1st - 7th Grade Activities : Page 52

The objective of this science fair project is to set up a compost bin to convert food scraps and organic waste.

Recycle paper and old magazines with this art project that creates a great tool for artists: a color wheel!

Your child can be Santa's Helper this year by making a Christmas card and a paper poinsettia for someone in her life who may get overlooked this year.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Is your child an amateur origami master? Reach the next stage of paper folding genius with this origami heart!

Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

In this arts and crafts activity, you and your child will create colorful three-dimensional artwork using scrunched-up fabric pieces.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

In this activity, your child will be given images that portray different perspectives or emotions. Your child will practice empathy by coloring and drawing what each person may have been thinking or feeling.

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Help your third grader create a Venn diagram fantasy creature by combining two different creatures to create a fantasy creature based on their similarities.

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

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!