2nd - 8th Grade Activities : Page 54

Celebrate spring -- and take care of a little spring cleaning -- with this creative craft that turns a single sock into an adorable rabbit.

Practice math and measurement with your third grader this Fourth of July by making these festive cupcakes!

All it takes is some colored felt fabric, a needle, thread, and a few beads and your daughter can make decorative felt pinwheels!

Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.

Check out this cool science fair project idea that models the behavior of the cold desert plants: xerophytes and halophytes.

Don't throw out all those old artworks! Your child can transform them into a fun and exciting paper circle garland she can use for decorating her room.

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

Make mom feel like the star that she truly is by holding a movie premiere in her honor, complete with red carpet!

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

Make a kaleidoscope at home to teach your child about the color spectrum and mirror science.

Make a Duct Tape Wallet: This activity provides kids great practice in following directions and makes for a fun homemade gift.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Here are two streamlined breakfast ideas so that mom not only gets a delicious breakfast for Mother's Day, but a clean kitchen too!

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Grab some rope and a couple of rafts and you're ready to play Rope Rush, an exciting race game for the pool!

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Forget mass-produced, store bought holiday ornaments. Your fifth grader can usher in the holidays by making his own homemade marbled Christmas balls!

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a rainbow card filled with three dimensional four leaf clovers!

Dream big with a homemade dream journal, a great writing exercise for elementary-age kids.

Make Hanukkah gift bags with your child this holiday season. These Hanukkah gift bags are great for passing out gelt to teachers and friends.

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Based on the popular "I Spy" game, this activity lets your kid practice important skills like number identification and place value.

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.

As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for style-minded students!

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.