2nd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 16

A mobile craft filled with beautiful flying birds will brighten up any child's room.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Does your child love Roly, the orange cat from our Brainzy games? Create the perfect dress-up costume and bring your child’s dreams to life!

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Santa needs all the helpers he can get, so why not create your very own holiday elf to watch over your presents.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

What's the chemistry behind dyeing Easter eggs? Will adding vinegar to dye help the eggshell absorb the color? This colorful science project has the answers!

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Our baked French toast recipe is particularly tasty on a chilly winter morning. Make our baked French toast recipe with your child to teach them about measuring.

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Follow these easy instructions to make a working sundial with your kid! Find out what other cool things the Aztecs created in this activity.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

This science fair project idea explores the different properties of matter.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Recycle bottles of different shapes and sizes to create a group of unique dolls that are as unique as the real people around you!

This year on Mother's Day, here's a gift that builds vocabulary while bringing a smile to Mom's face!

Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.

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