1st and 2nd Grade Holidays Activities

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

Have your child create a little leprechaun to celebrate the season and create a little mischief.

This uniquely cute Easter bunny craft will give your child practice tracing their handprint while repurposing a paper plate as the base for their bunny.

Give your child some practice with even numbers, while creating a cute Christmas keepsake. Create this skip counting book.

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

Try this kooky, spooky arts and crafts activity with your preschooler: make gummy worm ice cubes!

Make a clever egg pop-up card for Easter that hides a special surprise: open the flaps, and out pops a fluffy baby chick!

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Why wait for the Easter bunny to arrive when your child can become a bunny herself? Creating a bunny mask is the perfect way to celebrate Easter.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

Help your child make a picture of a four-leaf clover this St. Patrick's Day. It's thought that whoever finds a four-leaf clover will enjoy good luck!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.

Your little one will have fun making this pot of gold craft that can easily be displayed on any doorknob or hook.

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.