1st - 3rd Grade Holidays Activities

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Get kids to celebrate Earth Day by designing their very own junk truck.

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

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

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

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

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

This Earth Day, create an adorable litter bug while learning about the importance of recycling.

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.

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!

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

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

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

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

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

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

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

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.

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

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

What better way to raise awareness about the environment than with an eco-friendly Earth-themed party? Get your party started with this step-by-step guide.