2nd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 43

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

Play this "subtraction war" card game with your second grader and watch his math facts mastery leap forward!

Make a string art tree to celebrate the holiday season with your kid. This string art tree craft allows you make a unique decoration using simple ingredients.

This simple sewing activity results in a pair of homemade fleece mittens!

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

A package of memory wire and some beads are all that your artist needs to make a bracelet. The challenge will be to come up with a design inspired by autumn.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

This twist on the classic game of freeze tag spells fun for your fourth grader--and the whole family!

These 3-D snow globe cookies look amazing on any table and will gets kids excited about the upcoming holiday season!

Play tic-tac-toe and help your kid memorize multiplication facts!