2nd - 8th Grade Activities : Page 56

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

Here's a salt dough recipe that can be used to make ghostly character sticks for fun Halloween decor.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

These paper Scandinavian tiles are simple to create, and they make for a beautiful and unique keepsake.

Batik is a traditional Indonesian craft, which uses a technique of drawing wax on fabric to create patterns before dying.

One thing the Christmas season is known for making is yummy treats! Cookies, pies, fudges, and cakes are common desserts during Christmas time. If you want to choose a healthier option this holiday season, create a Christmas tree with fruit. It will be a

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Help your child get creative and collect leaves of various sizes and textures that she can use to make animal art.

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

Give your child a glimpse of how another set of students approach reading by teaching him how the blind use braille.

Learn how to make a mustache with these simple instructions. See how to make a mustache on a stick for Halloween, costume parties, or dress up.

Learn about Andy Warhol and his famous portraits with your child by creating your own self-portrait in his trademark style.

Science fair project that identifies the differences between soils from different environments and attempts to figure out why those differences exist.

New Year's Eve invitations are festive and easy for kids to make. Create a set of New Year's Eve invitations to invite guests to your home this December 31.

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

Fall in love with Cupid this Valentine's Day, specifically an adorable paper version of the classic Roman god!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year by making your very own lucky pot of (chocolate!) gold in this 3rd grade 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!

Young artists will combine two animals into one in this imaginative art-project-slash-game!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Enlist the whole family and helpful friends in this heartwarming activity for Dad. Boost kids' writing skills in the process, too!

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

Give your fourth grader a lesson in making blankets, and he'll be able to give the gift of warmth. Fleece blankets are especially fun to make, and they're cozy!

Valentine cookies are a classroom staple on Valentine's Day. Make a batch of delicious valentine cookies with your child this February.

Using dried beans and corn, foods that are prevalent in Mexican cuisine, your child will create three-dimensional sombrero art.

Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised a game!

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!