2nd - 7th Grade Activities : Page 37

Make a paper floral bouquet for Mother's Day that looks as beautiful as real flowers and will last much longer!

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

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

Create a chunky, textured, tactile giraffe collage that is cute enough to pet! This is a great way to recycle old arts and crafts materials.

Encourage your child to practice skip counting by turning number patterns into this fun and interactive game of catch.

Take advantage of the summer sun to make you and your child a delightfully refreshing treat--sun tea!

Are you looking to entertain your child and a large group of their friends? Try out Chain Tag. The more players you have, the more fun the game becomes!

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Teach your child a classic kid's game: Five Stones. All you need are five stones and a flat surface.

Here's a fun book-making project that will help your child learn to abbreviate and provide an opportunity for her to exercise her artistic abilities.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

Invite your child to create a lovely windmill using the ancient art of origami.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

Construct cute baby chicks with nothing but fuzzy pom-poms and an assortment of other craft supplies.

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

Show your child how to concoct a simple duo of household ingredients that changes color as acids and bases are added!

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!

This game reinforces the meaning of the term "multiples" and is fast enough to hold the attention of your fourth-grader.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

In this high energy, interactive game, third graders are challenged to race, involving spelling patterns in words.

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

Kids will learn about insulation, heat conduction, and the economic benefits of energy efficient windows in this cool science fair project.

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!