salty Wrapping Paper
Personalize presents with this activity that has your child creating simple yet eye-catching wrapping paper with glue, cookie cutters, and salt.
