Holidays Math Activities : Page 3

Your child can brush up on her math skills by charting the length of time that each candle on the menorah takes to burn.

Help your child practice her counting as she makes this fun and festive holiday decoration!

These pretzel reindeer cookies are a great holiday recipe for kids to make. Rudolph and the whole gang agree!

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

Make this easy recipe for Halloween, featuring white chocolate and pretzels, for a crispy, creepy treat!

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

Delay your child's sugar overload, and develop his critical thinking skills, by doing some "sweet sorting" of his Halloween treasures!

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

In this simple math activity, your young learner will compare two types of Valentine's Day candy using a Venn diagram.

Heart math is a great way to celebrate Valentine's Day and familiarize your advanced preschooler with the concept of adding numbers.

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

If your Father's Day festivities include meeting up with extended family, why not put all the dads to the test with a chili cook-off?

Put together a pine forest to help you count down the days until Christmas with your little one.

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

One of the most important parts of any Christmas tree is what's on top. This year, have your child make an angel that'll put the finishing touch on your tree!

Explore the math concept of probability with your fifth grader on "lucky" St. Patrick's day this year!

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

If you love the idea of handing out holiday tins of homemade cookies but you're not a baker, chocolate-covered apples are the perfect solution.

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

This Hanukkah countdown craft will help your little one count the eight nights of Hanukkah. Make a Hanukkah countdown calendar with your child.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

The Christmas Addition Tree is a great way to get kids actively involved in math practice through art projects over the holiday break.