Elementary School Activities : Page 54

This spider hat activity challenges your child to learn about spiders and improve fine motor skills. Make a spider hat with your child on Halloween or any time.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

For most kids the fun is in the process, and making a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes is as creative as it gets! Here's how to make your own dollhouse.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

A valentine wreath brightens up any home on Valentine's Day. Craft a pretty valentine wreath out of colorful chocolate kisses.

Help your kid get in touch with their wild side with this Big Bad Wolf mask! Bring this fairy tale villain to life with simple crafting supplies.

Start a unique tradition with your fourth grader; bake and paint one-of-a-kind Olympic pins--out of salt dough!

Make your own recycling game that helps teach your child what can and should be recycled.

Have your kid create his own service ribbons and then write a fictional story about someone in the military who was awarded the service ribbons.

Check out this activity that has your kid create her own Cubist montage. Soon your kid will be well on her way to understanding the vibrant art of Cubism!

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

Make over an old shirt that's destined for the thrift shop with this heart cut-out craft for Valentine's Day.

Help your kindergartener practice his shape recognition and develop his fine motor skills by making a scarecrow at home.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

Pine cone decorations are fun and festive for the Christmas season. Make pine cone decorations with your child to celebrate the beauty of winter.

Looking for a way to stay cool in the pool? Check out Elbow Tag, a simple and easy twist on the classic game tag.

Make Valentine's Day breakfast special with this 'hearty' egg and toast recipe. This Valentine's Day breakfast gets a special twist with a heart-shaped egg.

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

Provide your child with Q-tip paint brushes that are bunched together and easy to grip, and encourage him to go to work on his painting masterpiece!

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

Who says toast has to be boring? Help your child master ROYGBIV and the art of color creation with this activity that's as fun as it is yummy.

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

Make going back to school fun with this surprising pop up book, perfect for first graders!

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.