Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Activities : Page 35

For some good "green" fun, pull out your blender. A spinach smoothie?! You better believe it! And kids will not only slurp it up, they"ll beg for seconds.

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

This fun art project is a great way to introduce your child to some basic geometry.

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Everyone has a dream. The hard part is striving to make those dreams come true. Encourage your child to dream big with this easy craft project.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

On the next rainy day spent inside, delight your third grader by showing him how to make his own weatherproof octopus to display for those passing by.

Whether you love the sweet candy kernels or not, the vibrant colors of candy corn make them perfect for your child and his artistic talents.

Show your first grader how to create her own octopus out of yarn. This simple, yet fun, project yields an adorable play or cuddle partner.

This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

Bring some winter fun into your home while your child practices her number matching skills with this adorable snowman math game.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Make a flame-free menorah from beans, pasta, and tissue paper with this simple Hannukah craft activity! 

Make a passport suitcase and keep track of all the places you've traveled together as a family. Here's how:

Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.

In this pretend play activity, your child will get to design a custom superhero utility belt and invent a new superhero to go with it!

It's a race against time to see how quickly she can color match and correctly place all of the water beads!

Get ready for Halloween with a pumpkin mask made from construction paper!

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Encourage imagination and creativity with this magical craft that lets your child make and design his very own dragon egg.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.