1st - 5th Grade Activities : Page 52

Check out this fun and easy 4th grade science fair project idea that tests how gravity induces positive and negative geotropism (gravitropism) in bean plants.

Help your child make their next gifting extra special with a handmade gift box.

Even if sweet potatoes aren't your kid's favorite, try topping them with fluffy marshmallows -- it will be tough to find a child who can resist!

Explore form, space, and texture with your child this Valentine's Day by making a charming papier-mâché heart sculpture!

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

Have your child make a holiday scarf with inexpensive materials, no sewing required!

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Create a silhouetted Halloween candle holder with this upcycled activity!

Play this "subtraction war" card game with your second grader and watch his math facts mastery leap forward!

Make a string art tree to celebrate the holiday season with your kid. This string art tree craft allows you make a unique decoration using simple ingredients.

This simple sewing activity results in a pair of homemade fleece mittens!

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

A package of memory wire and some beads are all that your artist needs to make a bracelet. The challenge will be to come up with a design inspired by autumn.

Celebrate Easter brunch with these flaky, delicious, and--yes--healthy whole wheat "bunny biscuits."

Keep school day sniffles at bay with a simple felt tissue cozy that fits neatly in a 3-ring binder.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

This twist on the classic game of freeze tag spells fun for your fourth grader--and the whole family!

These 3-D snow globe cookies look amazing on any table and will gets kids excited about the upcoming holiday season!

Play tic-tac-toe and help your kid memorize multiplication facts!

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

Your first grader will love feeding his favorite winged creatures with these tasty Christmas "cookies" for birds!

Have your kid practice completing number patterns and then create her own patterns on the wings of a butterfly with this delightfully simple paper project.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Getting kids to memorize their times tables can be worse than pulling teeth. Sweeten the deal with this activity that combines math and sugar.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

This activity teaches your third grader how to make a paper cut-out still life, in true Matisse-style.

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".