2nd - 8th Grade Activities : Page 43

Play a math logic and critical thinking game using a deck of cards. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in this fun activity.

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!

Take a bite out of these sticky-sweet banana ghosts to create a Halloween memory your kid's taste buds will never forget.

Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.

Bake these rugelach cookies with your child this Hanukkah to celebrate the holiday and help her practice important math skills.

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.

Channel the artistic spirit of Romare Bearden by making a mixed media collage to express different moods.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

The objective of this science fair project is to set up a compost bin to convert food scraps and organic waste.

Recycle paper and old magazines with this art project that creates a great tool for artists: a color wheel!

Your child can be Santa's Helper this year by making a Christmas card and a paper poinsettia for someone in her life who may get overlooked this year.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

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.