1st and 2nd Grade Activities : Page 21

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

On a hot afternoon there is nothing better than a cold drink. Instead of making lemonade, your child can have lemon ice cubes ready to munch!

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

In this pretend play activity, your child will get to design a custom superhero utility belt and invent a new superhero to go with it!

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

Sneak some vitamin-packed greens into your homemade popsicles for a frozen summer treat thatâs both delicious and nutritious

Learn how to make a mustache with these simple instructions. See how to make a mustache on a stick for Halloween, costume parties, or dress up.

Let your child add her creative touch to Cinco de Mayo celebrations by showing her how to make chili pepper napkin rings.

Teach your child how to feed himself in the morning with this simple and delicious breakfast burrito recipe.

This rainbow collage activity is a great way to practice using different materials to create texture. The completed craft is sure to brighten up any space.

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

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Your mother is a treasure, so celebrate her with a fun Motherâs Day Treasure Hunt.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Children will practice mindfulness through a short guided practice, reflect on the practices that support peace, and then will build a "peace garden."

This easy strawberry banana smoothie is a healthy treat for kids. Make an easy strawberry banana smoothie for your child for a heart-healthy Valentine's Day.

Here's an entertaining ball game filled with spins, jumps, and claps to keep your child having fun while you get a moment to yourself.

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

Help your second grader craft some lovely, personalized Valentine's Day cards--out of kitchen materials!

Here, kids can make edible collages out of cookies and candy. Colorful, creative, and delicious, they make great gifts for sweet-toothed family and friends.

Help your child sharpen time skills by creating a special day and charting each part in a detailed schedule.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Holiday greeting cards let your child express his holiday cheer and have fun crafting. Make a set of holiday greeting cards with your kid this holiday season.

This year on Mother's Day, here's a gift that builds vocabulary while bringing a smile to Mom's face!

This recycled craft makes a great addition to the dress-up box and is a two-in-one activity and party favor for princess-themed birthday parties.

Help your child make her very own clock with a recycled, thrift store find to give as a gift or keep for yourself!