1st - 5th Grade Activities : Page 88

Learn about savanna flora and fauna in this science project! Take a look at characteristics of tropical grassland plants and animals that help them survive.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

By selecting a pattern and carefully repeating it on the entire surface of a pumpkin, your child will transform a simple garden vegetable into a work of art.

Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

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

Boost creativity with this simple activity where kids make up biographies of people they find in old magazines.

Here's a wacky activity that kids are sure to love: make a face that has shoelaces for hair!

Your child can transform plain yogurt into a healthy and tasty treat the whole family will love! She'll learn more about baking as well as how yogurt is made.

Kids get to race a felt mouse through a homemade maze using magnets in this exciting 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

Part food craft, part witchcraft, this is a yummy delight your middle schooler will want to make à and eat!

Use up your leftover hardboiled Easter eggs with our healthy, gourmet variations on an old classic: deviled eggs

This Santa Claus craft is made to look like the jolly holiday icon himself. Make a Santa Claus craft with your child this holiday season.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

How much does 100 weigh? Play this fun guessing game with your child to commemorate the 100th day of school.

DIY gift tags make any holiday gift more special. Make these DIY gift tags with your child.

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader or second-grader using crayons and black paint to create a beautiful wax-resist nightscape.

Your child can pretend she is a pro by creating a crackle painting that looks and feels like a classic work of art!

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

This Christmas gnome hails from Scandinavia. A Christmas gnome, also known as a nisse, gives gifts on Christmas.

A riff on the classic board game, St. Patrick's Day Snakes and Ladders is a fun game the whole family can enjoy.

Teach your child how to feed himself in the morning with this simple and delicious breakfast burrito recipe.

Measuring and mixing is half the fun with these Irish oatmeal cookies, and it's a great way to introduce your second grader to cooking and kitchen tools.

Learn the art of symbolism with the colorful African flag that's great for a parade or a decoration.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

Remind your child of all the things that go bump, bump in the night with a fun post-Halloween activity.

Celebrate the sweeter side of the holidays with this charming mouse ornament!

In this activity, your child will consider the meaning of "culture" and what comprises their family's culture. They will draw pictures of aspects of their family's culture, then choose an aspect of it to explore further.