1st - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 59

Help your child organize her jewelry or hair bands with this pretty holder made from recycled materials. The finished holder also makes a great gift!

Your child will rule his kingdom in style with this regal Pharaoh's head cloth, called a "nemes."

Your first grader will love this addition challenge! Roll dice and keep a running total as you try to achieve the highest score.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Cook Halloween pasta on All Hallows' Eve. This green pasta with toothy almonds is a super scary and tasty dinner for trick-or-treaters on Halloween night.

Make a dreidel card this Hanukkah to give to someone special and help your child celebrate the holiday!

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

With this activity, you child will get an opportunity to apply skills they're learning in second grade math, and maybe learn something new about Dad.

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

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this sweet mint-flavored milkshake you and your child can make together.

Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

Add these fun chocolate Groundhog Day cupcakes to your holiday desert recipe repertoire! They're fun to make with your kids and a delicious winter snack.

Coil your daughter's two favorite colors into a wearable pendant with just a few scraps of felt!

This fun photography activity will build your child's vocabulary, their understanding of the world, and they'll make their own game of concentration!

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Wake up and create a fun, healthy snowman with your learner! As a family, create a snowman on your plate with yogurt, add some snowman accessories, and design a snowy environment.

Being sick stinks! Help make being achy a little easier by helping your child craft a comforting hot water bottle doll out of fabric, googly eyes, and ribbon.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

Make these muffin cup spiders from simple baking supplies to surprise your guests and make them jump!

Have your child create a project that combines the beauty of Japanese cherry blossoms with the eco-friendly fun of a recycled craft.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Enlist the whole family and helpful friends in this heartwarming activity for Dad. Boost kids' writing skills in the process, too!

Turn snack time into a healthy ho-ho-holiday activity! Make a face that looks like a cartoon Santa using fruits. It will be a fun activity that will get your family in the holiday spirit, and spice up your snack time with healthy treats.

Hand-painted pottery is the perfect way to add a bit of decoration to your potted plants.

Recycle a baby jar to make this beautiful votive with your second grader! This arts and crafts project is a fun, colorful activity and makes a great gift.

Is your first grader a picky eater who judges her meal at a glance? Change her perception of food with the help of this tricky taste test.