2nd and 3rd Grade Activities : Page 16

Hanukkah stamps help you decorate anything from cards to gifts to wrapping paper. Make your own Hanukkah stamps out of potatoes.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Find the area in this fun math card game. You'll help your child start thinking in terms of units as you create shapes out of playing cards.

Wax paper hearts are a unique and glittery gift for a special friend on Valentine's Day. Make wax paper hearts with your child this February.

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

Encourage your child to eat nutritiously by having them build this delicious summer fruit cone!

A recycled egg carton and a big imagination is all it takes for these flowers to bloom!

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

This valentine bag craft makes a chic little pouch that holds cards and treats. Fall in love with this valentine bag craft this February.

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

Make quick sweet and salty walnuts, a delicious addition to fall salads and fruit and nut plates, or a simple afternoon snack.

Create a sun-shaped summer words chart in this DIY craft activity!

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

Decorating pumpkins is a safer, cleaner alternative to carving. These Cubist art pumpkins are easy and fun to make, and serve as great fall decor.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Encourage your third-grader to create a reverse glass painting. This will help him learn art concepts and improve his critical thinking skills.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

This science fair project idea explores whether the process used to dry the beans we eat for food renders them unviable.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

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.