Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 137

Take a page from Art Nouveau master Gustav Klimt and compose a shining collage.

This unexpected art project is sure to result in a Picasso-esque jumble of imagination that will teach your kid about shapes, colors, and abstract form!

Learn more about the fascinating folk art of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs with this easy craft.

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Calaveras means "skulls" in Spanish, and in Mexico, skulls are brightly decorated to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Create a dramatic, elegant line drawing of a pumpkin in this white-on-black Halloween art project. 

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

In this activity, children will write letters to their future selves and draw encouraging pictures. These letters will be given to back to them at a future time when they are in need of some encouragement and kind reminders.

Make this mason jar craft that looks like a glowing snowflake and works like a lantern!

With this "tightrope" game, your child will practice balancing skills and gain experience with the directions forward, backward, and sideways.

Here's a sweet holiday recipe to make with your fifth grader: bake scrumptious sugar-dusted chocolate snowballs! Serve them at your next Christmas party.

What are your young artistÃs favorite Halloween monsters? In this activity he will pick out his three favorites and create a trio of silly self-portraits.

Kids can make a cute fluffy bunny for Easter using a tin can and cotton balls in this creative first grade arts and crafts activity.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

Don't let alphabet practice turn into catching zzz's. Paint up a zany Z zebra and inject a little excitement into learning letters.

A St. Patrick's Day staple, corned beef and cabbage is a delicious way to celebrate the holiday and introduce your fourth grader to the kitchen.

This easy paper craft looks like the ancient Moai sculptures of Easter Island.

Make learning to read even more fun for kids by creating an accordion learning book filled with fun transportation pictures.

Kids love physical comedy, and this activity has the potential of offering up a healthy dose (while also working on balance and dexterity.)

Here's a game your child is sure to love playing with her friends: French Cricket. Just grab a baseball bat and a tennis ball, and you're set.

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

Compare and order numbers and introduce mathematical inequalities in this fun math card game.

Make this paper mache gargoyle for a lesson in Medieval architecture and sculpture.

Make the most out of your next wait at the airport by playing Airport Lounge, a fun and creative game of storytelling and make-believe!

This twist on classic mashed potatoes includes parsnips, a root vegetable with a sweet flavor your kids will love.

Encourage sensory exploration with this sticky, but not messy, art projectâ no glue or gunk required!

For a cool art project, help your child create a "Me Timeline," a unique poster that works on a key math and social studies skill: putting events in order.

Save the tiny tiles from the iconic board game and reuse them as a statement of scholarly style by making them into a crafty piece of jewelry.