3rd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 56

The next time you are planning a Mexican-inspired menu, let your child contribute with a batch of this guacamole! Here's how.

Your child can transform plain yogurt into a healthy and tasty treat the whole family will love! She'll learn more about baking as well as how yogurt is made.

Part food craft, part witchcraft, this is a yummy delight your middle schooler will want to make à and eat!

Use up your leftover hardboiled Easter eggs with our healthy, gourmet variations on an old classic: deviled eggs

This Santa Claus craft is made to look like the jolly holiday icon himself. Make a Santa Claus craft with your child this holiday season.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

How much does 100 weigh? Play this fun guessing game with your child to commemorate the 100th day of school.

DIY gift tags make any holiday gift more special. Make these DIY gift tags with your child.

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

This Christmas gnome hails from Scandinavia. A Christmas gnome, also known as a nisse, gives gifts on Christmas.

A riff on the classic board game, St. Patrick's Day Snakes and Ladders is a fun game the whole family can enjoy.

Learn the art of symbolism with the colorful African flag that's great for a parade or a decoration.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

This brain teaser challenges your fifth grader to unscramble some specialized Winter Olympics language.

Are you sneaky, sneaky? You'll have to be when your play this fun game involving squirt guns and blindfolds that'll test your child's stealth.

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!

Firefly flash tag is a great way to get your kids outdoors and running around during the dog days (or nights) of summer.

Show your fourth grader how to use sequins to create a gorgeous, gold-plated Easter egg.

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

Inspired by colorful African drums and crafted from recyclable materials, these pencil holders will make a bold and charming addition to any desk set.

Don't toss out those old tortillas! Your child can use them to create her own tortilla chips in any flavor she can imagine.

Here's a brain-challenging treasure hunt for your third grader, calling upon math skills with money and with decimals!

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

Show your fifth grader how fun and fashionable recycling can be! Guide her in making her own wallet by fusing together old plastic bags with an iron.

This hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

If your mom loves gardening and plants, make her a Mother's Day garden decoration perfect for displaying in her yard!

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.