3rd - 8th Grade Activities : Page 64

Pine cone centerpieces make for a festive and natural holiday decoration. Make a pine cone centerpiece to display on your table or mantelpiece.

Greeting cards are nice, but after they've been opened most cards soon end up in the trash. This year, make Dad a Father's Day card he'll treasure forever.

Petanque, a traditional French lawn game, is a wonderful activity to entertain groups of kids and help them learn a little bit about other cultures.

This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.

Candy cane cookies are a great alternative to traditional candy canes, and your family will have a blast making them over the holidays!

Create clever airplane favors for your child's next birthday party in this fun third grade arts and crafts activity.

Horchata is a very popular type of agua fresca, or fresh water, that is enjoyed throughout Mexico. Here's how to make your own!

Flip your way into the fall season with this easy and delicious pumpkin pancake recipe that your child can make on weekend mornings!

April is National Pecan Month! Your child can make a tasty treat and learn more about pecans, which are native to the southern United States!

Meet Medusa, a terrifying, spine-tingling monster -- and the inspiration for your child's latest colorful art project!

Nothing beats homemade salsa from scratch! You and your child can concoct a healthy and flavorful condiment to compliment any summer dinner.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

Create a scented surprise for mom on Mother's Day! Make a pillowcase potpourri filled with dried lavender.

Wraps are a great alternative to the traditional PB & J and a BLT wrap is something your young chef can even make himself!

On St. Patrick's Day, bond with your child over a delicious dish with potatoes as the focal point.

Craft a durable, three-dimensional Santa boot that looks great as a stocking, gift box, holiday decoration, or table centerpiece.

By using your child's own activity schedule, you can strengthen his understanding of elapsed time, and get him organized along the way!

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

This Halloween, your child can make her very own jar light that will shine bright throughout the night!

By taking math on a shopping trip your child will be practicing rounding, estimation and addition with a with a hands-on method.

Encourage your child to begin scrapbooking or journaling with a personalized book covered in Washi tape that he'll want to use all the time!

Young chefs can easily make this simple soup, perfect for a brisk fall day. Along with being very flavorful, it makes a perfect pre-dinner appetizer or lunch!

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Your child can explore color mixing and design while folding together a paint-filled paper and then using a marker to outline it.

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

These gingerbread cookies can be baked by your third grader. Make a warm batch of gingerbread cookies to bring some extra holiday cheer to your home.

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

Coil your daughter's two favorite colors into a wearable pendant with just a few scraps of felt!