Elementary School Activities : Page 71

Spice up your Easter routine this year by making these stunningly sparkly eggs with your third grader. This is a great activity to do to celebrate the holiday.

Here's a motivational kit that lets your emerging reader know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

Does your second grader want to learn a magic trick? Here is a simple trick using only 3 dice and a little bit of addition and subtraction.

Your kindergartener will thoroughly enjoy making this gingerbread man paper chain. This activity is small on cost, but large on imagination!

Make cleaning fun with a duster made from a decorated tube sock.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Want to make your own version of the Hollywood walk of fame in your own garden? Immortalize your child's handiwork by creating a cement handprint craft.

Encourage your child to explore color and its mood-altering effects by creating his own self portrait using only warm or cool colors.

A heart wreath is a pretty and festive Valentine's Day decoration. Make a heart wreath with your child this Valentine's Day.

Are you looking for an easy-to-play, fun game? Try Cat and Mouse. All you need is a large bed sheet or tablecloth, a "cat" and a "mouse", and you're all set.

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

This fun craft is perfect to do in the spring, and opens up the opportunity to teach your child about birds.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

Celebrate the holidays by making sufganiyot, or fried jelly donuts. This Hanukkah recipe is great for kids learning about the Festival of Lights.

Here's a first grade arts and crafts activity: make pop-up puppets using a plastic cup, wooden dowel, and fabric. Put on a show once you're done!

The next time your kid asks, "What's for dinner?" reply, "Dinosaur Bones!" Of course, you don't mean actual bones; just tasty breadstick bones!

Air-drying clay gives your young artist the opportunity to make a simple bowl that mimics the beauty of an autumn leaf.

From a Twilight novel to required reading, kids will learn about preconceptions as they predict a book's story based on the cover.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

This Christmas card holder craft is a great activity for your child. Make a Christmas card holder with your child this holiday season.

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!

Your child can help eliminate stress for himself or a loved one by creating a colorful, homemade stress ball.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

Being present is essential for learning, so help your child become more aware of their body and surroundings through an activity called "mindful walking."

Introduce your child to the concepts of positive and negative space in design with this simple yet striking Valentine's Day art project.