1st and 2nd Grade Activities : Page 44

Using cardboard and duct tape, you can make a durable Father's Day frame that Dad can hang anywhere from his workbench to the office!

This Sephardic meat pie features ground beef, mashed potato, onions, and spices simmered in a hearty gravy and then baked in matzoh crust.

Spruce up some sneakers that have seen better days by turning them into a sparkly dress-up staple.

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader or second-grader using crayons and black paint to create a beautiful wax-resist nightscape.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

Create a personalized gift bag by turning a plain brown paper lunch bag into a custom-designed costume or shirt.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

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.

Make mom feel like the star that she truly is by holding a movie premiere in her honor, complete with red carpet!

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

This recipes is so easy your child gets to be master chef for this kitchen activity. He'll bake peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies that happen to be vegan!

Have your child imitate the masters or create her own work of art with a bar of soap!

In this activity, you and your child will read a story about heartfulness, practice heartfulness by sending kind wishes to others, and draw pictures of those you both love and care for (such as family members, friends, or pets).

Arrange a cluster of glittering pumpkins on your dining table or use them as individual place cards to add a little sparkle to your next fall party.

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

Teach your child how to make a Georgia O'Keefe flower collage using pasta and paint for a fun art activity.

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

Traditionally, lovespoons were made by suitors to give to their love interests. Have your kid make his own love spoons this Valentine's Day!

This twist on the same old Hide and Seek is a great weekend or rainy-day activity.

Zombie cupcakes are baked goods that look as if they've been pulled fresh from a skull. Make zombie cupcakes this Halloween.

This hybrid indoor/outdoor craft results in a pretty handmade piece of jewelry thatâs easy on the eyes and the wallet!

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

Bubble wrap is fun to pop, but it's also fun to paint with! Paint a pretty seascape using bubble wrap as your brush.

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

Here's a way to bring young children into the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

Has the rain ruined your summer outdoor campfire plans? You can still make some tasty s'mores with the help of your oven!