Kindergarten - 8th Grade Activities : Page 14

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

This winter world craft will introduce your kid to pointillism, a technique in which dots are used to create a recognizable image.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Act out the Three Billy Goats Gruff with this adorable paper plate mask.

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

Help your child will learn about shapes and patterns by creating her own masterpiece mosaic out of dried beans.

This fun and easy activity encourages the skill of overlapping objects, while your child gets to draw his own farm and color in clip art farm animals!

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

With a few creases and crimps, you can turn regular old aluminum foil into tin foil art!

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.

Celebrate Read Across America with a Dr. Seuss-themed craft: make a paper plate elephant ears costume modeled after Horton from Horton Hears a Who!

Cookie, snow globe or puzzle? This holiday cookie is all three! Celebrate the holidays with this puzzle cookie, a crafty twist on a delicious dessert.

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Penguins just may be the cutest cold-weather creatures ever! Creating this penguin is a perfect way for your tot to practice cutting out different shapes.

Not all snowmen are made of ice. This popcorn snowman tastes like the holiday season and also makes a cute decoration on any dining table.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

Help your child honor her grandpa this Father's Day by creating an original photo essay just for him.

A homemade coat of arms is a great way to get your child thinking about your family's values, and it makes a fun addition to the costume box as well!

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

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.