Elementary School Activities : Page 49

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

Give your emerging writer a better feel for terminal punctuation with this activity that will have her mix up punctuation marks in a favorite childhood book.

Gather the family around for this fun song and game that will get your holiday started!

Homemade Christmas crackers add some bang to your holiday celebration. Make a set of homemade Christmas crackers with your child this holiday season.

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Dress up a plain old pen with this pretty craft that's great for back-to-school time.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Learn how to make a hygrometer to measure relative humidity in this project. Make a sling psychrometer hygrometer with gauze, thermometers, and a bottle.

This school year, have your child decorate his very own clip board and watch him do his homework in style!

In this fun experiment, learn about brand awareness and the influence of media on children by testing logo recognition in different age groups.

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

Learning to identify prime numbers can be tricky. But this fun card game can make memorizing some basic prime numbers a breeze.

This funny valentine features springing hearts and sparkling stickers to make an unusual holiday greeting. Make a funny valentine with your little comedian.

Does your child still want to play in the snow, even after he has to come inside? In this activity you'll build a snowman indoors!

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

Engage your third-grader in this version of the classic game and she will get lots of practice using mental math to solve addition and subtraction problems.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

Inspired by the crispy, crunchy leaves of fall, this fanciful project is simple, easy and completely affordable. Now that's something to be thankful for!

It's a great time for family crafts. Here's a ghost Halloween decoration you and your child can make together.

These bean bag games are a fun and inexpensive way to keep your first grader learning! Work on social skills, coordination, math, or even spelling!

Is your kindergartener getting tired of the standard art supplies? How about making a mosaic? This recipe is kinder safe, no broken glass involved!

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

Stock up on the colorful jelly beans available around Easter and put them to work in a piece of jelly bean art!

It's not always bad to think negatively -- step into the creative and unique world of negative space drawing!

Coil your daughter's two favorite colors into a wearable pendant with just a few scraps of felt!

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Trying to find sums of groups of multiples is a great way to practice your addition. Be sure to double check your work. If you clear all of the cards, you win!

Make exercise fun for your child with this energetic fitness game that's a cross between a cake walk and musical chairs.