5th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 22

Spice up a traditional watercolor painting project with magazine cutout letters that spell out your favorite poem.

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

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

Challenge your child with this exciting 2D to 3D project using a sheet of construction paper, oil pastels, and scissors.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Save money by having your tween rock these homemade jeggings, a good craft for a lazy afternoon.

This tried-and-true complexion treatment is a slumber-party staple that many people swear by.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

This blanched broccoli salad is dressed up with kid-friendly ingredients like dried cherries and crowd-pleasing bacon.

The objective of this science fair project is to analyze the effects of salinity and temperature on water.

Let these cute shamrock earrings bring the luck of the Irish to your fifth grader's ears!

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

Wind is an important source of renewable, green energy. The purpose of this science fair project is to build and operate a windmill generator.

Here's a tasty summer holiday treat: oatmeal chocolate chip cookie sandwiches filled with cinnamon ice cream.

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.

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

This science fair project idea examines whether the colors of the spectrum respond differently in the thermal aspect when radiated by the sun.

Fresh kale and coconut milk come together in this a fragrant dish that makes a great vegetable side or light main course.

Here's a simple, fun activity which will save you time and reinforce your child's math skills along the way.

This easy indoor activity teaches kids how to mix kitchen ingredients into watercolor paints, while giving a crash course in color-combining.

The next time your child decides he needs to press restart on his wardrobe, don't ship his clothes off to Goodwill so fast.

Get your child cooking with this easy side dish from the Bahamas.

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

This project is a great way to explore variations in how to paint using watercolor.

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Let your child create a fun and easy locker blackboard out of an old cereal box!

In this activity, students will create a peace treaty as a class and come up with guidelines for how they will manage conflict.

The goal of this science fair project is to analyze differences between the taste and texture of frozen and fresh food.

This science fair project idea compares biodiversity between drops of water.