4th and 5th Grade Activities : Page 44

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

In this activity, your child will use two powerful questions to investigate a thought and the truth behind it. They will write and perform a skit using mindfulness and these important questions.

Help your child learn healthy eating habits by transforming every kid's favorite food into a healthy, flavorful after-school snack.

Quilling, a craft that has been around for centuries, is a beautiful way to create a unique card for Mother's Day, or any special occasion.

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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.

Celebrate the flavors of fall by making this sweet breakfast treat with your child. It beats the stuff from the box any day!

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.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

An easy afternoon craft, this reusable heating compress is just the thing for warming cold limbs on chilly winter days.

These kid-approved chicken strips are not only easy to make and quick cooking, they're also gluten-free.

Instead of giving friends and family a store bought fruitcake you can make your own this year with your favorite ingredients!