Elementary School Holidays Activities : Page 21

Your middle schooler will receive a boost in his creative writing skills and reflect on the importance of Christmas as he rewrites the Charles Dickens classic.

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

It's Thanksgiving, so why not celebrate of the turkey? Let the little ones partake in the turkey fun, without having to do any of the carving.

Celebrate winter with some unique snowman decor. In this activity your kid will create a self-standing sculpture that'll look great on a table or in a window.

Make over an old shirt that's destined for the thrift shop with this heart cut-out craft for Valentine's Day.

Help your child use matzoh to create edible decorations that feature the smiling faces of family and friends.

Make a flowerpot recipe holder for a great kitchen gadget that makes cooking easy as pie.

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Turn your leftover cranberry dressing into a sweet, rich bread with this holiday recipe.

This yarn heart is a rustic Valentine's Day decoration that will bring some heartfelt cheer to your home. Make a yarn heart with your little Valentine.

Practice third and fourth grade measurement skills and make a practical holiday gift in the process!

Your first grader will delight in making a cookie version of homemade gelt--the gold coin chocolates that are often given as gifts or prizes during Hanukkah.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your child and teach her about Mexican heritage with this fun arts and crafts activity.

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!

Here's a sweet gift you and your child can make together, sure to please the most finicky valentine.

Spice up your Easter routine this year by making these stunningly sparkly eggs with your third grader. This is a great activity to do to celebrate the holiday.

Celebrate the new year by making a memory book with your child! You'll reinforce time and calendar concepts and you'll get to reminisce about the past year.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by making personalized art out of some Celtic letters.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

Turn up the heat this February with a melted crayon heart, a crafty and colorful decoration for Valentine's Day.

Nothing is more wonderfully rich than a chocolate truffle. Help your child make a batch shaped like eggs to share with family and friends this Easter.

Let your imaginative child "ghost write" the life (and afterlife) story of a made-up phantom.

Introduce your fifth grader to the Kinara, part of the Kwanzaa tradition, by playing this fast-paced, two player game!

All your preschooler needs to create a personalized Halloween memento is their two hands and some black paint.

Celebrate Dad with this decorative stepping stone for your garden!

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Fall in love with Cupid this Valentine's Day, specifically an adorable paper version of the classic Roman god!

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

Make your own wrapping paper with some materials from around the house. Try to make your own wrapping paper this year for a unique presentation for your gifts.