3rd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 34

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.

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.

Help your third grader create a Venn diagram fantasy creature by combining two different creatures to create a fantasy creature based on their similarities.

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

Check out this fun and easy 4th grade science fair project idea that tests how gravity induces positive and negative geotropism (gravitropism) in bean plants.

Help your child make their next gifting extra special with a handmade gift box.

Even if sweet potatoes aren't your kid's favorite, try topping them with fluffy marshmallows -- it will be tough to find a child who can resist!

Have your child make a holiday scarf with inexpensive materials, no sewing required!

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Create a silhouetted Halloween candle holder with this upcycled activity!

Make a string art tree to celebrate the holiday season with your kid. This string art tree craft allows you make a unique decoration using simple ingredients.

A package of memory wire and some beads are all that your artist needs to make a bracelet. The challenge will be to come up with a design inspired by autumn.

This twist on the classic game of freeze tag spells fun for your fourth grader--and the whole family!

These 3-D snow globe cookies look amazing on any table and will gets kids excited about the upcoming holiday season!

Play tic-tac-toe and help your kid memorize multiplication facts!

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Getting kids to memorize their times tables can be worse than pulling teeth. Sweeten the deal with this activity that combines math and sugar.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!