This simple sewing activity results in a pair of homemade fleece mittens!

Don't shell out the money for a new pair of kicks! Help your second grader add some charm to her shoelaces with fabric dye.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

This variation of Duck, Duck, Goose is played in pairs, which means a lot more activity for participants!

Check out this simple version of a pairs game that's played all over the world. It's a great way to practice estimating and predicting mathematical outcomes.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

Delight your second grader (and his best friend!) by showing him how to make a friendship collage jar project for someone special this holiday season.

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child some helpful strategies with this spin off of the traditional "Go Fish" game.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Practice subtraction with your second grader in this fun dice game. Math concepts have never been more fun!

Learn about nature while creating a nest for baby chicks with this project that is a fun way to explore how to layer shapes and create texture.

Back-to-back breathing is a great way to practice self-calming while also creating connection and developing trust.

Recycle an old soda bottle into a beautiful, functional soap dish! In this project your child will practice saving the environment in a proactive way.

Construct cute baby chicks with nothing but fuzzy pom-poms and an assortment of other craft supplies.

Your child can make a sweet and savory spinach strawberry salad; two ingredients that come together for a light and fresh summer dish!

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

Bubble wrap is fun to pop, but it's also fun to paint with! Paint a pretty seascape using bubble wrap as your brush.

Looking for an elegant cookie that won't give you a sugar rush? This traditional Italian biscotti cookie is twice baked, making it twice as good!

Take a page from Art Nouveau master Gustav Klimt and compose a shining collage.

Your child can use watercolors to paint butterflise and to practice the "wet into wet" technique, an important step in art.

Work on simple addition and finding even numbers in this second-grade math card game.

Why would you pay for pricey dolls at the store when your second grader can create and play with her own personalized set?

Encourage your child to help make dinner special this holiday season! If your child is loves to help in the kitchen, this is a great activity. They will build mini-penguins to enjoy while waiting for dinner!

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

In this arts and crafts activity, you can make fun bracelets using just a handful of buttons and some elastic cord. And it's a counting game, too!

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.