2nd - 7th Grade Activities : Page 55

Make lunch or afternoon snack more memorable your preschooler or pre-kindergartener with these sweet snowflakes snacks.

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

This gooey, squishy recipe will introduce your second grader to the world of measurements without seeming like a lesson or a chore.

Boost your child's listening, verbal and teamwork skills with this unique trust game in which one player guides another through a maze using only words.

This science project teaches students the relationship between compost and plant growth. Students conduct an experiment with different types of compost.

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

Crusted with gluten free Panko breadcrumbs and crushed pecans, this baked chicken is crunchy, tasty, and nutritious.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

Simple and straightforward, this money math game helps kids practice counting, adding change, and working with decimals.

Here's a delicious and nutritious dish for St. Patrick's Day: make a NiÃoise-style salad bursting with a rainbow of colors!

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

These delicious Easter Basket Cupcakes are a simple, creative holiday treat. These cupcakes sit in waffle bowls with festive coconut grass and jellybean eggs.

These sparkling earrings look fancy but they're super simple to make using inexpensive craft items.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Your child's journal should be as unique as she is. Help her transform a simple notebook into a personalized piece of art.

This op art craft project turns out eye-popping abstract art! Your kid can flex her creativity to make op art with a few household items in her fave colors.

Throw a P.E. party in your own backyard that will make fitness fun!

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

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

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

Make “teal the new orange” this Halloween season! Help your child learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project and paint the color teal on a pumpkin to advertise that your family will offer non-food toys as a treat, or “trinket” option.

Make this easy recipe for Halloween, featuring white chocolate and pretzels, for a crispy, creepy treat!

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!