1st and 2nd Grade Activities : Page 31

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

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.

It's always fun to recycle household items into something great. Here's a quick and easy way to turn a used juice box into a police radio for hours of play!

This children's menorah is a fun craft that lets your child celebrate Hanukkah while learning their ABCs. Make this children's menorah for the Festival of Lights.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year by creating mosaic shamrock art with your child.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

Does your child have what it takes to be the world's first paper chef?

Using lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, help your child implement kindness and compassion into their interactions with others.

Prepare for school the washi tape way with some washi tape school supplies!

Make corn kernel necklaces this fall and help build your child's hand-eye coordination along with her fine motor skills.

Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

These spooky eyeballs are simple enough for kids to make, and featur carrots, olives and cream cheese for a nutritious nosh.

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

Explore form, space, and texture with your child this Valentine's Day by making a charming papier-mâché heart sculpture!

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

Celebrate the season of flowers with a homemade vase budding with blooms of the season. Filled with the warmth of a sunny day, it's just the thing for spring.

Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.

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

Your child can celebrate autumn by creating their very own beautifully decorated tree cone, covered with bright leaves celebrating the season.

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!

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Capture the past with this photo mobile that turns old photo negative strips into hanging art!

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Try this fun addition game with your second grader! Arrange playing cards to find the largest possible sums.

Your first grader will delight in making a cookie version of homemade gelt--the gold coin chocolates that are often given as gifts or prizes during Hanukkah.