1st - 8th Grade Activities : Page 39

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Make going back to school fun with this surprising pop up book, perfect for first graders!

Would your dog prefer homemade or store-bought food? Raw or cooked? Test your dog's preferred diet in this fun experiment.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Play Tip It, a silly and rowdy game that kids love!

Can you increase the light and plant growth in your garden using mirrors? In this experiment, measure light reflection and find out!

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

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

2nd graders with some weaving experience can turn a gallon milk jug and plastic grocery bags into a functional basket.

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

These DIY coasters are an easy-peasy, activity for small hands to manage, and a good way to get ready for summer, when cold drinks abound.

With a few creases and crimps, you can turn regular old aluminum foil into tin foil art!

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.

There are a lot of ways to make decorative wreaths. This wreath uses cloth and egg carton flowers!

Make use of your family's leftover Christmas cards and wrapping paper with a colorful letter craft activity!

Here's a party game that's guaranteed to bring along lots of laughs. Kids get creative as they act out improve scenes with some help from an audience.

Learn to make homemade ketchup with your child and experiment with spices and flavors!

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Introduce learners to the skeletal system and create a budget-friendly Halloween craft with this paper skeleton!

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.