Elementary School Activities : Page 129

Creepy, crawly, spooky and even kind of cute! This spider loves school supplies and will do a great job guarding them.

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

Salmon is a great source of protein and essential omega 3's, which makes this dish just what the doctor ordered for your growing child.

Save the tiny tiles from the iconic board game and reuse them as a statement of scholarly style by making them into a crafty piece of jewelry.

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

Surprise your favorite bookworm this Halloween with a witchy bookmark!

Stay active over summer vacation with this fun take on the old favorite Red Rover!

Penguins just may be the cutest cold-weather creatures ever! Creating this penguin is a perfect way for your tot to practice cutting out different shapes.

Kids will love this more challenging version of tag where they'll have to run while "attached" to someone else.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

Help your child bring a bit of Halloween magic to school with a spooky ghost pen!

Help your kindergartener's handwriting, hand strength and coordination by making a "stress ball" from this homemade, nontoxic "silly squeezy putty."

Your child can add bling to her bike with bicycle basket decorations, making her bike a stylish ride!

The Christmas Addition Tree is a great way to get kids actively involved in math practice through art projects over the holiday break.

Practice measurement and proportion with your first grader, and in the process, make three scrumptious salads for you and your child to share on Mother's Day!

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

This reindeer antlers headband helps your little one get in a festive Christmas mood. Make a reindeer antlers headband with your child this holiday season.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Heart-shaped crackers are a tasty and unexpected snack perfect for your young valentine. Combine the fun of crafting with food with these heart-shaped crackers.

Sharing can be a challenge, and division doubly so! Practice halving numbers in this competitive card game.

In this fun felt activity, a few circles of felt and a scattering of beads quickly become flowers that your child can use to decorate a barrette!

Turn the marks on the wall into art! Create fingerpaint flamingos, herons and ostriches with this fun craft for kids.

Whether you're teaching your kid about this important cultural art form or simply looking for a fun project, sandpainting is a fun activity you'll both enjoy.

If your child is hungry to work on his sewing skills, put together a plate of this felt play food ravioli.

Fireworks are such an exciting part of part of summer festivities, but it's sad when the show is over. Keep them alive all year long with watercolor fireworks.

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

Lots of everyday objects can be fun, whether it's buttons, beans, or Lego blocks. Here's an activity that uses coins to build problem-solving strategies.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.