2nd - 6th Grade Activities : Page 59

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

Learn how to make onigiri, a popular Japanese snack.

Your kindergartener will learn basic math concepts and create a beautiful keepsake with this African flag reference book.

Hair ties don't have to be plain old elastic circles. Your child can decorate her hair with beaded hair bands that add flair to her hair!

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

Tree rings can tell the age of the tree but also information about the world. This science experiment uses tree stumps to discover new facts.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

This science fair project idea explores whether boiling and freezing water will have an effect on how much it weighs.

Glass is see-through, but usually you can still see that it is there. In this experiment, we use baby oil to make glass go completely invisible.

Bring a little Caribbean flavor and cultural knowledge to the table with this delicious conch salad, a local Bahamian dish.

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

Want to help your child learn to fit homework time into a real-life schedule? Here's a tool that can help the whole family.

Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

In the mood for a little lighthearted magic? Make your own chi chi sticks, inspired by the divination tools of ancient Chinese fortune tellers.

This zombie cake will give your Halloween enthusiast an excuse to lurch and limp around the kitchen. Share this zombie cake with friends and the undead.

Celebrate winter with some unique snowman decor. In this activity your kid will create a self-standing sculpture that'll look great on a table or in a window.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Work on division with remainders in this fun fourth grade math board game.

Teach your child golf without the clubs! Introduce her to Pebble Golf, a fun beach game and a great way to develop her depth perception.

On St. Patrick's Day, bond with your child over a delicious dish with potatoes as the focal point.

Sweet potatoes lend a creamy texture and peppery seasoning gives a spicy kick in this fall hash recipe.

If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!

In this cool experiment, learn how to find specific gravity of minerals using liquids of different densities to see which substances and items sink and float.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Collect meteorite dust with a magnet in your very own backyard! The objective of this science fair project is to gather meteorite dust to study outer space.