4th and 5th Grade Activities : Page 45

Check out this fun and easy-to-play guessing game that will build your child's geometry vocabulary.

Science fair project that helps you better understand density by comparing the relative densities of cans of Coke and Diet Coke.

Introduce your child to the world of kite flying with Kite Frisbee, a great game that develops her kite flying and Frisbee playing abilities at the same time.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

Will storing cucumbers and tomatoes in the fridge destroy their unique flavors? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Use familiar household items and decorations to turn estimation into a fun game!

Here's a black fuzzy spider that's sure to cause a silly fright! This eight-legged creepy crawler is sure to surprise anyone looking for a treat.

This Santa Lucia crown is a beautiful craft for your child during the holiday season. Wear a Santa Lucia crown on St. Lucy's Day, December 13th.

This homemade keepsake book is a great project for your fifth grader to make for someone special this holiday season!

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

Check out this sweet recipe idea perfect for celebrating Dia de los Muertos.

Encourage your child to learn about air pressure by helping him devise his own squirt gun with a water bottle.

Help your child visualize their goals for the new year by creating a self-portrait that represents all of the amazing things they have done and hope to do.

Your child can create a cute basket out of felt to collect her Valentine's Day treats in or give as a gift!

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.

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

Be an inspector detective for a day in this fun mystery game that puts your child's powers of observation to the test. Perfect for a party or group gathering.

Make a beautiful bowl out of printed lines of poetry that you can use to store everything from jewelery to candy.

Invite your kid to decorate your family's ordinary coffee mugs with brightly colored beaded rings!

Is your child missing a friend or family member that's away at college, far from home, or in the hospital? This cute gift box says "Wish you were here!"

At your next Valentine's Day celebration, your fifth grader can show family and friends she loves them with some fresh, fruity drinks--made from scratch!

This crazy-easy felt sandwich sewing project is a fun way to get your child interested in the art of sewing.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

Encourage your child to take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.

This pet blanket is a perfect sewing project for your little gifter with a furry friend. Make a pet blanket with your child this holiday season.

Cook up a batch of monster blood this Halloween to add gory details to vampires, zombies, werewolves and more.

Use a recycling project to hone your childâs sewing skills and clean up her art supplies when she turns the leg of an old pair of jeans into a storage basket.

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!