2nd - 7th Grade Activities : Page 51

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

What better way to encourage family bonding and communication than to make a family directory to help everyone keep in touch?

Ask your fourth grader to jazz up the family kitchen by creating this adorable clothespin giraffe to sit on the counter and hold recipe cards.

Using hard boiled eggs, leaves and tempera paint, your child can create a delicate garden print decoration on Easter eggs.

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

Does skin thickness really decrease fruit spoilage? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Celebrate Independence Day with a bang! Create a dazzling DIY Independence Day Cards and hand them out to friends and family members.

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

Construct a card castle fit for a king! Treat your royal "face" cards (the kings, queens, and jacks) to the cool castle they deserve.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Which do you prefer: real or artificial? Try this sweet little taste experiment to help your kids develop a better awareness of the food they consume.

This arts and crafts project isn't just full of creativity, it's got a lot to teach kids about world cultures as well.

Your child can personalize these customizable cookies for friends and family as he makes his own fortune cookies from this fortune cookie recipe.

Take your child outside during winter time and have them observe the leafless trees before having them make a watercolor of a tree or trees using masking tape. They’re sure to love their winter tree painting, plus they make lovely decorations in the home!

Breathe new life into a battered old paperback with this creative book art craft that revolves around reading!

Spice up your Easter routine this year by making these stunningly sparkly eggs with your third grader. This is a great activity to do to celebrate the holiday.

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

Discover how to make fake snot with this cool science fair project idea to learn about polymers, enzymes, and more.

Gather some friends for a bubbly soda taste test do determine calories' role in your favorite drinks.

What's my number? Go ahead and guess! This logic game focuses on number sense that suits all ability levels, as players' questions can be simple or complex.

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Fashion forward kids get a chance to unleash their inner designer by creating their own fabric-embellished shoes in this teen arts and crafts activity.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Your third grader will love both recreating and dressing up as his favorite reptile with this frightening crocodile jaw costume!

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will practice a mindfulness and forgiveness visualization and write a letter to someone with whom they've had a minor conflict and would like to forgive.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.