1st - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 55

What are your young artistÃs favorite Halloween monsters? In this activity he will pick out his three favorites and create a trio of silly self-portraits.

Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.

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

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Why would you pay for pricey dolls at the store when your second grader can create and play with her own personalized set?

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will listen to their favorite song and explore how it makes them feel. Then, together you will craft your own cardboard radio!

Here are two streamlined breakfast ideas so that mom not only gets a delicious breakfast for Mother's Day, but a clean kitchen too!

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

All you need to put together this guitar is an old shoebox. Soon your kid will be rocking out while saving room in the landfill.

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

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

Your kids will love this tradition of finding a leprechaun's gold hidden all over.

Most often, a collage is 2-dimensional, but instead of using paper as a base, this project uses an inexpensive pumpkin from the craft store.

Does your child love Roly, the orange cat from our Brainzy games? Create the perfect dress-up costume and bring your child’s dreams to life!

This adorable activity is a great way to share the Gingerbread Man story with your kid while she practices assemblage.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

This colorful garland can be strung across a fireplace and remind you of your blessings well into the new year.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

This goofy pasta clown sculpture will help your child develop his small muscle skills and think creatively while decking it out with a colorful circus outfit.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Help your child create an adorable -- or gruesome -- miniature pumpkin candle holder that will shed some tiny pools of light on your dining table or counter.

Learn the art of symbolism with the colorful African flag that's great for a parade or a decoration.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Before hitting the road this summer, arm yourself with Straight Face, a game guaranteed to turn bored frowns into happy grins and giggles.

Here are four chocolate bark ideas to prepare with your kids that everyone will love.