1st - 8th Grade Activities : Page 34

Get inspired by the great outdoors and help your child make a quirky jewelry tree out of chopsticks!

This paper mache snowman is a unique winter craft for kids. Use this paper mache snowman to show your child the wonders of this three-dimensional art form.

Homemade dog treats are fun to make and delicious for your household pet. Make homemade dog treats to create personal Christmas gifts for dogs.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

Skip store-bought jewelry and show your stylish kid how to make her own beaded bracelets.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

These DIY star garlands will add the perfect patriotic touch to your home this 4th of July!

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.

Have a little fun playing with food this Thanksgiving, and a silly harvest holiday potato with your child!

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

This school year, have your child decorate his very own clip board and watch him do his homework in style!

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

If your fifth grader has a voracious appetite for reading, she'll be surprised to see many books she has devoured. Show her how to make a "100 Books" chart!

Get excited for St. Patrick's Day by making a Celtic knot.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

This uniquely cute Easter bunny craft will give your child practice tracing his handprint while repurposing a paper plate as the base for his bunny.

Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

Full of charm and creative possibilities, this fun hat will be ready for playtime in no time.

Wondering how to help your child get a handle on prime numbers? Turn her into a prime number hunter with this hundreds chart activity.

This family photo calendar can be made by your second grader. Make a family photo calendar with your child to celebrate another year together.

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.