3rd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 43

Create a face of a person or animal on a small terra cotta flower pot and grow herbs or a flowered plant for their hair! As the herbs grow, the hair grows.

Using wholesome, natural ingredients like oatmeal, honey and raisins your child can make homemade granola bars!

Encourage the brain-body connection in your child with movement games. This activity will decide who’s got the better moves, throughout the ages of music!

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

In this activity, your child will watch a video about empathy and practice speaking to someone with empathy. They will also discuss how empathy supports living in a community with others.

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!

Hair ties don't have to be plain old elastic circles. Your child can decorate her hair with beaded hair bands that add flair to her hair!

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

Introduce your kid to cooking basics as you make shepherd's pie: a traditional Irish dish thanks to the trusty potato!

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.

Help your second grader embrace his "green" side by recycling empty citrus peels into fruity ice cream bowls!

Frisbee golf is a game that incorporates the rules of golf with the fun of frisbee. Here's how to get started with your child:

This project uses science and art to help students learn and teach others about Earth's endangered and extinct species.

Let your fifth grader craft a gleaming green shamrock pin for himself or a friend this St. Patrick's Day!

Your fourth grader can have fun and get creative this winter by creating a colorful winter weather collage.

This fun Christmas craft recycles paper bags to create personalized stockings by your kids to enjoy during the holidays.

Wondering how to help your child get a handle on prime numbers? Turn her into a prime number hunter with this hundreds chart activity.

This felt cookies craft is a great way to introduce an older kid to a needle and thread, and will make great toys for younger siblings once theyâre done.

Learn more about the fascinating folk art of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs with this easy craft.

Sneak some vitamin-packed greens into your homemade popsicles for a frozen summer treat thatâs both delicious and nutritious

Show your child how to concoct a simple duo of household ingredients that changes color as acids and bases are added!

Celebrate the holidays by making sufganiyot, or fried jelly donuts. This Hanukkah recipe is great for kids learning about the Festival of Lights.

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

Calling all power-shoppers! This game is a fun way for kids to learn life skills, and flex their math muscles at the same time.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

This experiment examines whether storing your orange juice at different temperatures affects its acidity.

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

Air-drying clay gives your young artist the opportunity to make a simple bowl that mimics the beauty of an autumn leaf.