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.

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

Tissue Valentine's hearts make great decorations and help your child work out those all-important fine motor skills.

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

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.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

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

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

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.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

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

Help your fourth grade scientist practice measurement, and make a scrumptious, healthy summer cheesecake in the process!

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

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

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

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

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

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

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

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

This witches' brew recipe for kids is a cool mix of lemonade, tapioca pearl "eggs," and gummy worms. Try this witches' brew recipe for kids this Halloween.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

Make a sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Young scientists develop a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, and then revise their hypothesis to find out which common household liquids dissolve candy corn.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!