Elementary School Activities : Page 63

Make the sentiment of live flowers last and last by showing your kindergartener how to craft a bouquet that will never wilt--a family photo bouquet, that is.

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

Let your child lend a helping hand while decorating the Christmas tree this year! This festive activity doubles as a lesson focusing on the number five.

By selecting a pattern and carefully repeating it on the entire surface of a pumpkin, your child will transform a simple garden vegetable into a work of art.

Design a set of uppercase and lowercase alphabet cards, then use them to play memory and phonics games!

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

Let your kid be imaginative (and a little messy) as she builds a striking centerpiece in the tradition of papier-mâché artists of the past.

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

This is a simple, nutritious food kids love for snacks and lunches all year.

Bring some winter fun into your home while your child practices her number matching skills with this adorable snowman math game.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

Make a First Day of School Mobile to help commemorate the big step from preschool to kindergarten and ease those first day jitters!

Try this fall-inspired art activity with your child to teach some basic art principles about color, pattern and texture.

Show your child how to paint in true Georgia O'Keeffe style. He'll enjoy painting art inspired by a master, and boost his math skills, too.

Your child can make her own at home with a little paint and her own foot. Make a whole colony!

Enlist your fifth grader's help in making homemade mistletoe. Every time someone passes under it, he will express appreciation to another family member!

Help your child make her very own candy bars with this easy recipe.

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

If your young child is a kinesthetic learner, this equation board is perfect for teaching him addition and subtraction facts.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

With this activity, you child will get an opportunity to apply skills they're learning in second grade math, and maybe learn something new about Dad.

This baking activity lets kids play with frosting, while experimenting with colors, and how they mix.

Have the kids use sidewalk chalk to draw portraits of their family and, in the process, learn about familial relationships.

It's easy to be a master Italian chef with this target practice game played with a pizza board constructed out of felt and Velcro bean bag "toppings."

This St. Patrick's Day show your child to the fun of resist painting. It's as simple as getting out a crayon and some watercolor paints!

Make some beautiful and unique candles to light your home.

Re-purpose an old glass bottle into a cute vase using a few pieces of felt and a little imagination.

Delicious nachos are easy and fun to make any day of the week. Here's how to master this easy nacho recipe.