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.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Encourage your child to help with dinner preparations this holiday season! You can use this recipe for Christmas dinner or lunch, or for meals leading up to the holiday. This Christmas Wreath Salad recipe is simple enough for preschoolers to fifth graders

Encourage your child to help make dinner special this holiday season! If your child is loves to help in the kitchen, this is a great activity. They will build mini-penguins to enjoy while waiting for dinner!

Have your child make a holiday scarf with inexpensive materials, no sewing required!

Combine winter charm with DIY fashion to create this lovely piece of jewelry.

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

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

Everyone needs to stay warm during the cold winter months, including your cup of cocoa! This mug cozy will do the trick.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

This simple illuminaria can be made for any season or holiday. It's so fun that parents and kids alike will enjoy making a new one for each special holiday!

Explore your kitchen and create a delicious holiday fudge that your child can share with friends and family!

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.