1st - 4th Grade Activities : Page 76

Recycle your child's beloved old t-shirt by sewing it into a pillow! The results of activity are unique, decorative, creative, and never wasteful.

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.

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

You and your fourth grader can pay homage to the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, Canada, by baking up a batch of maple leaf pancakes!

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.

Your child can create a special winter headband with the help of some white felt and a length of silver ribbon.

Understanding how to make positive choices about where to put our money and time is a valuable lesson us all! Children strengthen their responsible decision-making skills by learning about consumerism and its effects on society and the environment.

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.

Taking a moment to pause, feel our breath, and to notice the things around us can support a heightened sense of focus and can bring kind attention to the present moment and to tasks at-hand. In this activity, your child will practice the STOP method and

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!

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

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

This zombie cake will give your Halloween enthusiast an excuse to lurch and limp around the kitchen. Share this zombie cake with friends and the undead.

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