1st - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 66

Liven up your Christmas decor with vibrant reindeer created from cardboard. This decoration can hang above a fireplace, over a door, or across a wall.

Your child can create a toy soap sure to provide bath time fun for himself or, when given as a gift, a friend!

This craft, a perfect pre-bedtime activity for a first sleepover, helps build up a ton of useful skills, like geometry, measurement, and basic sewing skills.

In this activity, you and your child will practice taking a movement or calming break during homework or when feeling tired. Then, your child will write about and draw what the experience was like for them.

What’s the best part of fall? Pumpkins! Use this easy recipe to help your child make some delicious smelling pumpkin play dough. They can use their math skills to measure and mix and then have hours of fun playing!

Make beautiful print block art with your kids using recycled materials.

The purpose of this study is to determine if people can tell the difference between organic and conventional food from looking at, smelling and tasting it.

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

This is a great activity for when the kids get a little stir crazy. It works indoors or out.

Tell the Purim story in a new way: By making a set of puppets out of an old deck of cards!

Race to double numbers in this competitive card game. Try one-digit or two-digit numbers, or more!

Make the 100th day celebration extra special by creating your own 100th Day of School Top Hat.

Most timeline activities are all about history. Make timelines more relevant and personal for your child by focusing on the hours and minutes of his day.

Help your child to invent her own chore-helper to help her put that growing imagination to good use!

Whether it's a bag lunch, goody bag, or used to decorate a table, this cute little fox bag is sure to make your kid smile.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

To make this unique Valentine's Card, all your child will need is his creative mind, some paper, and a pencil.

Does your second grader want to learn a magic trick? Here is a simple trick using only 3 dice and a little bit of addition and subtraction.

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

In this social emotional learning activity, children will learn about forgiveness by watching a short video, listening to and learning "The Forgiveness Song," and reflecting on a time they practiced forgiveness.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

Using just a deck of old playing cards and some general craft supplies, you can create a unique and fun Valentine's Day decoration that's made with love.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

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!

Chicken souse is a delicious dish native to the Caribbean. Much like American chicken soup, souse contains meat, broth and vegetables but with an island twist.

Caring for ourselves and others can build connections and a greater sense of love. In this activity, your child will discuss what it means to be caring and will demonstrate care through drawing and by performing two caring and kind deeds.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.