1st - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 71

Turn the marks on the wall into art! Create fingerpaint flamingos, herons and ostriches with this fun craft for kids.

The next time you are planning a Mexican-inspired menu, let your child contribute with a batch of this guacamole! Here's how.

I see fun in your future! Your child will love making homemade Popsicles and creating jokes or fortunes to write on the Popsicle sticks.

Kids will have a hoot constructing this cute owl craft from a recycled toilet paper roll.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Create a herd of pachyderms to parade across a dresser or tabletop and take the opportunity to teach your kid a little bit about these majestic mammals.

Create some cards and a factor board and get ready to practice multiplication. This game will help your kid get one step closer to memorizing times tables!

If your 2nd grade child asks for time often, encourage him to read time on his own by talking about time throughout the day.

In this activity, your child will practice mindfulness, choose one thing to do in which they can slow down, and reflect on this experience. You can even try slowing down together!

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

If you're trying to teach your child about waste and its impact on the environment, why not repurpose a plastic milk jug and make your own sandwich container?

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

Hiding protein-rich quinoa and a variety of fresh vegetables, these meatballs are the perfect answer to kid food woes.

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

Your first grader will gain an understanding of time management as your holiday tasks become manageable, with this to-do list reinvented as an advent calendar!

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.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

Big bags hold a lot of candy, but they're hard to tote around. Have your kid construct a candy corn candy holder perfect for carrying a few lightweight treats.

Edible holiday gifts are perfect for the foodie in your life. Learn how to make edible holiday gifts with this activity and tutorial.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

Not only will you and your kindergartener create a beautiful photo keepsake, you'll also have the chance to spend time together and relive special memories.

Make flavored popcorn with your kids and explore the tastes of herbs. They'll learn more about their palate as well as how to make perfectly popped popcorn!

This fun activity will have your child creating a Halloween-themed bookmark to use throughout the Halloween season. All they have to do is follow the directions on the legend!

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

Make a phonics paper egg to help your child build up his reading and writing skills.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.