1st - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 28

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

Help your second grader make his own badminton set--out of your old pantyhose! He'll delight in his crafty independence, and you'll love saving money.

Help your first grader, second grader, or third grader boost his addition skills and math vocabulary with this fun summer game Ice Cream Addition!

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

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 friendship bracelet with your child this Mother's Day or the next time they are looking for a fun project to do!

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

In this activity, your child will learn and teach someone else five finger breathing, and they will also draw a picture of their experience.

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

This construction paper activity helps your child to assemble a variety of emotions on a face so she can recognize how she and everyone around her is feeling.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

Gymnosperms are coniferous trees that reproduces using pine cones to spread seeds. Check out this simple pine cone experiment to learn about the process!

Help your child craft a magnetic menorah that they can safely "light" themselves!

Your child can use watercolors to paint butterflise and to practice the "wet into wet" technique, an important step in art.

Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills this holiday season! This decadent bread pudding, dressed up with pumpkin and warm spices, is a holiday show-stopper.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

It's easy to be a master Italian chef with this target practice game played with a pizza board constructed out of felt and Velcro bean bag "toppings."

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.