Elementary School Activities : Page 68

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Set your child's creative spirit free with heart art! He'll experiment placing hearts in patterns, designs, and configurations to make this 'heartfelt' art.

Here's a fun activity you can do at the library to help your child learn the sequencing of numbers and letters.

Help your kid celebrate Valentine's Day and keep up with her homework with this butterfly pencil craft!

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

These homemade Valentine's Day cards offer a heartfelt greeting for a special friend. Our homemade Valentine's Day cards feature hearts and a funny message.

Your third grader will strengthen her hand-eye coordination as she creates and plays her very own take-anywhere pinball game!

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

This circle game practices patterning and flexes your child's memory.

This science experiment tests if dog saliva can really help heal wounds.

Want to add some extra pizazz to dress up play? Help your child craft a personalized purse out of an old gift or shopping bag!

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

If your kid looks like she needs a break from homework or something to work on during commercials, show her how to make a necklace of paper beads!

Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Duct tape doesn't only fix household problems, it also fixes the "I'm bored"s in this art activity.

Teach your child how to make a Georgia O'Keefe flower collage using pasta and paint for a fun art activity.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

Got a whistful wisher on your hands? Help her make her very own magic wand! The result is a creative craft that's great for pretend play.

Can you plant the insect-attracting borage plant to increase the amount of beneficial insects in your garden? Find out in this experiment!

Press pause on your speedy reader's latest adventure with an activity perfect for book lovers.

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

Let your preschooler play with her food by making snack logs out of celery, peanut butter and corn flakes.

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.